What did you do to your VW today?

harryhornet wrote:

I bought one of these to add to the growing number of kitchen utensils. It was recommended in Martin Dorey's new book.
The plan is to try it out at the Northern Meet this weekend.

MrsT bought me one a few years back as a birthday gift. It's very easy to use and makes an amazing difference to the most ordinary of foods.

I used ours in France last years and the year before too.

I know you guys are veggy/fishy rather than meaty, but the humble sausage is completely transformed by 20 mins in the smoker. I've tried most other meats and lots of fish too. King prawns come out really nice as do most types of fish however fish is a bit more delicate so can't deal with the stronger tasting smoke chips.

I've got a 'smoking' recipe book somewhere at home, I'll see if I can find it and bring it up north.

I bought this new toy. 

Does it do anything very different to the square blue single burner. Nope

But it's prettier!

Leisure battery on and 50% packed for the weekend - finish tomorrow

als wrote:

I bought this new toy.

Does it do anything very different to the square blue single burner. Nope

But it's prettier!

That looks great - have you managed to fit the gas bottles yet?

washed off interesting green growth from the sliding windows which involved getting the kitchen window to open which it refused to do for a while before I explained it's error.

Getting ready for a wash and wax so the old girl (2003 that is) looks her 'best'.

I have a whole host of videos that have been emailed me to assist with the gas canister insertion - luckily Gary says he understands them!! - I will report back if successful later - seemingly a large instruction is missing from the instruction book!

Sundialsoft - I was shocked but very happy to hear that Tim clears his windows out with a pressure washer - I thought that was a definite no no and was not something I was willing to have admitted to having done - ever - no - not me - well not the car washers down at the gym anyway!!

Scooby has his own tooth brush for these important little places!

Towed my Jetski to Gosport for its pre-KOMBI Kaper service with it.

My van is awesome!!!

Finished packing Scooby at 9.00pm - now ready for the off in the morning

75% packed, last few bits will go in tomorrow afternoon followed by the bikes on the back and we're off!

All packed apart from clothes. Almost there.

Thanked Scooby for bring us smoothly and safely home after a FAB weekend in up in Bakewell.  
Well done and many thanks Gill & Alan for organising everything.

Pretended it was a tram.

Drove it home from a fabulous weekend with the BBunch!

Drove her and left her to have her rusty bits and dents fixed. She's having a bottom half respray too!!

Happyhouse wrote:

Drove her and left her to have her rusty bits and dents fixed.  She's having a bottom half respray too!!

Nice....where did you go to have it done?

A man called Mike at southcoast Kustoms. Works at three cross near us

Happyhouse wrote:

Drove her and left her to have her rusty bits and dents fixed.  She's having a bottom half respray too!!

What colour? Any change

MarcusH wrote:

Happyhouse wrote:

Drove her and left her to have her rusty bits and dents fixed.  She's having a bottom half respray too!!

What colour? Any change

Red of course!!

She was red before blue! And no she won't be red again. Watch this space....

I gave my van a big cuddle
Glad to have it back
I'm sure some people were thinking who is this random person that keeps turning upto events without a van

MarcusH wrote:

I gave my van a big cuddle
Glad to have it back
I'm sure some people were thinking who is this random person that keeps turning upto events without a van

Could be worse, you could have arrived in some weird trailer tent thing!

Yay Marcus's van is back.  Where's your first meet up?