Well, that was an interesting year! Our plans for 2016 were HERE and, well, how did we do…. 2016 Two months backpacking around Cambodia and Thailand, escorting my parents for part of it YES! Though partly a disaster, eh Dad?! 🙂 Though we did have a great time Build a new,…
For full Wiltshire route index see HERE This route was a short test to see how accessible the bridleways are E/NE of Melksham between Bath Road and Sandridge. And the answer is, they are there and challenging – so good fun after a heavy night of rain. Full MTB needed…
All product reviews click HERE As we do lots of riding, and want to do more long cycle touring, thought it was about time I got a bike GPS. Usually, we use our Phones with OSMAnd with offline maps, which is great, but this means stopping and looking at the…
For full Wiltshire route index see HERE This is a nice bike ride through country lanes via Lacock Atworth and Holt, and into Corsham for a cuppa. This is accidentally similar route to our other slightly shorter one, but this takes in Corsham for a coffee. Starting in Melksham, and…
For full Wiltshire route index see HERE This is a lovely and surprising walk barely know about by locals! You can start from anywhere, but from the canal at Semington is good, then a walk down the canal and across fields to Seend Cleeve where there are a couple of pubs…
All product reviews click HERE As we use the van for wild camping, we do need wash and shower facilities, which in our van is almost impossible. Initially we tried a solar shower, but that was a messy failure! So we thought about it, and I was going to DIY…
All campervan fridges generate heat, both absorption and compressor, and its this heat which keeps the fridges internals cool one way or another. Absorption fridges are usually vented externally on side vents, and cool air enters at the bottom and escapes at the top, allowing the hot heat exchanger to…
Well, we’ve now had 40 days away in the van since its birth, 28 on a consecutive trip, so how has it been? Base Van Well this has been rather good, the driving and passenger seats are very comfortable making full day driving quite easy. We have the 90ps…
Van trip index HERE – preceding article HERE and – all pics from trip HERE On leaving the lake, we bumbled around a couple of towns site seeing and walking, but the heat was stupid. The shade was hot and there are only so many ice creams you can eat, so we…
All product reviews click HERE As you may gather, most of our kit in the van runs off USB. So our phones, laptop, 4G Access point, GPS watch, fan, Bluetooth speaker, toothbrush, outside light etc etc all need USB to charge. Also, the van and cars have USB powered dashcams.…