The Campervan Thread

[fossyant]

All looks very civilised @fossyant

See, you don't have to rough it !

Bala in early May for 5 nights. We'll take the tent as a living area, and MrsF want's to sleep in the van as we can level it - think the site is a little sloping. Another posh site.

 

[Drago]

No roughing involved. The RIB bed in my bus is soo comfy.

I'll slap up some pics of my setup next week, home away from home.

 

[fossyant]

We've got two Thermarest Mondokings.

Expensive but super comfy. Discovered that one of them (brand new) has a faulty inlet valve. It's not 'one way', so is making topping up the air a little tricky. The carry bag doubles as a quick inflater but due to the valve being faulty, as soon as you try and 'fluff' the bag for air, the airbed deflates before your next attempt. I did blow it up with a battery inflator, but that's not the point when the air bed is £220. I've emailed asking for a replacement as we bought it nearly 60 days ago, but not even opened. The daft thing is, I checked one of them last week, but as you'd have it, not the faulty one. After blowing up and locking the valve, it functioned perfectly. They do deflate and roll up very quickly once you open the 'out' valve.

 

[Drago]

Spare wheel carrier fitted.

Today a good clean and check over prior to hitting the road on Tuesday.

 

[Ridgeway]

Spare wheel carrier fitted.

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Today a good clean and check over prior to hitting the road on Tuesday.

Did you have to use the drill 😬

 

[Drago]

Did you have to use the drill 😬

Yes. And know this - drilling into my minty fresh £57,000 van was a heart-stopping experience!

Measure twice cut once? I measured about 150 times over the course of a week!

 

[Ridgeway]

Yes. And know this - drilling into my minty fresh £57,000 van was a heart-stopping experience!

Measure twice cut once? I measured about 150 times over the course of a week!

I can well imagine 😁 always a nervous moment. I remember drilling the roof of the van which i have to do again very soon, never a nice moment 😬

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Yes. And know this - drilling into my minty fresh £57,000 van was a heart-stopping experience!

Measure twice cut once? I measured about 150 times over the course of a week!

My problem with drilling is that I tend to measure twice and get a different result each time
so I measure again and then wonder wether I have 2 wrong measures or not

so I try again and generally end up with 2 of each

basically I should not be let loose with a drill or saw with anything that needs precision
which is probably why my woodwork teacher at school generally just ignored me most lessons!

 

[Gunk]

Spare wheel carrier fitted.

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Today a good clean and check over prior to hitting the road on Tuesday.

Nice Cameo of you in the window @Drago

 

[Drago]

Nice Cameo of you in the window @Drago

That's a sticker.

 

[Ridgeway]

That's a sticker.

😂 that’s good. I can just imagine that.

Booked a day off work tomorrow to get some van stuff done.

And just booked the Easter few days away🐇🐣 fire pit on the beach has been requested by the nippers😉

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 7th
As seen in the present edition

https://brownbirdandcompany.co.uk/

 

[fossyant]

Back off again this weekend - last minute booked Shell Island (again) for two nights - just the two of us. Different plot sussed, so we're going right near the sea. May take the paddleboard. Original plan was a night at Llyn Padarn, but weather looks smashing for the sunsets.

Going minimal stuff as much as possible. This time rear 3 seats will remain in the car, and I'll take out the two individual seats and the table.

Loving the name 'Dotty' @Drago

MrsF wants to call ours "Van Diesel" !

I've said it's called 'The Van'. Might call is 'Thunder Bus' because it just rumbles along.

 

[Drago]

Called mine Dotty after my MiL. She's now sadly deceased, but when she was ill she told us just to go and buy the camper and stop putting it off as life is too short. She was right.

Off to Beeston Regis tomorrow, North Norfolk coast on the edge of Sheringham. Lovely view of the sea from our camping spot. Bruce is looking forward to it.

 

[Alex321]

Back off again this weekend - last minute booked Shell Island (again) for two nights - just the two of us.

Going minimal stuff as much as possible.

Well if you pick the right (or wrong depending on your POV) part of Shell Island, "minimal" means you don't even need clothes