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Category: Campervan
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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…
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VW T25 Mobile Office
After years of working from tents and the passenger seat of a VW Beetle, I finally have a luxury mobile office! Before you get excited wondering…
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Bodywork almost done!
Although this is far from a professional job, it’s a massive improvement on the brush painted grey primer, rust streaks and patches Rocky had a couple…
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Bodywork spruce-up
So Rocky has now passed his M.O.T., but after picking him up from the garage I only drove a few metres before attacking him with a…
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T25 mobile stage
Love this photo of a T25 being used as a mobile stage by US band Half Blonde. Their music isn’t bad either! I’ve actually just started…
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The WTF switch
Does your camper have a WTF switch? Rocky has three – two on the dash and one on the outside of the wardrobe. Having a vehicle…
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Gone with the Wynns
Nikki and Jason Wynn sold it all, packed up their 2 cats, bought an RV, and hit the road! Another inspirational travel blog by a young…
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Upgrading a VW T25 1.6 diesel CS to a 1.9 1Y engine
I’ve mentioned a few times before how I find the frugal little 1.6 CS non-turbo diesel engine that Rocky came with a bit underpowered. Before we…
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Painting the spare steelies
One day we might buy some badass alloy wheels for Rocky, but that really is at the bottom of the list. In the meantime steelies will…
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Is it worth putting winter tyres on a T25?
Before we set off on our cross-country trip just before christmas, I started looking into winter tyres for Rocky. Unlike other Northern European countries, winter tyres…
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Brain dump February 2013
I spent a lot of my spare time working on my camper van blog this month, which has now been relaunched as campervanthings.com. As well as…