A placeholder for valuing explicitly in nor particular order my :
Lagun table mount, attached to this teak table top – perhaps on balance abit too heavy for this purpose, but very nice pieces of wood, and fitted by my good self. Love the mount’s design – swivelability, removeability, dismountability (getting silly now with words but gives me a simple chuckle), which I did for fridge repair, and hence versatility:
Using this alternative table location means that I can have my ‘living room sofa’ using the rear driver’s side single bed position for this seat, enabling good gazing through the side sliding door opening, so don’t need to swivel the passenger seat round unless I have company, or want to watch something on my tablet, which I need to keep plugged into the 12-volt socket above. I can also use the seat underneath the normal place for the table as a storage area when in residence and don’t have four people staying or travelling.
Aeropress coffee maker
Butter (soap) dish which closes and has rubber feet , so stays put
Family photos done via the Mixtiles app – moveable and non-marking
Solar panel – been keeping the same battery topped up since the van was acquired back in 2014, running the minimum electricity demand – primarly LED lights, TV when necessary via 12 volt, and keeping the tech charged, also by 12 volt
Route finding & navigation – can be love/hate – but use the Mercedes SatNav, in conjunction with Google maps, as well as the good old trusty paper versions which I love; but google maps on the phone is invaluable when exploring – A-Zs are a poor alternative for this purpose
Site/Overnight Location Finding – use fantastic peer platform Park4Night app, together with CamperStop, and the ACSI Camping scheme
Trusty Steed – fantastic to use the bike to go further afield, and cover more exploring ground; decided to take my mountain bike, fitting it with a rack, and more hybrid tyres, given its gears, more upright position etc; right choice and have really enjoyed riding in the warm sun and beautiful settings
At last – more than 3 months of travel, and several times feeling like a recliner would be a good thing to have along – am now proud owner of a Lafuma recliner
Previous one lasted several years, and really taken for granted as somewhat of a gimmick; however it’s fair to say that when it would work no more, its indispensability became apparent, and a new updated version was acquired