Jackery
Jackery Explorer 1500 Ultra review: 1,536Wh, IP65, a record 98% efficiency, and one charging claim that doesn't survive the arithmetic.
It's great to see a new festival on the VanLife events list for 2026 and with a small bonus. No more travelling up north or across the entire length or width of the UK to get to a London-based festival. Leave No Trace is based in Dursley,
Leaving your tyres until your MOT could cost you significantly more than simply getting them changed sooner. Relying on an annual test centre inspection to tell you when your rubber is unsafe is a massive legal and financial gamble, especially it comes to your Vanlife home on wheels. The statutory
allpowers
Six months, three severe storms, and countless nights in a freezing van. Is the budget-friendly Allpowers R600 a brilliant entry-level power station, or just an overpriced paperweight?
parksups
The term "hidden gem" gets thrown around far too easily on TikTok and Instagram these days. You know the drill: a drone shot of a perfectly flat, manicured pitch, full electric hook-ups, and a quaint on-site shop flogging artisanal eggs at prices that'd make
parksups
Forestry England has officially announced a brand-new, 60-day trial running from 16 July to 14 September 2026. They are opening up selected forest car parks across the country to self-contained campervans and motorhomes for overnight stays. High Lodge at Thetford Forest is one of the primary locations
Parking & Access
Eryri National Park in North Wales has dropped its overnight parking ban at nine of 11 car parks after a backlash. What the U-turn means for van life.
A UK-to-Spain campervan convoy through some of the most cinematic landscapes on earth? Here's everything you need to know about the Badlands Adventure Convoy — and why it might just be the trip of 2026. I don't know about you, but there are some trips
van build
The visit to the electrician did not go well. In fact it went worse than I thought it could, which is saying something, because I'd set the bar somewhere around "mild disaster" before I even got there. So I hadn't recorded anything for about
Van conversion guides, honest kit reviews and UK van life, written from a Sprinter in Wales.
There’s something about cracking open a beer when you've parked up in an easy spot taking in your surroundings and you might even hear a distant sheep farting on the breeze. But let's be honest, van life is not easy. It is a constant struggle
Short answer: mostly yes. Long answer: it's complicated, and getting it wrong could cost you £25,000, three months in prison, and your driving license. Here's what you actually need to know. When I first moved into my Sprinter, I had a lot of questions. Where
I can't take all the credit to hitting the 500 mile stone. It's taken 4 years, 219 videos to finally hit the magic 500 subscribers and half of those, if im going to be cynical are going to be bots, but thank you to each and
Festivals everywhere are feeling the pressure right now… rising costs, tighter margins, and tougher times behind the scenes. But here’s the thing… Vanlifers United isn’t just another festival. It’s a community. It’s connection. It’s your people. Find out more at Vanlife-events.co.uk or
Dust off the camping chairs and get those self-builds out of the driveway—the UK van life festival season for 2026 is shaping up to be a massive one. Whether your rig is fully finished or you're still staring at exposed plywood and half-done insulation, these
Picture the scene. Late November 2024. You've pulled into Royal Albert Drive just before dark. Sea on one side, cliffs on the other. Parked properly. No chairs out. No awning. Kettle on. You're planning to sleep, wake up early, and be gone before most dog walkers
With the release of the Bluetti Charger 2 coming onto the market, it's invariably going to mean the Charger 1 is going to be on the second-hand market a lot more. But just because it's not the biggest and shiniest model, does that mean you
I'll be straight with you - when I first heard about this, I thought someone was having me on. Charging your EcoFlow Delta Pro or Allpowers portable battery from the same charging points used by Teslas and Leafs? Sounds mental. But it's not only possible, it'
It's official Chinese diesel heater season for van life here in the uk and on Amazon's Black Friday I picked up myself something to keep me cosy on those longer, colder van life nights. Snappily name, namely the snappily titles 8KW Diesel Heater, HBS1S Portable Diesel
You know the drill: the alarm blares at silly-o’clock, coffee’s brewing, and you’re itching to point the van’s nose towards Cornwall. Then—click-click-click—your leisure battery mutters nah, pal. We’ve all been there, spanner in hand, wishing we’d spent ten minutes
The build didn't start the way I planned. I had a heart attack. Short and plain works better here than a teaser line — this isn't a post that needs a hook to earn a click, the title's already doing that job.
TL;DR (read this if you skim everything) Instagram has a new “Maps” feature that can pin your posts to an exact road. Quiet rollout. Big risk. Van lifers, solo travellers, and families: this can expose your home, workshop, or park-up in real time. Do this now: 1) Set
