Persistence pays off in the end

Several people have said I should just bin the old Dodge and buy a newer campervan, after it developed an infuriating habit of sometimes driving reasonably well and then sometimes randomly not starting. However, I was not keen on this plan.

The first point in the Dodge’s favour is that the van was built for Canada, so it was completely smothered underneath in sprayed plastic foam from new to insulate it for use in temperatures 30 degrees below zero. This also keeps it cool in summer. I am never, ever, ever, going even glam-camping in any temperature lower than welcomingly California or Okanagan Valley fresh, but the irrelevant-to-me underside foam