Author: David Johns

Vlog 47: The Frankenshelf

Posted on November 27, 2020June 6, 2021 by David Johns

Part 2 of the project to re-route the wiring to the ceiling lights and ventilator fan so that I can remove some plastic ducting which is in the way of my new shelf/cupboard/cabinet thing.

Vlog 46: The Sky is Falling Down

Posted on November 5, 2020June 6, 2021 by David Johns

I never liked the corner unit at the back of the van – it was badly made (by me), looked grotty and didn’t hold much in when going round corners. Plus the shelf over the kitchen wasn’t much better. So, I’m re-making them but in order to do this, the job ends up much bigger than planned as I need to re-route some of the ceiling wiring.

Vlog 45: A Tap on the Head

Posted on August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 by David Johns

The tap that came with the sink unit in the campervan turns out to be rubbish as the pipe junction from the supply tank is just held in with fresh air and hope – in other words, not held in at all, so recently it began spraying water all around the tank area instead of sending it up to the sink. Thus I bought a new tap and fitted that, as shown in this video.

Vlog 44: Wet ‘n’ Wild

Posted on August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 by David Johns

I went for a one-night campervan trip to Billing Aquadrome in the Northamptonshire countryside, meeting up with another van enthusiast as well, whose video is linked below. There I tried out my new pop-up shower tent, with water coming from a collapsible bucket via a battery-operated pump. Did it work? Watch and find out.

Vlog 43: Thanks for all the fish

Posted on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 by David Johns

The final few days of my New Zealand holiday – before it was cut short due to the pandemic – were spent on a superb trip around with Bay of Islands with Travelling K, as well as exploring the Coromandel Peninsula.

Vlog 42: Sun, Sea … and Sand

Posted on April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 by David Johns

After a few days in a hotel in Auckland I picked up my tiny one-person campervan and headed north. I had watched lots of YouTube videos about places to visit and drawn up a long list. This was going to involve lots of driving. In this episode I see a big tree, slide down some sand dunes, and take a ferry trip.

Vlog 41: Show and Tell

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 by David Johns

Before I picked up my rental campervan and headed off around New Zealand’s North Island, I took the chance to visit the Covi Motorhome, Caravan and Outdoor show in Auckland.

Vlog 40: Kiwi Kampervan

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 by David Johns

In which I begin the long-awaited holiday of a lifetime to New Zealand, spending a few days in Auckland first of all and then travelling in a tiny campervan.

Vlog 39: Tranquility Base

Posted on January 24, 2020June 1, 2020 by David Johns

I mentioned in a recent video that I was going to test whether the new “acoustic ducting” from Propex would really reduce noise levels of the HS2000 propane (LPG) heater in the van, plus I wanted to point my infra-red temperature sensor at the exhaust pipework to see how hot it really gets as it wends its way from the heater to the outside of the van, so in this video I do both those things.

Vlog 38: Kind of a big Deal

Posted on January 11, 2020January 11, 2020 by David Johns

On December 29th, some wonderful friends I used to work in Kent with decided to have a catch-up and meal at a local pub, and I was invited along too. I went down in the campervan and stayed overnight on the road overlooking the sea. Before I left in the morning, I went for a quick tour of the seafront. This is the video of that trip (obviously)