Posted by: stan
on Jun 24, 2010
We have lived in the lorry now since September, apart from a month in a flat in Germany over Christmas, so this is a bit of a yarn about what its like to ‘downsize’ from a 3 bedroom house to a truck !
Firstly the issue of ‘life’… we wanted a vehicle that would serve as a home on the road in any conditions, hence the choice of a truck. We are 2 adults and one 5 year old (and we set off with a dog, but sadly he’s no longer with us). The transition from the house to the truck took a while, getting used to moving around each other in a small space, and being aware of the need for personal space. If you are in a house and you want to get away there is always another room/shed to hide in, not here ! Unless you tow something for that occasion !
Posted by: stan
on Jun 20, 2010
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This is the place to check out the options for overland travel. Every shape and size and make of vehicles are here. The campground is almost better than the actual show !
Posted by: stan
on Jun 02, 2010
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The RGS Overland workshop at York this last weekend was a great success.
Thanks to Sam Watson for putting it on again.
More people than last year despite a damp saturday and cold sunday !
Posted by: stan
on Apr 22, 2010
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We are having another Overlander Gathering this year.
Venue yet to be confirmed, hopefully a bit further south than the last one, and it will be in early September..
Register your interest on the form.
Posted by: stan
on Mar 22, 2010
We are looking for a new 'home' page photo.
So dig into your trip snaps and post an entry on the FORUM !
The winner will be chosen by our panel of experts !
Posted by: stan
on Dec 10, 2009
Hello All,
We have a Christmas Competiton running at the moment !!
Its sponsored by Mammouth 4x4 who are giving the winner a set of Trail Head Tire Deflators !
Posted by: stan
on Nov 29, 2009
Every journey has its ups and downs, some more than others.
We have lost a member of our team, so we are having a break from the travelling.
About a month ago we set of south from Germany, but on the way our old Husky became unwell and unfortunatly has passed away.
Posted by: stan
on Oct 13, 2009
Well we have been laid up here a little longer than expected. Waiting for a parcel from the UK and i have been to the dentist 3 times, i now have a large hole where the tooth was..
Its getting Chilly, Autumn definatly kicking in and we were hoping to be further south, hopefully soon..
Staying with friends who live in trailers and trucks, heres one being worked on..
Posted by: stan
on Oct 01, 2009
We have actually made it out of the Uk at last.
We got the ferry from Harwich to Rotterdam as we needed to pick up a spare tyre in Holland. We could not get the size we need second hand in the UK. And as its a spare spare we decided to go this way. We have freinds in Rotterdam so this route worked well. Its supprisingly easy to leave the UK with a dog, but he wasnt too impressed with the ferry journey.
Having collected the tyre we are now in Germany as the new radiator has not fixed the over heating problem. We have now had a new viscous fan coupling fitted at great expense, so we hope this will sort it out. There were some big long hill climbs around Koln which had us worried, its frustrating having problems so early on with a truck that hasnt done many km,s but thats life.
Posted by: stan
on Sep 18, 2009
Its been a stressfull few weeks, no one writes about how to condense the contents of a 3 bedroom house into a lorry and a storage unit, and trying to sell as much as you can. Not easy !
The lorry is'nt finished but we had to make a break from the lakes. We moved out of the house at the end of August into a caravan at our muddy wood yard to sort our stuff out and get the lorry painted.
We are now in Lincolnshire visiting relatives before heading across the water.
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