The first task in any camper conversion is the van purchase itself. Cue hours of scouring the internet, making a pros and cons list of types of vans, models, years etc. We eventually whittled it down to three potential models: a Vauxhall Movano, Renault Master or Nissan NV400. The next task was to scour the internet for adverts for these models for sale... And make a big spreadsheet of the attributes for each van, including things like cost, mileage, year and extras.
We went to see a few vans locally, just to make a judgement in person on the van models.
We actually ended up buying a van locally, and with a bit of haggling and a lot of the bank thinking we were committing fraud with our bank transfer, we'd purchased the new van!
Of course the most important aspect of a campervan conversion is the naming of the van. Our previous van was nicknamed Movano the Van Hoe but we wanted something more complimentary. We decided the van was to be a boy, and with it being a Renault Master, his title had to be 'Master'. Since he would be used mostly for exploring, or 'splorin', we thought this should be part of it too. Splore Master? Master Splores? Master Splore? Obviously the MOST DIFFICULT decision.
It was decided he would be named 'Master Splores'. And so the build can begin!
