Driving a campervan or motorhome requires a lot of petrol! This post shows some mileage data for a ’94 Talbot Express. Ever since I bought the van I have noted down the odometer and fuel volume when topping it up. So the other day I decided to take a look at the actual mileage over […] The post Talbot Express mileage data appeared first on Campervan Your Life ..read more

Here’s another post on how to travel with a baby / small child. We discovered this awesome bike with so many functionalities on the road! It’s a bike, it is a stroller, it’s a child table chair! Travelling with a baby definitely requires quite a lot of additional equipment to make the journey comfortable. This […] The post Camper friendly multi functional bike for getting around with your baby or small child. appeared first on Campervan Your Life ..read more

This is definitely one of the more “nice-to-have” modifications of our van. However, the solution came out really neath with yet an another button to the dashboard! The existing disposal system required opening up a valve underneath the car. While manageable then not the most neath solution. On more modern campervans the solution is an […] The post Automated gray water disposal system appeared first on Campervan Your Life ..read more

Does your van have a ladder but no hitch to install a bike rack on? Read how to carry your bikes anyway and avoid putting them on the roof or inside your van by this 10 minutes DIY! Previous to our last campervan trip, we had to find some space to fit our bikes. With […] The post Bike-rack DIY for your campervan ladder appeared first on Campervan Your Life ..read more

The Talbot Express van is known for a troublesome gutter around the fiberglass top. The idea behind it is good I guess but people are reporting water ingress and rust as a result. Read how I improved the gutter design. A common problem with the gutter on a Talbot Express is rust between the chasis […] The post Talbot Express gutter improvement appeared first on Campervan Your Life ..read more

An often encountered problem with old cars and in particular the Talbot Express van (also go under Citroen C25 or Peugeot J5) is rust around the windscreen. This post describes how I treated the rust and postponed a bigger expensive workover. Rust around the windscreen of the van was getting to a point where I […] The post Windscreen rust repair appeared first on Campervan Your Life ..read more

A small family friendly camping site with great atmosphere in beautiful surroundings. Good for exploring the South Tuscany such as Val’d Orcia to the North (with the many wineries in eg. Montalcino) or the hot springs Saturnia and Bagno S. Filippo to the South. The site has a great little family run restaurants (with very […] The post Camping Lucherino appeared first on Campervan Your Life ..read more

A great small family run camping site in walking distance from Bouzigues center and close to Séte city. The campsite is a little low key site with a nice view to the laguna. The pitches are big and some have good shading. Others like the one we had was first row (which was great) but […] The post Camping Lou Labech appeared first on Campervan Your Life ..read more

Stay in Piemonte near the touristy Barolo but away from the crowds! We found this great little campsite by coincidence driving past it but couldn't resist to stay here a couple of days. The post Great atmosphere at Camping Sole Langhe appeared first on Campervan Your Life ..read more

Yet again somebody felt an urge to graffiti our van! Read on how to remove graffiti from both the car lacquer as well as the fiberglass top! Unfortunately, this will be our second time of graffiti vandalisme! In other words, we a have a bit of experience removing graffiti … both from the car lacquer […] The post Campervan-dalisme! appeared first on Campervan Your Life ..read more