The Vauxhall Movano is the van I built from scratch into a rustic campervan over the course of a few months in 2016, and is still in use today, and features in many of my vanlife videos.
The video playlist above takes you from the bare van right through to a fully functioning camper van. For further photos, articles and features of the build please check out blog posts below.
As its a case of constant evolution with this van, the playlist will be added as I modify or add new items to it.
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Vauxhall Movano Campervan
Campervan woodburner installation: a how to guide
I have a new woodburner for the van. I went back to Dave at Glastonbury Burners and got a new "mini-cyclops" burner which is based on my old Gnome. In this video and article I am going to show you how I removed my old wood burner and installed the new one - and made some "home" improvements at the…
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Vauxhall Movano Campervan
How to install a hammock in a campervan
Ive been wanting to install a hammock in the van for some time, but never got around to doing it. But now I have, and here is how I did it! Firstly, you are going to want to install the eye bolts into the main body structure of the van. Its got to be solid, there's no point in installing…
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Vauxhall Movano Campervan
How much did it cost to build my campervan?
One of the most frequently asked questions I get is how much did it cost to build by camper van, and where did you source the parts from? Well in this blog post I'm going to break it all down for you and provide you with the links to where I got the parts from! Right from the start of…
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Vauxhall Movano Campervan
Rustic kitchen shelf and storage installation
The wall behind the sink and hob has been blank since I built the van. I had always meant to do something with this area, but never got round to doing it. So after a trip to France, and seeing how well a shelf and kitchen storage was working in a friends van, I summoned up some motivation to build…
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Vauxhall Movano Campervan
Fridge Installation: Dometic Coolfreeze CDF-18
It was time to bite the bullet, the fifty quid coolbox from Halfords was not longer going to cut it anymore, it was just too power hungry on the leisure battery - and it wasn't chilling my cider enough! So I summoned up the courage and parted with 400 quid for a 12 volt compressor fridge by Dometic! Dometic make…
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How To
Registering your converted van as a campervan
So you have just completed your self build camper van, and it is still registered as a panel van with the DVLA (Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency). Now comes the time where you want to change the the V5 logbook form from "panel van" to "motor caravan". I have just completed this process and it is pretty straightforward, but first…
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How To
Changing the mass air flow meter on a Vauxhall Movano
So it had to happen at some point, the first real problem with van occurred recently, one which resulted in reduced power, shuddering and black smoke from the exhaust. Basically the Movano was off the road until I could diagnose and fix the problem. My first instinct was to check the fuel situation, as it felt like fuel starvation when…
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Vanlife
Vauxhall Movano Rustic Self-Build Campervan Tour
I recently met up with Theo and Bee from The Indie Projects, who came down to Dartmoor to interview me about my self built Vauxhall Movano camper van. I have been subscribed to Theo and Bee's YouTube channel for a number of years, and have followed their European travels in their VW T4 van with interest. When they approached me…
