RE: OnlyVans | The Perfect Campspot on the Hill #Vanlifestories
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Your photos are beautiful and the place looks really peaceful. The humor and self-deprecation you're showing is really touching. I love this kind of Vanlife story, and it's the kind of story that a lot of people living the van life need.
For my part, I really like off-roading. My van, a 1996 Iveco 35-8, is pretty well cut out for it. But poor thing, it's really getting old and the parts give out when it moves too much.
Of course, with a good knowledge of mechanics, it's always possible to make repairs. But I don't have that kind of knowledge and I don't have a very big budget. That said, your spot looked really great! 😀
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Thank you! Yeah it is better if you know how to fix up things that break, especially when you have an old van.
I am not able to fix anything mechanical on my van and I used to be scared that my van would break and nobody comes to help me, the insurance-rescue is not valid offroad. But the condition of my van seems good enough to risk it.
My dream is to quit my job and drive all the way to South Africa. I'm surely gonna go through breakdowns with my van but I guess that gives its own color to the journey
Yes indeed, your van seems to be in very good health. How old is it? And how many kilometers on the odometer?
Actually, I don't know much about mechanics either. But I do have the basics:
As for the rest, when I hear a strange noise, I go and see a mechanic for a diagnosis and an estimate. If I have any doubts about what he says, I go and see another one. Then I look on the Internet. There are lots of videos on everything, and sometimes the repairs look easy in some of them. So if I'm confident enough, I go for it. But it's rare ^^
South Africa must be magical! What's your current job, if you don't mind my asking?
All those Mechanical things sound a bit overwhelming to me but in the end, I guess it is just double when you get started.
My van is from 2010 with almost 180.000 KMs. So far, it has been doing great mechanically but It looked not so good when I bought it. But it got a (bit to cheap) paint job in Albania so it is good for an other round