Ford Transit L3 H4
Roo was my lock down passion project. I’ve always wanted to live in a van and the whole conversion is available to view on my youtube channel youtube.com/ktwild (i’m mainly saying this so if you have any questions about the build it’s all there. Start to finish.)
The van has had a few owners, and the previous owner used it to delivery newspapers. So it only saw light use. Having said that, there are plenty of little scrapes and body imperfections. Nothing that has ever bothered me. Honestly, I am big on the idea of the van being abit stealth. It’s work van look made me feel safe on some of those dodgey park4night locations I found along the way. On that note, something that seems to fail on alot of transits of this age – the fuel flap doesn’t shut. Again, didn’t bother me and I’m sure it’s an easy fix.
The engine has just been fully serviced and the van has recently passed a MOT. The only problem I had with the van over the year I was living in it was a part in the fuel sender. This was fixed and a new part added. Other than that, I’ve had 0 problems on the road! (Apart from that one time I forgot to re-connect the batter and thought I had broken down… oops)
The van also has a limiter fitted, you physically can’t speed on the motorway. I always saw this as a plus, also helped me keep fuel consumption down on long drives. But if you don’t agree, this is something that can be removed.
Now, onto the good stuff. The interior and ‘living’ bits. The van has been fitted with a 320ah 12v AGM leisure battery and a 360watt solar panel. I have also fitted a split charge relay. The solar is more than enough for the vast majority of the year. But for a couple of weeks in the winter, I always gave it a little 30 min run to make sure the battery had that little bit extra. I was always scared the heater would stop on a cold night. It never did!
That brings me on to heating. The van has been fitted with a diesel heater. The tank is stored under the kitchen unit and is easy accessed at the fuel station.
2x 240v regular house sockets are fitted on the bench seat next to the battery level monitor.
Over cab storage is huge and has plenty of room for all of your kitchen goodies.
Under the bench seat I have a PortaPoti – it was built to fit this loo, so you’re welcome to have mine. But if you find that gross (don’t blame you) I can just tell you the model I got so you can be sure yours will fit!
There are 2 other storage cupboards under the bench which I used for laundry and the other one was my ‘pantry’
The kitchen unit is a real kitchen unit, and has real tiles. (which i’m very proud of, I think they look great!) There is also a drinking water sink, with drinking water filters. That does mean the flow of water is abit slower. But knowing that the water you take from campsite hoses or random raps is filtered always gave me peace of mind. (I have 3 spare filters, so can fit a fresh one before you take it away)
I fit a 25litre water bottle and a 25lt grey water container. I did keep water in the back, but that was mainly to fill up my camp shower (which I would happily give away with the van)
I used a 12v fridge – which is situated under the centre of the kitchen – again, the solar always gave me more than enough power to keep my food cool. But the space under the kitchen is there, so is the wiring. so if you wanted a different fridge it would just be a case of measure, plug and play!
Spare wheel is in good barely used condition, so there is plenty of tred on there.
Incase you are interested, the reason I am selling is nothing to do with the van. I have recently moved back to London and the ULEZ is killing me. I tried to keep the van, and I really want to keep it. But the cost of the ULEZ charge to just move the thing is too much for me to justify now. I’m gutted to let it go, so many hours and so much effort went into building it. As long as it goes to a good home, all is well.
I think that’s about it. But should you have any questions please don’t hesitate to call me – or ping me an email.
Happy camping!
The bed is wider than a standard double, but it IS shorter. If you’re pushing 6ft I’d give this camper a miss. I am 5ft 8 and my gf is 5ft7 we both fit and sleep comfortably. (loads of storage under the bed too!)
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