Beautifully handcrafted Peugeot Boxer, 2016, 52 500 miles

After an 8-month trip across Europe in our beloved van, the space is becoming a bit small for us with our one-year-old daughter. So after some thinking we have decided to sell the van and keep the daughter. This van has been our home from Northern England in the winter to Southern France in summer, from negative temperatures in January to 40+ degrees in July. It definitely passed the baby test and has provided a cosy shelter on wheels for our family.

The van is a L3H2 Peugeot Boxer from 2016 with 51,300 miles on the clock. Bespoke conversion finished in the summer of 2021. We are the first owners after the one who actually converted it and we had the electrics and the gas checked by a professional converter when we bought it. The van is quite self-sustained and suitable for off-grid living as well as camp sites. Our power needs have been fully met by solar and we never actually used the camping extension cable that we had with us. We used very little gas (to cook) and diesel (to heat the van in the winter). The insulation kept us comfortable in the colder part of the year, while the fan kept some nice air circulation during the heat waves. We needed to fill in the water once every few days or so, which meant it was always fresh. The van has so much storage that we had no problem fitting the belongings of three people in it. The white colour and the four windows in the living area of the van allow for plenty of natural light and open the space.

Electrics:
– 320 W monocrystalline solar panel
– SmartSolar MPPT 100/15 controller with bluetooth capabilities
– 255 Ah battery bank: 3x maintenance-free leisure batteries, 85 Ah each
– 1000 W Renogy pure sine inverter with remote control unit
– 3 sockets 240 V with USB points in pop-up extension in kitchen area
– 3x strip lights (kitchen and bed light) and 4x spotlights
– 2 double 12 V USB wall sockets with 2 ports each

Gas, heating and insulation:
– 11 kg gas bottle connected to two Dometic hobs ensuring more than 150 hours of cooking time with both hobs on at max
– 5 kW Diesel heater with remote control unit, heats up the space in 15 min
– 10 L dedicated diesel tank for heater
– Wall and ceiling insulation (fibreglass wool + vapour barrier)
– Floor insulation (Recticel PIR insulation boards)

Water:
– Dometic stainless steel sink with foldable tap
– Shurflo 30 PSI fresh water pump
– Fiamma A20 expansion tank
– Water pumped from a 25 L over wheel arch freshwater tank + 10 L water canister
– T-shape valve under the sink that sends the grey water to a 15 L grey water tank or out of the vehicle

Appliances and equipment:
– Dometic Tropicool fridge 20 L, 48 W powered by solar
– Dometic roof vent with mosquito mesh, electric fan and sliding blind
– Blackout and insulated curtains on all windows, with magnets on the back windows
– Foldaway table which can be stored in overhead compartment
– Carbon monoxide detector
– Fire extinguisher

Storage and other:
– Large amount of under seat storage and overhead storage in the kitchen and over the bed
– Kitchen storage equipped with antislip mats
– Large storage space in the boot
– A secret safe compartment for valuables
– Ladder to rear of van allowing access to roof and solar panel
– Shoe rack, hangers and shelves over and next to the bed