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Axle
Bikepacking
Bivvy
cooking
DIY
fridge
ICE
Interior
Lighting
Maintenance
Modifications
Storage
Suspension
Swivel seat
table
Tent
toilet
Trips
Vehicle
water
Wheels
Wiring
April 11, 2024
Suspension lift
Do you even lift bruv?
October 30, 2023
Rear door table & table holder
Dual table action
August 8, 2023
Storage module 4 - water tanks and basin
75L water storage on board
August 5, 2023
Storage module 3 - dual sliding drawers
Slide to front. Slide to the back. Cha cha real smooth
August 1, 2023
Fridge and toilet mount
A cold one in the chamber
July 31, 2023
Storage module 2 - cupboards
It's goin' down, I'm yellin' tambourrrr...
June 5, 2023
Sit and swivel
A world first? Swivel seat in a y61 Patrol
June 1, 2023
Radiator panel replacement
Flappy radiators and green liquid
June 1, 2023
Roof tent completion
Finishing touches to the pop top tent
September 8, 2019
Weekend trips to the Peak District
Two weekends camping
June 24, 2019
Let there be light
Additional external lighting around the truck
June 7, 2019
THE SHAKEDOWN RUN!
OMG It works!!! I made this and it works!
June 6, 2019
Electrickery
Squeeze me some fresh juice
June 5, 2019
The roof tent comes together
Shell, meet Platform. The grand coming-together
June 4, 2019
Head towards the light
What makes everything 10x cooler? Lights do!
June 4, 2019
Pop top finishing
Wiring and accessories for the shell
June 2, 2019
Updates imminent
Had a very busy few weeks, new posts are on the way
September 10, 2018
Bikepacking South Notts
Stepping out the back door and adventure begins
August 14, 2018
A beach based mini bivvy!
Second bivvy in a week
August 7, 2018
Bikepacking bivvy success
My first bivvy adventure!
August 7, 2018
Pop top painting
Finally getting some colour down
December 4, 2017
Canvas - part 1
Attaching the canvas to the pop top roof
September 10, 2017
I'm still alive
Excuses, excuses, excuses
March 6, 2016
Storage module 1 - drawers
Starting on building the furniture
February 12, 2016
Pop-top fixings
The opening, closing and fastening mechanisms for the roof
January 3, 2016
The shell begins
The roof starts to take shape
December 17, 2015
A little breathing space
A couple of early Christmas presents - From: Me, To: Me.
September 18, 2015
The shell - practice run
Trial run at the pop top shell
September 4, 2015
Summer break
Time off for some R&R
August 2, 2015
Ooh... nice rack!
The base for the pop top tent
July 20, 2015
ICE to see you...
Finally the new audio setup
July 8, 2015
Beware of geeks bearing gifts
June 4, 2015
Rust treatment - part 2
Holy radiator panels, Batman!
May 12, 2015
Insulation - mid section
Let there be... warmth
May 8, 2015
Door cards
Fitting larger speakers into the back doors
April 24, 2015
Rust treatment - part 1
Rust killing
February 23, 2015
Maintenance break
Fuses, fuming and faffery - summary of the last few months
September 29, 2014
Adventure Overland Show 2014
A national overlanding show in Stratford
September 22, 2014
Spaced out
Fitting the spare wheel back on the door
September 15, 2014
New boots and stretching the legs
New tyres and refurbed alloys fitted. Plus a pootle round the Peaks
August 24, 2014
Books and Byways
Reading material and a mooch around Nottinghamshire
August 17, 2014
First draft layout mock-up
Cardboard mockups, and the planning continues.
July 13, 2014
Distractions
Seeing as the truck's middle and rear seats are no longer needed, I had a cunning plan...
July 9, 2014
Propped the shaft and saved the lives of the other forty Springfield wives...
The first - of hopefully not many - mechanical issues to fix.
July 7, 2014
Tail light modification
The first modification - I needed to do something to help with the new-vehicle-bonding process
July 5, 2014
Strip for me
The teardown begins; spill your guts Troll!
July 1, 2014
Found one!
The search for a base vehicle concludes!
June 26, 2014
Vehicle choice
Deciding on a base vehicle
June 25, 2014
The inspiration
The story starts here