April 2023 MBR The Automotive Shelf

The Automotive Shelf

The Van Conversion Bible
Charlie Low, author
Dale Comley, author
Hardie Grant Books
https://www.hardiegrant.com/us/books
9781784886042, $40.00, HC, 336pp

https://www.amazon.com/Van-Conversion-Bible-Converting-Campervan/dp/1784886041

Synopsis: With the publication of "The Van Conversion Bible", co-authors Charlie Low and Dale Comely provide the ultimate DIY guide to planning, designing, and converting a campervan.

Charlie Low and Dale Comley provide definitive answers to your questions (even the ones you haven't thought of yet!) and will be instrumental in helping you build the campervan of your dreams.

From detailed gas, water, and electrical system diagrams to a step-by-step build guide, you will find that "The Van Conversion Bibles includes everything you need to know in order to start your own journey and hit the open road.

Critique: Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "The Van Conversion Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Converting a Campervan" truly lives up to its title. Profusely and informatively illustrated throughout, "The Van Conversion Bible" is the ideal DIY instructive 'how-to' manual and an unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, and community library Automotive Customization collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that "The Van Conversion Bible" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.99).

Editorial Note: Co-authors Charlie Low and Dale Comley (aka climbingvan.co.uk) are two climbers with a passion for design and DIY, currently living full-time in their self-built campervan. In 2019, they converted "Ringo", an ex-DHL delivery van into their home on wheels, however when the time came to give up their 9 - 5 office jobs for life on the road, COVID hit. And so, with their travel plans scuppered, they decided to use their backgrounds in science and engineering to write a book about how to convert a campervan. Since April 2021, the couple have been traveling around Europe, searching out the best climbing spots, and working remotely with the mountains as their backdrop.

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