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Re: biking/climbing/camping caddy

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 6:42 pm
by mostlysimon
Stumper wrote:That build in the rear looks brilliant, pretty much what I'll be aiming for when I get round to picking up a new Caddy.

How's the headroom when you're using the single bed to sit on?

Oh, I forgot top add, what's the bracket you're using for the bike?
This is the wall clamp, looks like they've changed the design a bit since I bought mine. It's not the most sturdy of items, but it's more than adequate for the job...http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 85&alt=web

When the foam isn't on the bed headroom is fine, but I have to slouch when it's on. Bit of a trade off between having more storage space underneath.

Good luck with your build!

Re: biking/climbing/camping caddy

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 8:34 pm
by Stumper
Excellent, thanks for that :D

Re: biking/climbing/camping caddy

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 8:45 am
by kingscourt
super work could u pick up a truck night heater for cheap??

Re: biking/climbing/camping caddy

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 3:19 pm
by chrisellis211
Lots of great ideas :)

Re: biking/climbing/camping caddy

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 4:10 pm
by Fensider
Really good build, thanks for sharing. It's proved to my Mrs that 2 can sleep in a Caddy easily!

Re: biking/climbing/camping caddy

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 9:02 am
by mostlysimon
Fensider wrote:Really good build, thanks for sharing. It's proved to my Mrs that 2 can sleep in a Caddy easily!
Cheers everyone. Yeah it's more than comfortable for two. With the black out screens and memory foam topper we get a better night's sleep than at home! I have to slide the front seat forward on my side so that my feet aren't squashed but it's no big deal.

Re: biking/climbing/camping caddy

Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 6:21 pm
by stu1318
mostlysimon wrote:Yeah no bother, I'll pm you the link when I get a moment to dig it out
anychance of a wee look at the plans for the bed mate...cheers

Re: biking/climbing/camping caddy

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 2:07 pm
by mongoose94
Great thread :D Van looks mint

...And some good ideas that I might borrow! ;)

Re: biking/climbing/camping caddy

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 1:37 pm
by mostlysimon
mongoose94 wrote:Great thread :D Van looks mint

...And some good ideas that I might borrow! ;)
Thank you kindly. If you have any questions about anything in particular in the future, feel free to ask away.

Re: biking/climbing/camping caddy

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 12:26 pm
by Gung
Loving this & has given me a few ideas.

Re: biking/climbing/camping caddy

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:52 pm
by mostlysimon
Moved my leisure battery/electrics from the passenger footwell to driver's side today to prepare for diesel heater install in the next few weeks. It was a pig of a job, so I treated myself by making this shelf which I'm quite happy with!

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Re: biking/climbing/camping caddy

Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 1:59 am
by Burrows750
Beaut little conversion man! Would love those bed plans if you're happy to send them over. Currently planning my conversion and all the inspiration is great. Did a transit Luton van last year and the caddy certainly poses a challenge when it comes to effective use of space!

Re: RE: Re: biking/climbing/camping caddy

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 6:58 pm
by mostlysimon
Burrows750 wrote:Beaut little conversion man! Would love those bed plans if you're happy to send them over. Currently planning my conversion and all the inspiration is great. Did a transit Luton van last year and the caddy certainly poses a challenge when it comes to effective use of space!
Cheers! Yeah no problem I'll pm you the link to the plans when I'm at a pc tomorrow.

Re: biking/climbing/camping caddy

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 5:34 pm
by mostlysimon
Been a busy few weeks. Bought and fitted an RNS315, what a massive difference to my old cheap head unit! Bought a roll of rubber coin matting and put it over the old flooring, it's nice that everything doesn't slide around in the back any more.

And finally my wife can breathe a sigh of relief as I've got a diesel heater installed behind the passenger seat - I'll finally stop whittering on about buying one! Got the 7 day timer so that I can program it to come on half an hour before I leave for work. Luxury! The only problem with it (Eberspacher D2) is that it's very, very loud. I've ordered a Webasto air intake silencer and the standard exhaust silencer to hopefully not wake the neighbours up at 530AM!

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Re: biking/climbing/camping caddy

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 7:10 am
by dubber72
i have a webasto on the wifes freelander they sound like a jet engine but they are a great bit of kit. you can get a tele start kit for these but not to sure about eberspacher. if you look on the land rover forums lots of threads on FBH and lots of ways to get them working