29 March 2021

Campervan Conversion - Part 5 - The Solar Panels & Major Electrical Items

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This is number five in the series of posts about our campervan conversion, following on from Part 4 .    The solar panels arrived last weeke...
20 March 2021

Campervan Conversion - Part 4 - Water Tanks & Shower Room Framing

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In this post, we're initially looking at the water requirements for the van build. We've bought a 75 litre tank for fresh water and ...
18 March 2021

Fruits in the Garden - Part 2

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It's been a while, but as we mentioned in Part 1  we decided to add to the collection of edible bushes & trees in the garden.   This...
13 March 2021

Campervan Conversion - Part 3 - Sound Insulation & Shower Tray Installation

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Following on from Part 2 , the next step was to install some acoustic insulation.    I applied proprietary butyl rubber sound-deadening pane...
06 March 2021

Campervan Conversion - Part 2 - Stripping out, Rooflights and Partial Framing

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Since the first post, I've been clearing out the van load space.  I'd originally thought of keeping some of the previous panelling b...
27 February 2021

Campervan Conversion - Part 1 - The Original Vehicle

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We've decided to build ourselves a camper van, or rather to buy a van we could then fit-out as a camper.    The initial idea is to retai...
13 February 2021

Garden Casualties ....

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In the early hours of last Friday morning, just before I was off to bed, I noticed our cheap-and-cheerful 4-channel digital thermometer was ...