FOR SALE New Devon Caravette Style Interior

Up for sale are these Birch Ply units I’ve just finished building. Having built the units, I’ve thought of a few improvements I’d like to make as well as a change to Vohringer / Morland panels so I’m going to let these go to help fund the next version!

These are all CNC cut, glued and tactically screwed out of sight for greater rigidity. The exposed edges have iron on birch edging, Hafele hinges and pop button catches throughout. The units are bare birch finish, so you can finish them to your own taste. Some people do not like the iron on edging, but most of the exposed edges could be reached with a router should you wish to retro fit T-trim

In some of the photo's the vanity rings for the handles are not in place, this is only because I didn't want to final fit them as they should be a tight fit.

Price for the whole lot is £999 (excluding hob). Naturally, I’d rather someone bought the whole lot so I’m not left with odd parts, so I'll give it a week or so to see if anyones interested, but if this isn’t going to happen each part could be available as follows :

Walk-through Buddy Box : £135

Designed with a slanted base to level out the top of the box with the seat runners. Small map pocket at the front, fold down door at the rear, lift up top door and the now ubiquitous cup holders at the front. The cup holder panel is loose to allow for final finishing inside the pocket.











Bulkhead Seat 01 : £275 (Both Bulkhead Seats £500)

Approx 950mm tall, 600mm overall depth, 480mm wide. Both bulk head seats have been designed similar to the prototype bay Devon Caravette, so there is a back piece and a removable seat base. The side panels have been scribed to fit around the bulkhead pads and have been cut for a 5 x 7“ speaker to be located behind the front seats. The speaker panel is a few mm smaller then it's host to allow for a discrete fabric covering. The fixed seat backs have a small bottom cupboard and a thinner top cupboard with fixed shelves. There is a grove cut in the underside for a recessed LED fitting (not supplied)





Seat 01 has been design for a hob to be inserted into the base. There is a hole shaped for a Dometic Cramer CE88 ZF EK2000 hob (can include for + £125). There is a hole in the rear panel of the seat to allow access for gas storage (hob, gas + fittings not included). The back box has been cut for a power sockets (these can be included + £15),

alternatively, you could put this back box against the side panel.

 

Bulkhead Seat 02 : £250

As Bulkhead Seat 01, with one less shelf in the back cupboard; not drilled for power sockets and the base is cut to take a plastic bowl from The Range (can include for free). There were a couple of small errors with the CNC cutting resulting in a couple of areas I've had to adjust. I’ve had to fill with matching filler, which is hardly noticeable, but I’ve adjusted the price from Bulkhead Seat 01 to reflect this.



One of the reasons for basing the desing on the Caravette layout is the possibility of creating more space by rearranging the box seats or easily removing them



Rear Quarter Unit : £300

775mm tall, 815mm long and 311mm wide. Designed to sit alongside our Volkswares 1150mm R+R bed. Small top access cupboard to the rear, large front access cupboard with cubby holes to make best use of the space over the wheel arch. The unit is drilled for a small switch (will include) for lighting and two power sockets discretely located by the kick panel (which are included + the vanity ring, which is not fitted). I test fitted 12v fuse box and marked up for a distribution box (I can include these +£25). There is a grove cut in the underside for a recessed LED fitting (not supplied).











Kick Panel : £40

This has been designed to suit the above bed with 6 x 9” speaker cut outs and stand offs to clear the tweeters. I’ve drilled the rear for fixings and the bottom is slightly angled to suit my van, plus it comes up a little short from side to side, hence the low price.

The cut out at the bottom is for an recessed LED strip. There are a few shaped support panels designed to suit the bed base, which I would throw in for nowt.

Folding Table : £40

465 x 465mm, folding out to 465 x 930mm. This will need the hinges fitting once varnished or lacquered, but they are routed already to go (I’m not keen on screwing and unscrewing these). I will include a few extra strips of ply I had thought of using for additional support, but it will need legs to suit your own van.

If I get some time or if it's left over, I'll complete the table as intended, but it will increase the price.



