zildjian
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Yes he mentioned the fact he 'had a piece of land' somewhere in SW and intended spending time surfing, apart from there I'm not sure where would even let you pitch up, and as you say it might be bit obvious a stealth-bus
8pm tonight, George Clarke's Amazing Spaces plan to transform a 60s ambulance into
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Wow, that brings back some memories. My granddad had one of those in the sixties; we had great fun in it. It was only good for making cups of tea in though, and it never had a toilet, we always had to make like a bear. :ninja:
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Out of interest, sleeping in one of these earlier vehicles,
would that be a COLD experience
I mean given modern insulation techniques since those early days
would that be a COLD experience
I mean given modern insulation techniques since those early days
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double deckers
I have a bit of experience with double deckers. they are sort of ok as static homes,but that much glass gives extremes of hot and cold !but no good as a travelling vehicle. all routes need to be carefully planned to avoid low bridges and steep hills,no spontaneous side trips ! deep pockets needed for diesel and god forbid repairs !parking is difficult, and i don't know anyone who hasn't hit a heavy branch or overhanging roof . and on top of that,they're built like battleships and really difficult to scrap when you finally decide to get rid.imo an impractical vehicle for impractical dreamers
I have a bit of experience with double deckers. they are sort of ok as static homes,but that much glass gives extremes of hot and cold !but no good as a travelling vehicle. all routes need to be carefully planned to avoid low bridges and steep hills,no spontaneous side trips ! deep pockets needed for diesel and god forbid repairs !parking is difficult, and i don't know anyone who hasn't hit a heavy branch or overhanging roof . and on top of that,they're built like battleships and really difficult to scrap when you finally decide to get rid.imo an impractical vehicle for impractical dreamers
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Yes I can imagine the repair bills might be a bit startling I'm not even sure where I'd begin calling for a mechanic (beyond local bus station maybe)
I noticed he was stuffing insulation in behind the aluminium wherever he could pop some rivets out.
On the van however, I once got stupidly stuck in a field middle-of-nowhere and spent one very cold night before I could get a tractor out to it next morning.
I noticed he was stuffing insulation in behind the aluminium wherever he could pop some rivets out.
On the van however, I once got stupidly stuck in a field middle-of-nowhere and spent one very cold night before I could get a tractor out to it next morning.
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This thread is useless without pictures :heart:
there, I fixed it
there, I fixed it
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Sure, my 1972 Kombi has only basic insulation but thankfully modern clothing, duvets and sleeping bags compensate nicely. We usually "pre-heat" ourselves with a raging campfire and lots of sherry and somehow manage to forget that it's winter.