Well, fitting an electric step is the first drilling of the van… We would not have installed this early but Mels foot issues means she can’t get in without help – so step had to go on first. Electrically, just bodged with a PP3 battery until the 12v system is…
D-day has come (Thats Delivery day). I would say it was a few months late due to Covid, but the reality its over a year early due to Mels’ ongoing injury preventing backpacking, cycling and walking trips – so in effect – cocking up all of our holidays and hence…
In our next build, we want to use PVC edging on the lightweight ply to match the Morland / Vohringer ply finishes and get a professional finish. We’ve been experimenting with various techniques and products and have come up with, what we believe, is a brilliant and working solution See…
As I write this, I’m reliably informed out new van has left the factory after a 6-7 week delay due to the Conrona virus…. But its apparently on a boat which means, all being well, the build will start soon!!! We have most of the stuff so we can crack…
Well you know, best laid plans and all that….. …..2020 hasn’t been a great year so far. As usual, we had a plan for the year involving backpacking and cycling trips as well as some campervannig trips in our trusty NV200. Usual stuff, all exciting, and planning to start Van#2…
Well yes, we’ve been busy – and probably a year in the brain has now “finalised” a design spec for our next campervan which we intend to start building in September 2020. I say final, as we’ve bought 3/4 of the non-wood innards already grabbing what bargains we can and…
For all photos, click HERE Poland has always been on our to-do list, but we’ve never yet ventured there in the van, and due to Eastern European aspect being unknown, we’ve been a little bit wary. So for a change, we opted for a week away flying to Warsaw, then…
In our NV200 we fitted an electric dump valve so that we can empty the grey waste from inside the van – no more getting wet when its raining or having to bend down to turn the tap on or off. Simply flick a switch and bye bye water. “Proper”…
Well, as people still go on at us thinking we’re never going away (!) – we never normally mention mini UK trips which the NV200 is perfect for. To quieten the naysayers – here is a “typical” mini trip for us! The NV, as ever, was perfect. Small enough; big…
Diesel Heating On the NV200 we bought a branded 2kw diesel heater (£610) plus some extra parts, and that has worked a treat. If we were to go down the same route for van2, it would be c. £7-750 which is quite a lot…. ….So research shows there are Chinese…