Self Converted Truck/home on wheels

Today I'm going to show you a little more around Alice my truck/home.

I know some of you have been patiently waiting for me to write this feature @thevillan @underthekiltfarm @pennsif @riverflows @movingrobin @trucklife-family @rebbecaontheroof @ultravioletmag @exxodus @captainklaus @stillwatersart @joetunex @aprilpeerless and anyone else I have forgot to mention, so without any further wait, here we go.

On the inside and starting at the back I have made a raised double bed complete with its own little porthole window and another bigger opening window at the rear that lets in lovely light in the daytime.

I have cupboards designed all open fronted and a huge bookshelf under the bed. With a car audio unit complete with built in 4 x 250watt speakers and a 1600watt amp that I've wired a 1200watt JBL sub speaker into, believe me when this gets turned up the sound quality is amazing!

Inside has a beautiful log burner that's essential to keep me warm in cold British winters.

My kitchen has a Flavel two hob cooker that has a great oven and grill too the oven cooks a mean roast. The kitchen surface top is a solid piece of 3 and 1/2 inch thick western red ceder and the frame underneath is made From 3x2 oak timber.

My power comes free on a good day from 440watts of 12v solar panels I've installed on the roof this runs down to a stecca controller then onto 6 x 85 amp hr 12 volt batteries.

My lights are all individually switched 12v low amp Led's and the water I pump through with a foot operated diaphragm pump so no electric needed. I have 4 x 25 litre water containers and I fill these on average once a week at the local spring.

When I first bought Alice five years ago all this I've just mentioned wasn't there and the truck was needing a lot of love. I've also spent roughly six months teaching mself to weld and then rebuilding the cab and front wheel arches floor from scratch. I also had to find and fit a new gearbox this was a major job!.

it's got some great leather seats in the cab now I found at a breakers that came out of an old Mercedes car. Six new tyres. New water pump new radiator new clutch master cylinder,new clutch slave cylinder. Master steering knuckle rebuilt, I'm sure I've missed a few things off the list here too.

The problem with old vehicles is finding parts often things have to be bespoke made as they are obsolete or months spent searching for one essential piece! Dedication perseverance time and a lot of love later my home on wheels takes me where I want to go. I think character goes such a long way and Alice certainly has that.......

I've lived in Alice for the past five years and although a lot of that time has been taken up designing, fixing and making her into what you see, I've enjoyed the challenges and the teachings and now I can do things like drive places mosaic the ceiling, relax, enjoy and have fun, design different pieces of jewellery exc.

I hope you like this feature on my truck Alice, i also have many wonderful photos that I've taken along my travels and will be sharing these with you very soon on here. If theirs anything you wish to know more about or wish me to expand on further please just mention it too me in the comments.

Wishing you infinite blessings @happysmileyman