Chasing Currents

11/11/2023

Come and have a deeper look into our electrical system! Including why we chose Lithium 👌

Join us for an in depth tour as I talk about each component of our system as well as why we chose to go Lithium. I hope you enjoy this electronics chat!Here ...

18/10/2023

Roadtrippin' with Reggies Grand Tours - first stop was a gorgeous starry night at Stonehenge 😍

Such a quiet beautiful stay here even though it's so popular and full of campers!

02/10/2023

Home sweet home ;)

Take a quick look at our self build Vauxhall Vivaro! It was a labour of love for people who have never done anything like this before, but we had so much fun converting this beaten up old builders van into a travelling tiny home!

A special shout out to our friends at who provided us with these stunning seat/bed cushions! They are really comfortable and look amazing 😍 If somehow you haven't heard of them be sure to head on over to their website as they provide solutions for both boats and vans!

01/10/2023

ABSENCE

Makes the heart grow fonder?
Or not? You tell us ;)

We've been enjoying some tiny van life away from social media but are ready to share the final look with everyone! Who wants to see? 👀

We'll also be releasing a full YouTube video of the build v. soon so hang tight if you're interested in that :)

Come on then you lot, share your updates what's been going on? Come say hi 👋

Love J&B
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13/06/2023

A couple of pictures to keep you all updated!

We have put together the last unit now (minus countertops) and stained and painted some of the pieces.

Our electrics are mostly done now with just finish touches needed.

Thanks to having our battery, we now have an epic of grid system.
We can charge up to 50ah from our engine alternator, up to 20ah from our solar panels, and up to 75ah from our 3000w inverter charger !

We are definitely going to be doing a video on our electric system and go in to detail about what different components are and why we have gone for them.

Hope everyone's staying hydrated in the hot weather. Drop a comment if you're out and about adventuring 🤙

10/06/2023

Yet another birthday post ;) this time to the sunshine in all of our lives Captain Brynn!
The goofiest, smartest, kindest person I know and the only person I'd be sharing all these crazy adventures with. 14 years of utter mahem and laughter with you, heres to the rest 🍻

We spent Brynns birthday (and the most scorching day of the year) in typical Jade and Brynn style indoors nerding out at the space museum in Leicester 🤣

Happy Birthday you legend ###

07/06/2023

Happy birthday, JADE!!!!!!

Here's to the most adventurous, wise, and beautiful person in my life 🍻.

You are my world, and I love you so much. Even on your birthday, you're working on the van 😅

The last 14 years have been amazing, and each year forward only gets better!

All my love, Brynn ❤️

06/06/2023

We have a bed!

We put a lot of thought into what design we thought would work in this van.
We couldn't be happier with how this turned out. We need to say a big thanks again to Jade's dad Steve for lending some muscle to put this together 😁

The materials we have used to build this are 2x3 Spruce timber, IKEA slats, and an antique oak wood stain.

30/05/2023

Building a custom van cabinet has had its challenges !

Firstly, I've not been at 100% having a problem with my wrist, so I need to say a huge thank you to Jade's dad Steve for helping us with building this one.

Secondly, none of us are carpenters, so it's all been a huge learning curve but an incredibly fun one that is so rewarding when you can sit back and look at something you have made.

Being in a small van, we wanted to build something that is practical and also don't take up too much space, making it an eye sore. We think we've hit the perfect balance here for sure!

On the left is where we plan to put our sink and tap so the cupboard will house the water and plumbing with a little space, maybe for cleaning products.

In the middle will be a pull out long draw for utensils and nick nacks.

In the back right houses the battery and above that will be a top loading shelf for food and any other bits

Front right is our fridge and a small self above it for cutlery 😁.

Let us know what you think 🤙

22/05/2023

We have made some good progress the last few weeks!
We are absolutely over the moon with how the ceiling has turned out.
It sometimes takes a long time planning to make sure that all the pre ceiling work is done, we made sure all electric cables that needed to go in the roof had been run and any holes had been cut.

We have gone for 4 x led spot lights that are also touch on/off and dimmable. We still have an led strip to put in but super happy so far.

The layers in our roof are as follows, sound deadening, recycled insulation, vapour barrier, 3mm ply, then stained tongue and groove.

14/05/2023

Time for some unboxing and the centrepiece of our electrical system 🙏
Fogstar 😍

The backbone to our electrical system and van life build! We always wanted to add lithium to our van after seeing so many benefits they can add. The core ele...

08/05/2023

Another thing ticked off the list with the van build - flooring ✅️

Super happy with it! Just need to tidy up the edges 😁 We've been making really good progress this weekend too - some other updates coming soon!

Hope you all had a great Bank Holiday weekend. Who's been out on the sea/Road 😅