Yes, our 41st caravan, another re-build, after what seems a life-time in caravans, selling, hiring, and repairing vans,
We have finally found, and rebuilt this 95 22' Coromal Capri to our own requirements,
It now has everything for long term living and traveling, it now has a separate toilet and shower, new HWS, washing machine, air con, and large 3 way fridge, plus a 4.4 KVA generator on the rear.
It's taken almost 6 Months to rebuild and is now 99% complete with only the electrics left to finish, I have yet to fit a second internal battery which will be wired to a portable solar panel.
K.J.
-- Edited by kiwijims on Saturday 3rd of October 2015 08:30:17 AM
Heck your dedicated 41 how do ya keep up the passion
Question how many wives in that time lol
Radar said
03:43 PM Oct 3, 2015
Great work.
kiwijims said
06:08 PM Oct 3, 2015
Woody n Sue wrote:
Heck your dedicated 41 how do ya keep up the passion Question how many wives in that time lol
You ask how do I keep up the Passion Woody n Sue, Well I had to do some long thinking before I answered that one,
My first van was an old wooden home made thing which I bought for a couple of hundred quid back in 1968 and set about rebuilding as a weekend hobby, I then joined the Classic Caravan Forum and from then on, became very involved with this Group,
Yes, I still have the same wife after 42 years, although at times I think I may have been pretty close to getting a crack on the head, when I spotted another caravan for sale and raced off to see it and usually end up buying it LOL
It maybe that working outside most of the time, on another Caravan and not being under SWMBO"s feet could have something to do with our long marriage , there again if I didn't stop work and come in before the meal was cold, there would be hell on.
K.J.
Dougwe said
06:59 PM Oct 3, 2015
Mmmmmm, "Final". Didn't you say that last time ????
Woody n Sue said
08:01 PM Oct 3, 2015
Sounds like you are due for long service leave
from van reconstruction that is not from marriage to your wonderfull wife
Me thinks you "chose wisely" 42 years ago Umm your wife that is !!!
kiwijims said
04:45 AM Oct 4, 2015
Long service leave, Hum,,,,,, Yes, I did have that, 6 years ago when I retired from working full time in the Caravan Industry,
I've only had 5 caravans since then, but This one is the last as I'm just too old now to be getting under these things,
after being under this van doing up the brakes and bearings, plus having to run new wires for revering lights, and replace the water tanks, I had to spend a couple of days flat on my back in the sack, never knew how many aches and pains a person could get until then,
Chief Dougwe, Yes, I may have said this before but, that's it this time,,,,,,, " no more" !!!
If I speak of getting another van, You can send the twins to shoot me full of Arrows, LOL
K.J.
Dougwe said
08:48 PM Oct 8, 2015
Won't be the twins mate, it will be my bestest worriors. They are currently dipping the heads of their arrows in not very nice stuff, just waiting for you to say the word's
Oh! The twins are in Byron Bay still, getting a good tan.
kiwijims said
10:07 PM Oct 8, 2015
"AW GEE" Dougwe. That's not a nice thing for this old fella to look forward too !!
I'm used to working on "not very nice stuff" but never had to put up with pointed things in it as well !
And here I was hoping the twins would give me a hand cleaning the van when finished,
now you tell me you have stuck them back on the Reservation, somewhere in Bygone Bay.
SHAME, SHAME, SHAME.
I bet your Tepee is a lot cooler now.
Bobt said
12:02 AM Apr 12, 2016
Hey Kiwi fella
I don't believe ya... You will only stop when your kicking up daisies.. I reckon there is at least another 10 in ya..
Get out an enjoy it.
bobt
Delta18 said
04:42 AM Apr 12, 2016
Wow I hope I never get to own that many vans, I have just sold the 6th & #7 is on order for July pickup.
Some pics of you reno work would be good though I must say there are better van tv antennas available today
kiwijims said
05:50 AM Apr 12, 2016
Delta18 wrote:
Wow I hope I never get to own that many vans, I have just sold the 6th & #7 is on order for July pickup.
Some pics of you reno work would be good though I must say there are better van tv antennas available today
I might say "gotchya" Delta10,
That T.V. antenna you see in the picture is actually attached too the roof of our house, behind the van.
There is a previous post about our van, when we first bought it here, http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t60215696/weve-done-it-again/
I'll post some updated pictures here shortly, you will notice a great difference in it now.
K.J.
-- Edited by kiwijims on Tuesday 12th of April 2016 06:24:41 AM
kiwijims said
06:09 AM Apr 12, 2016
Bobt wrote:
Hey Kiwi fella
I don't believe ya... You will only stop when your kicking up daisies.. I reckon there is at least another 10 in ya..
