Where Have You Been In Your Van Today?

[Nige_g]

Bollocks. I spoke too soon. The ramp is broken so we can’t offload. All the cars on my deck and above will have to turn around to get to a lower deck. We have been told it will take a while.

There are a lot of vehicles with trailers and caravans on this deck which look like they’ll have to reverse along narrow lanes if they can’t manage a turn at the front!

 

[Ali-G]

Just about to dock at Portsmouth. I think this is the first time ever I will be one of the first off the boat.

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Is that Lou Lloyd in front of you?

 

[icn05]

Three nights at Waterside camp site, Ullswater. First time the two of us have been away without hookup. 160ah Roamer, 500w solar & an AC180 for kettle & toaster. Roamer is on 89% after 2 nights, currently 100w solar going in & AC180 is on 50%

 

[Bigsidavies]

Don’t forget that since you’ve got so much power left in the Roamer you could use that to push some charge into the Bluetti if you have a 10A power (cig) socket.

 

[Nige_g]

Is that Lou Lloyd in front of you?

What makes you think that?

 

[icn05]

Don’t forget that since you’ve got so much power left in the Roamer you could use that to push some charge into the Bluetti if you have a 10A power (cig) socket.

Yep I’ve got the bluetti on charge now, I’d fitted an SAE type socket wired to the output of the victron smart solar. AC180 says its getting 110w in

 

[Ali-G]

What makes you think that?

Just a hunch.

 

[icn05]

To correct my overly ambitious post above - that should have said 150w solar

Not that I wouldn’t like 500w As soon as I plugged the bluetti in to charge the sun went and hid behind clouds for the rest of the day

 

[Martinw]

Yesterday, back to son's new place for some intensive floorboard sanding, today off to the council dump recycling centre with the van full of dismantled wardrobe panels. It's an exciting life having a campervan!

 

[bash]

last night of of 5 at Castlerigg Manor campsite…great site, views, services and location to all that the Lake District has to offer…highly recommend!!

 

[ginkster]

Quick night away last night at Field House campsite near Driffield. Spot the van:



Before the rain:

 

[Kev.O]

Spent last night around the corner to Wembley on someone’s drive thanks to Just Park. After watching Oasis had a decent sleep before heading back to Bristol this morning. Much cheaper than a hotel!

 

[Trouts]

last night of of 5 at Castlerigg Manor campsite…great site, views, services and location to all that the Lake District has to offer…highly recommend!!

Castlerigg Hall?

 

[Linoleum Bonypart]

Support vehicle for sons three peak walk … stayed at Philpin farm which is on the route … great campsite with cafe for a butty
There’s also a big carpark used by campers behind the station inn Ribblehead

 

[JumpShip]

West Bay, been real nice








(Not my van)

 

[Olletti6]

Been to Huddersfield and brought a Flat Out camper bed. Two posts in one

How has it been? Away to pull the trigger on one and curious to hear your thoughts

 

[Rioja John]

Took the van for service, brake fluid change and mot.

 

[Delpel1]

How has it been? Away to pull the trigger on one and curious to hear your thoughts

We've used it half a dozen times now. It makes up to a huge king-size bed. We had to buy a mattress topper as we found it quite hard to sleep on. I like the fancy you can use it as a bench seat as well as the bed. Very pleased with it.

 

[Olletti6]

Brilliant. Thank you

 

[Ayjay]

As you know we bailed Tuesday morning from Krk. It hammered it down overnight and I’d left the towels and chairs out so it all got packed away dripping.
Apart from a couple of short dry spells over the Brenner Pass it’s not stopped raining the whole journey. Currently south of Luxembourg and it’s pissing it down still.
Doesn’t help that every autobahn seems to be a collection of roadworks joined together by brief stretches of clear road.
What are your plans now?

@Bigsidavies Sorry for the delay in responding but from a nice morning in Ljubljana, it turned very wet for us as well mid-afternoon and basically the rain stayed with us for the whole journey back from Ljubljana to Calais via Austria and Germany. By the time we got to Calais on Friday afternoon, we were both so peed off with the rain that we decided to change the tunnel booking to early Saturday. From Ashford, we went to see some old friends on the outskirts of London for a couple of days and then came home from there. Not the ending to the trip that we would have liked but it didn't take the shine off of what otherwise a brilliant time.