Brian The Snail

Some questions about a Skadu

A friend had some questions How are the pole clips attached to the canvas? Ours are attached via a small loop of black webbing which is sewn into the seam of the main Skadu canvas. Here's a picture: How do you attach the guy ropes? There are 2 normal guy

An awning for all?

Skadu Too - a versatile awning/shade/cover for everyone Perhaps VDub owners might not agree but we Romahomers consider our vans to be the pinnacle of minimalistic campervan design. And Liz and I are always on the lookout for accessories that complement that minimalism; chairs and tables that fold

R20 Storage lockers

Someone asked what storage was like on an R20 - a video is probably the easiest. Bear in mind, Brian The Snail is an R20 hytop built on the older pre-2010 Berlingo chassis. Vans post 2010 have a different cushion layout and a different locker layout. Also Brian The Snail

It's a gas, gas, gas

One FAQ on the Romahome Facebook group is about Gaslow refillable LPG conversion.  Rather than keeping replying and getting my replies lost in Facebook's ephemeral system let's do it here. Our R20 Brian The Snail came fitted with a 3.9Kg Propane bottle. This is fine and would last us

DABbling with radios

One problem with most QRP based vans is that there is no natural groundplane for radio aerials - easy on a car with metal roof but non-metallic GRP doesn't work. And BrianTheSnail suffers from this in spades. Additionally, despite being only 9 years old the van has radio technology much

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