Who lives in a van? Or wants to?
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nogojones
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I'm South Wales, so that's easy for me. I think it's down to dates and getting a couple of commitments covered for me.
Sweet FA
✪ Three rounds Lord, in my .44 ✪
Me and the dog are going to ignore the biblical weather forecast and go to Llanthony Court tomorrow for a night, maybe 2, then over to Saunton for the same.
Going to get clamps to attach the awning to the roof bars; not sure the suction cups will work in weather.
Going to get clamps to attach the awning to the roof bars; not sure the suction cups will work in weather.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Follow the road up from there in to the hills, once you get to Lord Hereford's Knob there is mucho excellent mushie picking to be found right now...
Or walk straight up the hill onto Offa's Dyke
Sweet FA
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Ended up in Braunton for a bit of 'surfing' then a random stopover on the way home on Portland - awning proved able to stand up to 40mph winds, though noisy af @ 3am.
Lobb Fields | 4 star Camping & Caravan park | North Devon
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Billy Winters Bar & Diner - excellent scallop and bacon sandwich, though a bit brief for 12 quid.
Lobb Fields | 4 star Camping & Caravan park | North Devon
Sweet Hill Farm - Nearly Wild Camping - Portland Dorset
A nearly wild Campsite with basic facilities on the island of Portland near Weymouth. Set in 40 acres of beautiful land with unspoiled views across the English Channel.
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Billy Winters Bar & Diner - excellent scallop and bacon sandwich, though a bit brief for 12 quid.
Radio 4 programme on this Sunday about living in a van. Called Rental Health
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friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
Gorgeous dog mate.
Nice stretch of coast too. I spent a few years sailing up and down that area.
Sweet FA
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Looking out off Portland Bill thinking 'rather you than me frieda mate; the currents look terrifying out there'.Gorgeous dog mate.
Actually saw the tide race late Sunday morning. Was quite something to see; never seen anything quite like it tbh - though it was tiny compared to big swells. Did some reading after and saw it described as ‘the most dangerous extended area of broken water in the English Channel. Quite substantial vessels drawn into it have been known to disappear without trace.’ (A sighting of the tide race off Portland... © Robin Stott cc-by-sa/2.0)
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friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
I when through there once with a spinnaker up and 10 knots of tide behind me. Grinning. The Alderney race can be just as much fun.
Not a bad break down the road from there at Kimmeridge bay. Biggest wave there one winter. It really is a nice coast. What do you call the handsome beast?
Sweet FA
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Rather you than me; I'm more of a cross channel ferry man myself. K. Bay is gorgeous; not camped there but plenty of opportunities for just parking up for the night. Couple of mates windsurf down there a fair bit in Oct/Nov - 5/4 wetsuits...
Blue
(He's all over the dog thread 
The dog thread is better than the cat thread, because it features dogs.)Cadging crab tacos in Billy Winters Bar & Diner
Sweet FA
✪ Three rounds Lord, in my .44 ✪
Anyone been mucking about? Me, the dog and my brother had a week or so of trying to find sun in France. Just drifted south basically; nothing booked but easy enough to find a pitch/overnight somewhere. Best cheapo addition this year: tarp to keep fridge/boxes dry outside.
Boudicca
Seaside Queen
Has your brother got his own tent/van? I dont really want to go out on my own, but all my friends are such princesses that I would end up sleeping in the awning, which defeats the whole point of having a van.
Sweet FA
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He refuses to sleep in the van due to this fantasy he has that I snore
He's got a bivvy that he sleeps in (you can see it on the right of the van in the second photo above.) I refer to it as the 'canvas coffin'.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Looks like he's pitched up on a pile of rocks..?
Voley
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A Citroën Berlingo with a rock n roll bed in the back has accidentallied its way into the Voley household. Just been kitting it out with blinds etc
A 'micro-camper', it's called. I think you'd be pushed to find much room left over if you went for the full table and chairs set-up, myself, so we just went for the bed / bit of storage option.
Anyhow, drive down from Retford was fine. Going to do our first overnight at the top of Pedn Vounder beach this weekend. Should be a laugh.
A 'micro-camper', it's called. I think you'd be pushed to find much room left over if you went for the full table and chairs set-up, myself, so we just went for the bed / bit of storage option.
Anyhow, drive down from Retford was fine. Going to do our first overnight at the top of Pedn Vounder beach this weekend. Should be a laugh.
Sweet FA
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'next to' rather than 'on' tbf
Though it had been a late night so who knows?
Wine, weed and backgammon taken in combination for several hours is a great prescription for a good night's kip.
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Sweet FA
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Boudicca's got a brilliant Berlingo set up.A Citroën Berlingo with a rock n roll bed in the back has accidentallied its way into the Voley household. Just been kitting it out with blinds etc
A 'micro-camper', it's called. I think you'd be pushed to find much room left over if you went for the full table and chairs set-up, myself, so we just went for the bed / bit of storage option.
Anyhow, drive down from Retford was fine. Going to do our first overnight at the top of Pedn Vounder beach this weekend. Should be a laugh.
You'll love it; you and the mrs can be up and perving over megalithic stones before anyone else is around!
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mx wcfc
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There’s a bloke on the festival circuit who had a Berlingo. He customised it to accommodate both himself and his double bass. It looked like a tight fit.A Citroën Berlingo with a rock n roll bed in the back has accidentallied its way into the Voley household. Just been kitting it out with blinds etc
A 'micro-camper', it's called. I think you'd be pushed to find much room left over if you went for the full table and chairs set-up, myself, so we just went for the bed / bit of storage option.
Anyhow, drive down from Retford was fine. Going to do our first overnight at the top of Pedn Vounder beach this weekend. Should be a laugh.
Sadly his died recently.
Assuming you won’t have room for a proper leisure battery it might be worth getting a small solar panel set up to keep phones etc topped up.
Sweet FA
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I think I've decided against leisure batt/solar etc. I've got a couple of power banks that can charge phones/laptop for 3 days or so. Then recharge when I'm on EHU or in a pub.
Voley
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We've got a power bank too. I think that'll do us.
Boudicca
Seaside Queen
Ooh lovely!A Citroën Berlingo with a rock n roll bed in the back has accidentallied its way into the Voley household. Just been kitting it out with blinds etc
A 'micro-camper', it's called. I think you'd be pushed to find much room left over if you went for the full table and chairs set-up, myself, so we just went for the bed / bit of storage option.
Anyhow, drive down from Retford was fine. Going to do our first overnight at the top of Pedn Vounder beach this weekend. Should be a laugh.
It's basically a bed on wheels, so as long as you can do the rest of your living outside or in an awning, it's great to be sleeping 'inside'.
I got rid of the bootjump which featured upthread and made a pullout bench bed which is better for sad singles as you can then sit inside and watch Netflix if you aren't feeling sociable.
There is a very helpful FB group called Berlingo / Peugeot Partner Campers Only where things like awnings & power banks and the like are endlessly debated.
And chainsawjob has organised a camping meet up in the New Forest if you are around that weekend!
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