Honest Van Life Adventures and Reviews
It’s only my second year of owning a fridge in my van, and now that I have one, there’s no looking back. However, keeping things cool in the summer isn’t easy. A fridge solves one problem, but keeping the batteries topped up with the sun is a whole different thing. Let’s discuss choosing a solar panel.
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Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit, it’s hotter than a billy goat in a pepper patch out here! If you’re living the van life, you know that a heatwave can turn your cozy home-on-wheels into a rolling sauna. But don’t sweat it, folks! We’ve got some cool-as-a-cucumber tips to help you beat the heat.
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After last year’s unforgettable van life uk festival (check out my review here), I couldn’t contain my excitement and anticipation for the next instalment. Promised to be the UK’s largest van life event, I wondered if scaling up would compromise the genuine festival atmosphere and allow sponsorships to dominate. Well, let me regale you with tales from Vanlife Fest Festival 2023, where the vans roamed free, the traffic jams were epic, and the laughs were aplenty.
Read moreIn an effort to attract a more diverse (and younger crowd) the Camping and Caravan club teamed up with the Warner group UK to host the Campervan Campout. Can the old school Caravan and Camping crowd attract the van life community or was this just a cash in?
Read moreIf you’re a van lifer, you know that festivals are a great way to meet other van-dwellers, explore new places, and have some fun. But with so many different festivals to choose from, it can be hard to know what to pack. Here are a few unique festival must-haves for van lifers:
Read moreEating well when out on the road isn’t easy, sometimes after a long day you just need something quick and easy to eat, other than fast food chains. For months I’ve asked many friend for ideas to help me with my idea for One Pan Van meals and whilst I’m sure it’s easy if you know how to cook, it’s not easy if you are a culinary genius like my myself.
After the shambles that was the Stroud Self Build Vanlife Event, I was looking forward to meeting up with some friends for a weekend of van life or at the very least some random camping adventures. We had no plans, no agenda, and no idea what we were going to do. But that’s what made it so much fun!#vanlife #vanlifefestival #stealthcamping
Read moreWe all know there are 100’s of different SIM card and data sims to choose from to make sure you have internet whilst living the van life thing. But what one is the best?
To compare plans, look at the length of contract vs price vs data vs cash back is a absolute nightmare so instead of all that I’ll just tell you what my experiences are live with my very simple van life internet setup.
Read moreIn 2022 I spent a whopping £520 to get the rear wheel bearings replaced on my van. It turns out that the removing one deafening noise of a wheel bearing would reveal another wheel bearing issue, but this was to be ignored for a while, in fact till this week when enough was enough and I just needed my van life house to be right.
The sudden need to get this fixed isn’t due anything mechanical (although it should be) it’s down to my Youtube Chanel and my inability to edit out background noise… let me explain.
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