Adventures Magazine 2 | Page 87

I don’t know about you but when I’ve got a lengthy expedition approaching I can barely sleep for about a month beforehand. Yep, call me crazy but all the excitement about hitting the road can all get a bit too much for me, and the only way to stop the jitters is to get out in the shed and spin a few spanners for a while. Yep, prevention is better than cure and the first line of defence when embarking on a long journey into the wild blue yonder. This time, though, I managed to con my mate Blake into giving the old Troopy the once over for the day. He’s a secondgeneration motor mechanic/auto electrician with a keen eye when it comes to picking up potential problems during a pre-trip inspection. So I’m more than happy to hand the reins over to him when it comes to getting the big Troopy up to scratch. So let’s see what he found, shall we? ADVENTURES 87