Van 87: Packing Heat
After installing my Autoterm diesel heater a few months ago, I went for a night at a nearby campsite with overnight temperatures predicted at about freezing.
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After installing my Autoterm diesel heater a few months ago, I went for a night at a nearby campsite with overnight temperatures predicted at about freezing.
Continue readingA quick message wishing you a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2024, with apologies for not having posted any videos lately.
Continue readingI recently bought a “6 person living space” tent-like thing from Tesco which was on clearance at just £15. This is the video of me putting it up and testing it for the first time, to use as a cheap awning substitute.
Continue readingWillow Fields campsite at Haxey near Doncaster held a weekend for self-build campervanners and it was great fun.
Continue readingI’m looking for suggestions and help with reworking the legs for my campervan bed and this video explains the issue.
Continue readingI spent a weekend at the VanLife Festival in Shrewsbury along with hundreds of other vans, motorhomes, tents etc.
Continue readingViofo sent me their latest 4K dashcam, the A139Pro to have a look at and as I was considering getting a dashcam anyway, I thought I’d have a look.
Continue readingOnce again the campervan was pressed into service for my filming on Cruising The Cut, resulting in two car park stays, one in North Wales – where I introduced some Very Important Guests to the joys of narrowboating – and one in Milton Keynes. Plus I went to have my new lithium / inverter etc electrical system checked over by the professionals at Bluefix who are qualified and authorised Victron installers.
Continue readingContinuing from the cliffhanger of the last video, this one sees me debug the problem which switched off the induction hob and go on to test the new inverter & battery setup with both the hob and an electric kettle.
Continue readingAn episode in which I complete (almost) the wiring on the new lithium battery / bigger inverter setup in my campervan and begin to test it whereupon disaster apparently strikes!
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