Vanlife
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Our New Friend
We have picked up our new campervan!! Excited is an understatement. 🥳 We’ll be skint forevermore but… Adventures, here we come! 🚐💨 He has been christened Bruce. We’ve already been on a couple of adventures in him and he is a welcome addition to our little family. 😀
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Roger and Out
Parting ways with a friend is always going to cause you some discomfort. Roger, our T5, is moving on to pastures new. But there are two reasons we can live with that discomfort and accept that Roger’s departure is ok. One. We sold to a friend and they are mega excited to be taking on…
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Cottongrass and Cloudberries
A walk around Sgairneach Mhor and Beinn Udlamain in the heat.
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Hi Roger!
Bernie has moved onto pastures new. Meet Roger, our new adventure wagon. #volkswagent5 #vanlife #microadventure #hellogreatoutdoors
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Adventure Recovery Strategy
Post-adventure recovery for daddy and Young Johnston. New clothes, salt and vinegar sticks and a hot chocolate.
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Really? …. More Shelving?!
When you own a house, you’re always saying you need more storage. For every new dress or outfit, you need a bigger or better wardrobe. When you buy extra kitchen rolls, because your young boys like to spill stuff, where do you keep them? A van is the same. I built it with under bed…
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Bernie Needs More Shelving
A February break with nowhere to go, what do you do? Bernie has been in need of some new storage and finally here was a few days where I could maybe manage some time in the garage. First thing to do was remove the walking poles, ice axe and their mount from the side wall…
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Flat Space
I needed some. So I built some. One of the things that has impressed me since I started building Bernie in a camper colossus is how people can squeeze even the tiniest table into their vans. I wanted one too! And after the now standard hours spent researching all the usual places (YouTube/Instagram/vanlife websites) I…









