Building your own campervan

[SimboRS]

After being inspired by many threads on here and a possible new garage being built st the house I'm considering building my own campervan, to be honest it's more about the journey than the destination for me, Iv never really been into camping apart from a couple of nights a car shows I attend. I'd like to go and see more of scotland though so Iv been thinking about this a lot recently. The thing holding me back is I probably wouldn't use it as much as I think I would, but, would it be a worthwhile project to do moneywise, I'm not doing it to make money but I wouldn't like to lose a lot. I would do all the work myself possibly even right down to building the furniture myself.
I'd have a budget of around 10-12k. Obviously the VW are out because of the scene tax, so been looking at a merc sprinter as I'd like to be able to stand up and have a bit room. It would need to seat and sleep 4 people safely and I'd probably like one fixed bed.
If I don't do this it will be an underside restoration on my current car instead.
Discuss please.

[SimboRS]

Truckosaurus said:

Although you are always guaranteed a decent selling price on a VW, whereas you might not on a cheaper but obsolete van from another marque.

If you are worried about lack of use, it might be worth thinking of a smaller van than a Sprinter as then it would be easier to use as a daily driver or just for a daytrip where you can park in a normal space.

Smaller transit van size are pretty tight size wise, I get the fact that they are easier to drive and park etc, most of the ones on here are fabulous conversions but they do look cramped for anything more than a couple. And unless you're pretty hardcore it's a small space for more than a few nights in. I know lots of people do it, I think for me I'd rather have a fixed bed and a little more space.

[SimboRS]

Thanks for the replies guys, as Iv said the VW's are probably out the price range I'd like to spend and I'd need a little bit more room, the Ducato/boxer/crafter have been looked at and tbh I just liked the look of the merc better. Any other reasons why the ducato, crafter or boxer would be a better choice?
I have a fairly accomplished skill set and I'm confident I could put out a good job if I threw myself into it.
LeighW- Iv read your thread several times mate, top job!
Currently reading through all the links and threads and drawing mental pictures in my head. Going to end up crashing my car as I can't drive passed a van now without staring st it to try and workout where the best place for the bed to go would be.

[SimboRS]

Have you got a thread running on it on here mate?

How do mclaren go from the 4 seats to the double bed at the front like this layout?
https://www.flickr.com/gp/150125665@N08/BZ0974

[SimboRS]

geeks said:

Look for an L3 or L4 Relay/Ducato/Partner probably best to go for an L4 if you want a 4 berth.

My build thread is here; https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Plenty on PH have done vans but there are more VWs than anything, however the principals are pretty much the same.

Feel free to PM me for advice, loads in my head that isn't in that thread along with pics and stuff!

Aye Iv had a good read of your thread aswell mate👍

[SimboRS]

Anybody know how mclaren are turning that double front seat into a double bed?