Good plan Mark, I would have done the same myself if I could've afforded it at the time I went over to WFP.
At some point in the next month or 2 I'll be upgrading to a van & van mount system.
Trolley will be in the van and ready to use when required
once you have sorted the direction you wish to go in, all you have to do is decide how big a tank, how big a van, which make of van, which WFP system, or make up your own. (It may cost more, but I think you are better off letting the experts do it for you.......then again...I might make up my own system now I know a little about it
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You have to get your van written of course, not forgetting the waterproofing
Plan for the future too, no use getting an escort van with a 250l system if 2 years down the road you find you need a tranny and an 850l system
Actually, perhaps you should go for a full 1000l system, kitted out for 2 men, so thats 2 sets of poles and brushes etc....oh, and it means a LWB van with a load rating of a ton & a half
Great!
Thats that sorted, now all you need is 20 grand
Well thats how my thinking keeps going
I start off thinking of a simple upgrade, second hand van, 450l tank, use existing gear.
2 grand, tops, all in
And by the end of the day everything has escalated to the point where it won't be possible to do unless I can come up with 20 grands' worth of funding
It's hard being me
I think you are on the right lines though Mark.
Ian