Shelf/Area at the end of the van

[SEDDON]

Hello all,

Our Portafold hasn't got one of the above, yet. We are toying with the idea same as others have done to put a sink/bowl & cooker on. There is a hole already drilled in centre of the ledge below the window, leaving me to think maybe it was for a waste pipe from a sink in a former life.

A .... Do they just sit free on top of the little side shelves?
B .... What were they made of? Plywood, fibre glass? I presume when striking camp it goes in the spare floor space?

Thankyou

[Admin]

The only thing that I know were sold with Portafolds were the sink units. Big heavy GRP bench like things that had a sink in the middle and a drainer on each side. They also doubled as the childrens bunk, and they just sit on the shelves on each side wall.

I'll try and take a picture at the weekend to demonstrate what it looks like. I'll also weigh it...

[SEDDON]

Thank you Matthew, minicab looks to have 1 in his,
seems like some inventive thoughts will find a way, we are full of them in times of need must lol,

[minicab]

Thankyou Matthew,minicab looks to have 1 in his,
seems like some inventive thoughts will find a way,we are full of them in times of need must lol,

Hello.

If you need more pictures of the sink. Please let me know and I will send you pictures.

[Admin]

Took a bit longer than planned but here they are:





Mine has a hole and a clamp underneath for a tap of some sort. And I can confirm the drainer part should be on the left, given away by the curtain loops which run along under the front edge.

I also weighed it at 11.5 Kg...

[SEDDON]

Many thanks for the pictures Matthew,are the 4 grey corner bits for leg fittings,if used outside,just curious,
The weight is very good to know,
We have several ideas ref.,the sink ext,will most likely tell better on our maiden trip,in August,
Thankyou again

MINICAB...Thankyou for your offer of pics,i am fine thankyou,

[Admin]

...are the 4 grey corner bits for leg fittings...

Yes they are, they originally came with four long legs for the sink unit, and one long and two short ones for the table.

As for the sink, I'm in the process of getting a price, from my GRP guy, for getting them re-made. Watch this space...

[knottyknitter]

Matthew if you do manage to find someone to replicate these then you can definitely count me in. I would love one of these for the Ansfold. I'm also on the lookout for a table or a good approximation of the originals if anyone has any ideas

[triumphtone]

Hi All,

Did all Portafolds come with the sink unit/shelf? There doesn't seem to be any provision for a waste pipe in our 'van

Thanks

Anth

[Admin]

Matthew if you do manage to find someone to replicate these then you can definitely count me in. I would love one of these for the Ansfold.

No probs, once I get a price I'll put it on here.

Did all Portafolds come with the sink unit/shelf? There doesn't seem to be any provision for a waste pipe in our 'van

It is listed in the brochures as standard equipment in all Portafolds but they may have withdrawn it later and kept it as an optional extra to save on money.

Mine has an original looking bung in the floor of one of the front lockers which looks like a drain pipe hole. Some people have put holes in the bottom of their bay window, but I don't intent to make any new holes that aren't there already.

[Misty Meg]

After seeing all the folds with shelves at the end of vans at the weekend I have decided I would like to make up one out of plywood to use at the Revival.

Obviously I'll measure up the length and width depending on the foot well and the distance between the sides - but can anyone recommend the minimum thickness of ply I can get ( to keep the weight down) without it having a tendency to bow in the middle?

This way I will be able to cook inside in comfort without worrying about top heavy tables and winds blowing a gale and threatening to rip my awning off! (However - all in all an excellent weekend and great to finally meet those who were able to make it...)

Hugs to all (again!) - Jenny

[SEDDON]

Hi Misty Meg,

That's just what we did in the end, got a 2ft wide ply from B&Q, put a long baton of wood front and back on the underside with another 2 batons running the other way so it divides the ply into 3, all screwed from the top as the ply not thick enough, we then used these to attach legs to that fold, the leg tops rest on the batons with the help of a gate hinge, and the bottom leg on the hull each side of the centre hatch, this was found to be quite stable and light weight. The only mistake we made was not putting the long back and front batons the full width of the board, but will be rectified as it means the space underneath cannot be slept in, but my what a great hidy storage space, all hid behind the curtain, hope you can understand what I mean. If I had Flickr or it's rivals I would post a pic, so we'll have to see what strength it has without the legs. We're just on trial and error at the mo...