Full width interior setups

Discussion in 'Camper Conversions' started by Rizzo, Jun 6, 2014.

  1. Hi all,

    my bus is completely stripped out at the mo and I am looking to start fitting an interior soon but am undecided to go 3/4 or full width bed. I have seen plenty of 3/4 set ups that look really nice but not many full width set ups. Can you lovely people with full width setups post pics please so I can see and get inspiration.

    Thanks in advance. Rizzo.
     
  2. Have a look at my resto as I am in the middle of doing my interior at the moment (I am a converted panel van though!) one advantage of full width bed it that you can get three seatbelts in whereas three quarter you can't! If you like it airy and light then go with full width without furniture down the side!! :) I am gonna be limited on storage but figure if necessary I can use storage boxes and put in the awning!
    Even so I still have roof box storage and underbed storage along with limited storage on the kitchen unit!
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  3. Nice table Ash and.....Walnut?
     
  4. Deffo ash and yes I think walnut! Making work surface same :)
     
  5. With two adults, two kids and two dogs, we needed an interior with space to sit (and sleep) 4 in the back, with a 3-way fridge, sink and hob, buddy seat with portaloo and pop-up telly, space for two Campingaz bottles and plenty of storage. We initially bought a 3/4 R&R bed, but with a baby sleeping with us it wouldn't be big enough so we sold it and bought a full-width Rusty Lee. @Mrs-MK-Bay then remade the hammock so it's 6" wider, so more comfortable for our 13-year old. When the toddler gets a bit bigger we'll put a hammock over the cab seats for her. It's a high-top bus, so we're lucky to have plenty of storage space above the cab, with a huge rear locker too. As it's a full-width bed as also have plenty of storage space beneath. The buddy seat and kitchen unit are home made as we couldn't find anything suitable which was curvy or good looking enough and which wouldn't cost the earth.

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  6. The top of this unit hinges up and there's a SMEV sink / hob under it. 7 kg gas bottle in the locker on the right feeding the hob and the propex under the buddy seat. Fridge runs of the 12V leisure battery / converter when on hook up. The down side is losing the walk through, but it means we get 4 seats in the rear as well as all of the facilities.

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  7. Full width bed. Power converter / consumer unit on the bed panel. All interior electrics on 12V so when on hook up, the converter powers the 12V from the mains and charges the leisure battery as needed. No hook up and it runs on the leisure battery. Mains sockets only usable when hooked up.
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    Simple with small amount of storage. More an over nighter than a month away van
     
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  9. Thanks guys. Some really interesting setups there and some awesome ideas too!
     
  10. The more I look at this setup and those amazing units the more I love it! I don't suppose you happen to have plans/dimensions for the main unit do you?
     
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  11. Hi @Rizzo ... soz for the delay in replying... I built the kitchen unit to fit alongside a Rusty Lee R&R bed fitted, so I guess slight adjustments may have to be made if you have a different bed.

    In my bus, the available space between the driver’s seat bulkhead and the leading edge of the bed was 900mm. I wanted to accommodate our existing Electrolux RM123 fridge, which is 380mm wide so, after allowing for three uprights, each 12mm, that left 480mm for the cupboard. The whole unit is 460mm deep (with a 60mm gap behind for wiring/plumbing etc) and 795mm tall, excluding worktop, so it just fits beneath the louvre window. The gas cupboard sits beneath the bed when it's down and makes a good seat for our toddler when the bed's up. The kitchen worktop has a hinged extension which flaps down in transit, so covering the ZIG unit and sockets etc to keep them out of reach of prying hands.

    I’ve posted a PhotoShop doodle below (not to scale) which should help.

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  12. Thanks Mk-Bay that's awesome!
     
  13. How did you make the curved door? Or where did you get it?
     
  14. Wow. I’m glad I found this thread. Full of loads of ideas as I’m about to start building my interior.

    If anyone has any tips on cabinet building I’m all ears.
     
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  15. Easy peasy... Made the frame out of MDF with curved top, bottom and shelf then glued and pinned 3mm flexible ply over this. Once that was dry I then glued another sheet of 3mm ply on top (no pins this time but lots of clamps) which gives it strength and made it easy to sand and finish.

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  16. Looks lovely

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  17. Thanks that’s great!
     
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