Category Archives: Repairs & Modifications

When we bought the van in April 2010, almost everything in it was already working fine. This definitely wasn’t a case of “let’s buy a rundown old camper with heaps of potential and fix it back up again”. Despite our best efforts, we had ended up with a van that worked really well. Nevertheless, we’ve managed repair several things that weren’t actually broken, and over the last year we’ve succeeded in breaking several things ourselves. My handyman’s itch has not gone unscratched.

7 Days & 4 Hours Later: Hallelujah!

Posted on 8 April, 2011 by jay

Just now I called the garage for our daily chat and for the first time for a week they had good news. Finally, 172 hours after our engine went “crunch” we’re back in business. It’s been a very strange week. … Continue reading →

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Camper Crisis Update (Good News)

Posted on 5 April, 2011 by jay

Massive sigh of relief: it looks like we’ll be hitting the road tomorrow morning, just five days behind our plan. My conversations with the garage yesterday were positive and they seem to be taking the whole thing very seriously, with … Continue reading →

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Upgrading to a Waterproof Windscreen

Posted on 30 March, 2011 by jay

Somewhere about 4 days into our 2010 tour, water started to trickle down the inside of the windscreen. At the time we were driving on the motorway and it was raining pretty heavily … still, one has certain expectations where … Continue reading →

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Accepting How Little You Know

Posted on 29 March, 2011 by jay

I’ve started wondering if our garage is, in fact, sort of dodgy, but the thing is, I would never know. At any rate I do sort of feel like I’m walking into the jaws of death when I suggest possible … Continue reading →

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“Repositioning” the Solar Panel

Posted on 20 March, 2011 by jay

At the very end of our 2010 trip I decided to spontaneously reorganise the fittings on the roof of the van. To put it another way: I drove into a tree. It wasn’t quite as bad as it sounds. After … Continue reading →

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