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RUUVi SENSORS
This blog is about the sensors from the Finnish company RUUVi. We came in contact with these sensors by Mark from Bluepowershop.com where we purchased our Victron equipment and MG Energy systems batteries. When you have an Overland vehicle (or a yacht for that matter) with lots of appliances and technology it is nice to…
#WINTER IS COMING!
We are building a Mountain Yacht that will be travelling in the mountains during all seasons, but especially Winter. We have M+S tyres, 4x4, low gear, differential lockers all around and a hydraulic winch, so we are all good to go? For most situations we are more than equipped, even for heavy snowstorms as our…
MAN HX60 COOLANT HOSE CLAMPS
Our Mountain Yacht has a playdate with BeBe from our English friends Jess and David (who took the picture above) and the HX60 from Margreth and Hans (NL). We have a great night with cheese fondue and tapas and the next morning we receive a tip from Hans: 'tighten the coolant clamps under the dashboard,…
THAT’S A WRAP!
We are busy transforming Monster towards our Mountain Yacht. We used the last two months for definitive planning, measurements and ordering the last bits & pieces.  We also started with the actual build of the inside: heater, water and electricity, we will write separate articles on every part of that in the near future. We installed…
MONSTER BACK IN THE UK
The guys at Motorcraft Adventure Developments wanted Monster in at March 1, 2022 so they could start with the build of our Box. Amy was really busy so I decided to drop her off by myself. I wanted to go to Hull again as this is the closest port to Doncaster, so I automatically had to…
MONSTER OFF ROAD TEST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0W7xy4z0ZYTo prove that Monster is not just another pretty girl, we decided to take her out to play and show us if she is up to the task! Looking for a venue we received an invitation from Sijbrand Booij who is the General Manager at EVM19. This is a venue at the Eiland van Maurik…
RECOVERY GEAR FOR THE HX60
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND0os0-3M58When driving off-road it is very important that you bring your own recovery gear, especially when you have a heavy truck! You cannot rely on others to bring the sufficient recovery tools. Some recovery gear is for self-recovery and some is for getting pulled out or pulling someone else out of a messy situation. We…