Its a very slow project Sheba with son in law being away but he will do a good job.
I would throw a mattress on the floor but he will do it right.

Yes, he will firefly. He has been camping all his life and has the back of his Nissan patrol all decked out with drawers, fridge etc. Plus has all the camping gear that anybody can use. He tries it all out just because he can.

Beth, I have a brother called Les, lives in NZ. Has always been able to turn his hand to anything. In fact built his own campervan from chassis up quite a few years ago now and still has it.

Ah Well, just have to be even more patient won't I ?

Cheers,
Sheba.

These are the photos I took today. The before photos. After will be coming later. Could be a long process.

Ok, theres a parcel barrier between the front and back behind the seats. I have at the moment stretched some octupus straps across and in there I have my table and chair held tightly. They may get moved to somewhere else.
The red stringy thing lying in a heap on the floor is a net which my son in law is going to stretch up top to the inside of the roof for storage. Will hold any tents, mozzie nets etc.

The blue steps I bought from Bunnings the other day when I bought the net and the octupus straps. By the way the red net is actually a trailer cover net for holding stuff in the trailer when carting things around.
The green mat rolled up is a camp mat I bought at Big W as thought it would give extra support under the mattress, is supposed to help with condensation etc so the mattress doesn't get damp.
The green square is a set of 4 that jigsaw together, thought they may be good as some sort of floor somewhere. and lying on top of it, the blue thing is a 3 compartment material laundry basket that usually sits in a wooden frame. I am going to use it for clothes storage and it can be hung against the wall using octupus straps and is very light weight.

That will all come together nicely mate, when do you think you will hit the road?

Looking good Marj.  Thanks for that.  You'll have to call in if you get up this way.[Rocky].

Don't think I'll get away before then.

Cheers,
Sheba.

This photo from a conversion shows the net up in the roof for storage, mine should look similiar.

Goodonya HW! Looks fantastic! Choosing the fitout your self gives you everything you want and nothing you dont!!

sounds like everything will start happening soon, thats great, I bet you are
getting itchy feet !! looking forward to watching how all the fitout goes.

I like being able to get to the drivers' seat from the inside for the same reason Marj.  Have never had a problem yet, but I like to have that advantage, just in case.

Cheers,
Sheba.

Congratulations HW, it's all coming together you must be excited.

I think you will put the cargo barrier back in after your first trip, I would not drive without my cargo barrier, I have never had problems with free camps, so no need to get away quick, you just make sure you free camp with other campers your own age group, if there are only young ones there then find another free spot.

One thing missing from the inside of your unit is pictured below

A couple of points there.
One is: there is no cargo barrier in a motorhome or campervan. How do they manage?
I remember seeing an accident on the news where a campervan had gone down beside a bridge in to the creek below. All the kitchen ended up on the front seats.
Two is: If I was in an accident and the front was too badly damaged to get out, without the barrier I could get through to the back to get out of one of the two back doors. Hopefully I won't be in an accident, haven't had one yet but never know.
Thirdly: the bed can only be 1500 long with the barrier in and can be 1650 with the barrier out.
Fourthly: just for wombat, Punky will be sitting on the front seat beside me in her carry case not stuck to the side wall. hahaha