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After closing my company, I finally had the chance I was always waiting for!
Building my own camper van ![]() Background: working for www.unicat.com for several years gave me a lot of inspiration to one day get my own. Although, while living in Germany, I already owned a Unimog 1961 Nercedes Benz Unimog 404 VLF Steven Brand Of Los Angeles California Photo I never managed to outfit it.... Anyhow, this time, had a perfect platform and didn't want to let it slip again! ![]() The goal was: To keep the conversion as cheap as possible To make it NOT look like a camper from the outside! (stealth camping) To make it eco friendly, non-toxic Designed so that two bicycles/ surf boards can be transported inside Low center of gravity And we wanted a HUGE bed! I started out with putting in sub floor to have something to fasten the cabinets and floor onto. Next was a single cabinet, made of 3/4 purebond ply, bamboo doors and a Kirei top. Hettich soft close hinges. 2 benches (77" long) with storage inside Table top that can be lowered with a quick release base to become a sleeping platform at night. To set up the bed, there are two more pieces of ply available. The floor is FSC certified solid bamboo T/G There are no fancy coolers, fridges,stoves or other gadgets that would take up extra room, could break down or eat up electricity. To cook, I attached a fold out shelf that can be reached from in and outside the van. We are using our Trangia alcohol stove. Stuff still to do: A sunroof The upholstery (will get picked up installed in a couple of days) A lock to create a "save" space in the cabinet and also to prevent it from opening while driving. A awning. Already have the aluminum track fastened to the roof. It's just a matter of getting the tarp and poles rigged up. |
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Looks great, Andreas!
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Very nice Andreas.
Back in the day when 1 out of 3 cars on the road were VW's there were bazillions (plus or minus a couple ![]() If I remember correctly my brand new beetle (loaded, with a sun-roof) was $1,845. It cost about $3.60 to fill an empty gas tank (again, as my memory goes). ![]() |
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