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The essential guide to installing a woodburner in your campervan

I have a new woodburner for the van. I went back to Dave at Glastonbury Burners and got a new "mini-cyclops" burner which is based on my old Gnome. In this video and article I am going to show you how I removed my old wood burner and installed the…

How much did it cost to build my campervan?

One of the most frequently asked questions I get is how much did it cost to build by camper van, and where did you source the parts from? Well in this blog post I'm going to break it all down for you and provide you with the links to where…

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…

Vauxhall Movano Rustic Self-Build Campervan Tour

I recently met up with Theo and Bee from The Indie Projects, who came down to Dartmoor to interview me about my self built Vauxhall Movano camper van. I have been subscribed to Theo and Bee's YouTube channel for a number of years, and have followed their European travels in…

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Renault Master Campervan

31st May 2020
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Renault Master LWB – I’ve got a new van build!
I want to you introduce you to my new self build project. A 2015 Renault Master that I will be converting into a rustic campervan over the course of the next few months! It took a long time to decide to actually sell my old Vauxhall Movano campervan. It had…
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27th May 2020
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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…
Mountain Biking

7th October 2019
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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…

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How To

30th December 2018
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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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22nd March 2015
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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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1st March 2015
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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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16th December 2018
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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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11th November 2015
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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…
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2nd April 2017
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Vauxhall Movano Rustic Self-Build Campervan Tour
I recently met up with Theo and Bee from The Indie Projects, who came down to Dartmoor to interview me about my self built Vauxhall Movano camper van. I have been subscribed to Theo and Bee’s YouTube channel for a number of years, and have followed their European travels in…

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16th December 2018
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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…
Outdoor Adventures

26th June 2017
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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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19th February 2018
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Vanlife TV Update: What have I been doing?
Its been a while since I have posted a new video, or even written a blog post, and there’s a few reasons for that. Firstly, I have been busy just getting on with life, working, hanging out with friends etc and have never found the time to sit down and…

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