dartmoor
- Vanlife
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…
- Adventures
Camping during an electrical storm – a Microadventure
A few of us sat in the local climbing centre, and hatched a plan for a microadventure on Dartmoor. The idea was to overnight in tents, and climb the following day. As the day arrived, the overnight forecast was for torrential rain and thunderstorms. After much discussion we decided to…
- Vanlife
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…
- Adventures
The stunning beauty of Lustleigh Cleave, Dartmoor
In this video above I take you on a tour of Lustleigh Cleave and the the river Bovey valley on eastern Dartmoor. The place is stunning, with hidden bridges and steep slopes to explore, all with no vehicular access, which just adds to its mystical “lost world” feel. At the…
- Adventures
Trad climbing at Bench Tor, Dartmoor
In today’s Friday fun video, its time for some trad climbing at Bench Tor on Dartmoor. A couple of my friends wanted to go rock climbing, but needed somebody with a rope! So I tagged along with my rope, and witnessed my friends first ever trad climb! For those of…
- Adventures
Haytor Granite Tramway, Dartmoor
So I have been out and about on Dartmoor during the tourist season, so to get away from the crowds I decided to walk out the back of Haytor Rocks (where many tourists fear to tread ;) ) and onto the granite tramway to Holwell quarry. The tramway was built…
- Talbot Express Motorhome
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…
- Adventures
Photos: Mountain biking on Dartmoor
Last weekend I was out on a little mountain bike ride on Dartmoor. I had planned a 15 mile route that circled Widecombe-in-the-moor, and consisted of both on road, and off road tracks. The thought was, if I get knackered too early, I can just leave the route at any…
- VW T4 Transporter Campervan
VW T4 Transporter Camper Van – Exterior Tour
Following on from the interior of the van video, I decided to take the van to Dartmoor and found a great spot to give you a tour of some of the stuff that I have done to the outside of the VW T4 van. In the video I cover the…
- Adventures
Dartmoor bouldering photos
Some more recent bouldering photos from Dartmoor are the feature of today’s blog post. A few of us returned to Combeshead Tor to conquer some problems we had tried earlier in the month, and also try some new ones. There are also some photos from a recent trip to Smallacombe…