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  • Building The Beast: A funny true story of van life, DIY disasters, and one very big truck (The Wayward Truck Book 1) (English Edition)

Building The Beast: A funny true story of van life, DIY disasters, and one very big truck (The Wayward Truck Book 1) (English Edition) Kindle-editie

Engelstalige uitgave Jacqueline Lambert (auteur) Indeling: Kindle-editie
4,1 van 5 sterren (258)

The Comic Memoir of a Crazy Idea

WINNER: The Wishing Shelf Book Awards BRONZE - Adult Non-Fiction
WINNER: Readers' Favorite 5* Seal 2024
FINALIST: Page Turner Awards 2024

When Jackie and Mark buy a HUGE 30-year-old army truck blind off the internet, they dive headfirst into the world of DIY camper builds, overlanding, and tiny-house living.

With four dogs, zero experience, and a rapidly shrinking budget, they race to turn The Beast into a rugged off-grid expedition truck, ready for their dream trip to Mongolia.

But their first-ever self-build turns into a whirlwind of disruption, red tape, disasters, and “what were we thinking?” moments. With their house sold to fund the dream, failure isn’t an option.

A funny, fast-paced true story for fans of van life memoirs, overland adventures, and DIY projects – perfect for readers who love chaos, comedy, and big dreams on six wheels.

As seen on TV: meet The Beast in a guest appearance on Ben Fogle’s New Lives In The Wild (Channel 5).

Originally published in April 2024, this is an updated edition with a new cover.

Like all my books, this is a true story, written by a human!
Although part of a series, each book is a standalone tale.

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  1. Printlengte
    246 pagina's
  2. Taal
    Engels
  3. toegankelijkheid
    Meer informatie
  4. Publicatiedatum
    26 april 2024
  5. Bestandsgrootte
    5.2 MB
  6. Bladeren
    Ingeschakeld
  7. Word Wise
    Ingeschakeld
  8. Verbeterd lettertype
    Ingeschakeld
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Readers' Favorite 5*:

"Although hilarious at times, their patience was stretche to the limit." https: //readersfavorite.com/book-review/building-the-beast


"An honest and often funny account of the realities of when people actually begin to live their dream." Anna Rashbrook, Author


"A page-turner!...You never know what will happen next!" Carrie Riseley, Author


"The trials and tribulations of building a home on six wheels, told with laughter and insight... a must read - even if it's just to stop you making the same mistakes!" Maximilian Sam, Award-Winning Author


"This book is a fantastic look at designing a unique project and going for it with humor and perseverance. If one is tired of another 'chucking it all and renovating an old house' story, this is a quixotic twist that will keep you entertained." Kari Iverson Lane


"Hugely inspirational, because I think many would have just given up trying, with all the things they had to put in place to get their dream of owning and converting The Beast off the ground. What a story - and a fabulously entertaining book/read." Julie Haigh, Goodreads Librarian and Top 1,000 Amazon reviewer.

Over de auteur

Jacqueline (Jackie) Lambert is an award-winning travel writer, adventure traveller, blogger and dogmother, who loves history and curious facts. B.C. (Before Canines) she hurtled, slid, submerged and threw herself off bits of every continent except Antarctica. With husband Mark, A.D. (After Dog), she became an Adventure Caravanner. Her aim: To Boldly Go Where No Van Has Gone Before.Jackie has published six light-hearted memoirs about her travels since quitting work: Fur Babies in France, Dog on the Rhine, Dogs 'n' Dracula, It Never Rains But It Paws, To Hel In A Hound Cart, and Pups on Piste. Her new Wayward Truck series chronicles her Brexit-busting plan to convert The Beast, a 24.5-tonne army truck into an off grid tiny home on wheels fit to drive to Mongolia.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CZJWR6C4
  • Uitgever ‏ : ‎ World Wide Walkies
  • toegankelijkheid ‏ : ‎ Meer informatie
  • Publicatiedatum ‏ : ‎ 26 april 2024
  • Editie ‏ : ‎ 2e
  • Taal ‏ : ‎ Engels
  • Bestandsgrootte ‏ : ‎ 5.2 MB
  • Schermlezer ‏ : ‎ Ondersteund
  • Verbeterd lettertype ‏ : ‎ Ingeschakeld
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Niet ingeschakeld
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Ingeschakeld
  • Printlengte ‏ : ‎ 246 pagina's
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1739622220
  • Bladeren ‏ : ‎ Ingeschakeld
  • Plaats in bestsellerlijst: #322.075 in Kindle Store (Top 100 in Kindle Store bekijken)
  • Klantenrecensies:
    4,1 van 5 sterren (258)

