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CAMPERVAN CONVERSION LITHIUM BATTERIES

ELECTRIC SWITCH

For his latest campervan conversion project, Andy McCandlish abandoned gas bottles, opting instead for a lithium battery set-up

With a long history of campervan ownership, Andy McCandlish has bought, converted and driven them for over 250,000 miles in the past 13 years.

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