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My desire for freedom, adventure, travel, and adrenaline!

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Using Starlink internet at vanlife direclty with a 12v power supply - for overlanding and remote working

am May 15, 2024

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Finding the Perfect Portable Power Solution: A Comprehensive Comparison

am April 03, 2024

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Portable and mobile parking heater for roof tents, tents, boats, conservatories or huts

am October 10, 2022

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A portable split air conditioner / Aircon for Vanlife

am June 22, 2022

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Announcement: Ecoflow River Mini Wifi Review

am January 13, 2022

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Off-Road Navigation Made Easy: How to Plan Your Adventure

Before every Off-Road Adventure, the same big challenge awaits: Planning and Navigation! The perfect app for planning and navigating off-road adventures just doesn’t exist! Although there are plenty of usable apps, the learning curve is often only worth it for commercial tour operators. As a traveler and overlanding enthusiast, I’d rather spend my rare free time (especially as a new dad!) outdoors or behind the wheel instead of spending late nights diving into route planning or learning complex navigation apps. Of course, we could just opt for pre-made roadbooks from MDMOT, 4x4Roadbooks, or Pistenkuh, or book a guided off-road tour, such as one of the sociable events offered by Five-Mountains. Since we prefer solitude and remote nature, though, pre-planned tours or group trips aren’t ideal for us. They tend to lack that touch of adventure—like the uncertainty of whether our vehicle can handle the route—and shared spots can sometimes mean crowds, noise, or litter. So, if you’re like us—...

My desire for freedom, adventure, travel, and adrenaline!

I myself have long yearned for adventures throughout my youth and adult life. I embarked on backpacking tours and later off-road adventures in Thailand and Laos, drove the Trans-Africa route along the western route, and shipped my vehicle to South America, where I traveled alone for six months. I spent many weeks in Iceland and explored the southeastern part of Europe alone for two months. As group travel felt too sheltered to me, I always undertook all my journeys with vehicles, with just a single vehicle - often alone, sometimes with a friend, and occasionally with my respective partner. In my travel life, I can still count the visits to campsites on one hand - usually, I was always wild camping , meaning I stood alone somewhere in nature at night. For those who think that having a second vehicle makes no difference - the sense of security at night when someone approaches the vehicle at night is a different story altogether. I love the connection with nature, the tranquility, and sec...

In the wrong place at the wrong time - pure adrenaline

In April/May 2022 we were on the road in Andalusia for 2.5 weeks. One of our more intense experiences occurred while wild camping - something that really got under our skin. In the last third of our journey, we reached Cabo De Gata, on the recommendation of our research queen and also on the recommendation of Juan, an employee of a hotel in Seville. The last kilometres of the journey were quite desolate, endless vegetable fields covered with fabric roofs, unusually littered roadsides - and then one of the most unadorned places "Cabo de Gata" did not really invite us to linger. But we stopped at the restaurant "Goleta Cabo de Gata" and had an extremely delicious lunch, I had mussels and then swordfish steaks on the table - both exceptionally tasty. On arrival, we had already marked a branching track in the sat nav, which, according to satellite image research, led directly to the beach, between Almeria and Cabo de Gata. After lunch, we ploughed about 1-2 km along ...

Magic Earth: Navigation App offline/offroad capable

Shortly before our vacation I discovered the «Magic Earth» app. Many may now think - "not another navigation app". But what is offered is really more than just exciting. Especially for us overlanders. Because the app combines what was previously necessary for several different apps. Here are the most important functionalities: satellite view Satellite view with elevation profile Open Street Maps good routing with elevation profile Offline capable (download per country) Online traffic management with traffic jam bypass Apple Carplay capable Integration with Apple Watch Hiking/biking - off-road navigation Import / maintain POI with backup In the meantime I've covered several thousand kilometers with Magic Earth - and I'm thrilled. Especially the 3D functionality is helpful when choosing a route and looking for a parking space, especially in regions with mountains and hills, the orientation with the 3D view helps enormously. Offline travel navigation with 3D maps, online...

Adapter for cartridges: Replacement Campinggaz R904/R907

Who hasn't experienced it, the next trip is planned - and you start thinking about whether the gas bottle will still be able to cope with this trip. Is the gas bottle half full or already empty? Or whether you should replace it as a precaution. There are many travel blogs where motorhome travellers with Campinggaz gas cylinders such as the R904, R907 or R901 report problems with purchasing or replacing the cylinder. You don't even have to travel far away for this, even in Europe the search can take a long time depending on the country you are travelling to. Or consider whether you really need to carry a spare bottle. Despite my good research skills, I had to search a little longer until I found a remedy. Because what is available in DIY stores almost all over the world? These small gas cartridges with DIN EN 417 connection. The small cartridge gas bottles usually offer a better price/performance ratio. I am not primarily concerned with saving money. ...

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