We faced another grey day upon awaking, however by the time the van was packed up and we were heading off it was hazy yet gloriously sunny. Driving not too far we reached the dam at the end of the reservoir and decided to get out for a stroll. A grassy path had been created…
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Scottish Borders: Picnics and Owlets!
Looking for somewhere to park up for our second evening we decided to head towards Selkirk, the nearest town, just to see what was on the way – it was a short visit to the town itself, however we felt we should have at least a little wander around as we had never been there…
Scottish Borders: St Mary’s Loch
No curtains meant I woke up bright and early, around 5.30am – I took myself for a wander along the shore while Callum slept on. It was a misty morning, so much so that the opposite shoreline was barely visible; the valley was filled with a white void. The birds were already active swooping and…
Scottish Borders: Arrival
As the van was ‘campable’ (nowhere near finished, but definitely campable) we decided to go for our first weekend away! We packed up our things and straight after work we jumped on the M6 and headed north. We had picked out a spot not too far across the border, it only took an hour and…
#20 Carpeting Metal, Securing the Walls and our Leccy Panel Prototype
We used this day to carpet the visible areas of metal before the walls were screwed on and we screwed the walls on! Whilst I was carpeting Callum also spent some time making an electric board prototype. Carpeting around the Doors We put the walls in place to see which areas of metal around the…
#19 Gluing the Lino, Securing Ceiling Struts and Carpeting Wall Ply
With the lino cut to size the previous day (http://bit.ly/18Carpet) we were able to get stuck right in, gluing it down. We also did the final checks on the wall ply sizing and got both pieces carpeted, ready to be screwed on and secured the ceiling struts in place. Gluing Down the Lino With Callum’s…
High Hartsop Dodd – A Sunny Evening Up High
Another beautiful day in the Lakes calls for another walk after work, just outside the Ullswater Valley, but not by much. We picked a fairly small Wainwright at the base of the Kirkstone pass, starting in the small National Trust car park ‘Cow Bridge’ in the Hartsop valley, a mile or so futher south than…
#18 Carpeting Wheel Arches, Screwing Down the Floor & Cutting Lino
Today was the day to get the floor screwed down and secured in place! Before we could do this we had to carpet the wheel arches and we used the floor ply as a template for cutting out the lino. We had intended to carpet the wheel arches on our previous van day, however we…
#17 Foot Plates!
During the process of the floor, we were trying to think of the best way we could finish the visible edges by the doors that would look as tidy as possible. We brainstormed lots of ideas and were willing to just pick one to try, when Callum found something on one of the camper forums…
#16 Wall Trimming & Final Floor Prep
We spent the day doing the final preparation on the ply we had previously cut out for the floor and started the re-sizing of the wall ply ready to be carpeted and screwed in place. Our day began at the timber merchants again, this time to get the 3mm ply for our ceiling – we…
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