#MegaVan Update: 18 "I BUILT A THING!" 😂 So at the cab end of the #MegaVan I've bought loads of wood and built an Adult bunk bed which is surprisingly secure and stable! The lats are in fact the recycled side braces I originally took off the sides when it was a removals lorry. I tested it by swinging from it and also climbed up and layed down. So if it can take the weight of a 16 stone man, my daughter won't bring it down. IKEA furniture doubles up as steps and slotted in with precision, like it was measured for it! 😂🤣😂

#MegaVan Update: 17 "I'm sure this rain was Noah inspired!" So this morning I started getting ready to build the main platform area supporting the galley kitchen, bathroom and main walkway through the #megavan It took a little longer than expected as the Cornish Pixies where up to their tricks again. Not only did they keep moving and hiding stuff but they totally managed to shrink my tape measure at times, even altering my calculations on my phone to give false readings! So only 3 struts were made and set. Gotta love those the little imps 😡😡😡 We had to nip out for some more wood & food and it rained, and rained and rained! We rushed back, expecting the #MegaVan to be leaking like a broken kettle, only to find it dry(ish) but the new gazebo, on the other hand, had collapsed under the weight of the water and buckled, soaking alot of our possessions 😭 A very busy day in all, and now relaxing have a beer. Oh, and we now have a very confident fox apparently. GN.

#MegaVan Update: 16 #renogy can gfy! What a bunch of incompetent cretins! Not only did they cancel my solar/leisure battery order of over £2000, they then send a part order, cancelling it in transit and so I received 1 item, now totally unwanted, so they lock up the entire funds, holding them ransom until all the mis-sent items are returned!?! I swear I'm conversing with an AI bot cause its too damn polite even after I've dumped a full load of bitter verbage upon them! If this is the future of customer services, they can stick it up their jaxi! Rant over... Time for a beer. Actual update : Back doors now insulated. Should keep the coming winter chills out.

#MegaVan Update: 15 We have a leak! Fixed as to where from..!?! Hadn't rained in the last few hours so must have pooled somewhere and when the #MegaVan got to rocking, small line of water started a trickling down one of the walls. Had to investigate by pulling down all the good works I'd stuck in place but it dried up before I could track it. Investigations continue...

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#MegaVan Update: 14 It's been cold! And I couldn't get the heater working. 230v fused spur checks out, 12v feed to control panel and unit seems fine but won't initiate... Could be the comms cable, getting another to test. Celotex Insulation completed, but the rails and aluminum edge transfers heat to the outside and visa-versa so filling all gaps with expanding foam & lining the whole ceiling with silverfoiled bubble wrap! Whilst I waited for the foam to cure, I fitted a bead to the window frame and placed the sun/fly screen. Not too shabby! Let's hope the insulation works it's magic, as it's a clear sky and the temperature is dropping again. 🥶🥶🥶

MegaVan Update: 13 230v EHU positioned through the insulation and wall covering attached. Tricky cladding around the window done #MegaVan is coming together. Nipped my finger between the boards. Didn't cry. Honest. 😢 Need to address something. Was sent a message telling to change my t-shirt. I have several yellow #CobraKai t-shirts, which have now become my work wear. Even though, with jeans, it been remarked that I look like a #Minion!

Caught finger skin today and gave myself a bit of a blister? Throbs a bit. Should I burst it?

Remind me again, What colour is live? #MegaVan #230v #vanconversion

MegaVan Update: 11 2 days of unpacking into storage! I envisage many days of car booting & ebay'in We've sooo much crap it's unbelievable! I see a massive conversation into #sats in coming! Tomorrow the #MegaVan will get nested into its permanent standing. 😁

MegaVan Update: 10 WE'VE MOVED OUT OF OUR PERMANENT HOME. Yesterday we collected the #MegaVan (sans Taillift atm) and loaded up with all our possessions and drove 250miles to our semi-final destination. FAQ Is the #MegaVan ready for living in? No. No where near. 😭 Where are you living then? Roadside motel for a short time. How's it drive? Like a brick through custard! But she's a beast! and I only had to crawl up a hill at 35mph once. I have to keep in mind, she's got a bid ass and loves to swing it about! 🤣🤣🤣 Tbh I've already had a light collision with the yard gate post and scratched the side! What a dufus!

MegaVan Update: Day 10, 11 & 12 The Big Push. Then Failure. But we have a plan. Whilst the 3x Windows, Habitation Door & skylights are now in, it's lept ahead no end. Insulation is on 3 main walls. And I've even got 1 wall fully boarded with electric cables run for reading lights. But progress now has to stop whilst We focus on relocating and moving out and putting everything either up for sale, into storage or into the MegaVan for when we actually move in. It's going to be a few fun stress filled few days ahead. To be continued...

Scottish prosecutors have seized and converted 23.5 Bitcoin into cash from a 2020 robbery that saw three men armed with a machete and a Toblerone chocolate bar break into a home near Glasgow. So many questions... A Machete is bad but have you ever bitten on a Toblerone and suffered a pierced mouth roof from the "delicious peaks of doom"?