If I get some time or if it's left over, I'll complete the table as intended, but it will increase the price.


So prices, for clarity....

Price for the whole lot is £999 (excluding Hob, Fuseboard, distribution board, one pair of power sockets)

Walk-through Buddy Box : £135
Bulkhead Seat 01 : £275 (excluding hob and power sockets)
Both Bulkhead Seats £500 (excluding hob and power sockets)
Bulkhead Seat 02 : £250
Rear Quarter Unit : £300 (including switch and power sockets, excluding fuseboard and distribution box)
Kick Panel : £40
Folding Table : £40

Parts when bought with the above items :

Dometic Cramer CE88 ZF EK2000 hob : £125
Fuseboard and distribution box : £25
Pair of power sockets : £15

Collection Only from Portsmouth area. TLBers get a weeks heads up before they go up for sale on VZi / EB / etc.

 

Really impressive !
If it was left hand drive i`d be VERY tempted ....

Quick question , how are the seats / boxes attatched and released from the upright units ??
I had an old Devon years ago with a similar set up and i think an ali lip on the box latched into the unit ??

Good Luck with the sale - Very nice .

 

I like em! Shame I'm too far away!

 

Could work left handed

The Ali lip was first thing I failed to find! I'd hoped to replicate it, but resorted to a simple timber alternative

At present, they have a sticky out bit on the base that just slots into the slot on the backs. I suspect the weight of them will stop them sliding (especially on carpet) but I did design them to have an ali angle screwed to the sticky out bit to replicate the original Devon principle. will see if I can find an earlier sketch... I did a study of the rotating action to get them in the slot!

With the mark II units I'm going to see how well they work in transit and resort to some throw catches if needed.

 

What's too far? I have folks near Luton if it might help

 

Total opposite end of the country mate, I'm in Penrith in cumbria

 

No worries!! Nice part of the world though!

 

Bumpy bump....

 

Hi there,
like these very much are you likely to make others in the future, possibly in kit form? Wrong time for me just after Christmas. Rgds. Keith

 

Hi Keith, I wasn't planning to, but it might be on the cards depending on how well the second version turns out!

That all depends on selling this lot first

 

Roger that ! Hope it goes well, rgds. keith

 

I would be interested as well
2 questions please
Why not use piano hinges ? more space/better access to cupboards and secondly
How does Bulkhead Seat attach to the bulkhead and how does the seat base attach to the base?

 

Hi Hibiscrub,

Thanks for the interest, I have one person I'm talking to about selling and one other on first refusal, but if you're happy to hold out....

I've used piano hinges on the seat boxes for better support but elsewhere I wanted to use kitchen hinges to allow the doors to be adjusted and removed and also so I could use the overlapping edge panels. I was also worried about relying on screws into the end grain of the ply.... less of a problem with Birch ply, but if I did roll out this design on Morland or Vorhinger I don't think they'd take a screw in the same way.

The bulkhead cupboard will need to be bolted through the van bulkhead and the shaped edges of the cupboard will suit this. The seat boxes slot into a groove in the cupboards. My original plan was for a piece of angle on the back edge of the seat which would hook in a similar fashion to the Devon originals, but once I'd built them I thought that their weight would be enough on carpet not to move around. If they do move I would suggest either a throw catch or the angle as originally intended.

Hope this helps!

 

@Lazy Andy I'm interested in the table. However if you have already/are already arranging to sell it with the interior as a complete set, would you consider making me one? I'm sure I can find some way of getting it to me here in Birmingham if so. Birch ply would match my interior perfectly, and I have a Westfalia 'L' shaped table leg that it would go perfectly with.

 

@baybirmingham, noted buddy.... will keep you informed!

 

Very nice lazy andy
How I wish I had access to CNC routing! This sort of stuff takes months by hand.

 

I second that, I spent absolutely ages measuring, cutting and sanding to make mine.
The real benefit of the CNC route is that to make another one, two, three or many is so quick and simple. Buy the wood - turn on the machine - voila

 

Bump... still available!!

 

Good skills Andy