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Author: Rick Hurst
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Charging a Nexus 4 from a Solargorilla (and proper solar set-up daydreams)
With the recent rare uk heatwave, my mind drifted back to solar panels, and I dug out my solargorilla to see if it is capable of…
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Basket, bell that rings and things that make it look good
Over the last month or so i’ve continued to add things to Rocky – no actual basket or bells (that’s just a Pink Floyd reference), but…
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Tiny Home Trailers
I somehow ended up watching this documentary on youtube: We The Tiny House People, about people building their own homes, most of which are in the…
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Braindump June 2013
Where exactly did June 2013 go?
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Custom dipstick on 1.9 diesel 1Y Engine fitted to a T25
After having a 1Y engine fitted to our T25, using the oddly shaped sump from the 1.6, the old dipstick (which i’m not even convinced was…
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Bristol Volksfest 2013
A couple of weekends ago we headed over to Bristol Volksfest as it was on our doorstep and the weather was good, so it seemed rude…
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Campervan errand bike
One of the things people often mention when comparing camping in tents to camping in camper vans, is that it can be a pain to pack…
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Braindump May 2013
Not for the first time i’ve found myself stepping back from Twitter most of this month, and when I got drawn in, I got very frustrated…
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Another sunny North Devon weekend (well, mostly..)
We lucked out again with a sunny bank holiday weekend in North Devon, chilling out with friends in a field and on the beach for a…
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Instructions for fitting a T25 swivel seat plate from Just Kampers
First a disclaimer – I am probably one of the worst amateur mechanics out there, follow my advice at your own risk! These are not official…
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A windswept Vanwest 2013
Last weekend we went to our second Vanwest event at Brean sands. Unfortunately we didn’t get the previous weekends amazing weather and it was ridiculously windy,…
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Idyllic bank holiday weekend
This is exactly what I had in mind when we decided to buy a camper van. A rare coincidence of fantastic weather and bank holiday weekend…