This conversion was a serious labour of love (and, at points, torture) for myself and my best friend. It is by no means perfect, like the top-end builds, but, I think this imperfection is what gives ‘Yolanda’ its unique personality. Many, many hours of thought and research went into this camper and, for the sake of not making you read a long essay of continuous prose, I have detailed the features below with some explainers where necessary:

– Fully insulated using Celotex/Kingspan insulation boards and completed with aluminium foil air gap
– Marine plywood base covered with high-quality MDF floorboards
– Solid Oak Kitchen Worktop
– Dometic Sink & Two burner hob
– 2 x 10l Water Tanks for fresh & grey
– Secure gas bottle with drop vent
– Carbon monoxide alarm
– Dometic 25l powered coolbox
– Sliding partition between the living area & cab
– 305w Monocrystalline Solar Panel
– MPPT Charge Controller
– 2x130ah AGM Leisure Batteries (with this panel & battery set up, I’ve never once had to worry about running out of power whilst working remotely)
– 1500w Inverter 12v to 240v
– 3 interchangeable charging slots (currently two cigarette lighter sockets & two USB ports)
– 2 conventional UK plug sockets
– 2 separate circuits of dimmable LED lights
– Dometic Fantastic Vent (this fan over the kitchen creates an awesome convection airflow in tandem with the sky-light when you need a little breeze at night)
– Dometic Mini Heiki Style Rooflight (not only great for stargazing but, equally good for use as a discreet periscope when you need to do some reconnaissance)
– MV Airo 2KW Diesel Heater
– Lagun Table Mount
– Hand-crafted table
– Porta-Potti
– Hidden storage area for valuables (accessed via a sliding panel under the bed, and also the location of the battery monitor)
– Fire blanket and extinguisher
– Bluetooth stereo
– Upgraded JBL tweeter speakers
– Customisable back panels (the panels on the back doors are velcroed on, so can easily be removed and reupholstered if desired)
– Handmade hydro-dipped panel
– Ready-to-install reversing camera
– Storage shelf above the cab
– Both bench tops lift to provide storage underneath
– 3 sizeable drawers
– Plenty of storage space under the bed (it can fit 2 full-sized bikes with front wheels removed and surfboards up to about 6 1/2ft, not simultaneously sadly)

Decoration has never been my strong suit, so I would admit there is a lot of room for someone to take this camper and make it their own.

You may also have noticed there are no side windows. I chose this firstly, as I wanted it to remain truly stealth when parking up in urban areas and, secondly, because the side door basically stays open when I’m parked up anywhere else. However, I did make sure to make it easy to remove the panel on the door, if a window ever needed to be installed.