Adventure Ready, Off Grid, Bespoke Handcrafted VW T5 Transporter 1.9tdi 150 BHP

Adventure ready, custom crafted interior, with a mountain theme and a nod to classic vw campervans with the westfalia blue fabric on the seats.

We built this interior to be light and airy. Built on a vw shuttle, so has windows all round to enjoy the views.
It has all been hand crafted to a high standard of fit and finish using lightweight poplar ply with polished edges and an oak worktop, with the feature mountain wood artwork on the drawer fronts and Moroccan tiles inset into the oak splashback. The underside of the poptop bedboard has oak strips on it which form a decorative ceiling.

All the drawers have self closing sliders with self latching catches. So there is no need to worry about remembering to secure them before driving.
The kitchen contains a 12v 50l vitrifrigo fridge with a small freezer compartment (for ice creams). A sink with 20l of cold water and 5l waste water. There is a separate 2 burner hob, with a gas locker to hold a Campingaz 907 bottle (gas bottle not included).

For outside cooking, there is also an external bbq gas hook up and a sliding door shelf to hold a camping stove (or drinks).
Included in the sale, are an outside folding bamboo table with 4 stools which have their own storage (which have been purposely designed to maximise storage and accessibility).

Unlike most conversions, every small space has been designed to be usable storage for a family of 4. There are lots of drawers to make sure it is all accessible. Including a cutlery drawer above the fridge and inside one cupboard is storage for plates and bowls (included).
At the rear is a shelf for tea and coffee and a fruit hammock. There are recessed pockets in the worktop for games and nick nacks.
As well as the drawers and cupboards in the kitchen, there is one huge drawer under the rock and roll bed, which we made for putting all our clothes in. Under the rear part of the worktop are 2 flaps that open for lots more storage as well.

On the inside of the sliding door is a table which attaches under the worktop. The decorative oak strip under the worktop doubles as somewhere to attach the table.

The westfalia check trimmed rock and roll bed has been installed, so that the fridge can still be opened when the bed is down.
The front seats are very comfortable golf mk6 seats trimmed to match the rock and roll bed. The passenger seat is on a swivel base (with a safe underneath) and as the seats are from a 3 door car, they flip forward, making the passenger seat easier to swivel. Behind the drivers seat is a flip up worktop extension.

The van has a genuinely good off grid electrical system. We’ve not plugged in the electric hook up for years now. We have spend 6 weeks continuously off grid in this van, despite it only having 100w solar panel on the roof. We have a battery monitor and the 180Ah AGM battery bank has never dropped below 76%.
It has victron 30A B2B split charger to charge the leisure batteries whilst driving and Victron MPPT solar charge controller, which you can check the status on your phone. But to be honest, it’s so good, you can just leave it to do its thing.
It has Electric hook up, with an 8A mains charger, but this is only really for back up, as we’ve not needed to plug in for years, whilst using the van year round and in all temperatures. It power the fridge, diesel heater, USB sockets, 12v outlets and the lights without ever running out of power.

In cooler weather, we have fitted an Erberspacher diesel heater, to keep the van toasty warm. Included in the sale is a thermal windscreen cover and a custom made thermal poptop wrap. So the van can be used all year round.

There is a Fiamma F45s wind out awning attached to the side for sun and rain shelter.

As the van was a shuttle, it has 2 sliding doors. We designed the interior, so that the right door is used as we call it the “utility door”. Access to gas, water, electrics and levelling ramps is accessed without having to move things around inside the van.

At the back, inside the tailgate, we have made 2 large pull out drawers, one of which being designed specifically for storing the table and a cadac 2 cook 2 Pro (not included). Above the other large drawer is a shelf for storing the 4 stools.
There is also a pocket containing the mosquito nets, which magnet to the windows and one for the tailgate. The one for the sliding door is rolled up above it, which can be unzipped.

On the tailgate there is a genuine vw bike rack which can carry 4 bikes, or as we’ve used it a few times for carrying an inflatable kayak and paddle board in a luggage bag.

We have perfected everything for this van for road trips over the 10 years of owning it and we will truly be sad to see it go. But it is ready for its next adventure this summer.