Find me a van then...

[weeksy]

I can't remember what yours is but if it's a lwb then hammocks would work well without a major conversion or losing any space in the van.

Mine is swb. I don't fancy a hammock in the slightest

Shame, they're incredibly comfortable.

If it's a swb then getting a pop up roof with a double bed would solve the problem without any loss of space. Can be claustrophobic though.

Yeah a pop top and heating would resolve most issues in truth. I'd be happy enough in the floor with a mattress and he'd get the roof, it'd work fine as long as we get heating

[dern]

Mine is swb. I don't fancy a hammock in the slightest

Shame, they're incredibly comfortable.

If it's a swb then getting a pop up roof with a double bed would solve the problem without any loss of space. Can be claustrophobic though.

Yeah a pop top and heating would resolve most issues in truth. I'd be happy enough in the floor with a mattress and he'd get the roof, it'd work fine as long as we get heating

The good thing about the pop top is that you don't have to take anything out of the van. With the bulkhead removed you get out of the pop top on to the front seats and out the front doors. Anything else means shifting a load of stuff to put a bed down.

The diesel heaters are supposed to be pretty good. I'm about to install one in the garage for cold days. One of the lads a couple of years ago had one in their van at Pembrey if memory serves.

[cheb]

My ex-BT Mk5 Transit had an Eberspacher unit that was plumbed into the coolant system. There was a timer so the van could be set to be warm before you drove off or woke up. It also had a hand wash basin and tap.

[weeksy]

My ex-BT Mk5 Transit had an Eberspacher unit that was plumbed into the coolant system. There was a timer so the van could be set to be warm before you drove off or woke up. It also had a hand wash basin and tap.

Yeah but then I guess needs power as well from what I've read, so we're then starting and getting to campers and expense really. There's not a simple or cheap plan I can come up with, hence waiting a while and for now just slumming it in Premier Inn

[cheb]

It ran off the 12V van electrics and had a cut off if the battery voltage dropped enough. It'd be easy to combine it with a leisure battery and not worry.

I'll try and find a link for it.

[Felix]

I put a Chinese diesel heater in my camperbus and it was excellent. Little noise when firing up to heat but then it just trickles away as the thermostat kicks in and off for the rest of the night. I tapped mine into the fuel tank to save dicking about with smelly diesel and mounted the pump outside teh van as the ticking of the pump can be annoying if inside.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Is Chinese diesel that bright red stuff they put on ready made chicken kebabs?

[KungFooBob]

Is Chinese diesel that bright red stuff they put on ready made chicken kebabs?

Only after it's been heated.