hello!!
sorry got a bit over excited when I saw your post.
As you know I am by no means an expert but I can tell you what I know based on my experience so far.
I have had a carpenter friend round who built me a new window sill and he checked the van for damp and found absolutely no signs of any,
We went out in it for the first time last weekend, in the really awful weather and we were all totally warm, dry and snug for the duration.
I have had a new standard tow bar fitted onto my focus and even as a poor lowly woman I have had no probs hitching the van on and off my car, in fact whaere I store it is a bit of a tricky space to get into and my van is so lightweight I can push her in by myself!!
The bad points so far are that there are no electrics but I am going to get a mains electric kit and maybe try and do it otherwise I will get someone else to do it and the exterior is a mess but I am having it resprayed in july for £600
So far I have no regrets and am smitten, I attractec quite a lot of attention at the campsite, some good some downright cheeky!! I am sure I wil;l encounter more problems than a new caravan but it has so much character I think its worth it!
Oh the lights all work, i bought a new set of bulbs just to be sure and strippeed back the wire so it was new wires I was connecting and they seem to work fine so far.
The chassis has alot of surface rust which I am rubbing down and painting but it has not eroded and is pretty solid as is the timber floor.
Hope that helps!
Beth
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Topic: Old Cheltenham question from Robin
