Camper Van Man Blog

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events / trips

2018 Season Intro

Some new drone footage by way of a welcome to 2018! I’ve been planning as I’m sure you have. Hasn’t it been extra frustrating with the bad weather! So keen to get out there...

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music

Meet Me On The Sunny Road

[fve]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxEdSDBcrYY[/fve] It seems like a long time ago, and a long way off right now in the middle of this ghastly extended winter, but this beautiful song reminds me of those sun-drenched, slow-moving, lazy...

Hobby Vantana 3

conversions / layouts

Planning A Campervan Interior

I haven’t yet introduced you to my new project. Yes – I bought another van. Yes – it’s another LT. Yes – it’s a 4×4! There’ll be plenty more video and blog posts to...

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conversions / layouts

Favourite Campervan Self Build Interior

So I’m always dreaming of my next conversion and now that I have rescued a 4×4 VW LT from Lithuania I can actually start to think about what my self build interior requirements would...

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vans

Tesla Powered VW T3/T25

With the announcement of the new all-electric VW microbus I was drawn to dig out this amazing short clip of a VW T25 powered by Tesla motors and with an upgraded differential to handle...

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movies / overland / trips

Video: Mountain State Overland

These guys just have the best overlanding Youtube channel there is. A purpose that started with a great storyline has bloom into a great series of expedition videos made by a bunch of friends in...

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trips

Overland video: best opening credits

OK so it’s a bit of a niche but as you know I’m into my overland videos and take a lot of leads from others for my own (which I hope improves them!). As...

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vans

Iveco Tonto Motorhome

OK so not exactly a camper van but I’m a big fan of this chunky looking brick beast! Surely the best of all worlds. Great off road capability but still relatively compact. Certainly one...

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journals / magazines

Free Overlander Magazine

The great folks over at overlandjournal.com publish a lovely monthly magazine and they’re giving away a free one this month. You can download yours here. There’s some wonderful imagery and long well thought through...

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movies / trips

Video: Latitude 45 – Switzerland to Mongolia

Not exactly campervans but what a wonderful bit of filmic inspiration is this! I want to jump in my van with a drone and disappear into the Eurasian Steppes! Where would you go? Enjoy. [fve]https://player.vimeo.com/video/153237324[/fve]

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movies / trips / vanlife

Video: North Trip

Here’s another video that I love. Again made by professional film makers Soup Bowl Filmmaking and so something to inspire me this is short and sweet: [fve]https://player.vimeo.com/video/149661441[/fve]

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movies / trips / vanlife

Video: Road Trip to Lofoten

Check out this totlly inspiring video of a camper van trip around the Lofoten archipelago of Norway. It conjures up the joy of road trips so well. I can’t wait to go there! [fve]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-rotB8uUbk[/fve]

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vanlife

Ultimate Off-Grid Campervan

From the Great Aussie Adventure Facebook page these images show the epitome of what owning a camper like the Unimog is all about. The couple have been camped here near Broome in western Australia for 5 weeks. Shots...

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trips

Planning the 2016 Summer trip

Well like most of you we’re real close to jumping in the van and heading off again. I am so excited! School boy excited! And this is why I love doing this and boring...

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events / journals / movies / trips

VW Campers Do Scotland’s NC500 – VW Route 67

[fve]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogERS5DFxiI[/fve] When the Scottish Tourist Board threw down the gauntlet by rebranding their north-coast coast road as the alternative to Northern America’s Route 66 – the NC500 – it captured the imagination of many....

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events / movies

Westfalia Florida Meet Up!

The Westfalia Florida edition of the series 1 VW LT is a real classic amongst campervans and on a chilly but sunny February morning 2016 4 of these legendary beasts converged on the south...

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movies / vanlife

Video: Full Time Van Lifers

It’s a good time of year to be thinking ahead to what you want to do more of in the new year, and for me I dearly want to spend more time outdoors, and...

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trips

What French Goodies Are You Missing?

There I was finishing off my last can of Cacolac from the back of the camper’s cupboards and I decided to ask on Facebook what everyone else was missing from their most recent French trips. The...

A Guide to LPG Adapters in Europe 2

guides

A Guide to LPG Adapters in Europe

There are four different LPG adapters in Europe: ACME adapter Also known as: ACME thread, ACME connector, ACME nozzle This adapter has a threaded fitting onto which the petrol pump is screwed before the...