{"id":48,"date":"2017-09-03T23:08:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-03T22:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2026-04-14T16:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:32:15","slug":"kit-revues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=48","title":{"rendered":"Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>A few personal thoughts and comments on the bits of kit we use.<br \/>\nNot many yet, but we will add more ASAP<\/h6>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=411\">Permanently fitted or Available.<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=5292\"><strong>Mechanical and electrics.<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"> Items that are usually or permanently fitted on the van.<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <\/span><\/strong><strong>&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=5294\">External.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"> Items that are usually or permanently fitted on the van.<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=5296\">Internal.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Items that are usually or permanently fitted in the van.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=413\">General use &amp; Camping.<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=827\">For use with the van.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Equipment for use in or with the van when travelling.<br \/>\n<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=1574\">Lightweight camping kit<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">&nbsp; Equipment for use with the van or for excursions from the van.<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=4631\">Safety equipment.<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Although most, if not<\/span><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"> all, of the items listed appear in other lists, we think they are important e<\/span><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">nou<\/span><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">gh to warrant their own category. S<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">ome are permanently fitted, others are available to take with us.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=5373\">Maintenance, spares &amp; recovery.<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=1573\">Spares &amp; tools for the van.<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Spares, tools &amp; equipment for our travel with the van.<\/span><em><br \/>\n<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=1639\">Basic tool kit.<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; What&#8217;s in the toolbox?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=1572\">Recovery kit.<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Currently available r<\/span><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">ecovery kit.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=2605\">Toys &amp; Follies.<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=702\">Toys<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Items that need a place to go.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=415\">Follies.<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Items bought or made for the van but no longer used, or ideas that went nowhere, (but may be of use to others).<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"><em>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/em><\/span><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=6200\"><strong>The second van.<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; Ideas guinea pig for the Beast.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>See also<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=10269\">Running the beast<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=13303\"><strong>Custom kit &amp; workshop tools<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <\/span><a style=\"color: #99ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=2610\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Custom tools.<\/span> <\/a><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Tools we\u2019ve made,&nbsp; modified, or adapted for use with the van.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=476\">Custom kit &amp; Equipment.<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The equipment we\u2019ve made,&nbsp; modified, or adapted for use with the van.<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=13158\">Workshop tools<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <em>The big stuff that stays at home.<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few personal thoughts and comments on the bits of kit we use. 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