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My wife and I recently purchased new walking boots. Our old pairs were purchased many years ago and had ceased to be either comfortable or waterproof. Buying a new pair each involved visiting a number of outdoor shops and we ended up learning quite a bit about boots and how they should fit. Here are … [Read more...]
We do quite a lot of walking, both when at home and when away in the motorhome. As we live in the centre of a town, everything is within walking distance and so everything gets walked to, instead of driving. This is doubtless good for our health but does result in a fairly high level of wear to … [Read more...]
My wife recently needed a new fleece and ended up choosing a Berghaus Activity fleece jacket in this rather fetching shade of pink. Having used it for a while, she's very pleased with it - here's why: This fleece is very roomy for a size 10 It's extremely soft Very warm and moderately … [Read more...]
When we were converting our van, I was keen to make sure that we would not routinely need mains hookup to keep the leisure battery charged. Indeed, I didn't really ever want to need mains hookup as we normally stay on aires and wild camp, meaning that mains electricity is usually … [Read more...]
Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) have been in use in electronic equipment for decades. They are available in a wide variety of colours and the power lights on your television, stereo and computer equipment will almost certainly be LEDs. The last few years have seen LED lights become much more popular … [Read more...]
I've written before about the various motorhome stopover guides that are available for France, Spain, Portugal and other European countries. One country I have not covered, however, is Germany, which has a huge network of Stellplatz (the German equivalent of French Aires de Camping Cars) We … [Read more...]
It's been 18 months now since I finished my Ford Transit-based DIY conversion and in that time my wife and I have been lucky enough to enjoy 4 long trips away, totalling 13 weeks. That's enabled us to get a really good understanding of what works in the van and what we'd do differently in our … [Read more...]
