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belgiumbay
Cabin : Club Location : Currently Korea (used to be belgium) Posts : 315 Join date : 2009-10-11
| Subject: Make Your own Hippo Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:42 pm | |
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Scooby
Cabin : Flight 004 Location : Reading Posts : 8831 Join date : 2010-12-12
| Subject: Re: Make Your own Hippo Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:03 pm | |
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osg
Cabin : Exec 015 Location : Merseyside Posts : 1576 Join date : 2010-09-21
| Subject: Re: Make Your own Hippo Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:23 am | |
| Tilly wrote "Personally I'm reluctant to loose the ability to go front to back of the van"
I agree with Tilly but would be interested in something similar that was lower (for step-over) or set only to one side (for walk through)
Belgiumbay, Could you do a half-width version?
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Tallulah
Cabin : Flight 011 Location : South Somerset, UK Posts : 5101 Join date : 2011-06-05
| Subject: Re: Make Your own Hippo Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:15 am | |
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belgiumbay
Cabin : Club Location : Currently Korea (used to be belgium) Posts : 315 Join date : 2009-10-11
| Subject: Re: Make Your own Hippo Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:49 pm | |
| Hey guys
i posted the design earlier in the year (link below) if any one wants it as a pdf just send me an IM i have plans for 18mm ply and 13mm ply
Any good timber merchant (not a DIY shop) will be able to cut Birch ply and just adapt the design as you feel like
For us stepping into the back is not a prob - when we are camped up we have a hammock up anyway and on the move as we use it mainly south france etc then we always get out and in through slide door
One thing that did strike me though was that if it was about 100mm lower it would make a great buddy seat as well
https://servimg.com/view/14663826/51
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AbsintheKombi
Cabin : Exec 013 Location : Leyland, Lancs Posts : 5654 Join date : 2011-07-25
| Subject: Re: Make Your own Hippo Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:29 pm | |
| Very interesting. I don't suppose anyone has plans for a portaloo holding buddy seat do they? ________________________________________________________________________________ Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder
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belgiumbay
Cabin : Club Location : Currently Korea (used to be belgium) Posts : 315 Join date : 2009-10-11
| Subject: Re: Make Your own Hippo Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:12 pm | |
| Hi walmsley oddly yes however as I am back in azerbaijan rather than the uk i dont have the plans here and also they are drawn up for a camping gaz portaloo I will see if i can get my father to scan them in for me - they were done the old fashioned way - and then its just a matter of adapting the measurements for a thetford etc. the one i built also has a storage area under it for a tool kit - but that only works because the camping gaz is not tall like some of the thetfords not the best picture but the only one we have that shows the full buddy box (other side has a flush opening) box was made from jewe mdf finished in the same cavados foil as our vanwurks interior but can be made from ply or any other particle board though after using it for two years I would recommend varnished beech ply | |
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TimV Admin
Cabin : Flight 001 Location : Brighton, East Sussex U.K. Posts : 14341 Join date : 2009-09-27
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irishman
Cabin : Exec 003 Location : Hove, East Sussex Posts : 1089 Join date : 2010-04-11
| Subject: Re: Make Your own Hippo Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:54 pm | |
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Kev
Cabin : Economy Location : Hants/Berks border Posts : 249 Join date : 2010-05-10
| Subject: Re: Make Your own Hippo Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:54 pm | |
| Nice work.
I too like to be able to move easily between front and rear, however what is really sending me bonkers is not having anywhere for a water drinks bottle.
I will put my thinking cap on but if any of you creative folks have any ideas for cup/bottle holders I am very interested!
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AbsintheKombi
Cabin : Exec 013 Location : Leyland, Lancs Posts : 5654 Join date : 2011-07-25
| Subject: Re: Make Your own Hippo Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:15 am | |
| We added a hippo to our spce but now we've got it I'm not sure it was such a good idea.
Works fine but makes changing gear quite difficult - we've moved it now which rather defeats the object. ________________________________________________________________________________ Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder
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kiteman
Cabin : Exec 002 Location : Hampshire Posts : 2896 Join date : 2010-03-19
| Subject: Re: Make Your own Hippo Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:21 pm | |
| - Kev wrote:
- Nice work.
I too like to be able to move easily between front and rear, however what is really sending me bonkers is not having anywhere for a water drinks bottle.
I will put my thinking cap on but if any of you creative folks have any ideas for cup/bottle holders I am very interested!
Cheers K. I've fitted the under dash tray from Justkampers, has a drink holder in it. Had to do a slight mod as the drink holder is quite shallow. LINK ________________________________________________________________________________ Ginger man without a ginger van | |
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belgiumbay
Cabin : Club Location : Currently Korea (used to be belgium) Posts : 315 Join date : 2009-10-11
| Subject: Re: Make Your own Hippo Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:53 pm | |
| walms
I luckily had sussed the gear change thing - so it is a tad (10mm) shorter than the hippo - though I am not sure if having a LHD makes a difference as well though.
I am working on a design for a lower version which in theory wold be step overable. Will have a document draw in the rear end and open like a croc mouth.
Will post at the weekend when finished.
Plus and improved hippo version which is not quite as wide and has document pocket on the outside - we use the michelin multiflex atlas to get around france and while having it in the hippo does make this tidy it would be so much better to be in reach. | |
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