Van Electrics

Had a day in the van today (still no name...hmm....) sorting out the interior.

When we got the van, it came with an electric hookup kit, which is basically a round outdoor plug on one end, and a 3-way plug set on the other (this, basically).

It was a bit cumbersome, and was annoying me so I have effectively built it into the van now.

I have used a junction box and some decent cabling and a plug to connect the hookup to some lovely dark plug sockets, which I have mounted at various points in the van. Just makes power a bit more accessible really.

The round end of the hookup comes out under the van and sits nicely in the bumper, where it can be pulled out and connected to the campsite power point.

Not quite finished, still need to do the other socket double socket, but need more screws from B&Q tomorrow.

Shiny things

Ok, finally got round to fitting the shiny new radiator grille badge tonight, looks lovely!
Just need one for the back now...


- Paul (iPhone)

First Weekend Away

We went to Brean Sands a couple of weeks ago, staying at Warren Farm touring park.

Had a fantastic weekend, the van did the whole round trip without missing a beat, and was very comfortable sleeping in on the night time (warm too, with 2 people in such a small space!).

Cooker and grill worked fine, though we didn't test the fridge (wasn't sure how much gas was left in the bottle), and the sausage buns on the morning were very tasty!

Brean sands was beautiful, and was good to meet up with some of the old SWATK kiting group who happened to be out at the same time.

Some of the pics are here on the flickr site