I have it parked on a farm with electric and access to water. Its just very muddy around the van so I have to park 50 yards away and remember my boots!
I have had to abandon the eco-credentials a bit and bought a mains battery charger and a little heater. The solar panel was producing very little in December when I bought it, getting much better now.
A not fun visit before Christmas with Alan involved both of us scrabbling around the van trying ro secure a tarpaulin in the wind and rain, as there was a leak over one of the windows 😒
This is mostly sealed now, but not totally...
Heidi has stayed with me a few times now - she likes it, and has had good sniff around the farm.
An aspect of the original van that had frustrated me was the door. It was thin, and researching upgrades drew a blank. So I have now finished a DIY upgrade. This entailed:
- Cut insulation to the full size of the door.
- Cut plywood to match
- The insulation used was 25mm, I then bought some 20mm angle aluminium. This I cut at what will become the corners so I can bend it around the perimeter of the new door.
- Secure it all together using self-tapping screws into the existing aluminium on the door.
- Add wood to beef up the frame.
- I bought a thicker lock, but not thick enough. I modified it myself to cope with the new thickness of about 65mm.
- The new lock is a different shape, I have also cut some aluminium sheet to make a surround and painted it blue.
Have been using the composting toilet regularly. Urine is fertilising the farm land. Been wary of the 'solids' part. Only coffee grounds and sawdust until this morning when it was properly christened...
