Setting off from Fort William I’ve worked out I do about 10 miles per 1 litre of fuel. But at economical speeds the red light comes on at about 130 miles even tho I’ve got a 19L tank. This means I’m the one hunting for fuel at every town.
Continue reading Swedes & YanksDouble Cheesecake & Dancing
After an acceptable breakfast, Aimi spent some time cleaning her gigantic screen having realised it’s unusable when road crud gets on it. We decided to take the direct route, avoiding the motorway and Glasgow… because Glasgow. This meant we were up into the hills on small roads straight away which challenged Adam.
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Prep For Rain
It seems everyone has come around to my way of thinking at last. It’s only taken 17 years…
I’ve had an (air quotes) “adventure” bike since 2009 and never looked back. And while I spend an alarming amount of time drooling at the BMW K1100 cafe racer custom bikes on Facebook market place, I’ve never bought one. This is mostly because it’s really hard to buy something you know isn’t going to be as good as something you’ve already got. Even if it’s all about “the experience”…
Continue reading Prep For RainDOACC: Left Door Done
Diary Of A Camper Conversion
Let’s get this door finished, it’s been bugging me for too long.
Continue reading DOACC: Left Door DoneDOACC: The Battery Slide
Diary Of A Camper Conversion
Busy day today, tackling 3 jobs.
Continue reading DOACC: The Battery SlideDOACC: Kitchen Cabinet Install
Diary Of A Camper Conversion
Finally! Two things happened.
It rained. The plants have been gasping for weeks now.
And with the wall carpeted, the kitchen drawer unit and the sink unit can be installed. These panels have been hanging out in my garage for about a month waiting to get to this point. But now they are in and this marks the end of another milestone. The cabinetry structure is complete.
Continue reading DOACC: Kitchen Cabinet InstallDOACC: A Flock Of Carpets
Diary Of A Camper Conversion
This update covers a couple of afternoon’s of carpeting. Not too much to say about it other than spray glue stinks. I can see how easy it is to get an accidental high working with this stuff.
Continue reading DOACC: A Flock Of CarpetsDOACC: Carpeting The Ceiling
Diary Of A Camper Conversion
It’s not a normal thing to do in a house, but stretch carpet is all the rage in the campervanning world. And I can see why…
Continue reading DOACC: Carpeting The CeilingDOACC: An Expensive Green Mistake
With all the panelling done I can now start carpeting…
Except I don’t have any glue left. I’m waiting on an eBay delivery so we will have to get on with something else till it arrives.
Continue reading DOACC: An Expensive Green MistakeDOACC: Suprise Door Removal
Diary Of A Camper Conversion
Somewhere in my history I picked up some sprung loaded cabinet hinges so today I tried to fix them to the over cab locker door. With the thickening panels glue having dried overnight I marked them up and screwed the hinges into place before using some quick clamps to hold the whole thing up while I attach them to the van.
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