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The
ULTIMATE WINDSURFING
VAN
(or the ultimate van
is different for each
person)
WORDS & PICS: TOBY EDMUNDS
I STARTED MY VAN JOURNEY AT 19 YEARS OLD WHEN
I BOUGHT AN OLD VW T4, VERY MUCH AGAINST MY
PARENT’S ADVICE. THE FACT IT HAD NO ENGINE WHEN I
BOUGHT IT DIDN’T DISSUADE ME FROM TURNING IT
INTO WHAT WAS THE ULTIMATE VAN, AFFECTIONATELY
KNOWN AS ‘THE BIG RED BRICK’. The big red brick
died a few years later on its way to catch a flight
abroad resulting in a frantic mission to
Gatwick. A failure in longevity, it did
however teach me some lessons on how
to make my kit fit and what layout may
be best for future vans.
Thirteen years later, four vans bought, converted
and sold, I am sitting in the back of a newly
acquired VW T6. This is its first holiday and I can
safely say I have for the moment achieved my ultimate van,
although I am sure this will change as my needs change. ‘Twig’ as it has been dubbed (not
sure where the name came from), has had a professional conversion done by the lads at
SimplySurfBus, a new experience for me having previously done my own conversions.
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SURFING