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Category: Campervan
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Building a minimal VW T6 campervan (twice)
A while ago, I wrote about minimal campervan conversions – i.e. what is the least you can do to call your van a campervan? In 2023,…
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From Lead Acid to Lithium: 15 Years of Battery Tech on the Road
Fifteen years ago, I sat under an awning at a Devon campsite, juggling cables, adapters, a 20Ah Halfords-branded lead acid power pack, and an ageing MacBook…
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Fitting a swivel seat base to a vw t4
One of the first jobs on the list when we bought Hercules was a swivel base for the passenger seat. T4 vans come with either a…
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Introducing Freerange Freelance!
Those of you who have followed a link to campervanthings.com might be confused to see a different domain name and site title “Freerange Freelance”. Let me…
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Using a cheap Quechua tarp fresh as a campervan awning
We are using a Quechua tarp fresh as an awning/canopy. We already had the tarp, which we used for tent camping to provide some outdoor rain…
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We have a van again!
Far longer in the planning than i’d like, but we now have a campervan again! This one is a 2001 VW T4 2.5 tdi short wheelbase…
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Minimal campervan conversion – what actually constitutes a campervan?
A year on from saying goodbye to our last campervan, we are really missing vanlife, so making plans for the next one. Our last van came…
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How to live in a van and travel – new book from Vandogtraveller
I was lucky enough to be sent an advanced copy of Mike Hudson’s (AKA Vandogtraveller) new book How to live in a van and travel”. I’ve…
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Taking a break
Camper Van Things is taking a break for a while. It’s been fun, but Rocky has moved onto new adventures with a new owner, and therefore…
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Where is Rocky?
From reading this neglected blog you’d be forgiven for thinking that Rocky has been abandoned for the last couple of years in a warehouse, but happily…
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You can take a man out of a camper van but…
It’s sad I know, but while visiting the warehouse where Rocky is laid up for a while, I got nostalgic for my second home, and spent…
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Microcampers, teardrop trailers and compact caravans.
Our VW camper is already pretty small, but will sleep four adults, and will fit in a regular parking space, but it is (for us) a…