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By: Benz World Blog » Satin Bowerbird

Benz World Blog » Satin Bowerbird — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 07:22:13 +0000

[…] I think this one was eyeing up the blue stripe down the side of my van. […]

By: Benz World Blog » Lockdown Project

Benz World Blog » Lockdown Project — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:15:57 +0000

[…] the lockdown, I have been converting my van from a disintegrating pop-top to a sturdy hard-top. The new roof is designed to improve my […]

By: Benz World Blog » Slow Travel

Benz World Blog » Slow Travel — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 04:15:33 +0000

[…] slowly I need the power from the sun more than ever. I plan to add a 350watt solar panel to the van so I will no longer have to ration laptop time to a few hrs per month. Hopefully increasing the […]

By: Benz World Blog » Snooze Smoke

Benz World Blog » Snooze Smoke — Sat, 16 Nov 2019 04:46:13 +0000

[…] I find out if all the repairs I have made to the van are enough for it to climb the Blue […]

By: Benz World Blog » Dust Storm

Benz World Blog » Dust Storm — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:25:48 +0000

[…] was hit by the strong winds. It was like stepping onto the surface of Mars. Tomorrow after I clean my vans air filter I should cross into New South Wales on my way to the Blue […]

By: Benz World Blog » Solar UTE

Benz World Blog » Solar UTE — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 10:03:55 +0000

[…] have a few repairs of my own to do on the van before heading back to the Blue […]

By: Benz World Blog » Cruiser Charging

Benz World Blog » Cruiser Charging — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 11:52:09 +0000

[…] I met the designer of the body today who is also a mechanic. He offered to tune up the engine in my van as he could hear it was struggling to keep up with the solar […]

By: Benz World Blog » Race Begins

Benz World Blog » Race Begins — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 11:09:21 +0000

[…] World Solar Challenge. After a discussion with the Benz World Blog readership, and given my van is older than most of the contestants, I decided to get a head start. I left Darwin 30min before […]

By: Benz World Blog » Open Day

Benz World Blog » Open Day — Sun, 06 Oct 2019 04:21:58 +0000

[…] posting updates along the race as I attempt to keep up with the competitors. I will be driving my 1987 van which is the same age as the race itself. Unlike my van performance which has declined over the […]

By: Benz World Blog » Mark Four

Benz World Blog » Mark Four — Thu, 09 May 2019 08:09:10 +0000

[…] is the fourth generation power board I have built for the van. It has been an exercise in iterative design. The blue gum chopping boards, which each stage has […]