VAN LIFE WITHOUT THE VAN!

IN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES WE’VE GOT A TWO-STOREY HOUSE EACH AND ARE FIRING UP THE STOVE FOR A BREW

You can’t go on social media these days without being exposed to the #vanlife scene.

It’s the ultimate aspirational lifestyle generator – buy a clapped-out workman’s van, strip it out and build a versatile, personalised motorhome inside. Then head into a National Park or north of the border and your Instagram will thank you for it. Of course, the mountain bike scene has its own van life community, too (which we shone a spotlight on last month), with vehicles also accommodating bike storage, workshop facilities and more.

But the thing is, conjuring up thousands of pounds, hundreds of hours of labour and a deep understanding of mechanical engineering is simply beyond