All product reviews click HERE For our new campervan, we needed a new cooking set for pans, kettle and pots. But, being a tiny van, we needed tiny cooking set or a set that packs down small. So we needed to go for a camping set rather than a home…
All product reviews click HERE In the new van, we had a need for a speaker system for both music and movies. Our requirements are small; USB rechargeable; good audio; and generally not cheap tat. The prices for these things vary, as does sound quality, but we researched and opted…
All product reviews click HERE For our trips, we want an electric toothbrush, but our home Braun Oral B is mains charge only. We’d previously used battery ones, but they were never as good, but our research took us to this Colgate USB rechargeable toothbrush. For us, for van,…
All product reviews click HERE We had a need for a multi purpose camping light, suitable for our awning, and as an external light for when just sitting outside, and for when we go cycle touring with our tent, so quite muti use needed. In addition, we wanted the light…
This is a video of our DIY mod to have an electric lift on the Rusty Lee VW V4 Rock n Roll 3/4 size bed. Just makes it easy to put it back without bending your back.The switch needs to be a DPDT switch, with +ve from power source going…
Okay, it now over, and now time to use the van. We borrowed ideas from many blogs and websites, videos and forum posts, and each helped us design “our” van. So to pay back I’ve made a video of ours with enough detail so that anyone looking can see what…
Well that was easier than expected. DVLA sent us a new V5 today with all the correct changes, confirming it is now a motor caravan and has 4 seats! No hassle, no questions, no inspections, and no cost. Just over 3 weeks turnaround. Just a case of writing a letter,…
Todays job was boxing in some pipework and wiring that goes from the kitchen area, across behind the seats to the diesel heater then under the passenger seat to the waste water tank. The pipework and cabling is neat in tubes, just needs cosmetic covering up. Under the passenger seat…
We wanted a Heki Midi – but once we got the van we thought it was too big, so in the end got a Heki air quad, 400×400 installation with fixed ventilation. But having never installed before, we knew this would be a challenge! Firstly, I made a frame out of…
The 240v electric requirements are quite simple for us as we seldom use 240v. Most of the time we run on gas/12v – and everything we carry runs on 12v or USB. So 240v is simply for a mains battery charger and a single socket that we can use for…