Category: Travels

Van 91: Croeso I Gymru

Posted on August 19, 2024 by David Johns

I was invited along to a brand new campsite in Wales so a friend and I went along in our campervans on what would turn out to be a very warm August weekend.

Van 89: Bard cheese

Posted on June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 by David Johns

A new event, of sorts, this was Camperlife@Stratford at Stratford Racecourse, a weekend get-together for van folk.

Van 87: Packing Heat

Posted on January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 by David Johns

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.

Van 86: Getting It Up

Posted on September 12, 2023 by David Johns

I 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.

Van 85: Willow Fields of Dreams

Posted on July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 by David Johns

Willow Fields campsite at Haxey near Doncaster held a weekend for self-build campervanners and it was great fun.

Van 83: That Festival Feeling

Posted on June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 by David Johns

I spent a weekend at the VanLife Festival in Shrewsbury along with hundreds of other vans, motorhomes, tents etc.

Van 81: Double Parked

Posted on May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 by David Johns

Once 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.

Van 76: A Battery of Motorhomes

Posted on February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 by David Johns

I go to collect a new lithium battery but spend most of my time nosing around a stock of vans for sale.

Vlog 66: A Ferry Nice Day

Posted on September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 by David Johns

This is a very quick and silly little vlog in which nothing happens but it documents my recent trip to Ferryside near Carmarthen in south Wales, where I was doing some filming for my Cruising the Cut channel.

Vlog 65: Show Me The Monied

Posted on July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 by David Johns

I went down to Henley-on-Thames for the annual Thames Traditional Boat Festival (that video is over on my Cruising the Cut channel) and stayed in the campervan so I made this vlog of the trip from the van perspective. The Festival includes a decent display of classic cars too, so that’s what I’ve focused on here.