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2B OFF GRID – OUR STANCE ON VANLIFE 2BOFFGRID is unapologetically pro vanlife. Not as a trend or a content category, but as a legitimate way of living in the UK. Vanlife is often spoken about as a problem to be managed or a risk to be controlled. At the same time, it’s either over-glamorised […]
The Internet Says Every Van Over 2.5 Tonnes Needs a Tachograph… Not Quite I swear every week there’s a new bit of panic doing the rounds online. Last month it was fuel shortages.Before that it was diesel bans.Now apparently every van owner in Europe is about to need a tachograph fitted by law. According to […]
Is it really like the image above? Leaving “Normal Life” for Vanlife? Read This Before You Pack the House In. You see the posts all the time now. “Thinking of giving up mainstream life and moving into a van. Any advice?” And fair play, most of the replies are positive. “Best thing we ever did.”“Go […]
EV Points & Vans The Facts We’re just putting the facts out so you can see what’s really going on with this popular form of charging. EV points are built for electric vehicles. I know modern lithium batteries handle most of the current and charge limit safely, but older or non-lithium batteries could be genuinely dangerous. […]
What the Hell Is Going On With Vanlife Solar Systems? I don’t even know where to start. But in my humble opinion I’ve been watching the vanlife scene for years, and now it’s officially gone off the rails. Massive battery banks, solar panels big enough to land a helicopter on, inverters that could power a […]
Should You Register Your Van as a Campervan? The DVLA Truth Most Vanlifers Learn the Hard Way If you spend any time in vanlife Facebook groups you’ll see the same advice repeated over and over: “You need to register your van as a campervan with the DVLA.” The reality is very different. Thousands of UK […]
I’d had enough. Flat was bleeding me dry: a grand a month in bills, the electric meter ticking away like a dripping tap you can’t turn off., and a landlord sniffing around like a badger at a rubbish heap every time a nail came out of the wall. I worked, sure, but I was working […]
WHY THIS MATTERS POO-in-a-bag toilets, portable buckets, wag bags — whatever you wanna call ’em. Not really new, but more and more people are trying these setups these days, me included. They’re tidy, discreet, and feel… responsible. I’m not tryin’ to be the goody-goody here. Lets be honest — a lot of this info will […]
Why this Matters If you’ve spent five minutes on YouTube lately, you’d think vanlife is about to be banned, motorhomes outlawed, and anyone sleeping in a Transit dragged off by 2030. It’s nonsense. What’s actually happening is a mix of misunderstood policy, clickbait headlines, and people repeating half-truths until they sound like law. Living in […]
The Petition: Service Station Water & Waste Points for Vanlifers The Idea: A lot of vanlifers (and motorhomers, boaters, off-gridders) are signing petitions asking motorway services and petrol stations to install fresh water taps and waste disposal points. On paper, it sounds spot on — easy access, safe disposal, less fly-tipping. I’ll say this up […]