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Buying A Used Van For VanLife... A Complete Beginners Guide & Checklist.

Oct 26, 2021
26 min

Buying A Used Van For VanLife... A Complete Beginners Guide & Checklist.

Hi everybody, so one thing that all van lifers have in common is that we all have vans however for the majority of people starting out with van life they will have never owned a van before so choosing and buying a decent van to start their journey with can be quite stressful and confusing. With the prices of vans being so high at the moment the stakes have never been so high either so if you buy the wrong van and it turns out to be a money pit you will be thousands of pounds

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TOP 5 - MPPT Solar Charge Controllers

Aug 15, 2021
11 min

TOP 5 - MPPT Solar Charge Controllers

Hi everybody, we’re back with another AWESOME TOP 5 blog post for you all and this week we have decided to tackle MPPT solar charge controllers. Solar is something that pretty much everybody converting a van wants or needs but it it yet another thing you have to learn and get your head around during your build if you want it and it can be very confusing to say the least. MPPT Controllers are the best option for camper builds, boats, caravans etc as they are much more efficien

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How To Be Stealth And Go Unnoticed In Van Life

Jul 13, 2021
27 min

How To Be Stealth And Go Unnoticed In Van Life

Photo source - super troopers (Fox) Hi everybody, today we are going to cover something a little bit different that we have not covered before. Although we have never covered it before we have always believed that being stealthy is very important for FULL TIME van lifers and in the current climate it is becoming more apparent to most people. We keep reading in facebook groups about people beeping their horns at van lifers early in the morning, banging on vans and windows at n

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How to get a decent TV reception in your van...

Jun 19, 2021
5 min

How to get a decent TV reception in your van...

Hi everybody, we are back with another extremely quick post that we hope will be very helpful... So another very common question we see a lot in facebook groups is what is the best solution for getting a decent TV reception in your van. We have all been there before, just found the perfect park up for the night and now it is time to chill out and watch some TV but all you get is a blank screen on any of the decent channels. This can be very annoying. We hate annoying things s

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A Super Simple AWESOME Off Grid 12V System... Step By Step With Diagrams

Jun 12, 2021
19 min

A Super Simple AWESOME Off Grid 12V System... Step By Step With Diagrams

Hey everybody, so we had a lot of comments that our last full system set up was a bit over the top for most peoples needs and to be fair it was all singing all dancing. Another complaint we had was that is looked really complicated however we are just going to put that down to people on facebook just looking at the post thumbnail rather than reading the post as we have been told by far more people how awesome and easy to to follow it was. The set up was aimed at full time van

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A Super Simple AWESOME Off Grid 12V System... Step By Step With Diagrams PART 2

Jun 12, 2021
22 min

A Super Simple AWESOME Off Grid 12V System... Step By Step With Diagrams PART 2

Hi everybody and welcome to PART 2 of our awesome set up, if you are just joining us at PART 2 and have not seen PART 1 of our post please follow the link below to so you can see how we got to this point. If you have read PART 1 already We are just going to jump straight into this by adding the solar. At the moment you should have something that looks like this... At the end of PART 1 I left you with these two paragraphs... You might have noticed that I just wrote all summer

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A Super Simple AWESOME Off Grid 12V System... Step By Step With Diagrams PART 3

Jun 12, 2021
17 min

A Super Simple AWESOME Off Grid 12V System... Step By Step With Diagrams PART 3

Hi everybody and welcome to PART 3 of our awesome set up, if you are just joining us at PART 3 and have not seen PART 1 or PART 2 of our post yet please follow the links below to so you can see how we got to this point. if you have already read the previous posts and are already caught up we are just going to jump straight back into it. At the end of PART 2 we had just finished filling one side of your blade fuse box and you should be left with a set up looking something lik

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How to charge your laptop in a van...

Jun 1, 2021
6 min

How to charge your laptop in a van...

Hi everybody, we are back with another extremely quick post that we hope will be very helpful... One of the most common questions we are seeing in facebook groups at the moment is how do I charge my laptop from my 12v set up in my van? Pretty much everybody has a laptop nowadays and a lot of people work from the road and rely on them to make money so before you take the jump into van life this is something you will need to sort out. Don't worry the solution couldn't really be

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Everything You Need To Add 100w Of Solar To Your 12v set up

Mar 21, 2021
4 min

Everything You Need To Add 100w Of Solar To Your 12v set up

Hi everybody, we're back with another quick but hopefully helpful post If you have a leisure battery with no built in way to keep it charged you might have noticed that they don't last for long. One of the easiest, cleanest, simplest and most probably cheapest solutions to this is adding solar panels and a charge controller to your set up. This isn't a one stop solution to all of your recharging needs as they do have limitations. They are not great on cloudy days, can't char

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TRIED AND TESTED DIESEL HEATERS 2.1

Mar 7, 2021
7 min

TRIED AND TESTED DIESEL HEATERS 2.1

Hi everybody, we're back with an updated version of our tried and tested diesel heater post... Since our last tried and tested diesel heater post a lot has changed so we thought it was time to revamp it, and as is always a good idea to do things better the 2nd time round we have decided to make it a lot better so here is our brand new... TRIED AND TESTED DIESEL HEATERS 2.1 POST You might have noticed that the title of the post has not changed much since our last post tried an

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TOP 5 - LARGE AGM LEISURE BATTERIES FOR VAN LIFE 2021

Feb 28, 2021
6 min

TOP 5 - LARGE AGM LEISURE BATTERIES FOR VAN LIFE 2021

Hi everybody, we’re back with another AWESOME TOP 5 blog post for you all and this week we have decided to tackle LARGE AGM leisure batteries. By large we mean over 200ah These sizes of batteries are perfect for full time van lifers, larger campers, van conversions, off grid systems, caravans etc either as a single battery for small simple applications or multiple batteries joined together in parallel to firm a bigger battery bank. You could easily run a 12v compressor fri

