Brian The Snail

Brian The Snail

Some questions about a Skadu

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?

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

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

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

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

Hob covers

A couple of years after buying our R20 from new one of the hinges on the glass hob cover broke. A very talented friend amazed me by repairing it with a plate and some tiny set-screws. But last year the other hinge broke. After much effort we sourced a replacement

It's curtains for us!

It's curtains for us!

Keeping the cold air out of the van is essential. It doesn't help that the R20's rear door is notoriously ill fitting and so allows for the wind to whistle in. Floor length rear-door curtains are an absolute must. Our curtain rail sits just below the rear light and is

Fabric Projects

Fabric Projects

Gosh - BrianTheSnail got mentioned in dispatches on SMHF when someone was looking for ideas for projects with her sewing machine for her campervan. Here's some of ours: Firstly - draughts are a PAIN! There are 3 major sources of draught in our R20, the cold cab, the ill-fitting back

More Really Usefull storage thoughts

More Really Usefull storage thoughts

In our quest to ever increase space in our R20 hi original (pre 2010) Pullman we have added to our stock of Really Useful boxes. In the Luton we have 3 35l boxes, blue for him, pink for her and white for general. The personal ones hold raincoats, (fake isofill)

Storage Solutions

Storage Solutions

This started as a thread in the SmallMotorHome Forum, with a new user asking about storage. I thought I'd jot down some of the things that have worked for us in our (older style) R20 Hi. Liz and I have taken it as a major challenge to try and cram