Spare set of steel wheels with winter tyres

Least appealing pics ever…
[url=https://flic.kr/p/buVFxe]IMG_7588[/url] by Mike Smith, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/buVDt6]IMG_7586[/url] by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Exceptionally practical, proper bike store was under the bed (5 bikes + BBQ, gas, tools, jet wash and other assorted crap.
Properly insulated, comfy bed and 2x duvet makes it warm enough. Plenty of other space and as I said in my things you couldn’t live without room to stand up straight. A history of back pain means that is non negotiable.
Not the flashest van in the world but 100k miles and heaps of bike events and weekends away and it was brilliant.

I’d also add a set of orange “park anywhere” flashers on the roof

Longest van possible that you think you can live with.
Eberspacher heater with 24/7 timer
6 speed box and/or long legged motorway gearing, to make long distance 120km/h Euro cruising easier.
Rear camera/reversing sensors.

oh and the blue cable in the pic above is a heavy duty extension with the outdoor camping plug wired onto the end, about 5 quid and with a small RCD on the other end prefect for a heater and charging stuff.

I think what you’ve halfway invented is a people carrier with a pop top – like a Mazda bongo – but without a clunking old diesel engine.