Off Grid Transit. Indoor & Outdoor cooking!

The interior of the van was thoroughly stripped of all its original ply lining. All interior metal panels were thoroughly cleaned. All minor rust patches were sanded back, treated with a red oxide metal primer and Hammerite paint. 1 small hole was filled with a 2 pack car body filler first.
I cut out all of the sealant around the roof vent and resealed it with Sikaflex 522 caravan sealant. I thoroughly cleaned the roof and bolted the solar panel brackets to the roof, sealing all holes with 522.
I replaced the existing van seats with swivel seats.
The floor was battened using treated roofing battens, secured to the floor and perimeters of van using Sikaflex 221. Battens were shimmed underneath where necessary to ensure a nicely levelled floor. Battens were located in key places to give support to the feet of the bed, amongst other things.
I drilled a hole in the floor, beneath the gas bottle cabinet and installed a drop out vent (treating the cut metal hole, to prevent rust.)
14mm engineered oak floor was laid on top of the battens.
Vents were cut out in the walls of the van where necessary, to vent any noxious gases from the leisure batteries, main batteries and for hot air to escape behind the fridge.
The floor was insulated with 25mm jabbalite, and then a layer of thermal foil insulation, as a vapour barrier.
A electrician friend drew a wiring diagram for me based on my requirements and assisted me running the cables where they needed to go.
The walls and ceilings were battened out using 12mm pine battens, with Celotex foam insulation board carved to shape where needed to insulate the cavities. These were secured in place using stick pins. Smaller cavities (including within the structural ribs) were filled with Earthwool insulation. Again, thermal foil insulation was used on the walls as a vapour barrier. All joins between walls and other walls, floor and ceiling were sealed using foil tape.
I used a Shou Sugi Ban technique to give a charred would effect to the tongue and groove cladding, that I used on the ceiling of the van, and sat the spotlights into this.
I built all the cabinets, installed the custom rock n roll bed and hand built all the drawers and doors for under the bed, using dismantled authentic French wine boxes. The wine rack was also built using an old wine box. A graphic designer friend designed the Chateau Radical logo and I had this lazer etched into the face of the wine rack.
All drawers were installed using ball bearing drawer runners.
Electrician helped me install leisure batteries, solar charge controller, split charge relay, inverter, fuse box, common grounding block, plug sockets, cigarette lighter and USB sockets.
I installed the curtain rails, made using 22mm copper pipe and brackets.
I installed metal trim around the edges of the floor and tiled the footwells inside the rear and side doors (backing them with cement board.)
I bought a memory foam mattress, cut the four cushions needed for the rock n roll bed from it and got it professionally upholstered.
I built the dining table and kitchen worktops using live edge redwood timber, bought from a timber mill. These were treated with kitchen safe Osmo Oil.
I installed the water tanks and gas bottle and got the gas hobs and gas bottle signed off by a gas safe engineer. (The gas bottle is strapped securely in place in a sealed cabinet.)
Externally, any minor rust patches were treated with red oxide primer, Hammerite paint and then sprayed. The front grille was removed and re-sprayed. I treated and painted the bonnet and fitted a “bonnet bra” to protect the bonnet from any further stone chips.
There are probably other stages that I’ve since forgotten, but feel free to ask me any questions about the process. A lot of love and care went into this build. It took quite a bit longer than anticipated to attain the high level of finish I wanted.