Preparations for the next journey.
I returned home from my last trip to East Lothian to attend an arranged appointment at the dentist. There's very few reasons I 'have to' return, but it's mainly dental appointments, vet appointments, MOT for the car, and of course, grass cutting! I used the time between returning and heading away to take care of a few maintenance items on the van. I replaced the friction pads on the stabiliser, a standard Al-Ko AKS1300 hitch. A straightforward job taking about 10mins. Cost around £25 for the new pads. I replaced them as the existing pads were worn and 'glazed' where they'd been working. I did notice when packing up on the last trip that the pop top fabric wasn't pulling in neatly when the roof was lowered, so I ordered 10m of 4mm elastic cord and replaced that. A very satisfying 10min operation. Cost around £5. I also bought some 2.5mm cord and replaced the 'hold backs' on the net curtains. It;s then a case of getting the maps an...