Ahah! Moved to England from Italy in the late 90s. Looking for a caravan 25 years later and had no idea that Elddis was made here in County Durham where I have been living since! LOL!

Well done guys. Your getting there, could be Christmas dinner dinner in the caravan yet ( must ensure fray bentos are involved 🎄).

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure that Fray Bentos do a turkey special!!!

I see that you've mastered the art of the CAD (Carboard Aided Design) template. You're heading towards the home straight on this one.

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your optimistic view 🤣😂

Wow, well done Jamie , I thought for a while you had given up 😂, great progress and it’s now taking shape 💪, onwards and upwards

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

Nope! Still here at it.

Lights: You're a wizard Harry!

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

2 жыл бұрын

She was less excited on our wedding day!

Ur doin a great job guys i spent 4 months of lockdown renovating our van it can be soul destroying but before and after photos always helped keep me motivated, keep going ur on the home straight 👌

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yea, it's been a bit of a mission so far, but we are starting to see the end goal!

Ohhh great tip about the cardboard to find the correct size! I do find your reno videos so helpful.

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It certainly helps to get close with the cardboard before cutting the ply.

Getting to look like a caravan again 👍

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

What's one of them look like lol 🤣

Great progress on some real time consuming fiddly bits. From my days of doing classic VW’s I know it’s often the unseen fiddly bits that take the most effort and involve the most swearing!

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Steve. It's a fine balance between choosing what to record and what not to, as I'm sure you can appreciate. I almost bought a classic Beetle years ago, but ended up with a classic mini instead. Amazing cars.

The way the knots in the wood are placed (@4.31) makes it look scared. Hahaha

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

Oooooo! I hadn't noticed, will take a look 🤣

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Yes. I feel bad that I covered it today 😔

I take it the doggy is supervising. 😂

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

Always 🐕

Keep an eye in Aldi, they do multi tool assorted blade packs from time to time.

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! I know. They came in shortly after video 3 or 4 so I grabbed myself one!

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

DOH! Totally mis read your comment first time around 😂. Will keep an eye out for the blade packs. Could do with a few extras!

Aww... the poor maligned Elddis roof staple guy.

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

2 жыл бұрын

They were a total pain in the a**e

240v seems a bite old hat. I thought these days with even more so with LEDs 12v more than upto the job.. nice trick with the big washer

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

They're actually 24v lights, wired through a transformer. Given that we spend most of the time on a 240v supply, it seems daft not to make use of easily available lighting. These were under counter kitchen lights.

Use plastic trunking for your ceiling cable

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

I could have done, but it's up tidily out of the way with cable clips 👍

joe Wilkinson cross a young Johnathon king , with a young Dawn french helping him out ha ha

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

Random internet comment of the day award goes to.... 🏆

Hi Jamie, why didn't you use the multitool to cut through the staples, it would havs saved you so much time and effort.

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't have a hacksaw blade for it 👌

what about ''busy doing nothing , working the whole day through'' etc

You may have already covered this somewhere, so apologies if that's the case - but where do the extensive (and impressive) modifications you are making to the original construction and layout of the van leave you in terms of the plated weights, and the legalities thereof, if you ever decide to take it out on the road again? The original Type Approval will no longer be of any relevance, so won't it need to be reassessed? Thanks.

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

With regards to the plated weights, the front end actually ended up being lighter than before. However, I do think it prudent to stick it on the weighbridge come autumn.

@royale4318

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheMcNeillsonWheels Thanks for the reply. Have literally just watched Part 11, with Jamie doing his 'He-Man' impression at the front of the van! A very engaging documentation of an ambitious project - well done for even attempting it. As someone with at best a rudimentary knowledge of how weights, plating and the relevant laws work, I'm genuinely interested to learn the implications for both legality and stability of towing, now that the van bears little or no resemblance to what Elddis put out and had certified / type approved all those years ago. I'm sure there will be a recertification process that can be gone through, should circumstances dictate the need to tour with it again. Keep living your best lives! Thanks

Hi Thanks for your videos I found them today. What's your advice for a guy about to reach 60 years old and thinking of full time caravan living by himself. The idea is to keep my job using the campsites around and travelling only during summer holidays. I don't have any experienceI whatsoever, I do not own a house, I'm on rent, I'm still a healthy guy but 60 is 60. Any advice will be much appreciated. Cheers

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

Crikey! Okay, so firstly, age is irrelevant, providing that your physical mobility and fitness are generally sound. I say this because, with caravan living, there is some manual handling involved, like fetching and carrying water or hitching up to the tow vehicle, for example. You may find that moving between sites frequently costs you handsomely. For example, our site charges £20/night in the off season and £25/night in high season. Unless you are able to negotiate a better price, you'll find your wallet running out before your enthusiasm. You may be able to exchange your time for a free pitch. For example, you offer a camp site so many hours of your time as 'duty cover' in return for 'free' pitching. This is how most caravan site warden jobs work (though wardens are also paid for the hours worked, too). If you can find a site that would be happy to take you on, understanding that you will retain your 'day job', then you'll find enormous savings and will likely feel a lot healthier. It's certainly worth doing, though you'll need to do some homework first. Feel free to get in touch with any further questions. Jamie

@zatara6224

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheMcNeillsonWheels Thank you so much All the best Fernando

@victorkent768

3 жыл бұрын

@@zatara6224 go for it Nando, you might get a better deal just field sites commonly know as CS or CL. Something I would do if I was in a different situation. Good luck

How on earth do you get thoughts tins open

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

Tin opener!

Not too worried about adding too much extra weight over the nose?

@TheMcNeillsonWheels

3 жыл бұрын

😂 No, not really, but I will weigh its nose weight once completed. The only vehicle it's been hitched to in recent years is the tractor and that's not worried about nose weights!