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Gear, festivals and routes

Van advice with the numbers shown.

How the systems in your van actually work, what it takes to run five days off grid at a festival, and the paperwork for driving it across Europe. Measured, not guessed.

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The Van Route

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Van Gear

Batteries, solar, wiring and internet. How it works and how to fit it.

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Festivals

Live-in vehicle passes, the fields, and five days off grid without a generator.

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Trips

Routes we have driven, and the documents and vignettes to drive them legally.

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Kit we own, used long enough to have an opinion worth having.

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Driving a UK van in Europe

Documents, mandatory kit, emissions stickers and motorway vignettes. The full list, with 2026 prices and the fast options when you have not left two weeks.

Last checked August 2026

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