I met a chap at this years Bash who proposed to remove the inner roof in his Bongo. His reasoning was that he never slept up there and that it would create more space and less weight.
He has emailed me subsequently to say that he has successfully done this!
Any thoughts?
Removal Of Inner Roof
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francophile1947
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Re: Removal Of Inner Roof
Depends on whether or not you store stuff up there. I store my bedding etc up there, so would miss the convenience.
John
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francofontain
Re: Removal Of Inner Roof
Ive taken mine out but replaced it with a wooden base for the kids to sleep on. Noticed tho with it out the Bongo heats up quickly in the sun.
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Majorbloodnock
Re: Removal Of Inner Roof
I'd miss the interior light too.
Maybe noisier when driving? Anyway, Northerntaff should be along soon as he has done the same as above and replaced his with bed slats. Check his posts as he put a useful thread in the Camping Equipment section I think.
Maybe noisier when driving? Anyway, Northerntaff should be along soon as he has done the same as above and replaced his with bed slats. Check his posts as he put a useful thread in the Camping Equipment section I think.
Re: Removal Of Inner Roof
I wouldn't do without mine - a lot warmer in winter with it down and a lot quieter at any time of the year. I never heard the brain-dead prat who was, as my mate told me the following morning (he was kipping in a tent), wandering around the camp site at nearly midnight broadcasting at full volume into his mobile phone for over half an hour. I think my mate was getting ready to throttle him when he finally shut up... 
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northerntaff
Re: Removal Of Inner Roof
Yes I've taken ours out too inorder to have bedboards for the kids.
Here's the thread Major was referring to...
http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... 62&t=30790
I know that the inner roof/platform is what makes the Bongo as versatile as it is. I know some people keep it down to help keep the heat in on cooler camps, down to keep out noise etc so there's lots of advantages to it being there. We just took it out such that our bedboards could be kept up there semi permanent.
When me and Mrs NT have camped on our own, we've taken the boards out, and it's suprising how extra room it give you from a standing perspective and it gives the van a bit more of an open feel.
It's a quick five min job to take out and probably 10mins to put back in (although not tried yet) so if you wanted to give it a try you could.
We'll put it back in one day (the day we don't want to ever let the kids come back down!
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Here's the thread Major was referring to...
http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... 62&t=30790
I know that the inner roof/platform is what makes the Bongo as versatile as it is. I know some people keep it down to help keep the heat in on cooler camps, down to keep out noise etc so there's lots of advantages to it being there. We just took it out such that our bedboards could be kept up there semi permanent.
When me and Mrs NT have camped on our own, we've taken the boards out, and it's suprising how extra room it give you from a standing perspective and it gives the van a bit more of an open feel.
It's a quick five min job to take out and probably 10mins to put back in (although not tried yet) so if you wanted to give it a try you could.
We'll put it back in one day (the day we don't want to ever let the kids come back down!
)