I ordered the ply to finish off the seating boxes, 6mm for the lining and facing, and 9mm for the actual seat tops that are weight bearing. The extra 3mm doesnt sound a lot, but makes a huge difference to the rigidity and therefore weight bearing.
As before I ordered it from my local Timber Merchant, ours is Griggs, i recommend you doing the same if you are going through the same thing with your own camper. Much better service, ours cuts the wood for free if you need it in smaller sections, and cheaper than the DIY stores.
In fact, as I was paying for it, someone had brought the wood round and left it leaning against the back of my van ! Amazing, I didnt know they knew which was my van ! :P
So this is it strapped in to the van, I always carry at least one of these ratchet straps, they are so useful, and very strong ! I had basically bought two sheets, 1 6mm @ 8ftx4ft, and 1 9mm @ 8ftx4ft. Griggs were kind enough to cut each section into 4, so I ended up with 4 of each 4ftx2ft. Perfect for the seat tops and small enough to manage for cutting into lining.
These pics are with the 9mm seat tops placed on the frameworks.
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Location:Gloucester
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