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TOP 5 - SMALL AGM LEISURE BATTERIES FOR VAN LIFE 2021

Feb 14, 2021
5 min

TOP 5 - SMALL AGM LEISURE BATTERIES FOR VAN LIFE 2021

Hi everybody, we’re back with another AWESOME TOP 5 blog post for you all and this week we have decided to tackle SMALL AGM leisure batteries. By small we mean around 100ah (give or take) because this is a very common sized leisure battery that a lot of people will be using. This size battery is perfect for most campers, van conversions, off grid systems, caravans etc either as a single battery for small simple applications or multiple batteries joined together in parallel to

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Chinese Diesel Heater - SPARE PARTS, ADDED EXTRAS & UPGRADES 2.0

Feb 1, 2021
18 min

Chinese Diesel Heater - SPARE PARTS, ADDED EXTRAS & UPGRADES 2.0

Hi everybody, sorry we haven't posted for a while but we are back now with another awesome diesel heater post. We have posted a similar post to this before but this is the upgraded 2.0 version so we have pulled out all the stops to find some awesome stuff for you. So these Chinese Diesel Heaters are awesome for the price but it's no big secret that there are some improvements to be made. Sometimes the accessory kit that comes with them are less than top quality, some kits com

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TRIED AND TESTED DIESEL HEATERS 2.0

Nov 14, 2020
5 min

TRIED AND TESTED DIESEL HEATERS 2.0

Hi everybody, we're back with an updated version of our tried and tested diesel heater post... Since our last tried and tested diesel heater post a lot has changed so we thought it was time to revamp it, and as is always a good idea to do things better the 2nd time round we have decided to make it a lot better so here is our brand new... TRIED AND TESTED DIESEL HEATERS 2.0 POST As we said above a lot has changed since our last post that we were not too happy so we have been b

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A Step By Step Guide To An Awesome Powerful Fully Off Grid 12v Set Up

Nov 7, 2020
17 min

A Step By Step Guide To An Awesome Powerful Fully Off Grid 12v Set Up

Hi everybody, we are back again with another full set up and today we have an awesome one for you. If you don't know anything about 12v electrics it can be a very confusing but it is something you are going to need to get right first time round so you can move on with your build. In this post we are going to try and make the a lot easier for you without the need of watching endless youtube videos that only cover bits of what you need to know and just post everything here in o

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A Step By Step Guide To An Awesome Powerful Fully Off Grid 12v Set Up - PART 2

Nov 7, 2020
16 min

A Step By Step Guide To An Awesome Powerful Fully Off Grid 12v Set Up - PART 2

Welcome back to PART 2 of our post. If you have found this post via a link and want to catch up with the post so far please click the blue text to take you to PART 1 If you have already read part one and are ready for the 2nd part of our post here it is, we won't wont waffle on we will just straight into it and pick up where we left of and that was with your set up looking something like this and ready to start adding all of the bits and pieces you will need for every day van

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A Step By Step Guide To An Awesome Powerful Fully Off Grid 12v Set Up - PART 3

Nov 7, 2020
16 min

A Step By Step Guide To An Awesome Powerful Fully Off Grid 12v Set Up - PART 3

Welcome back to PART 3 of our post. If you have found this post via a link and want to catch up with the post so far please click the links in blue to take you to PART 1 & PART 2 If you have already read PART 1 & PART 2 and are ready for PART 3 of our post here it is, we won't wont waffle on we will just straight into it and pick up where we left of and that was starting to wire accessories to your 12 way fuse box. The first thing you are going to need is some 12v sockets bot

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A Step By Step Guide To An Awesome Powerful Fully Off Grid 12v Set Up - PART 4

Nov 7, 2020
9 min

A Step By Step Guide To An Awesome Powerful Fully Off Grid 12v Set Up - PART 4

Welcome back to PART 4 of our post. If you have found this post via a link and want to catch up with the post so far please click the links in blue to take you to PART 1, PART 2 & PART 3 If you have already read PART 1, PART 2 & PART 3 and are ready for PART 4 of our post here it is, we won't wont waffle on we will just straight into it and pick up where we left of and that was adding a socket to your bed side area so you have somewhere to charge your devices when you are in

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101 Twelve Volt Accessories! Luxuries, Useful Or Pointless You Decide!

Oct 20, 2020
10 min

101 Twelve Volt Accessories! Luxuries, Useful Or Pointless You Decide!

Hey, so I couldn't sleep last night and I was bored and this is the result of my boredom. I will let you decide if they are useful, pointless, amazing or just plain stupid. I will say that some are lower than 12v and some are rechargeable but all can be powered or charged from your 12v set up, that wouldn't have made a catchy title though! Please bear in mind that some of these accessories use a lot of power. For these items it is best to either use from your vans lighter soc

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Winter Is Coming - Getting Your Van Ready For Winter

Oct 4, 2020
16 min

Winter Is Coming - Getting Your Van Ready For Winter

This year has been a really weird one, summer was cancelled, fun was cancelled and travel was cancelled but more and more people have been turning to Vanlife than ever before. If you believe what you see on instagram living in a van in the winter is nothing but awesome and romantic... Curled up in the back of your van with furry blankets, coffee on a wood burner stove, surrounded by fairy lights, taking a picture of you and your partners feet and legs with your back doors wi

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