{"id":5302,"date":"2019-04-16T11:36:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T11:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"httpss:\/\/www.jerbacampervansredo.mtcserver.com\/?p=5302"},"modified":"2019-04-26T07:40:54","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T07:40:54","slug":"the-ultimate-self-build-camper-with-jerba-roof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jerbacampervans.co.uk\/JerbaStaging\/blog\/the-ultimate-self-build-camper-with-jerba-roof\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Self-Build Camper With Jerba Roof"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Angus Johnston, Cabinetmaker
<\/em>Jayne Johnston, Pharmacist and Silversmith<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are glad that they found the Jerba Roof<\/g><\/a> to<\/g> be of a quality and standard that matched their own high <\/g>quality<\/g> conversion<\/g> perfectly! In this article<\/g> they tell us their campervan story so<\/g> far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After\n hiring a campervan on a holiday to South Island New Zealand we decided \nthat this type of holiday was perfect for us but the only way we could \nafford a Campervan of our own was to self build. I met Simon Poole from \nJerba through work, we were doing some machine cut panels for him and \nwhen he turned up in one of his converted vans I knew that this was the \ntype of van I wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After searching for a couple of months I \nfound a secondhand van for our \ufb01rst conversion and contacted Jerba to \nask what parts of the conversion they would be able to help us with. \nBeing a cabinetmaker and with Jayne being very craft orientated we were \nfairly con\ufb01dent that we would be able to do most of the conversion \nourselves but realised that the pop up roof was probably too specialised\n and because it involves cutting a large hole in the roof of the van \nwhich would compromise the vans structural integrity we thought this \nwould be better done by the professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jerba \ufb01tted the roof \nand helped with some of the main electrics connecting the Batteries and \nmains electrics so that everything worked seamlessly. We used the \ufb01rst \nvan for around \ufb01ve years all of the time planning and thinking about our\n next van and what things we would do differently. We sold the \ufb01rst van \nand planned to use the money to help pay for the second van.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\n we were van-less we decided to hire a van from Jerba and headed to \nCornwall for 2 weeks and that was the point we realised we were ready to\n start all over again. One month we would buy a fridge the next month it\n was the sink and cooker then the electrics control unit and so on until\n we had all the parts to start. I had already started building the \nfurniture from measurements I had from our \ufb01rst van and when the \nopportunity came to purchase a brand new T6 we decided the time was \nright for us to contact Jerba for their help again. Jerba \ufb01tted their \nnew roof, which they had designed especially for their own vans to our \nvan, colour coded the bumpers and wing mirrors and helped with the main \nwiring loom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had been working on a unit at work which had curved\n corners on it that involves laminating layers of plywood in a vacuum \nbag press which sucks the air from a bag and mounds around a former and I\n took this opportunity to incorporate some curves into the furniture for\n our van which I think gives the appearance of more space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jayne \nhad decided on the colour for the furniture and made some tartan \ncurtains that complimented the colour scheme and we were ready to start \n\ufb01tting out the van. The new roof was perfect, easy to use and had much \nless road noise than my previous off the shelf roof. The slatted bed \nframe also makes for a more comfortable night. Jerba have an attention \nto detail that makes them stand out from the rest and when van 3 comes I\n know who will be doing the roof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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