The Robbiebago - cusom made caravan with 2 slideouts
Robbiebago said
06:07 AM Feb 23, 2013
Not sure how this goes, so I will just get to it. My husband built this caravan from the chassis up. All aluminum framing, chassis and such. There are 2 slideouts oppsoite each other in the lving areas, making it roomy for the 2 recliners and the 3 seater lounge. There is a shower and toilets. Kitchen bench is higher than normal due to our heights. The 2 singles beds are also high but only to take advantage of more drawer storage underneath. The single beds are unusual in that one slides across for times of intimacy as required!
One day I will get around to doing a dedicated post on the construction since there seems to be some interest shown from time to time! but there was a tiny post before I knew much about blogging in my very first post. http://robbiebago.blogspot.com.au/2009/12/building-robbiebago.html
wow well done Michelle & Rob Like the recliners in the van Croquettes !!!!!!!!! when are you coming to Hervey Bay than we will put an order in for them lol ( 50 will do )
Regards John
Robbiebago said
04:08 PM Feb 23, 2013
Well My sister lives in Bundie, so maybe we will just have to call into Hervey Bay!
Actually we are going to Emerald toward the end of June for a few weeks camping...sssh I haven't told her yet as we might have to sneak past.
A friend has offered to teach us how to fish... can you believe that we don't know how to fish. We found shucking a line in with a worm did not work for us! There must be more to it than that! He had the gall to laugh at us!
We went fishing once with some Yolgnu Aborigines up in ArnhemLand and they used (one of our) steaks but unfortunately we must have scared the fish off that day because they were so surprised that they didn't get any. We had to share the rest of our fillet steaks with them ! LOL
I am taking plenty of steak with us just in case! LOL
Robbiebago said
05:00 PM Mar 13, 2013
I have had a couple more blog updates since the first notice. If you are interested, you can read about it here, if you like to see what others are doing.
Looking at the forum, there doesn't seem to be many people converting a bus into a motorhome here, past or present. Pity, we might have been able to encourage one another.
http://robbiebago.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/bus-conversion-frustration-sets-in.html About our frustration in accessing information and purchase of a new chain for the motor. http://robbiebago.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/bus-conversion-fibreglassing-shower.html About Rob doing his first bit of fibreglassing with a mould he designed and built http://robbiebago.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/a-shopping-we-will-go.html Doing some shopping/planning for the motorhome - mainly seeking storage ideas and options
aussietraveller said
11:39 PM Mar 14, 2013
Hi Michelle you have an extremely talented husband, that's a van that anyone would be pleased to own and some manufacturers may be a bit envious of.
Robbiebago said
06:05 PM Mar 18, 2013
aussietraveller wrote:
Hi Michelle you have an extremely talented husband, that's a van that anyone would be pleased to own and some manufacturers may be a bit envious of.
Thank you, I know my hubby is very clever. He doesn't think much of himself, mainly because he didn't do well at school. I keep telling him (as do others about both the caravans he has built and the bus he is converting).
What amazes me is that he does all these 'off the top of his head'. He never sits down and draws up anything. I know he spends time visualising something and working it out in his head until he sort of figures out how he is going to make something. You should see this cupboard he started before he did his back in. It is going t go above the bed - not the bed head but that normally wasted space directly above the bed. It is quite exciting. I have never seen anthing like it anywhere on the internet nor in magazines or caravan RV shows! I will post photos when it is done!
-- Edited by Robbiebago on Monday 18th of March 2013 06:06:18 PM
Duh said
12:11 AM Mar 20, 2013
Nice job, all of us have different talents, I just wish I had some of Rob's, he certainly does have talent and expertise!
Robbiebago said
05:10 PM Mar 22, 2013
Thank you Duh. As you say we all have different gifts and talents. making the most use of them is the key.
Robbiebago said
05:10 PM Mar 22, 2013
Thank you Duh. As you say we all have different gifts and talents. making the most use of them is the key.
Robbiebago said
05:10 PM Mar 22, 2013
Thank you Duh. As you say we all have different gifts and talents. making the most use of them is the key.
Robbiebago said
05:15 PM Mar 22, 2013
Thank you Duh. As you say we all have different gifts and talents. making the most use of them is the key.
Robbiebago said
05:20 PM Mar 22, 2013
I have updated the blog to show that though not much appears to be happening, Rob is still making little steps of progress. It wont help that he has just hurt his back. let's hope that heals quickly.
Not sure how this goes, so I will just get to it. My husband built this caravan from the chassis up. All aluminum framing, chassis and such. There are 2 slideouts oppsoite each other in the lving areas, making it roomy for the 2 recliners and the 3 seater lounge. There is a shower and toilets. Kitchen bench is higher than normal due to our heights. The 2 singles beds are also high but only to take advantage of more drawer storage underneath. The single beds are unusual in that one slides across for times of intimacy as required!
One day I will get around to doing a dedicated post on the construction since there seems to be some interest shown from time to time! but there was a tiny post before I knew much about blogging in my very first post. http://robbiebago.blogspot.com.au/2009/12/building-robbiebago.html
Like the recliners in the van
Croquettes !!!!!!!!! when are you coming to Hervey Bay than we will put an order in for them lol ( 50 will do )
Regards John
Actually we are going to Emerald toward the end of June for a few weeks camping...sssh I haven't told her yet as we might have to sneak past.
A friend has offered to teach us how to fish... can you believe that we don't know how to fish. We found shucking a line in with a worm did not work for us! There must be more to it than that! He had the gall to laugh at us!
We went fishing once with some Yolgnu Aborigines up in ArnhemLand and they used (one of our) steaks but unfortunately we must have scared the fish off that day because they were so surprised that they didn't get any. We had to share the rest of our fillet steaks with them ! LOL
I am taking plenty of steak with us just in case! LOL
Looking at the forum, there doesn't seem to be many people converting a bus into a motorhome here, past or present. Pity, we might have been able to encourage one another.
http://robbiebago.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/bus-conversion-frustration-sets-in.html About our frustration in accessing information and purchase of a new chain for the motor.
http://robbiebago.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/bus-conversion-fibreglassing-shower.html About Rob doing his first bit of fibreglassing with a mould he designed and built
http://robbiebago.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/a-shopping-we-will-go.html Doing some shopping/planning for the motorhome - mainly seeking storage ideas and options
Thank you, I know my hubby is very clever. He doesn't think much of himself, mainly because he didn't do well at school. I keep telling him (as do others about both the caravans he has built and the bus he is converting).
What amazes me is that he does all these 'off the top of his head'. He never sits down and draws up anything. I know he spends time visualising something and working it out in his head until he sort of figures out how he is going to make something. You should see this cupboard he started before he did his back in. It is going t go above the bed - not the bed head but that normally wasted space directly above the bed. It is quite exciting. I have never seen anthing like it anywhere on the internet nor in magazines or caravan RV shows! I will post photos when it is done!
-- Edited by Robbiebago on Monday 18th of March 2013 06:06:18 PM
Nice job, all of us have different talents, I just wish I had some of Rob's, he certainly does have talent and expertise!
http://robbiebago.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/bus-conversion-beavering-away.html
I ma guessing that I can't include any photos with these comments?
Hope Rob's back improves soon, there is no reason why you can't post pic's here if you want to, but downsize them first (off the forum) is best.
You must have got hiccups back there on a previous post, he he !