Checking the rear differential oil level and filling it up
I’d have to check my rear differential oil level often – because it leaked – and top it up when needed. It’s simple to do but If I had ignored it a gear rebuild or new differential would probably be costly. I showed you how I fixed the leak (here), now I’ll show you how […]
Waxoyling the van with air compressor and gun
I managed to borrow a compressor and was finally able to properly get to all those internal areas. In this post I’ll go over how and where I waxoyled the van. First I’ll quickly mention a thing about the gun and the compressor… The Shutz gun This gun has a screw thread that is designed […]
Changing the engine coolant
The engine coolant is easy to forget about yet it’s job is really important – it keeps the engine from overheating, stops internal corrosion and prevents freezing. But why change the coolant? The chemicals in an engine coolant start to break down and stop doing their job after a while – about 2 years for […]
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EDIT: This was a 5 day only offer and it has now ended. Have a look at this crazy deal – it’s available for 5 days only – ending on the 5th of December 2015 OKtiny.com is offering 31 tiny house living plans, magazines, how to guides and more (normally $592) for only $49 (about […]
Fitting extra locks to my van
I always said that security is the main thing I worry about when living and travelling in my van. It’s the only reason I’m never too keen on staying around big cities for too long. My van is pretty easy to break into You can non destructively get in without a key by using a […]
Welcome to Hull – my home city
The city of Hull, UK, is where I grew up. I lived here all my life and moved away when I was 20. Hull was the starting point of my journey when I set off around Europe in a van with my two friends in 2014 (see the tracker map) and it’s where I go […]
Welding the van – fixing some rust holes on the wheel arches
The van needed some welding doing. It always did need welding doing but the holes were covered with fibreglass. But fibreglass doesn’t last very long. I took the van to my friend Matt’s workshop – you know him from the blog and travels. He fixes up old cars and makes things like mini-moto snowmobiles, solar […]
The MOT – here’s what the van failed on
The van was last MOTed 18 month ago! and yeah, for everyone asking, my MOT has been overdue for 6 months. And for those of you who are not in the UK: The MOT is the compulsory annual test to check a cars roadworthiness. I thought I’d share the results with you. This 14 year old […]
Summer 2015 living and travelling Europe in a van – Part 2
This is part 2 of my vanlife summer 2015. See part 1 here: Summer 2015 living and travelling Europe in a van – Part 1 We left the Czech party with some van friends we’d met from Berlin And camped along the river in Czech for a couple of weeks See post on 2 weeks of vanlife […]