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Back in January 2023, my old Ex Rac, T5.1 van was crashed into, writing it off completely. Thankfully, no one was seriously hurt apart from the van and, you can say, a bit of my mental sanity. It took over a year to release this for a few reasons,
Mercedes Sprinter Van Build
In this Mercedes Sprinter camper conversion, I clean and prep the floor, scrub away grime, and check for rust — practical, unglamorous progress with lessons learned along the way. A new dawn, a dodgy door, and a Dishmatic revelation It’s a new day I’ve been off sick for a
Mercedes Sprinter Van Build
A cold, wet breath fogs the inside of the windscreen and the little fan heater hums like it’s trying to blow up a hot air balloon with a paper straw. It’s zero degrees in here and the heat isn’t touching the sides. Morale is similar. So today’
Van Maintenance & Repairs
Step-by-step: treating rust, applying Krust and Hammerite primer and sealing floor holes with expoxy putty during my Mercedes Sprinter Van conversion.
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Sitting back with a drink in your van after a long day sounds like the perfect end to a road trip. But before you crack open that bottle, let’s address the question: can you legally drink in your van in the UK? The Legal Framework The law is clear:
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Fair to say it's been a bit of a weekend in the UK with Storm Darragh making its presence known and it's a time where I'm grateful to have a battery power bank in the form of the AllPowers R600, and yes one day
Mercedes Sprinter Van Build
Getting down and dirty in this video with the Mercedes sprinter van build, although it's more of a van destruction as I take on the nemesis, the battery guard 3000.
Mercedes Sprinter Van Build
Every van build has to start somewhere. Without a clue, tools, guidance or a care in the world, I start my first ever solo van build with my Ex British Gas Cadent Mercedes Sprinter 313.
Mercedes Sprinter Van Build
Four screws out of a laptop rack and it went straight to the floor, because the only other thing holding it up was gravity. Here's what stripping the racking out of an ex-Cadent Sprinter actually involves, and what I found underneath it all.
Mercedes Sprinter Van Build
Alright, let's get into it. This is the beginning of my journey converting a Mercedes Transporter into a fully functional home on wheels. For those with an ex-British Gas van, you'll appreciate the rugged base these vehicles provide for a conversion. Here’s a look
van life essentials
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?
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It's been a long while since I've done a winter stealth camp let along a winter road trip. The last time I did this was in winter during the time of covid when working in the welsh vallies and yet somehow I didn't get