scaniaman

If its the rail line from Chester to Holyhead that you want to travel on. You can watch the whole journey from the cab, on the Don Coffey You Tube channel. The Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways are worth the trip as is the Snowdon Mountain Railway. Another must do is the Llanberis Pass, a cracking drive at the side of Snowdon. If a caravan site is required in the area try Bron Derw farm site at Llanwrst, its a cracker. Paul.

Also on You Tube, David Johns of Cruising the cut has done an interview with Richard Parry Chief executive officer of the Canal and river trust. Not happy viewing! Paul.

Hi Adam. You need to be on Youtube to get ideas for your boat. Victron energy have a good site, for marine use. journey with Johno did a narrowboat vlog whilst many van lifers have also done some good systems. See Greg Virgoe, Gadget John, Lukes van life for ideas. What you will need is some idea of budget, number and types of battery and how many charge inputs you will use, ie mains, solar, wind, alternator. A good start would be to look at Victron`s B2B battery management system. Good hunting. Paul

It is the Arum Lily, It`s Latin name is Lysichiton Camtschatsensis. According to she who must be obeyed. Paul

If Griff does find himself being chased by the Blessed Authority for his "hard earned". I, for one, will be offering payment towards any crowd fund that may be required. Paul.

Bet Mrs G will be loving the blue paint all over`T kitchen. Paul

Just a suggestion Griff. Would it be possible to change the tyre size on the Z3? On my Landcruiser I changed my 265/65/17 tyres to 265/70/17, changing the aspect ratio gave me an extra inch on the diameter of the wheel and tyre. It gave me an extra 3 mph on top speed or reduced my revs by 200 rpm at 70 mph, and did not catch any suspension or body parts. It may be possible to check the BMW forums for confirmation that it can be done, or you can Google the tyre size comparison sites, which will give you the speed difference. Good luck. Paul.

You might find a marginal gain in mpg as well. I found 2 mpg in winter on my Toyota Landcruiser when I changed my fan. Paul

And don`t forget the 40 ish ships full of gas sitting off the coasts of europe just waiting for the highest bidders. that may help. Paul

Has anyone bought or used any of the "Portable power stations" that are on the market these days? The offerings from Ecoflow, Jackery, Poweroak and Bluetti look to be popular. I`ve just purchased an Ecoflow Delta Max that works the microwave, slow cooker, air fryer etc. I`ve used it in my caravan but not yet a boat. Has anyone got experience of using them afloat. Paul

On Ebay John Westwood 38 for sale. It should be Westward 38 by John Williams I think. £24950. Just seen it on Ebad Paul

Sorry Simon, it looks like its gone. It was one of the Fine Gem class 734-8. That was quick! Paul

Has anyone seen the Bounty 44 for sale on Fleabay. 33,000. Its on the Avon. Maybe of interest to someone. Paul.

Everything is in imperial. Perhaps you need to order again in Metric-------- should cure the tool problem.

The Mercedes pit should have followed the Griff tile van and changed the tyres!