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The Ultimate Guide to Fitting All Terrain Tyres on a Campervan
Its been a long time coming, but I have finally managed to get enough cash together to fit BF Goodrich All Terrain tyres to my campervan. It’s always been a plan of mine to do this to the Movano, but the tyres I have chosen are not cheap! Therefore I…
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Fitting all terrain tyres to a VW T4 Transporter
As you may have spotted in some previous posts, I have changed the suspension, wheels and tyres on the van for something a little chunkier. I must admit it was a tough decision to make, as I really like the lowered look with 18 inch alloys, its part of the…
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Installing a split charge kit in a VW T4 Transporter
Having completed the camper interior of the van, it was time to hook up a second battery to provide power in the back of the van. To install a second battery, or leisure battery as it is commonly called, you need to wire it in with a split charge kit.…
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Registering your converted van as a campervan
So you have just completed your self build camper van, and it is still registered as a panel van with the DVLA (Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency). Now comes the time where you want to change the the V5 logbook form from “panel van” to “motor caravan”. I have just…
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How to wire in a volt meter, usb and lighter socket in a camper van
One of the most common questions I have been asked via social media and email has been how did I wire up my USB/volt meter/cigarette lighter panel in the van. As the demand seemed to be out there for wiring instructions, I thought it was about time to write a…
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5 days touring the Lake District in my van, and I’m in love!
Over the years it seems I have travelled more on the continent than I have in my home country of England. It was time to address this issue and head to somewhere I had never been before: The Lake District! So I departed on the long drive from Devon to…
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5 days touring the Lake District in my van, and I’m in love!
Over the years it seems I have travelled more on the continent than I have in my home country of England. It was time to address this issue and head to somewhere I had never been before: The Lake District! So I departed on the long drive from Devon to…
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Cliff Jumping and Snorkelling at Ansteys Cove, Devon
A week of hot weather during June 2017 saw myself, and a load of climber mates, spend nearly every day in the water at Ansteys Cove, Redgate Beach and Long Quarry Point in Torquay, Devon. It was so hot that you had to spend a lot of time in the…
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Snowdonia Weekend – UK Vanlife Vlog
Recently I made a last minute decision to drive from Devon to Snowdonia National Park in north Wales. It really was a spur of the moment thing – I just felt like a change of scenery and the mountains were a good a place as any! So at 3pm on…
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10 vanlife quarantine questions answered!
I got tagged to answer 10 vanlife quarantine questions! So here’s the answers! 10 quarantine questions challenge How many toilet rolls do you have at the moment? What has been the biggest change for you since lockdown? Where are you currently parked/docked? What have you gone without recently? What are…
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Coed-y-Brenin: The Beast Unchained 2019
I recently took the decsion to enter my first ever mountain bike endurance “race”. Well, its not really classed as a race, but they give you a number and a computer timing chip, so it kinda is a race! The event in question was called The Beast Unchained. It is…