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If at first you don’t succeed

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  • Central America
  • Guatemala
May 20 2017
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Shivering, huddling in the tent as the nylon fabric buffets aggressively in the wind. Nibbling on a slice of cold, plastic-tasting faux cheese. Waiting for the icy rain to subside. Not exactly how I envisaged passing my birthday.

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Let there be LED light!

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  • CVT tent
  • Upgrades
  • Vehicle
Feb 12 2015
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After spending the best part of two months in Alaska and Canada we were used to having plenty of daylight as we setup camp and prepared the evening meals. Unfortunately, as we headed further south, the nights got darker and we were forced to start using our head-torches.  It wasn’t long before we realised that our head-torches and our single underpowered lantern were not going to cut it for lighting our camp sites.

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Project II: Install a Roof Top Tent (RTT)

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  • CVT tent
  • Upgrades
  • Vehicle
Jul 06 2014
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Roof rack… check. Roof top tent… check. …that’s everything, time to put them together!

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