Wow... Well over a year since my last post! I'm actually ashamed of myself for leaving this blog, and my van project, for so long. This past year and a half or so has been a real rollercoaster ride for me, lots of ups and lots of downs, but finally things are on the up again and I couldn't be more excited for the adventures that lie ahead with my van project! So, where to begin?! There's so much I need to tell you all to get you back up to date with everything! I'll only be skimming through a lot of things in this post, but in future posts I will go into a lot more detail about each subject, along with loads of juicy pictures to accompany them! Rock 'n' Roll BedI've had the Rock 'N' Roll bed in for well over a year now. I bought it from Cannon's Forge based in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, which isn't far from where I live. I can't remember the exact price I paid at the time, but their website does list the current prices and all the option extras you can order along with it. My bed came with 2 x 3 point seat belts, meaning I can have 2 extra passengers in the back. This comes in really handy even if there are only a couple of passengers, as cramming 2 'larger' people onto the front bench seat can be a rather tight fit. I had my bed upholstered by Cannon's Forge too. I chose to have a black patterned hard wearing fabric (which I believe to be a Mercedes fabric but I may be wrong) and black leatherette. I'm really happy with the look and feel of the bed, and it does feel extremely well put together and solid. I also opted for the memory foam and I couldn't recommend it enough! It's unbelievably comfortable, much better than the bed I have at home, and well worth the money. All their beds come with free fitting. Mine is bolted to the underside of the van, and can easily be removed and refitted in about 2 minutes with 4 bolts. Fitting The CupboardsNow on to the most daunting and difficult tasks, fitting the cupboards! I bought a set of premade plain MDF cupboards from Majestic Camper Supplies on eBay for £249.99. Delivery was extremely quick and even though they came without instructions, it wasn't too difficult to work out how to put them together! The exact cupboards I bought can be found here, and below is a picture of it from their eBay listing. All I had to do was build the cupboards and fit them against the van's ply wall, which is a lot easier said than done!
I test built them soon after they arrived, and without the bed fitted to give me more room to play about. They were extremely simple to build and fit together really well. I then took them down, put them in my garage, refit the bed and forgot about them for about 6 months. That was until one of my best friends and his brother (who is a joiner by trade) offered to help me permanently fit them last week, and below is how they turned out.
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