New Seating Ready!

Picked up the new seating/bed cushions today, and we are very impressed!

Danny at H M Foam in Calne did a fantastic job, we will definitely be going back if we need anything else doing.

Pic above is of the seat in the tailgate of the van. We can sit here and watch the world go by!

Other pics of the van with the cushions laid out are in my flickr album

Fabric Chosen

Just a quick update from yesterday, got the foam and material chosen, went for a much more simple red covering.
Much cheaper than some of the other patterns we were looking at.
And it will make a nice colorful statent in the van too.
Will get some photos up when we pick it up, hopefully next week.
Got to say the guy we dealt with was very very friendly and helpful, would recommend him for anything really (he will trim everything from cushions to entire classic car interiors!)


- Paul (iPhone)

New Seat Cushions/Bed Foam

After binning the old foam on the seats the other day as it was a bit mouldy and smelt of cigarettes, we have founda ver nice supplier in Calne, of all places, who has been very friendly over email and can set us up with new foam, and even upholster it for us.

Been looking at some of the fabrics on his supplier's website, and are trying to have an idea before we go to the shop.

So, current options are:

• Latino Spots
• Glamour
• Rococo (maybe not)
• Stratford

Quite like some of the big print stuff, but we will see what it's like when we get there...
Opinions anyone?

Cleaning Day

Got some time with Charlie this afternoon to clean the outside of the van. Takes a hell of a lot longer than cleaning my little peugeot.

To be honest though, most of those 3 hours were loosening the dirt in the cracks and the crevices. Not to mention the roof... I swear there was a garden growing there before I started (Charlie just wasn't tall enough).

Anyway, it's looking a lot better all round right now, Charlie did a wicked job of cleaning the door seals and door insides, and it's starting to look a lot whiter, rather than the slightly grubby grey it was earlier. Think this might be the hardest i've worked on a Sunday for a long time!

Oh yeah, pics of Charlie working hard are here

Also started ordering a few bits and bobs form the internet this weekend, new cab carpet, new radiator grille badge, tax disk holder. Also been pricing up leisure batteries and split charger kits, but that might need to wait until next month.

Jobs List

Just making myself a job list..
In no particular order:

All over clean, outside and in - Done!
Windows replacing
Sunroof sealing - Done !
Leisure battery and split charge system
Electric hookup adding to leisure battery & electrics for plug sockets
Fix fuel gauge
Change cd changer location
New foam for bedding and seats - Done!
Material for covering foam - Done!
New curtains
Respray to something not White?! - depends on cost..
Interior layout? Maybe long term ...


- Paul (iPhone)

The Inside...

Got round to taking a few shots of the inside tonight, whilst contemplating just how smurf blue we would turn if we went camping next weekend.

"Very" was the answer I came up with. The ice on the windscreen gave it away a bit.

Here is one picture of the van cab, with funky rotating chairs. (No, Charlie does not sit facing the wrong way for the whole journey..)

My Flickr account has a new set of photos of the rest of the interior.

I reckon with the new foam on the seats in the back of the van, and some new curtains, we could definitely get through the summer without having to do much on the inside, work out what works and what doesn't, and then go from there. So many plans, so little time...

Picked the van up a couple of hours ago, thats was fun. Walking round Calne in the dark is never great, especially with cash in your bag.

Everything went OK though, I have MoT certificates, receipts, etc.

The best bit? Realising you have absolutely no idea how to turn the headlights on. I'm not sure I didn't drive home with full beams on!

So the rest of the week, or the weekend is going to be cleaning and tidying, all the fun stuff, and adding on the classic camper air freshener Laura and mark bought us a while ago. Thanks!

Anyway, there's another 5 photos of the outside of the van in my Flickr album here.

Any name suggestions?!

Tonight's the night

Everything is sorted for collection tonight, quite excited now!
Time to dig out the febreeze and the hoover, and see what we can make out of it...will post photos tonight if the light isn't too bad.



- Paul