Hi, I am Angie a recently an owner,for the first time, of a transit connect.

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Hi, being new to van life, I would be grateful for any basic and simple conversation ideas. Also, recommendations for simple quiet sites to camp in. I live in the North edge of Dartmoor.
Thank you, Angie
 
Hi and welcome to the site , someone with more knowledge of that area will be along shortly. Have you looked at the POI's
 
Welcome along.

Conversions don't have to be complicated. As long as the van is lined and insulated you can get by with a mattress and camping stove. I often wish I had gone that way.
 
Hi and welcome to the forum 👋👋 once you find your way around the forum just ask questions related to any help you may need.
 
Hi welcome from Co Antrim, it all started with a few sticks & screws here.
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I started with a Doblo , around the same size as a connect. I found a conversion called a boot jump and made my own copy with big plastic boxes and plywood that made seats a bed and a table. I bought a table leg, which still have to sell 2nd hand if you copy the same design.
 
Hi Angie and welcome. It started for me with a yearning to tour Scotland in 1974.I know it was that year as my daughter was still in her carrycot. I bought a Bedford CA van and put a small bed settee across the back, a double burner for cooking.My young son slept across the front seat.That's all we had, didn't find the need for anything else. I did progress to an elevating roof conversion with 2 beds later on.
 
Hi Angie. Welcome to the madhouse. (y) Like Derekoak, started with a Doblo. Very reliable motor too.
Headed down to your neck of the woods (sorry, moors) at the weekend.
 
Hi Angie and welcome. Have a look on youtube. Plenty of connect conversions on there.
 
Hi and welcome along from the Scottish Highlands. Putting together your own van is an adventure in itself, the best bit is that you end up with what you want, not what someone else thinks you want. As mentioned above, have a look at motorhomebuilder.com
Good luck and don’t be shy to ask advice.
 
angiemarien said:
Hi, being new to van life, I would be grateful for any basic and simple conversation ideas. Also, recommendations for simple quiet sites to camp in. I live in the North edge of Dartmoor.
Thank you, Angie
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Hi Angie and welcome! If you want to try your van out give my site a try which is quiet and off the beaten track. I have all sorts of things you can borrow if you have forgotten something. Mill Meadow Campsite.
 
angiemarien said:
Hi, being new to van life, I would be grateful for any basic and simple conversation ideas. Also, recommendations for simple quiet sites to camp in. I live in the North edge of Dartmoor.
Thank you, Angie
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I caught the tail end of a programme on Discovery yesterday called Van Go. Showed a van converted for a family of 5 which had some ingenious ideas. Also if you use Facebook there's a group called Women with Camper Vans for Sale which may give you some ideas. It depends on how many people, pets, children etc., and how you plan to use it. With my current van I used an old cupboard and tried it in different positions until I worked out what suited me best - now I have a rear conversion which leaves plenty of space for dogs!
 
hi, good luck with your project, I made our 1st one on a long wheel tyranny, twin rear wheels with a Perkins 4/108, an amazing feeling, design &self built 😎😎. I used veneerd block board much lighter than chipboard, hope this of help🙃
 
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