While we’ve been trekking around the Lakes, searching on maps for footpaths, crossing farmlands and stopping for flasks of tea, it’s had me constantly thinking about one man, my Grandad. I truly believe he started my love for the outdoors when I was still a nipper. His stories of his adventures would send my imagination… Read More People Who Inspire Us: Grandad Harry
Various weather apps and websites hadn’t quite agreed with each other during the last 48 hours, but in one way or another, they’d all predicted snow. As a result, we’d had all been slightly more interested than usual in checking the forecasts, hoping that we’d see some real Winter. Lo and behold, last night, there… Read More Snow, sledges and Anzac biscuits
My most used, relied upon and treasured piece of kit is my Rab microlite jacket. I never leave the van without it and it has been my accomplice on many adventures across the country. Its lightweight design fools you into thinking it’s just for fair weather when in reality the down lining keeps you cosy… Read More Kit Review: Rab Microlight Alpine Jacket
As we approach the new year, we’ve been thinking about what we have achieved so far. In the wider world, it’s pretty universally acknowledged that 2016 has been an absolute nightmare. But we wanted to take a second and appreciate the good stuff that’s gone on for us. We got married! We did indeed. In… Read More 2016 Round Up!
One of my main concerns about life on the road is how to keep up good nutrition and fitness. Being outside for a lot of the day exploring the UK’s beautiful countryside will hopefully keep me on my feet but I felt concerned about how to still eat well without a fully stocked kitchen. As… Read More Fitness On The Road: No Gym Required
Fells, clouds, and parsnip soup Miles travelled: 857.6 Height climbed: 1480ft/451m (Catbells) 1165ft/355m (Rannerdale Knotts) Friends made: lots of bold robins, a million pheasants, 2 inquisitive pointer dogs and an elusive black duck. Saturday was an unseasonably warm, dry day, so we jumped on the opportunity to tackle a decent fell walk. The trail up… Read More Weekend wanderings
Item: Vango folding gas stove with windshield and Piezo Cost: £28.63 via Amazon Criteria: small, self contained gas cartridge stove, efficient, safe Due to limited space in our small van, neither of us felt comfortable with the idea of driving around with a large, refillable gas canister. We also wanted something that we could use… Read More Kit review: Vango folding stove
Q&A with yinyangdogvan We will be trying to catch an insight into some other vandwellers’ lives along our journey and seeing what things we can learn from them. One of our favourite journeys to follow is Gabby, Freddy and Rambo’s, AKA Yinyangdogvan, which can be found here. All images in this post are from their Instagram.… Read More People who inspire us
Manchester 29/11/2016 Miles travelled: 500.7 Sitting at my desk at work over a year ago, fighting for my place in the Ticketmaster queue, I had no idea we would be travelling to this gig in our home on wheels. First time parking Red in a city centre since we left the comforts of our hometown… Read More The Cure
After months of planning, we are finally here! We will be in the Lakes for the next few months and cannot wait to start exploring the fells. The weather has been amazing today but with icy roads last night, it’s time to treat Red to some winter tyres. Here’s some friendly locals we met this… Read More Hello, Cumbria
Adventures of Big Red 