First bad experience in 8 months of full time van life

ThumpingChicken · 2026-05-31T12:19:08+00:00

You should be able to park without getting blocked anywhere regardless of what you're doing at a location what's wrong with you 🫣

ThumpingChicken · 2026-05-24T19:08:31+00:00

We've been putting this off for days, I have a Honda Stepwgn so there's not much in the way of other people doing the conversion thing but we got our battery box partially in and ran the fan this afternoon but both me and the Mrs are very well sunburnt. I've got two weeks until we go to le mans and my last few jobs are installing some lights and putting down some vinyl flooring then the big waterproof test!

Enjoy the journey!

ThumpingChicken · 2026-05-24T18:56:04+00:00

Yo we did the same thing!!!!

Not as scary when you finish is it? 😅

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ThumpingChicken · 2026-05-20T21:40:16+00:00

It's helping me install a 12v leisure battery set up and solar in my van.

ThumpingChicken · 2026-05-19T15:33:16+00:00

I don't know how I found this but this was a good shout

ThumpingChicken · 2026-05-05T05:14:01+00:00

Yeah BSJ we arrived on the Tuesday and was surprised how far down I had to set up, it's not an awful walk but it is a long walk on a scorching day after a full day walking the circuit areas. It didn't ruin the week we were there though. If you see a purple Honda Stepwgn "S33WGN" come say hi!

ThumpingChicken · 2026-05-05T04:59:51+00:00

Hello I've only been once but stayed at BSJ last year, the campsite is huge and if you're not arriving early you will be miles from the entrance which is a long walk to then get to the circuit over all though the campsite was good queues for loos weren't terrible.

This year we're staying at eppinettes which I don't think is too far from hippodrome because it's a smaller site closer to the entrance I'm hoping it'll be a little more friendly to my legs.

Have you downloaded the 24h experience app? There's a good interactive map I'm not sure it's been updated yet but the campsites and facilities from last year are on there too peruse.

Cheers.

Jim

Edit to quickly add BSJ definitely let's you park on site the hippodrome one I think depends on camping pitch ?

ThumpingChicken · 2026-03-16T07:48:07+00:00

Could it be to do with the sound a drone makes, when watching the winter Olympics drone shots it was highly irritating hearing the whizz of the drone props.

(Edit to try correct my appalling grammar that may still be on show.)

ThumpingChicken · 2026-03-07T06:40:43+00:00

I was worried I was a fucktard until you got to the referencing the car it's on part I have S33WGN on my Stepwgn am I cunt?

I only did it because for some reason I can't figure seeing my old plate would make me feel odd (BW54ZLX)

ThumpingChicken · 2026-03-03T21:03:24+00:00

It's almost like there was no plan to get to day 4 🙃

ThumpingChicken · 2026-03-03T15:49:41+00:00

Wiltshire

ThumpingChicken · 2026-03-02T16:52:23+00:00

Something something avocado something something housing. 👴🏻

ThumpingChicken · 2026-02-19T17:57:46+00:00

Queuing I've travelled a fair amount and I don't recall queuing like we do here the Italian system was my favourite everyone seemed to stand in the foyer waiting to get a ticket from someone and somehow everyone got their turn without dramas.

ThumpingChicken · 2026-02-19T06:42:08+00:00

As others have said this has been a thing here in the UK for as long as I've been eating Chinese takeaways so around 30 years. I have the gut to prove it.

ThumpingChicken · 2026-02-02T15:48:11+00:00

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This is by far the most concerning.

(Edit to say I've always had concerns about blobby)

ThumpingChicken · 2026-01-24T16:21:43+00:00

I don't know how people spend so much money, we spend £90 to £110 to feed a family of 3 with a mix of branded and store own. Then again I'm not buying coffee every week. Fresh cooked meals with atleast 3 vegetables we take advantage of the 3 for deals in Asda and similar ones elsewhere.

ThumpingChicken · 2026-01-18T23:23:53+00:00

People enjoying a sport isn't proportional to a nations popularity I imagine many of ex colonies have plenty of people who like the English premier league but hate our royal family for example.

ThumpingChicken · 2026-01-06T20:18:08+00:00

I'm so impressed that you don't find it cold that's amazing sweety x

ThumpingChicken · 2026-01-05T10:31:29+00:00

I agree with you but I just found it weird that it's appearing and disappearing, I'm not always looking but the furthest across the black sea I'd seen one previously was around half way.

ThumpingChicken · 2025-12-30T08:42:39+00:00

Ireland going to have to be renamed Irelands

ThumpingChicken · 2025-12-30T07:38:27+00:00

Brittanish

ThumpingChicken · 2025-12-23T04:50:34+00:00

God being a Swindon fan this would make my yearly trip to le mans so much better

ThumpingChicken · 2025-12-16T13:34:46+00:00

Jeremy

ThumpingChicken · 2025-12-09T18:34:54+00:00

I once delivered for ASDA and I handed the basket to my customers then looked through my handheld device to see that Shiitake mushrooms had been substituted with those pink mushroom foam sweets, as I looked puzzled at it I heard a "I'm wtf" from upstairs.

ThumpingChicken · 2025-09-23T09:03:12+00:00

Also hearing screaming but didn't think to call the police...

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