Taking the long way home from Japan to Frome, UK
This weekend we got in our last practice camping mission before we set off for real in 2 weeks time!
We went to Nikkō (日光) and spent a few days randomly driving around in the mountains.
We also got to put in a few flights with our new toy, Brian. We bought him 2 weeks ago, but as there hasn’t been the light, weather or space to try him out he’d been confined to his box. But no more!
For a bit of practice video editing I cut together some of the video we shot on our practice camping trips in and around Japan.
Locations include Tokyo, Saitama, Okayama, Sagaminohara, Boso Peninsular.
Filmed on a hodgepodge of DSLR, GoPro and VHS.
Not wanting to be outdone by arch rivals Frome Times; Frome Standard have stepped up to the plate and published their very own article about Fromeward Bound 🙂
Thanks James!
Read the article at Frome Standard: http://www.fromestandard.co.uk/Local-couple-embark-epic-drive-Tokyo-Frome/story-29355943-detail/story.html
Having worked up a design and installed the battery, isolator and circuit breakers I managed to get the last few bits finished off over the last few weeks.
Inside, the plan was:
• 12V to power our fridge
• 3 x 5V USB outlets
• Mains power via a 300W inverter
• A meter to monitor the battery’s voltage
All this will be powered by an Optima YTS4.2L deep cycle battery capable of delivering 55Ah. Theoretically, this should mean a couple of days of refrigeration without having to worry about charging the battery.
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