My LDV Convoy Luton motorhome conversion!

BeyondTheVan

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I did promise when I first introduced myself on here, to post some photos of my van conversion.

Better late than never!

Well, it's New Years Eve, and we're wild camped in Elan Valley. Found a lovely spot while looking for a POI and here we are, wood burner on the go, satellite aligned for internet, perfect.

I've written a Blog of our travels - here - seems to be working. My first attempt at a Blog while testing out the van!

So, here's some photos...

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I've put some more photos on the Blog here for anyone who's interested :)

Hope linking to an external site is ok. Apologies if not and I'll try and re-write the blog post on here :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

Rich.
 
nice job mate,done a few lutons myself ,and fitted a few burners. just wondered why you went to double skin on the flue ?
 
Cracking job, looks big and comfy, the burner is a good addition. love it.
 
n brown said:
nice job mate,done a few lutons myself ,and fitted a few burners. just wondered why you went to double skin on the flue ?
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Thanks mate.

Double skin... just a bit of added safety really. New to wood burners so aired on the side of caution :)
 
BeyondTheVan said:
Thanks mate.

Double skin... just a bit of added safety really. New to wood burners so aired on the side of caution :)
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ah! seen a few done like that and wondered. i use single skin flue with a 50mm gap all round where it goes through the roof- cheaper too ! but i can understand the worry !
 
A real nice job. I have always liked self builds, and much prefer them than commercial built units. Love the use of wood, so cosy!:bow::drive:
 
Enjoyed reading your blog about your first adventures and I am always in awe of people who can make stuff like your lovely van.

Look forward to hearing more. I notice you struggled a bit with your satellite for internet access in the trees. I assume like me you need internet access for work perhaps? You may already have this but its worth getting a directional wifi antenna to logon to BT Openzone in the UK and fon abroad. Its all I use (and a smartphone either free or tethered) Might serve as a useful backup. when your in the trees. :D
 
Great conversion. Did you decide to adopt the local lunatic or leave her on the beach?
 
That is excellent as I thought it would be quite a weight. Hope you are not near 70 as you need to include C1 on your licence.
Again a very nice original conversion so well done
 
barryd said:
I assume like me you need internet access for work perhaps? You may already have this but its worth getting a directional wifi antenna to logon to BT Openzone in the UK and fon abroad. Its all I use (and a smartphone either free or tethered) Might serve as a useful backup. when your in the trees. :D
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Thank you for the kind comments, Barry! Happy New Year to you.

I do need the internet for work. Unfortunately I can't use or be around mobile phones or WiFi (more info here) so the satellite is the life-line! I'm starting to get the hang of aligning it. Seems to take less than 2 minutes to get a good signal when the van is level now. Using TooWay as the provider, they've been very good. I would love one of the automatic aligning satellite dishes, but £3.5k is a bit steep!!

Currently connected to the internet in Elan Valley, wild camped next to a lake. Great way to start the New Year!

Rich.
 
shortcircuit said:
That is excellent as I thought it would be quite a weight. Hope you are not near 70 as you need to include C1 on your licence.
Again a very nice original conversion so well done
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Thank you!

Nope, I have another 35 years before I'm 70 so it's all good!

It drives very well, even with the weight. Seem to be getting over 25mpg still, even in Wales with the hills. The hydrogen system makes a big difference to the pulling power.
 
What a cracking conversion it looks so cosy, the wood stove looks the bees knees. Well done.
 
Very nice conversion......Looks more like a room in a house.
What is the phone on the wall for? :)
 
BeyondTheVan said:
Thank you!

Nope, I have another 35 years before I'm 70 so it's all good!

It drives very well, even with the weight. Seem to be getting over 25mpg still, even in Wales with the hills. The hydrogen system makes a big difference to the pulling power.
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hydrogen system ?
 
BeyondTheVan said:
Thank you for the kind comments, Barry! Happy New Year to you.

I do need the internet for work. Unfortunately I can't use or be around mobile phones or WiFi (more info here) so the satellite is the life-line! I'm starting to get the hang of aligning it. Seems to take less than 2 minutes to get a good signal when the van is level now. Using TooWay as the provider, they've been very good. I would love one of the automatic aligning satellite dishes, but £3.5k is a bit steep!!

Currently connected to the internet in Elan Valley, wild camped next to a lake. Great way to start the New Year!

Rich.
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Ah I see. Not a great condition to have in your line of business. I also run an IT company, I would be interested to hear more about your manual set up. I agree the auto systems are a lot of money and I think they will be a dying technology as 4g, wifi and roaming costs come down anyway.

If you ask me you should start building motorhomes! Great job. I would quit IT tomorrow if I was any good at anything else. :D

Sounds like your really enjoying your new life as a wildie. :D
 
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