Caravan Spares, Caravan Breakers And Campervan Conversions

Caravan Spares, Caravan Breakers and Campervan Conversions

by

Anthony G Jones

Caravans often have several owners, and as time goes on, they may need spare parts.

Many caravan owners are moving to mobile motor homes and there are more used caravans than at any time in the past. This has also resulted in many older caravans being taken ‘to the breakers’. Mobile Motor Homes These are often extremely expensive, however large diesel vans which are only a few years old are often sold at a very good discount as companies prefer to have ‘New’ vans, or vans that are only a year or two old. Conversion Kits The price difference between a large van that can be converted into a motorhome and the price of a motor home is so great that there is now a growing trade in .conversion kits. With new motor home costing perhaps 50,000, people who are happy to have a second hand one for say 20,000 Others are equally happy to buy a suitable van that is perhaps 2 or 3 years old for around 6,000 and a conversion kit. Many parts in a conversion kit can be obtained from caravans at a caravan breakers. Unlike car breakers where cars tend to have been crushed before being transported to the scrapyard, caravans are often taken to the caravan breakers intact and so are weatherproof. The caravan breaker then carefully dismantles the caravan and stores all the spare parts in a well organised warehouse. Doing your own conversion It has never been easier to do your own campervan conversion. Costs have actually come down and parts and tools are more easily available. People can make their own dream campervan at a fraction of the price they would normally have had to pay for a ready built one. Suppliers off conversion kits give a comprehensive guide to help the person doing the conversion through every stage of the conversion. These stages are planning, buying an empty van, sourcing the parts, choosing the best layout and then fitting furniture and finally completing any paperwork More and more people are choosing to convert their own camper van. This is because the price of suitable second hand vehicles has never been so good, especially panel vans. There is also increased availability of suitable parts and it has never been easier. There are now also specialist caravan breakers. Building your own comer van is very rewarding and the finished product meets your exact requirements, whether it is for sports, holidays or just weekends away. Any competent DIY person should find it relatively straightforward and there are lots of examples to look at on the internet (google images for self built camper vans). Once you have done your conversion, you will be able to make modifications whenever you want and finish up with a very professional looking conversion. Planning and cost Careful planning and working to a budget are strongly recommended and full details of both of these can e found on the internet. A really good van can be purchased for as little as 3,000 and 10,000 will buy a very new van. Fittings . decide how you want to fit the vehicle out. If you want it to have all of life’s luxuries, then work out the cost carefully – and checkout a caravan breakers to see which fittings you can buy ‘off the shelf. If you are going to eat out in caf’s, restaurants and pub grub, then you will just need seating, a bed and a cupboard and the cost will be minimal.

The author is interested in caravan conversions and lives in North Wales where there are numerous caravan sites, large numbers of caravans for sale and a

caravan breakers

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Caravan Spares, Caravan Breakers and Campervan Conversions