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21/7/2016 at 6:17pm
Location: Shropshire
Outfit: Toyota Granvia (Wellhouse)
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Hi Mike..
Not for one minute saying that there aren't people on here who are capable and/or qualified enough to give the info you need(as there will be)..
..but this website/forum would be worth a visit:
http://sbmcc.co.uk/forum/
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21/7/2016 at 7:27pm
Location: Turriff Aberdeenshi
Outfit: Romahome R30 Dimens
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I'm sure that there are plenty of domestic light fittings that would do, but I can't help thinking that you're limiting the van's use by not having a leisure battery and 12V lighting. You may find that the water pump etc will only come as 12V. and you may not want to use the starter battery for the auxiliary electrics.
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21/7/2016 at 8:19pm
Location: North West
Outfit: campervan
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If you are planning on registering it as a campervan with DVLA, then there are a list of things it must have to comply, water, sink is one of them. A part conversion may be harder to insure.
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22/7/2016 at 8:54am
Location: Shropshire
Outfit: Toyota Granvia (Wellhouse)
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Mornin' Mike..
Sorry, no idea about specific legalities nowadays (again, something the likes of sbmmc could clarify).
So basically, you're aiming to make a large people carrier-sleeper/dayvan?...
What size van have you got or thinking off? because total sleeping areas for two adult and three kids will quite large.
..and that's before you factor in space for accessible storage for all your "going away clobber"
(holdalls, coats(wet?), shoes(muddy?, sleeping bags/duvets, pillows, picnic chairs/table, toys etc Oh! and a microwave?)..and where is everyone going to stand when you are "assembling" the beds or to get changed etc, once the beds are deployed? Outside in the rain?
Sorry, I'm not trying to sound negative but having had several MHs/vans of differing styles and sizes(DIY dayvans, factory van conversions and large(ish)coachbuilts), what starts out as a seemingly cavernous space, soon gets filled up, when you chuck people and their stuff into 'em! 
As for lights, to keep things really simple you could always just try using cheapie stick-on led lamps for now?
- we've used 4 cheapie rectangular Rolson led lights in our little "festival van" for the past 4-5 years and we've only had to renew the batteries once (and that was only in 2 of them anyway).
Another thing to consider, you may (may!) find some sites will be a bit prickly about you sleeping in, what would basically amount to, a large people carrier?..worth bearing in mind
(..if you're going to have to hang a driveway awning off the side in order to make it more "acceptable"( and certainly more usable), then you may as well factor one in from the start?)..
Anyway, this type of thing may be of some interest?
http://www.cabbunk.co.uk/
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22/7/2016 at 5:42pm
Location: Turriff Aberdeenshi
Outfit: Romahome R30 Dimens
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We have three (now adult) children and our first van was Bedford CF based. The children slept in 'hammocks' which rolled up and secured to the sides of the van.
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25/7/2016 at 7:56pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Mike88 on 21/7/2016
I am about to undertake a conversion of a panel van into something I can eventually sleep in with wife and three children.
My question is about electrics - lighting in particular.
Mike, I am sorry that I hadn't seen your post before.
You might be interested in knowing that quite a few of us who used to be paid up members of another forum that you have now joined, dare I say got a teeny weeny bit fed up with certain aspects of the site and so we set up our own very special and totally FREE site.
Why not pop along and join us over on www.diymotorhome.co.uk where you can ask anything you want to about your proposed build in the knowledge that anyone who replies to you has seen it and done it before.
All the best
Phil
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28/7/2016 at 8:32pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Mike88 on 26/7/2016
Thanks Buzzy. It's now on my favourites.
Brilliant Mike, I see you are already getting involved, the more the merrier on our new fledgling site.
Phil
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