On the level...

I absolutely hate sleeping on a slope; feet down and you're constantly pulling at duvet all night, feet up and you're asking for a monster headache the next day.

One of our first ever investments was a set of chocks to remedy this and make sure we're pretty much level wherever we camp - we now have a set of four due to camping on some pretty steep gradients in Wales.

Until recently our only method of checking we were getting close to level was to either A: check which way the sliding door slid open (only good for front-to-back) or B: make a brew or pour a beer and place the drink on the van floor to check the level.

All of this seems crazy when, for only a couple of quid, we could fit this just inside the sliding door:

Finally, no more arguments about it 'looking' level! Simply place chocks under the appropriate wheels and creep up them until the bubble hits the centre of the indicator - why we've waited so long to get one of these I'll never know?!

Needless to say, I'll still be pouring a beer when we're chocked-up!