True ‘Off Grid’ Boxer. March 2022 36k FSH Mega spec.WC, Shower, Truma 4E, 3 seats, 3 berth, New MOT

Just reduced to £47995 Late season bargain

Van was newly converted last summer and we have used it throughout late summer until our France trip in July/August. Still in as new condition. This is the 4th van I have converted learning a lot from the previous ones. Only selling as just bought a brand new one to covert.

Features: Huge £1100 Alpine multimedia screen with Apple Car Play, giving hands free phone and high quality sound system with expensive speakers in the living area. Also giving full size reversing camera.
Sound system can be run off engine battery or diverted to run of leisure battery so you don’t end up with flat engine battery!
Powerful light bar on the front giving amazing amount of light for night driving.
Extra driving lights all round. Extra reversing light. Expensive tow bar. Truck like air horn. Cruise control, built in reversing camera, parking sensors, PAS, AC, remote central locking, electric windows, Hill start assist, trip computer, voice control

Please be sure to read the whole advert if you want a truly ‘off grid’ comfortable van that’s been newly converted:

Versatility:
The van is suitable for couples and one friend with the sofa seat set up. The sofa seat can quickly convert into a 6 foot single bed for an extra adult. I have slept on this very comfortably.
Takes 3 minutes to do.
The sofa can also be used as a chaise-longue

The van is totally ‘off grid’. We’ve just done three week trip to France in which we relied just on solar panels and the DC to DC Charger which runs from the engine. The leisure battery showed no signs of dropping voltage even though we are running a 12 V fridge constantly and we have loads of lighting, 2 x fans and other electrical equipment including USB outlets etc.
I probably went overboard with the solar panels and the size of the battery however this means we have never had to pay for a campsite. Only ever charged the batteries when bring it out of winter storage in March. Campsites now are often charging between £50 and £80 per night so without needing any electric hook to charge the battery, this is obviously a huge saving which is ongoing.

There is enough room on roof to fit another large panel, probably 250w or even larger.

I will try to list everything I have done to the van but will no doubt miss some things out:

Sound deadening:
Dodo Matt to all panel. (£200)

Thermal insulation:
Fully insulated walls floor and ceiling with Kingspan and water repelling insulation ( recycled plastic bottles) stuffed into various struts where Kingspan would not fit

Foil damp proof membrane to interior (total £200)

Electric/Gas
2 x 175W monocrystalline solar panels. (£350)
(I stayed clear of polycrystaline solar panels as they are not as efficient as mono)

Victron mppt 100/30 amp solar charge controller. (£170)
Victron 12/12 dc to dc 30amp charge controller (£220)

100ah leisure battery Lithium

2 x 10 way fuse boards 12 v

1 x 240V switched socket outlet ready for inverter to be fitted. We never bothered with one but decided to put a socket in for future use.

Truma 4E 240v/LPG gas combi heating system. (£1450).
This is the market leading system fitted on £80k plus new campers and caravans giving hot water and heating for the van. ( I wouldn’t have anything else and have installed the same system in my new van )

20ltr underslung LPG tank and fittings. (£540)
This cost me a fortune but will save loads rather than refilling calor gas bottles

LPG level indicator

Cill mounted filler cap

High quality Spiniflo 3 burner stainless steel gas hob. (£320)

45 litre 12 v compressor fridge. (£390)

5 x double usb outlets

2 x 12v cigarette lighter sockets

Ceiling LED spotlights

LED entry light

LED Kitchen and over seating lighting

2 x bedside LED steel spotlights

Maxxair fan. Reversible, remote controlled and SUPER QUIET! Can be opened and used even in the rain which is when you need it to keep condensation down. This is the market leading fan (£340)

(All electrical plumbing and heating items were bought new )

Water:
Huge 125 ltr internal fresh water tank

75 ltr Underslung waste water tank.

Separate 25ltr internal DRINKING WATER tank with pump, separate tap with momentary switch by sink.

Thetford C223CS toilet with swivel bowl and electric flush. (£385)
Spare cassette for toilet which gives us 5 days use without having to empty .
I have a storage rack in the garage to keep the spare tank.

After having problems with the flimsy plastic shower base in a previous conversion, I have installed a wet room in this using wet room boarding, tanking solution and tape and then mosaic tiles fitted using flexible adhesive and grout.

Shower interior is 2 mm industrial wipe clean upvc panels all round.

