Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
We’ve added a link under our ‘Summer Shakedown 2009′ page which is our ‘Find Me Spot’ satellite tracker. We’re leaving in a couple of days for 7.5 weeks worth of travel to help prepare us for our bigger trip next year. Using a link to Google Maps, we’ll be keeping updates in ‘realtime’ for friends, family and [...]
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
We are complete amateurs with regard to vehicle recovery.
Where the Land Rover is concerned, on it’s own, we are not really bothered.
BUT, with the caravan in tow, this has presented us with a bit more of a serious issue should we get into difficulty (e.g. jackknife, transit issues, chassis, terrain problems). Not that we’re planning [...]
Friday, June 5th, 2009
We’ve been struggling with vehicle jacking solutions for both caravan and vehicle - i.e. the weight of carrying a 3T trolley / bottle jack in the rear of our vehicle along with all our other items. Not so much even about the weight-load in the vehicle itself but actually having to contend with physically lifting a [...]
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Some form of mobile communications, while on the move for a long period, is essential when travelling i.e. mobile phone to stay in touch with loved ones & friends and also in case of emergency. We decided to opt for TWO identical phones - regular GSM phones with some gadgets - one for each adult so we can continue [...]
