Have made the decision to replace my much loved ute with a van. so t hought i would ask the experts on seabreeze the pro,s and cons of various types. the vans i am looking at are. the mercedes vito 109 the vw transporter or the i load.any advice/critical feedback appriciated.

I am planning on buying a ford transit/vw t4 in europe and decking it out and i assume that using wood, may be the easiest method.

The plan is to deck it out so that u sleep at the top and then you have your sections etc underneath.

There would be a seperate wooden flap that locks back on the back of the van over the sectioned back end much like the boot of a car would open and close but only for the sections with the gear. this would be padlockable.

Also i assume there would be room at the front near the side sliding door to build some shelving and lockable cupboards for belongings etc.

I have NO IDEA of how im really goin to do this and am trying to go to europe prepared with a fool proof plan of attack to do this in a day, so i can hit the road.



If anyone has any tips etc or PRO's n CON's on different systems and how they did it (finer details), then this would be much appreciated. And pictures would be helpful.

Cheers