Storing away your camper van for the winter

Just a tip for you. If you've any gas vents and sink waste in your van? 

I always tape mine over when stored over the winter to prevent creepy crawlies coming in from the cold...!! I simply use masking tape to cover over any of the vents, gas vents and the sink waste.  The sink waste is better with a flush with bleach too, of course ensure the gas is turned off, water storage emptied etc. I’ll post more as as put away for the winter

Converting the camper van from the start

This is a little back to front, as I have already posted images of a road trip to St Ives, but here goes

Cutting for the  glass for the sides with the glue etc, ready to fit

Roof lights/vents too, just be careful with the thickness...

At this supplier I bought a Mini Heki Plus (without fixed ventilation) for roof thickness 43-60mm, when you fit the ceiling and you need to bard over the insulation and foil then the thickness between the outer roof and inner of the ceiling will increase. Just make sure it’s not more than 43-60mm because they don’t make thicker depths of the window opening

Foil lining

I would always line with foil, stops condensation etc otherwise the can will drip moisture  through the night

Wickes do this product and it's not too expensive

Insulation

I used loft insulation and taped it in between the beams/struts of the inside of the van until the ply was on

Road trip to Cornwall

This was as much of a test in preparation for a road trip to France first week in September 2018. This is really the first major trip in the camper van and, other than the odd night away locally it's a maiden voyage for Vera-Too

Headed down to Cornwall and stayed at Connor Downs close to St Ives for a few nights early August. Reasonable journey and stayed at North Somerset on the way down. The weather held off reasonably well!

On the road, north of St Ives

Then, arrived at base camp in Connor Downs, met by a welcoming crowd and placed on a lovely pitch in a nice quiet area of the site. Spacious, clean and a lovely open aspect

Parked up for the day in Connor Downs, Cornwall

St Ives, Hayle and the surrounding areas of West Cornwall boast some superb beaches and coastline, spent time on the beach and with family. A quick 4 night break to test out the van and find any tweaks in preparation for a road trip through France soon...

Coastline at Hayle

In conclusion, a great few days away and tested out the camper van, there's a few modifications to make and few changes internally, but otherwise the van performed really well

Tucked up for the night 

More to follow, and updates as the French trip unravels!