Hi there,

I am starting to design my new campervan conversion, and could do with some advice and help! I am an electrical design engineer as a day job, so although I am comfortable with my ability to design the project, before I begin I would like to find out what the "normal" method for installing electrical systems in campervans is, so that I can design around the limitations of the products readily available.

The reason for my interest is in the electrical side to start with, as I am aiming to have a static PC installed as well as lots of other features such as iPod/iPad docs as well as a screen for movies on cold nights. As a general rule, I think the general demand for power inside vans is increasing, so it makes sense to me to design an advanced system now, to avoid annoying upgrades later.

At university, I drove a T25, but that van was sadly lost to a fire. The fire was caused by an electrical fault due to poor installation. To make things worse, I was away taking the Scouts on camp (I am a scout leader) when the fire struck and although I was lucky, the consequences could have been a lot worse.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Best regards,

Steve