This Talbot Express motorhome was a great van. It had loads of space, a toilet, shower and room to sleep 4 people.
The video playlist, and articles below, document my time with the van, and takes you through some of the improvements and modifications I made during my ownership.
However, it soon became clear I needed a smaller van, as a lot of my time is spent driving in the tight Devon lanes. This lead me on to acquire the Vauxhall Movano that I built from scratch.
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LED Christmas Lights Installation into a campervan
Just in time for Christmas, I installed some multi-coloured battery powered LED Xmas lights into the van to add a bit of festive colour. It was only meant to be a short term install over Christmas and the new year, but I have now grown to like the lights in the van. So it was time to make them a…
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Vanlife: Driving the Devon Lanes
Recently I put up a video on the Vanlife Blog YouTube channel explaining how I am finding it stressful at times to drive the campervan in some of the countryside lanes of Devon. So I thought I would make a video showing what its like to drive the van in the lanes! Devon is England’s second largest county, and it…
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How to empty a Thetford cassette toilet
In this video above, I cover one of the less pleasant aspects of vanlife, emptying the cassette toilet! In my Talbot Express camper van, I have a Thetford cassette toilet, that can hold around 20 litres in the waste tank. It has a separate tank for fresh water, and this is used for a water flush, similar to a normal…
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Installing a solar panel on a campervan
One of the first things I knew I wanted to fit to the Talbot Express campervan was a solar panel kit. This would allow me to go for days without hooking up to the mains, and would be especially handy when wild camping on Cornish surf trips, or rock climbing trips further afield! My parents offered to stump up some…
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Talbot Express Camper Van Exterior Tour Video
Following on from the Talbot Express camper interior tour the other day, we now turn our attention to the outside of the vehicle. In this video I cover all the external features of the van. Included is the fresh water tank, windows and blinds, gas locker and bottles, cassette toilet, roof lights and vents, awning, side vents and the waste…
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Talbot Express Camper Van Interior Tour Video
Having announced the other day that I had bought a new project – a Talbot Express Highwayman camper van, I thought I better take you through the interior of the van and show you some of the features on board. In this video I cover the kitchen area, the shower room and toilet, the living area, storage and the on…
