I wasn't sure where to put this, so I'm dropping it here.
I'm based in Zurich, and converting my van into a basic campervan.
I would like to use it to camp in Switzerland, and surrounding countries.
Does anyone know of any sites that will take a home done camper?
Or somewhere I can just park up legally.
With fishing would be great.
Most sites I've come across are either just caravans, or tents.
We went camping at Campofelice two summers ago. It's a huge campground located in the Italian part of Switzerland, on the shore of Lake Maggiore, and I saw a few camper vans there. The one directly across from our spot was a van that had been turned into a camper.
You can also put campervans on the Camping in Fleurier, right next to the River Areuse, famous for brown trout fishing. You can get day permits, 10 day permits or monthly permits on-line or locally, and can fish from the riverbank at the campsite.
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I wasn't sure where to put this, so I'm dropping it here.
I'm based in Zurich, and converting my van into a basic campervan.
I would like to use it to camp in Switzerland, and surrounding countries.
Does anyone know of any sites that will take a home done camper?
Or somewhere I can just park up legally.
With fishing would be great.
Most sites I've come across are either just caravans, or tents.
Cheers.
Mick.
Would be interested in your van conversion project if you can share some info / photos.
Would be interested in your van conversion project if you can share some info / photos.
I've just started it. It was used as a camper before I bought it. Was insulated with something that held water, and covered with some sort of hessian cloth.
I'm stripping it out, and starting from scratch.
I will be taking lots of pictures all the way through the different stages.
Are you wanting details on the forum, or for yourself?
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We also have plenty of space in our meadow, facing a field with cows and horses and woods at the back and near lots of good fishing spots. With added WCs and a kitchen, for a small fee (donation to our charity for the elderly). For camping or motorhomes.
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I've just started it. It was used as a camper before I bought it. Was insulated with something that held water, and covered with some sort of hessian cloth.
I'm stripping it out, and starting from scratch.
I will be taking lots of pictures all the way through the different stages.
Are you wanting details on the forum, or for yourself?
I know someone who is / going to convert an old delivery van into a camper.
His first snag was extra seating in the rear for the kids. Has to be the approved ones, fortunately the van also came as a crew cab version so they were available.
Apparently this saved him a lot of hassle with the mfk.
I will be taking lots of pictures all the way through the different stages.
Are you wanting details on the forum, or for yourself?
From a point of view of Swiss requirements, inspections, and part suppliers etc, some info on here, in one place, would probably be useful for others interested in doing the same thing.
It seems quite popular at the moment - there are loads of Youtube videos on the topic.
I've just started it. It was used as a camper before I bought it. Was insulated with something that held water, and covered with some sort of hessian cloth.
I'm stripping it out, and starting from scratch.
I will be taking lots of pictures all the way through the different stages.
Are you wanting details on the forum, or for yourself?
Yep share it here on the forum for any future van conversion questions.
We also have plenty of space in our meadow, facing a field with cows and horses and woods at the back and near lots of good fishing spots. With added WCs and a kitchen, for a small fee (donation to our charity for the elderly). For camping or motorhomes.
Our field will be available again from April- with large indoor room, own kitchen and WCs/water.
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On the same subject and for campers who think they have limited locations to go in winter, my relatives have been on these camper dinners and love it, went to one with them the other night, great idea: www.wohnmobildinner.ch..
Most provide 'hook-ups' (electricity) and other services, meals are usually delivered to your camping abode.
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Would be interested in your van conversion project if you can share some info / photos.
In case anyone is still interested in this topic ...
We’ve done a very minimal conversion on our VW Caddy so that we can sleep in it comfortably. We don’t want anything complicated because this is our only vehicle and we don’t want to lose any space for non-camping use.
Everything but the basic aluminum profile box comes out and is stored until we need it. The box was incredibly easy to assemble. You send the exact measurements you need and choose the appropriate connectors. The company is here in Switzerland but the components are made in Germany. But we just ordered them here because they were really not expensive. We then just painted a board and attached it - it stays there all the time (it’s anchored to the floor using the Caddy’s embedded clips) and is handy for storing shopping, etc. We then (OK, this was all my partner’s work - I just did the painting) attached telescoping legs to another board, and hinges to a middle board to make a sleeping platform. These boards detach and are stored until we go camping.
When we camp we sleep in the car and have a “Nebenzelt” that attaches with a tunnel thingy so that the sheltered living space is basically doubled. Caddys are not that big so we really need that extra space. And the tent stands on its own so that we can leave it there on the pitch when we want to go on outings.
This has worked really well for us.
I seem to have messed up one of the pics and it’s added on as an attachment. If you want to see the board with the legs collapsed into travel mode you have to click on that. Btw, the pic of the tent attached to the Caddy is from the internet. We don’t have those little built-ins that you can see through the door.
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