Get out an enjoy it.
bobt
G'day there, Young Fella, Don't tell me you have gone out and bought another big white box as well ???????????
Nice van in your Avatar, is it the same one you had previously ? looks bigger to me ,
you're wrong about another 10 vans in me though, this one is the last, I'm 72 this year so the old saying does still prevail..............
"I'm too old to cut the mustard any more"
I've chucked everything into this van, and now we are just waiting for the Wild Flower Season to begin, then we're on the road and making the best of what we have .
Yes, our 41st caravan, another re-build, after what seems a life-time in caravans, selling, hiring, and repairing vans,
We have finally found, and rebuilt this 95 22' Coromal Capri to our own requirements,
It now has everything for long term living and traveling, it now has a separate toilet and shower, new HWS, washing machine, air con, and large 3 way fridge, plus a 4.4 KVA generator on the rear.
It's taken almost 6 Months to rebuild and is now 99% complete with only the electrics left to finish, I have yet to fit a second internal battery which will be wired to a portable solar panel.
K.J.
-- Edited by kiwijims on Saturday 3rd of October 2015 08:30:17 AM
Well done kiwijims...
Aussie Paul.
Question how many wives in that time lol
Great work.
You ask how do I keep up the Passion Woody n Sue, Well I had to do some long thinking before I answered that one,
My first van was an old wooden home made thing which I bought for a couple of hundred quid back in 1968 and set about rebuilding as a weekend hobby, I then joined the Classic Caravan Forum and from then on, became very involved with this Group,
Yes, I still have the same wife after 42 years, although at times I think I may have been pretty close to getting a crack on the head, when I spotted another caravan for sale and raced off to see it and usually end up buying it LOL
It maybe that working outside most of the time, on another Caravan and not being under SWMBO"s feet could have something to do with our long marriage , there again if I didn't stop work and come in before the meal was cold, there would be hell on.
K.J.
Mmmmmm, "Final". Didn't you say that last time ????
from van reconstruction that is not from marriage to your wonderfull wife
Me thinks you "chose wisely" 42 years ago Umm your wife that is !!!
Long service leave, Hum,,,,,, Yes, I did have that, 6 years ago when I retired from working full time in the Caravan Industry,
I've only had 5 caravans since then, but This one is the last as I'm just too old now to be getting under these things,
after being under this van doing up the brakes and bearings, plus having to run new wires for revering lights, and replace the water tanks, I had to spend a couple of days flat on my back in the sack, never knew how many aches and pains a person could get until then,
Chief Dougwe, Yes, I may have said this before but, that's it this time,,,,,,, " no more" !!!
If I speak of getting another van, You can send the twins to shoot me full of Arrows, LOL
K.J.
Won't be the twins mate, it will be my bestest worriors. They are currently dipping the heads of their arrows in not very nice stuff, just waiting for you to say the word's
Oh! The twins are in Byron Bay still, getting a good tan.
"AW GEE" Dougwe. That's not a nice thing for this old fella to look forward too !!
I'm used to working on "not very nice stuff" but never had to put up with pointed things in it as well !
And here I was hoping the twins would give me a hand cleaning the van when finished,
now you tell me you have stuck them back on the Reservation, somewhere in Bygone Bay.
SHAME, SHAME, SHAME.
I bet your Tepee is a lot cooler now.
I don't believe ya... You will only stop when your kicking up daisies.. I reckon there is at least another 10 in ya..
Get out an enjoy it.
bobt
Wow I hope I never get to own that many vans, I have just sold the 6th & #7 is on order for July pickup.
Some pics of you reno work would be good though I must say there are better van tv antennas available today
I might say "gotchya" Delta10,
That T.V. antenna you see in the picture is actually attached too the roof of our house, behind the van.
There is a previous post about our van, when we first bought it here, http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t60215696/weve-done-it-again/
I'll post some updated pictures here shortly, you will notice a great difference in it now.
K.J.
-- Edited by kiwijims on Tuesday 12th of April 2016 06:24:41 AM
G'day there, Young Fella, Don't tell me you have gone out and bought another big white box as well ???????????
Nice van in your Avatar, is it the same one you had previously ? looks bigger to me ,
you're wrong about another 10 vans in me though, this one is the last, I'm 72 this year so the old saying does still prevail..............
"I'm too old to cut the mustard any more"
I've chucked everything into this van, and now we are just waiting for the Wild Flower Season to begin, then we're on the road and making the best of what we have .
Cheers K.J.