Day 1 Over the bridge into Wales we went, and our first stop was Tredegar House. National Trust sites usually have some sort of family-friendly activity running over the summer, and this time it was a surprise mini-beach right by the stables. Buckets, spades, and sand in the middle of a grand estate — it […]
Author: Tom
Why I Chose a Power Station for My Campervan
When I started planning my campervan, I thought the electrics would be one of the trickiest parts. I watched endless YouTube videos of people wiring up batteries, inverters, charge controllers, split charge systems etc etc. It looked very complicated and I was worried about making a mistake like using the wrong cable and starting a […]
Bee the Campervan: Our Family’s Yellow Conversion Project
A new yellow van named Bee has joined the family, replacing our reliable car. We are planning a campervan conversion despite having no experience.
HomeAssistant Switchbot Local Control
Thanks to the amazing developers at Home Assistant using switchbot local control with bluetooth is much easier than making use of the cloud API, win win. The Home Assistant team have recently published a list of known working and tested bluetooth adapters, they also suggest using a USB extension lead to move it away from […]
My Home Automation Kit
Although I love to read about new home automation tech I don’t tend to change the kit that I have at home very often so here is a brief list of what I use to power my smart home. I aim to write about each of these items in more detail in the future. Spoiler, […]