Hi guys like so many before ne I have decided to start my own blog .The van I chose  to convert was a ford transit lwb with a mid roof , colour white. The mid roof was great giving extra storage above the drivers cab .

                                                                The van had 90000 miles when i bought her and was in good condition . It was previously a carpenters van so this meant there was a lot of cleaning to do on the incide .I removed all the old pannels and cleaned the the bare metal from top to bottom . I used 6 mm ply for the walls and roof and 12mm on the floor all treated . for insulation i used rockwool aolng with a plastic layer to decrease condensation and to prevent rattles .

                                                                         I bought a new 120 amp deep cycle camping battery which charges off the altinator along with teh van batter using a switch relay . this was the one piece of work so far which i had to pay a professional to do . The lay out is simple compared to many other designs i have seen on various sites . the beds run from the back of the van down each wall creating 2 benches which then fold out into one massive double bed with the occupints sleeping lengthways down the van this method can comfortably sleep 3 if in sleeping bags . storage is under the large benches which make up the beds . 

                                                                    there are no back windows on the van making it very dark but this was by choice . I'm 19 and converting a van for sleeping surfing and crashing after partys , This dosent mean im going to skimp on anything i build but i plan on touring europe for 2 months next summer and security i find is a big issue . Windows are a luxoury i dont feel i need . time spent in the van will only be when essentialy needed and if its bright outside ill be outside :D . however for light i am going to use 3 strip lights each containing 3 bulbs ensuring a bright white light thats not hard on teh eyes .

                                           My big descision now is ventilation . I concidered a skylight but instead i think i am going to install 2 circulating vents the kinds that spin on teh roof . i no these circulate air well while driving but while stationary i prsume they do a good job too and two i feel would be plenty however any advice on this would be much appreciated .

                                                        SO thats it so far the incide is still bare ply wood with teh frames all built I wanto carpet the walls and lino the floor soon another topic which i would love advice on . for cooking i am going to buy a camping stove on ebay similare to most campervan stoves but it wll have fold out legs so it can be moved around . for water i wanto install a simple 20-30 litre jerry can style tank with a cheap 12v pump somthing simple . this will be mounted behind the drivers seat on a unit . I bought a camping heater on ebay which runs on small gas bottles not the best inconfined spaces but puts out serious heat in a small ammount of time , just never wanto leave it on!!. On the outside i have stuck on large ripcurl and billabong vinyls which i am delighted with giving the van a whole no look i also put on black spped stripes up the bonnet and down the back thses certainly grab people attention

                                            As far as audio and video i bought a head unit which has a 7 inch screen a dvdplayer satnav radio tv etc . I wanto install a revearse camera onto this unit . I installed a huge sound system because theer is nothing a prefer more then quality music while on a long drive this consists of 1 sub . 4 6by9s 2 amps and a set of 6by6s. the speakers on teh back doors open out to face behind teh van this was a great idea for partys :D:D . the last thing i wanto do is install a good nverter 1 or 2 thousand watts as its always handy to have mains power while on teh move , i still have to research which inverter would be best so any advice would be great .

So thats me i hope i can help anyone with any questions and if you took teh time to read all this thanks . please feel free to make any suggestions  thats why i wrote it all . ill try get some piks up too .

All the best

Alex