Deep in the heart of winter.
Use the changing dynamics of this weather to refine your skills and improve dexterity. If you have the capacity to camp in this weather, use these rare opertunities to push your survivalist limits.
Read Iron Gates.
The Road Continues
Good afternoon Metalists, Although we’ve left the green pastures of Anglesey our journeys have taken us back to England, and we’ve been busy exploring some of the less trodden paths …
MORE +The silence.
It’s 8am in the morning and I have been staring at the same corner of mountain for over an hour now. It doesn’t take a lot for a sleeping pattern …
MORE +Leaving the System
It only takes a moment, a vision, or something extraordinarily simple to crack the illusion of modern society. Sometimes it takes years of buildup or a meeting with like-minded people. …
MORE +Newborough Sands
There’s a quiet little place tucked away on an island called Anglesey; it is called Newborough Sands and has one of the most fantastic beaches on offer here. My grandparents …
MORE +Powered by Plants
If you’ve seen my Instagram page or know me in person, you’ll know that my partner and I both follow a vegan diet plan. This is not something I advertise …
MORE +Privacy Update
The Metalists are currently working hard to ensure the privacy of your information while using this site. We are in the process of recieving our SSL certification which will be …
MORE +Liliths Day
There comes a time in every Vans life (Usually once a year) where it needs a little TLC. Today is that day for our special Van, Lilith. She’s getting a …
MORE +Welcome.
We’re The Metalists. A community for music lovers and Vanlifers around the world. Listen to our Podcast here!…
MORE +Moment of Terror (MOT)
Good afternoon and welcome to The Metalists. Today we have a special announcement. Liliths MOT results came back yesterday and she passed with flying colours! Thankfully this means we’ll be …
MORE +Welcome to The Metalists.
2 years ago, my partner and I were working minimum wage jobs and barely paying the rent, just like many of you. We found a way out, something none of …
MORE +Amsterdam Part 2: Centraal
Engel and I arrived at the Hock of Holland at 6:45pm after a long yet relaxing ferry ride. The weather was still beautiful as we crossed the border in Holland; …
MORE +Amsterdam Part 1: The Voyage
Good morning Metalists, This will be a condensed account of our leaving of Gloucester to greener pastures, and everything in between. This will be accompanied by a podcast explaining how …
MORE +Vanning Amsterdam
Good day Metalists. It has been months since this site has seen some activity as it turns out finding a power source for your laptop is a little more …
MORE +Generator box for surviving Festivals
Okay, so this is a project I’ve been working on recently with my father. Being able to live outside in the elements and still be completely self reliant is key …
MORE +#Vanlife
Now that our war machine is complete, we can finally focus our thoughts to earning some money and traveling through Europe. Lilith, our reliable 2005 Transit Camper Van, has just …
MORE +Mayhem, SunnO))) and what happened to regular posting?
Good evening Metalists, Unofrtunately I’ve been busy of late and haven’t been able to update this blog/website/pit-of-death for a long time now. It seems that the potent retrospection of …
MORE +Shining and Taake
Shining and Taake performed an amazing set at the Camden Underworld on the 4th of December. Unfortunately, I was not able to gather the name of their opening band but …
MORE +The Underground Awakens…
Hello! This is my first post on this un-holy spawn of a blog/website/unspecified mosntrosity. It is my intention to post about recent gigs or upcoming events that meet a very …
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