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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 Instagram
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You know those days when you think, right, I’m finally getting my act together — and then your camera decides to record everything except the audio? Yeah, that’s been the general theme of my van build lately. Progress has been slower than a pensioner overtaking on a hill, partly
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Driving for hours in a van is knackering enough without the constant deluge of road noise battering your ears. Every mile feels longer when you're fighting tyre roar, wind noise, and the general racket of being inside a metal box doing 70mph. Then you finally park up. Maybe
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When most people think of van life, they imagine waking up to stunning mountain views, sipping a hot brew with the back doors wide open. And sure, sometimes it’s like that. But most of the time? You’re brushing your teeth with half a bottle of water while trying
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In this blog post I'll share common beginner misconceptions and simple lessons about what I've learned starting out in Van life at a the age of 48 including expectations vs. reality, managing daily routines, plus unexpected benefits and challenges. When I first started van life, one
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Ever been stuck with a dead phone during a camping trip? Or lost power at home during a storm? The iAllPowers S2000 Pro power station might just be the solution you need. This compact power box packs enough juice to keep your essential devices running when traditional power isn'
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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,
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Finally the floor is up in my Mercedes Sprinter Conversion and that leads to the inevitable question, how best to fill the holes left over from ripping up the floor. Pardon the phrasing here but there's many types of holes that need filling. First up are the ones
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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
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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
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In my latest van life adventure, I hit a new level of "oops" when a flat tire strikes on a quiet Saturday night, in the most remote spot possible, with no garage for miles. Talk about bad timing – this happens right before my first day at a new