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In this series of articles, we will be featuring a variety of vans and their owners and getting into the geeky details of their vehicle and its set-up. Whether you're looking for vanspiration as a seasoned dirtbag or you're a VW virgin, you might pick up some helpful hints and tips...

UKC user Chris Perry from Portsmouth got in touch as he was keen to tell us a bit about his set-up and share some advice. Chris is currently on the road in the USA but still had time to provide content for this article!

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=7393

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"VWs are anodised and therefore are less likely to rust, good if you live by the sea."

Anodised! really? do you mean galvanised? like most vehicles these days, or am I missing some new way of anodising steel.

In reply to gethin_allen:

My mistake mate, yes galvanised is what it is supposed to be.

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1k for a conversion? I have bought a van and converted it for that!

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This reads very like a VW Transporter advertisement. Lets see some climbers with weird and wonderful vans doing crazy trips!

£1000 for a van conversion is definitely not the lower end!

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classic statement!

In reply to UKC Articles: We will be varying the vans as more come in - yes it's been VW's so far but it looks like we can mix it up a bit for the next ones. It would be good to have a few more weird and wonderful/old and well-loved ones - so send them in!

In reply to Natalie Berry - UKC:

Haha, ours would be weird, wonderful/old and well loved.

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Toyota Hiace is what is actually cool yeah

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You almost forgot about few very important things!
Must-have for any Van owners: dreadlocks, dog on leash made from rope, smoking only roll-ups.

Plus: all parking spaces taken by Vans with unshaved, smelly occupants, with that funny look on their faces showing others who the real climber is...*

* But thats just my experience with vans at the various climbing euro destinations... I'm sure not all like that, just never met them yet.

BTW. I know I'm not very fair, but today can't be asked....

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You forgot to mention the Lethal T5 wiring boobytrap where the central locking system located under the drivers seat one day just fails without warning leaving you stuck with only the drivers door opening unable to get out of put fuel in.

http://www.vwt4forum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=59808

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Trouble with the wiring in a VW? That would never happen, I mean, they're just so reliable!

*for anybody missing the sarcasm, let me make it clear - it's there.