VWBUS T4&5+
http://www.vwbusmagazine.com 39couple chose has been mounted on
Caravelle rails, so it can be moved
up and down the cabin and allow
the rear area to be used for luggage,
or in Jim’s case, building materials.
The bed also features integral seat
belts, this means that wherever it
is placed on the rail, the belts can
be utilised for the passengers. The
seat/bed flips over for sleeping,
so the belts are out of the way
when it’s turned over. One other
benefit of having the RIB on rails
is that there is some extra space
available, space that Stuart and
his team used to add an additional
cupboard. The Touring+ also
includes additional storage overcabinets that were finished in ‘Light
Lennox Oak Grain’ veneer and
complimented that with a ‘Sanded
Vermillion’ Samsung worktop.
This has a Dometic 9722 double
hob and sink unit set into it. The
installed oven is fuelled by LPG,
this is fed from a 25-litre tank that
has been installed on the underside
of the van. Alongside it is a 29-litre
water tank which has its inlet
located in the passenger footwell
step. Putting the filler in the step,
saves having to cut holes in the side
of the van, plus it avoids the need
to lose space that would otherwise
have been taken up by pipework
in the cupboards. The RIB bed the
As a very busy man he
had neither the time nor
the inclination to build
his own vehicle, so he did
the only logical thing
3/4 RIB bed