KD ENTERPRISES

If you have arrived here looking for kdenterprises.co.uk then you are in the right place but our website is under construction.

Please contact us by email -  kdenterprises@hotmail.co.uk

                                  or tel -  07980 332 333

Continued ups and downs

It has been a while since i updated my blog so i thought i should

Since 11 Feb (my last blog) a few things have happened.

Annie has been on a few trips. Firstly she has been to Aberfoyle which was beautiful, warm, and a great weekend even with the cycle trips we did, 25 miles for me and Ella managed 20 miles over three days which was excellent. Mairi had come off a night shift and missed half the cycling and when she did she just complained about her sore behind.

Annie in situ at aberfoyle



Some of the Beautiful scenery at Aberfoyle. Surprise is that this is approx 1hr drive from Glasgow!!

We then headed down to Wales and Annie took the miles without missing a beat. We broke the journey up with a stop at Warrington on the way down and at Preston on the way back up.

We spent 5 nights on the campsite at the Haven resort at Pwllheli in North Wales. The facilities were great and the entertainment at night for what it was (a bit of fun) was great and the kids were in swimming each day at some time.

After our Holiday Annie has been relaxing in the drive until November when she was started up and her battery light did not go out. ooooooooohhhhhh dear. She went for her MOT and passed with flying colours, but with every silver lining there is a cloud. The battery light meant......a new alternator was needed.

A new alternator is ...................................£250 + VAT + fitting. yes i did write £250 + VAT + Fitting.

Like a true wheeler dealer, onto the internet i go and manage to get a replacement Alternator for £46 inc VAT and delivery.. yipee.

So Annie is returning to Glasgow Commercials (in Paisley) to have it fitted for many more miles of travel.

Until the next post (whenever that may be) adios from Annie and me.

Finally made it!!!

Short post but the most important one yet.


As of Tues 8th February the van ( Tranny Annie) is officially a Motor Caravan!!!!!!!

Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaassssssssss!!!!!

After all the work done, I sent a letter along with 5 pages of before and after pictures and the log book to the DVLA and made my request to change from a Panel Van to a Motor Caravan, and just under 2 weeks later they have accepted the change.

It brings a tear to the eye thinking that the conversion is complete, but with all good projects I dont think it will ever be complete and will have minor changes made to her.

So I suppose this is the end of the blog but dont stop following as there may be more!!!!!!

Another year of use

Well fir all those who thought the blog had finished, I do have a couple of more entries to make before I would say it is complete

The most important and scary day came last week when the van went for it's MOT, aaarrgggghhhh

I booked it into Glasgow Commercials ( in Paisley ) with fingers, toes, everything crossed to see how good or bad it would do. I knew it would fail as my horn was not working.

After spending the day playing on buses with Nathan , thanks greenerjourneys.com for the free bus journey tickets, we went back to the garage to find out the result.

The list was surprising, A new horn, a new tyre, and 2 track rod ends, that's it, yup that was all that was needed

YIIIPPPPEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

So it was booked back in the following week for the repairs and i now have a brand new MOT keeping me on the road and camping for another year.....





Next time hopefully i will have managed to change the van from a Commercial vehicle to a Motorhome officially with the DVLA

Jealousy !!!

Well on Sunday we decided to get the vans out again, possibly for their last outing, and went back to Pollok Park, scene of the first outing what seems to be so long ago yet it was only this spring.

We recreated the picture, almost and set about making lunch.



After lunch we got kitted up with walking boots and waterproofs, and went on our merry way and spent 2 - 3 hrs walking around, letting the kids play in the woods, collecting conkers, then on to the play park. All in all a great relaxing afternoon.

We decided to go back to the vans to then head home.

As we walked towards the van my heart sank! I thought my eyes were deceiving me and that there was rain on the van.


NO !!!


As I got nearer the van it hit home that all was not well.





Some little cretin (excuse the spelling if not right) had decided that their parents had been bad to them and had not given them a white board for their bedroom, and decided that my van bonnet would be a worthy replacement to fill that childhood hole!!

So " DIV " whoever you are, i hope that replaces any therapy that you missed as a child !


Deep down I was gutted, after all the hours working on her and getting her to this stage, for someone to do this was heart renching, and yes I know it is just a van, but you ask any camper owner, It aint just a van!!

Now that you are hopefully as gutted as I was, I bring you good news.

" DIV " obviously didnt realise that spray paint usually needs a bit of wet n dry and some primer to stick to metal, so after getting home, Tranny Annie was treated to a white spirit nose bath and I am pleased to say that she is looking almost her good old self with a white nose, sorry DIV !

A bit of T cut and she should hopefully look as if it had never happened.

Untill the T cut is finished, adios for now

just a quickie

Just noticed on ebay that if you are looking for something to convert, Fastline ltd have gone into receivership and the market has now been flooded with their vans.

Why does this matter?

It matters because these are usually full service history, well maintained and also there are now loads of vans for sale with the same trendy stand out yellow strips on the side !!!!!

Till next time.....

Holiday!!!

Well the grand day came and we got all packed up and hit the road for our summer break away in the van. Yes break, not 1 day, 2 days, a whole 5 nights on the road in the van.



Our first stop was to the campsite @ Ravenglass in Cumbria (left hand side of the map) and after we found it, we were very impressed with the site.



From an ex works van to mobile home for a family of 4!!

Even space at the back for dinner.

A view from the awning into the van.



Now when away camping with children, they tend to get dirty, now with modern campsites they have laundry facilities to wash them and dry them, but what do you do when the washing is not quite dried properly

4 drying lines inside the van!!!

Now occasionally it rains when camping so what do you do? (keep it clean please!!)

Thats right, watch tv! (in the van)

We later moved onto Haltwhistle and unfortunately the heavens opened for two days ! not no matter what modifications i have made to the van, it doesn't stop the ground getting wet. As we packed up to leave, the tarpauline we were using got put in the bin as under it was this



Which does have a 4" hole in the middle of the puddle of mud.

I have kept this mainly picture based and short as it is a blog about a van conversion and not my holiday snaps, until next time........