Sunday, 4 January 2015

I Guess We Have All Thought Of Doing This At Some Time,

convert an old van and travel the world,



Mike Hudson did just that, in 2013 and has just completed his 2014 blog, but back to 2013 when he quit his job as a systems engineer, gave away most of his worldly possessions, and began the enormous project of converting a rundown, 10-year-old van into a home on wheels called Vandog,


the rust-covered LDV Convoy, which Hudson had bought on eBay, required five months of hard work before it was successfully turned into a cozy, self-sufficient camper equipped with everything a person could need, sliding open the van doors reveals a comfortable, timber-lined interior fitted with an expandable bed, a large hammock, a work desk area, plenty of storage space, speakers, a fridge/freezer, a gas burner and sink, a shower and toilet, a pressurised water system with hot water on demand, and LED lighting that uses electricity generated from solar panels on top of the van, gas, his main energy source, is stored in an LPG cylinder that can be refilled cheaply at petrol stations,


in March 2014, after completing his van, Hudson drove Vandog from his native Hull to the south of England, where he boarded a ferry and crossed the pond, since then, he has travelled all over Europe, driving across countries like France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, and Austria,the 25-year-old traveller shows no signs of slowing down his whirlwind adventure, so you never know, next time you are out and about you might see Mike driving along side you on the Sukhumvit Road!


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