One thing we’ve found out really quickly about spending time in the van is it’s great to have time on your own, but wayyyyy better to spend time with a small group of like-minded people every so often too. We got so relaxed and had such a great time with everyone at this meetup that […]
Continue ReadingRemoval of Old Solar Panel and fitting a new 360W Panel
After recently installing a new roof rack I can now start to upgrade our solar power by installing a new 360 watt solar panel, but first I have the messy task of removing the old solar panel that’s stuck down to our van roof using sikaflex 512. To start the removal process I had 3 […]
Continue ReadingHouse, Van & Meetups Chit Chat
We thought it was about time to give you an update on how the house sale is going and also to go over some of the recent updates on the van and also chat about future plans for meetups and your videos. Let’s start with elephant in the room, what’s going on with the house […]
Continue ReadingFitting a Fiamma Roof Rack on a Fiat Ducato
In this final part of the Fiamma Trilogy I fit the Fiamma Roof Rack system to our Fiat Ducato Campervan. The main reason for fitting this roof rack is so we can install more solar panels on the roof and also to allow us to fit some storage boxes too hopefully. Looking to buy this […]
Continue ReadingInstalling a Fiamma Carry Bike 200 DJ on a Fiat Ducato Campervan
In the 2nd part of my Fiamma installs I fit the CarryBike 200 DJ to my Fiat Ducato campervan. This wasn’t the most straightforward installation, mainly as the instructions are not the best, and mainly as I was installing this on my own and therefore it might have been better to get help before I […]
Continue ReadingServices & Costs for Full Time Vanlife
What do you “need” for full time van life? A Legal Address: Once problem right away is you need an address for things like van insurance, driving license, travel insurance, NHS and Doctors, vehicle V5, pet passport & Vets, your bank and credit card company amongst many others. You could use a relative or friend’s […]
Continue ReadingVW T6 Campervan teardown – Ready for the new Interior
I started the re-conversion this week by removing everything and ended up finding a few more faults to fix too. I picked up the new furniture kit and will be fitting new new 12mm ply floor and alto floor covering this weekend.
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