Shower rail and curtain

Bathroom fan

Matching grey/ silver tambour door for bathroom. (£225)

Cabinetry:
All storage cabinets and shower enclosure etc have been made using 15mm LIGHTWEIGHT caravan ply.

Kitchen units with locking soft-close drawers

Kitchen worktop is 12.5 MM Zenith solid surface worktop: totally waterproof. ( This material can be submerged in water so no problems with water ingress and subsequent swelling! ( £350 per length)

Brushed steel designer mixer tap and expensive deep stainless steel sink. (£190)
( In my first van I had a Thetford hob sink combined, very thin and flimsy and sink was too shallow. The set up I’ve got in this one is the same as the 2nd and 3rd van I converted)

Tiled kitchen splash back with flexi adhesive and grout

Flip up extra worktop at end of kitchen run.

All top storage boxes have gas filled struts and are fully lined

General
The fixed bed is constructed of timber slats with foam mattress. ( The mattress is brand new, never been used )

Fire extinguisher and carbon monoxide/gas detector

There is a huge ‘garage’ under the bed with lighting and access to electrics, water pump etc..

The removable bench sofa seat has huge storage underneath. The cushions are made from a Next sofa we acquired and had them cut down to suit and professionally covered, very comfortable for 2 or tilt the drivers seat forward and can be used as a chaise-longue type seat. (See photo)
Nice feature to have a fixed bed AND a comfy 2 seater sofa with view outside side door!
The sofa converts into a very comfortable single 6ft bed. takes about 3 minutes to setup.
Seat base covers are removable for washing.
There’s also a spare set of jade green seat covers. Had them made but didn’t use them as we found some nicer tartan material.

Removable fully adjustable Lagun style multi swivel table. (£125)

Heavy duty LVT flooring throughout. (£40 per sq mtr)

Colour coordinated black out curtains all round

Feature painted timber ceiling with black spacings and inset LED spotlights, and curving round over head of bed. Flexible stainless reading lights over bed.

Weight:
Had the van on a weighbridge
(As I was just taking a bucket of scrap metal to weigh in they did not give me a certificate.)

Came in at 2930kg unladen

As you will see if you have looked on this website, there are a few vans of this age, may be a little cheaper than this one. Please bear in mind the condition the mileage of the van and the quality of the interior. If you’ve been looking for a while you will know there is a lot of overpriced rubbish out there! Everything has been done on this one to a very high spec using market leading products as I was originally keeping it for myself.
I’m so please with this van that my new van has the exact same layout and more or less all the same figments. You could live full time in this van! In fact my first 2 vans which had the same spec is being lived in full time.

When comparing please compare ‘like for like’
Do others have the market leading Truma
LPG/240 V heating and water system? Many just have the cheap Chinese diesel heaters that are on the market, and possibly an inadequate water heating system: some of the gas water heaters you will see in vans can only be used outside or with the doors open.

Do they have fitted underslung LPG tank?
( So much more convenient than swapping calor bottles and costs approx 1/4 the price to fill!)

Do they have the top of the range super quiet Maxxair fan or an usable cheap version such as Fiamma?

Do they have a proper cassette toilet with spare cassette or just a porta-potty?

Do they have a proper shower enclosure in the van or is it some system that hangs out of the back of the van doors?

Do they have a truly ‘off grid’ system?

Do they have a fixed bed AND comfortable seating area?

Please feel free to look at others of a similar age mileage and condition, check out the quality of fitments then come and look at mine.

You will not get one with this spec cheaper.

Absolute bargain to £49995!

As with my previous conversions, I’m sure the first person to see it will buy it!

POLITE NOTICE:
No tyre kickers/ joyriders. No, I will not be giving it away. I will not be responding to silly offers made by text or email. If you are serious about getting good camper you would need to see it.

Vehicle is located in Kirkham near Preston. A good long test drive is available on production of insurance certificate or I can take you on a nice long test drive if you don’t have insurance and maybe let you have a drive on some spare ground. I am happy to collect you from Train Station which is just around the corner if you wish to view. I have more pictures available including some that were taken during the build.

The vans v5 registration document is in my name and the address shown on it is the address at which it will be viewed. I can prove who I am with photo ID and address ID showing I have lived in this address for 10 years.
Also got the wallet containing service history book, owners manual and spare key etc.

I will spend a good couple of hours with the buyer showing how everything works and how the van has been built.

AA / RAC inspection welcome.

07711 251429

Thanks
Andrew