A tour around Trundlebus.
I don’t think it’s the sheer size alone that draws attention, it has ‘presence’ and is altogether smart with an immaculate white GRP finish. You’re talking sheer unadulterated luxury 6 berth accommodation.
The nearside habitation entry (passengers side) presents you amidships opposite the washroom, with a wardrobe and big fridge/freezer to your right. A nearside kitchen is sited opposite a dinette.
It’s the rear lounge that is the most impressive part of this motorhome, for it’s palatial with it’s tri-aspect window arrangement. LED tubes adorn the undersides of the lockers, with mood lighting along the tops to give an even spread of light. Once again we have converted this section to accommodate our personal requirements and built a table with storage below between the rear seats. Sharing the lounge is a low stack of drawers with a surface of a convenient height upon which to shove your tray of drinks, if you don’t want to get the table out.
It’s all very nicely thought out. We have installed extra sockets, both 12 and 240 volt that run through the inverter.
When it comes to dining, we have a choice: we can sit handily opposite the galley in the dinette, we have converted it to accommodate the two of us; or you can pull the big table out of its storage slot under the kitchen and eat in the rear lounge. We have had 8 in the rear lounge for drinks.
Most of the galley lies forward of the habitation door. The cooker has three gas rings having and one powered electrically; as we mostly park off grid it has never been used. There is an extractor over the hob and a three-speed, two-way ceiling fan to remove cooking odours.
I would have expected there to be more than enough space for a generous washroom in Trundlebus, but ‘adequate’ would better describe the space. The shower is spacious and the funky chicken dance can be achieved without any problems but the toilet wash section could have been better thought out. It will be altered at a later date.
The rear lounge area is so vast that two singles, originally a huge double, can be made by the removal of the backrests. A further two of the six berths can be found over the cab, or there would be if we hadn’t converted this into more storage. The remaining 2 berths were supposed to be made by rearranging the dinette but as with everything else we have converted it to suit our needs and dispensed with the extra sleeping area. So what started as a 6 berth has become a 2 berth. Having the separate areas gives us both space so we are not constantly falling over each other, very important considering the amount of time we spend in Trundlebus.
Outside storage in the rear across-the-‘van locker is compromised only by the lounge footwell. There is a slide out wet locker and a belly locker accessible from the passenger side that is used to house longer items. On the roof we have a satellite dish, solar panels and our 4G WiFi Antenna.
12v is provided by 2 banks of 2 115ah batteries, being supplied by the dual solar systems, yes we have 2 solar systems. There is also a 2kw inverter providing us with 240v for the washing machine and anything else we need to run while off grid.
So all in all our tiny home on wheels is just that. We have extensively remodelled over the time we have had it and no doubt there will be more in the future.