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It seems ages already but in fact this evening is our fourth in Argyll & Bute. Autumn touring is quite hard and makes those five, six or seven week hot continental trips seem like an easy dream.

The temperature outside at the moment is 6C although there’s absolutely no wind. Body heat alone is a hard way to stay warm and we aren’t intrepid campers.

The addition to the Landy that allows this trip is the diesel fuelled Eberspacher D2 air heater. This is fitted in a little metal box under the middle cubby and it pumps out 2KW of hot air in a nice controlled manner. There’s a temperature controller mounted remotely near the back door and the fan-blown air is directed from the heater box towards the rear of the accommodation. That’s why it’s 19C inside 😀




Tonight we are eating chicken and mushrooms with rice. The chef is busy but it only takes about twenty minutes.

The fridge is behind the driver’s seat and is a great addition. Set to maintain 4 degrees C, it runs very efficiently off the auxiliary battery, which itself is charged from the alternator and solar panel.









Since getting the lifting Icarus roof from Alu-Cab, we now have two floors. It might look a little cramped downstairs but we don’t sleep there. That’s what the upstairs is for. It’s a penthouse really, with fully opening panoramic windows, which right now are tightly closed.

The roof bars have been replaced with a 3/4 length Hannibal roof rack. This leaves room for a 100W solar panel at the back and the rack has a box right at the front, positioned so as to reduce the effort required to lift the roof (from the back). Getting onto the rack is easy with these steps and then sorting stuff in the box is simple too.










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