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Category: Remote Working
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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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Raspberry Pi WIFI bridged access point
I usually rely on a wired ethernet connection in my home office, enabled by a powerline adapter running through the mains wiring to the house, where…
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Freerange Freelance (aka Camper Van Things) integrated into this blog
Back in 2010 I started writing about “Remote Working”, initially on this blog, then split off into a separate “Rick on the Road” blog, written using…
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Running a home office using solar power – part 1
Although I like to use our campervan as a mobile office, I mainly work from a home “office” built in an existing shed. The breeze-block building…
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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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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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Surviving a rainy campervan trip
I’m sat writing this in deepest Norfolk, using the passenger swivel seat as my office chair, while on the other side of the curtain (seperating the…
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Where’s my office now?
Just stumbled across this blog (no longer exists) about this stateside couple living and working on the road in their VW Vanagon (T25/T3 to us Brits).…
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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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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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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…