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First week of travel

March 15, 2014 No Comments

I’ve been living in the van for just over a week and have travelled 1400 miles from England to Spain. I have a couple of

Europe POI download (standard GPX format)

March 11, 2014 8 Comments

There’s many great POI resources scattered around the net but the main problem compatibility – with all the different file types and formats. Everyone uses

ITS TIME for step 3. Its time for travel!

March 7, 2014 4 Comments

Over the past 4 months I have become completely obsessed, side-tracked, absorbed and totally oblivious to everything else around me apart from van stuff. I

My DIY camper – from rusty van to cosy home in 5 months

March 4, 2014 64 Comments

My van conversion is finally complete. Here are some more of the details and specification…

All the details of the van conversion

March 2, 2014 50 Comments

OK not ALL the details. I’m gonna liken this post to that kitchen draw where you just throw all those batteries, screws and paperclips

Broken again – A list of work done on the van

February 26, 2014 27 Comments

The van has been in the garage for nearly 2 weeks now so I thought I’d do a list of all work done. It went

Getting to know my engine

February 17, 2014 13 Comments

I thought it might be a good idea to get to know the engine on the van (Ford Duratorq 2.4L) a little better and get

Installing parking sensors

February 8, 2014 9 Comments

Going straight from driving a little VW Golf to a big van with no back windows is pretty scary when it comes to parking up

making a kitchen in a van

February 6, 2014 12 Comments

This is where things get exciting. Things start to look and feel like a home! I tried the van out the other night and being