Raising the roof...

So just one week and one day later and we're collecting the van. To say I was apprehensive about everything being 'just right' was a massive understatement. On first inspection I'm absolutely over the moon with the results - the bit I was most worried about; the trimming of the furniture had come out better than expected (I'll get some pics of this later next week), in the mean time here's a few external shots of the roof:

The Stone Blue paint looks to be a perfect match, the grey canvas is just dark enough, and whilst the Reimo roof might not be the slimmest in the world, it doesn't look out of place when down.

Eagle-eyed readers will have spotted the solar panel on the roof too:

Something I was really keen to add when I noticed GT Campers offered this an option. It's rated at 90w so should be great for keeping the leisure battery topped up as well as charging phones, cameras and a laptop. This has a much narrower profile than I was expecting so should easily be car park barrier friendly.

Time to do all those last little finishing touches now. Maybe some new lighting could be on the cards too... definitely need to plan some camping trips, I can't wait to sleep 'under canvas'!