The oranguvan

I used my savings from previous deployments in Afghanistan (where i rescued my puppy loki), to build the van and i am yet to have to plug into a mains hookup. She is well and truly off grid.

The lpg was installed professionally, as were the electrics.

The van has:

– 640W of solar panel roof mounted
-full victron setup with 2x lithium ion 100ah batteries (200ah)
– a double bed
– professional electric installation, and victron device configuration along with a cerbo gx and touch display screen. (tells you what every device is doing or flags and faults )
– 40ltr underslung refillable lpg
– 100ltr freshwater tank, 55ltr underslung waste water tank.
– dometic awning
– lpg oven, with two hobs
– slide out, outdoor bbq point
– indoor shower, kitchen sink, outdoor shower
– Skylight above shower, extractor fan above the oven
– underslung whale expanse lpg water heater (technical fault with the heater, but has been sent off and awaiting a new one)
– van paint respray (professional)
– garage / storage area
– roof lights, garage lights, reading lights over bed with usb.
– 12v fridge, spice rack, kitchen storage units.
– 2x seats in front of the bed, and storage underneath
– 3x double AC plug sockets
– book shelf by bed, deep storage units by bed side. And a smaller one on the othdr side.
– wifi antena on the roof, with router and ethernet ports
– Overhead cupboards on both sides
– 2x large windows, and 1x porthole window by the bed.
– a dog bed for a medium or large dog under the main bed
– pull down blind and overhead cabin storage shelf
– double passenger swivel seat
– vehicle graphs ihave yet to put on
– rear door wheel carrier
– suspension upgrade

There are probably things I have missed, but no expense was spared.

The van itself was an ex office stationery vehichle, with a great service history and i bought at the end of its lease. Mechanically the van is sound, 185000 miles. Has an MOT until feb 2022