We decided to go away with the Whippets as Jo’s birthday is on the same day as our Wedding Anniversary. We thought we’d wait until the last minute before choosing where to go due to the storm rolling in over the UK, and Dorset was earmarked to have the best weather anywhere in the UK […]
Continue ReadingCampervan Trip – Camp Turkey in the Derbyshire Dales
Campervan Tales Weekend Meetup With Friday booked off work we set off nice and early to the meetup at the Waterloo Inn in Biggin, just past Buxton. The sun was shining and the skies were blue which was a massive change to the weekend at Sentry Circle – I think we’d forgotten what travelling in […]
Continue ReadingCampervan Trip – Sentry Circle Camping Weekend
Wonderful weekend celebrating the “almost” finished Betty Boondocker. When we saw Kirsty and Purdy’s video arranging a meet up to see them off we couldn’t resist! We’d seen their videos showing off Sentry Circle and also a little tour from One Man and his Whippet so were excited to go. With a Friday booked off […]
Continue Reading?Campervan Trip: Tan Hill Inn & The Lake District
During the last few days of 2018 we met up with the “Whippets” and camped at the highest pub in England, The Tan Hill Inn, for the night, oh what a night that was with gale force winds rocking the van all night and whistling through the van vents. Then we travelled over the the […]
Continue ReadingInstalling a 150 Watt Solar Panel onto a Fiat Ducato Campervan
It’s not a job we looked forward to, in fact I think we had huge doubts about doing this, but when you break down each task it’s so easy. Our biggest worry, aside from drilling a hole in our van roof as you do try and keep water out of your van so putting a […]
Continue ReadingTribute 670 Modifying the Electrics & applying Window Tints
Although we love our new van, and were fine with how it’s made, we needed extras, like more than 1 12v outlet, and some extra battery power for off grid adventures. While I was at it I also tinted the windows to give some protection against the heat and give some privacy too. Links to […]
Continue ReadingVW T6 Campervan – What’s it Worth? And Our Camping Past & Future
So it seems changing the interior of our van added not only to the desirability but also to the value of our van. So how much is it now worth and what other campervans can you buy with the same money? We are John & Mandy, and sometimes Cooper too. We travel, mostly in our […]
Continue ReadingStoneleigh International Kit Car Show 2018
We had a great bank holiday weekend in the T6 visiting the Stoneleigh Kit Car Show. It was our last trip out in the T6 before we swapped to our new van. The weather was brilliant, the event was great, looking around all the kit cars and parts was really interesting. Check out http://www.nationalkitcarshow.co.uk/ for […]
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