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If it's on these pages, it's in the van.
Eleven categories, one working motorhome, and notes on why each thing earned its space. Amazon links pay us a little; none of it is here for the commission.
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Our books
A 30-day road trip log built around What3Words (the paper ancestor of the app) and a cookbook written for small campervans, where two burners is the whole kitchen.
Both books → Most asked aboutThe DIY motorhome CCTV build
A Blink doorbell, three cameras and a Sync Module 2 recording to a local USB stick: a full CCTV system on the van for less than one insurance excess.
The build →By category
Cab & Dashboard
Camera, mounts, power and the levelling trick that lives in the cup holder.
Open →Electrical & Power
The EcoFlow off-grid setup and the leads that feed everything else.
Open →Internet & Connectivity
4G router for most days; Starlink Mini for the glens with no bars at all.
Open →Security & Protection
The Blink CCTV stack plus the visible deterrents that stay on the van.
Open →Kitchen
Low-wattage appliances that respect van electrics, and the off-hookup kit.
Open →Europe Kit
What French and Spanish roadside checks expect a UK motorhome to carry.
Open →Toolbox
The small roll of tools that has fixed everything the van has tried so far.
Open →Outdoors
Ramps, water kit, pegs, fire pit, chairs: the gear that comes out after the handbrake goes on.
Open →Cleaning
Two items, both used daily. The condensation trick alone is worth the click.
Open →Entertainment
A proper 12V telly and the bits that feed it, built for motorhome power.
Open →Paddleboarding
Two light boards weigh the same as one heavy one. That maths runs the boot.
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The van also carries an app.
Stops & Stays logs every stop, tank and ferry this van makes. Ten stops free. No ties.
