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No problem. Standard h1 at the moment but I’ve bought Osram truckstar to try. They look similar to the nightbreakers that are popular in minis.

Try katur. I've been using those in several vehicles for a number of years without problems.

I’ve got these to try for ref. As you can see the standard ones are pretty dim. amzn.to/3BR2zR1

Ah cool. Will look into those too. Is it a scandi brand? Sounds like it could be.

@WanderbusAdventures Led is the way to go. More light less current. Beam pattern is perfect. You can do a comparison with a sheet of brown cardboard, old to new to led! White paper or card is too reflective.

They are lights of many uses 😂. We may now be able to compete with those xenon terrors

Bravo on these lightening quick puns. We’re glad you see the light and think the van is looking spot on-those extra ‘eyes’ are definitely making a difference! Here’s to even more bright ideas and illuminating adventures in the New Year for you and yours. Wishing you a beam-ing start to 2025! That’s all for now 😆

Thank you. Happy new year to you too x

Gelukkig nieuwjaar voor jou. Veilig reizen.

Ha! Great pun. It has brought light to my day. Thanks mate 😂

That’s a cracking idea that. Thank you.

@@WanderbusAdventures good for security too

Hey. They are second row seats from a tourneo custom. The two outer seats. At the time we bought them as a set of 3 from a taxi firm on eBay. Then we sold the middle seat on. They are great seats - only downside really is they are on the heavier side.

Thank you 😊

Thank you 🤗

Great question. I haven’t as yet. When i got them fixed up they were sprayed with Gravitex and Bilt Hambers UB on the blue one. I used UC on the yellow one as the underside is yellow and pristine - I used S50 on the box sections. Would I use it on the minis now? Yes in conjunction I think, this lanogaurd seems to creep in more readily and is cleaner to use on the drive etc. it’s also a lot cheaper - is it better? No, and I don’t think it’s designed or supposed to provide the longevity of other products. That said it’s held up well on the van and should be easy to wash down and reapply.

Totally. Here they are amzn.to/3DifUlA the awning has genuinely been brilliant. We use it in an array of weathers.

@@WanderbusAdventures thanks

Also what are the measurements on that unit? I’m seeing 18x22x6 on the Amazon listing I’m looking at. The unit in your video looks wider than 18 inches.

The claim on this one is 10,000 BTU, I have not seen it pull over 700w yet. But note it is winter here, I am not using it in the winter months though.

Main unit is 60cm tall, 21cm deep and 49cm wide.

Thanks for your lovely comment.

@WanderbusAdventures It's do difficult to find good products that do what you need these days but if looks like you've done the hard work as you've already tried the switch bot but you found something so awesome that I have been searching for. Thsnk you very much. Have a great Christmas........Kyle, The countrywide contractor.

Absolutely right :-)

Fair point 😊

No problem. We’ve got quite a bit left so will reapply soon. In most places it still looks good to be honest and that’s after a fair amount of miles (around 4,000) and rain.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the vid.

No problem. I’ve picked up a couple of things to try this year too. It’s become a bit of an annual thing. The pump is a good upgrade - can still attest to that. Thanks for watching

Ah Terry you legend. Thanks for your kind words. Our pleasure. We hope to be back in 2025.

hey, yeah they are still serving us pretty well. We are reviewing at the moment whether they've lost much capacity, so will provide an update when we can. They seem to cope pretty well in the heat and colder months, but they are heavy. If there's a specific element you'd want feedback on please let us know.

No problem. Yes they are on Etsy or they have a website. Link in the description if you still need it with a code. Thanks 😊

So far it has been good, but we've only had it a relatively short time. One observation is they used cheap screws, so change those right away to avoid them rusting. We will report back once we have used it more - hope you understand, we just want to be honest - it's reliable so far, but it hasn't been that long.

Hey. No not a drop leaked, great question. Will take a look closer at the lid but as it’s vented I’d imagine if very full or inverted it would come out of that hole.

@@WanderbusAdventures how full did you fill the tank when transporting it in the car?

@ to the 6 litre line. So not totally brimmed.

@@WanderbusAdventureswow that’s pretty impressive it didn’t leak with the tank filled to the max fill line!

Hey Sorin, was under there the other day and fair play its holding up well in most places. I need to get it cleaned and reapplied, so will give that a go when time allows. May do a wider video on this and how other things have worked on the bus as we have some other questions pop up every now and then.

Hey, I would check the alternator output of your van to see how big a B2B you could run or if you were to run it direct - I think they are good for 150amps minimum from a quick google. But do check, on this basis it would work whilst driving yes, we have used it whilst in motion. Would this be for the back or the cab?

@WanderbusAdventures Hi many thanks for replying, it would only be for the cab, I like my transit but I overlooked the fact that it doesn't have air con, and as I want to go back to Italy in 2025, I just found it unbearable, but obviously I will want it on all the time, the van has a bulkhead so the cab is separate from the rest of the van, cheers john 👍

Ah brilliant. Hope yours goes well. Thank you 😊

Will continue to put it to the test, and we can likely see how much power it uses too. Will keep you posted.

Ah brilliant. Yes the regatta sounds hectic! Do like the sound of the illuminated boat parade though. Sounds a bit more chilled out.

Great question. Others we know tend to either put them under then van, venting the exhaust away. Or under cover - the hose we have currently doesn’t allow for that so we’ve some thinking to do. The case is weather resistant (not waterproof) but I’d not leave it in the open rain that’s for sure.

Thank you mate. Very much appreciated 😊

Unsure how it does have a CE rating with the setup here - I am no compliance expert but it didn’t look right to me. But it is marked on the case 🤔. It worked fine with the transformer, but the main consideration is you could plug a ‘kettle’ lead into it. Plus no fuse. Not good - which is a shame really as the concept and setup otherwise has potential. I think the Sunster unit has a similar setup, keen to get eyes on that.

Other countries using the CE mark system don’t have fuses. The fuse might prevent a fire, best to have protection from rcbo than fuse

Using the c14 for 12 dc is definitely non compliant