´I´ve had enough of Britain - let´s go to Mongolia´.
I always share a secret admiration for people who make it successfully into camping. Real camping, I mean, of people able to spend time on the road in their well tailored camper, able to prepare at length a trip around the world, with all the practicalities that such a project may involve. Although I give myself a lot of credit for a wide range of adventurous temptations, I am not sure will ever be able to do something like this. But as knowledge is power, I am trying to figure out the practical details from experts. And as usual in such cases, let´s give (again and again) credit to the books teaching me the best in life.
After four years on the road with Pawsome 4 - some adventures included in a book I featured many months ago - Jackie and Mark are ready for a new adventure: converting a huge truck (Volvo N10) into a camper and starting another adventure on the road to Mongolia. But the timing couldn´t have been worse: Brexit bomb detonated which meant, among others, restrictions in terms of freedom of movement, especially within the Schengen area, and Covid pandemic started.
With a contagious humour - in some parts I just couldn´t stop from laughing out loud -, Jackie is sharing the hilarious yet annoying adventures navigating various lockdowns, the bureaucratic system and repairmen with a too Bohemian mindset. But the book also has very relevant technical details about how to practically build such a special camper, in terms of technical details and materials. If you plan some serious overland-camper trip, add this book to your to read list.
Building the Beast. How (Not) to Build an Overland Camper is the first in a series dedicated to this project, and I cannot wait to see what happened next, particularly the trip part, as Mongolia is one of the places high on my travel lists for ages. Hopefully, to be continued...
Rating: 3.5 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered by the author in exchange for an honest review
Thank you so much for your kind review! I am so pleased you enjoyed our adventures...!
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