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  • Mrs. Olga A. Danes-volkov
    5,0 van 5 sterren Should have read this first!
    Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 28 januari 2026
    Formaat: Kindle-editieGeverifieerde aankoop
    Having loved More Manchester than Mongolia, I obviously had to read this the first meeting with The Beast. The description of all the highs and lows and the couples' saintly restraint in dealing with various situations made me both weak with admiration and sometimes just wear.
    Its an amusing and engaging read. Thoroughly recommended.
    Melden
  • DGKaye
    5,0 van 5 sterren An engaging read of determination
    Beoordeeld in Canada op 30 juni 2024
    Formaat: Kindle-editieGeverifieerde aankoop
    This book is an incredible read. It may be called Building The Beast, but this is so much more than the build, and so far away from a ‘how-to’ manual. This is a memoir about the author and her husband and their big dream to build a roadworthy mobile home to travel and live in. It is wonderfully written with rich descriptions about their retirement dream and every single obstacle they encountered from searching for the right vehicle to the many trials and tribulations they faced on the way to the build. They found a thirty-year-old decommissioned Volvo in Rotterdam, which once belonged to the Belgian army. Mark had to travel to Rotterdam to purchase it, and the nasty journey back to the U.K. with it, and of course – Covid setting in, in a most untimely fashion as well as a blizzard, to disrupt all deadlines. The fact that this author can write with such humor about situations that were far from humorous adds to the intrigue and fun of reading the book.

    The author details their initial research to find the ‘Beast’ and much more research to learn how to convert the vehicle to adapt to their lifestyle, as well as finding someone who could do the converting task. Details of what is required to build the beast, along with the many characters who helped to put the vehicle together are stories in themselves. With so many delays and interruptions, crises, pandemic, deadlines, right down to the quick of becoming homeless, these two travelers invite us into their world of chaos that will keep us turning the pages and rooting for them all the way.

    We’ll also learn some interesting facts from some of the aside chapters where the author states her opinions on her extenuating circumstances, such as: Brexit, another problem that landed in the middle of the build, calling it ‘The Death Knell’ for many Brits’ retirement plans. There is also a wonderful chapter devoted to the economics of the beast, climate change, the flack they took from some for driving such a big machine, a lesson on the evolution of batteries and so much more!

    What a great read this book was! It was inspiring to read about the chutzpah and tireless ambition this couple experienced despite the ongoing missed deadlines, agonizing situations, a pandemic, and weathering storms, all for the price of getting out of Dodge and going after their dreams – all of course, with their four dogs.
    Melden
  • Tammy Horvath
    5,0 van 5 sterren What a massive undertaking!
    Beoordeeld in de Verenigde Staten op 4 september 2024
    Formaat: Kindle-editieGeverifieerde aankoop
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    I’m not sure my marriage could’ve survived the project of creating an expedition truck to live in so Jackie and her husband, Mark, could travel indefinitely. Throughout our experience remodeling homes and rental units, my husband and I have made it a point to enlist the help of professionals consistently. Unlike the Lamberts, who opted to hire friends to save money, this decision proved to be a source of stress and a significant drain on their time, preventing them from enjoying their travels fully. With every turn of the page, this book will have you laughing, crying, and nervously biting your nails as you become fully immersed in the couple’s frantic race against time to complete their dream truck build despite constantly missing their previous deadlines. This unique and entertaining story left me feeling incredibly glad that I read it.
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  • Sara Pranskunas
    4,0 van 5 sterren Tame The Beast
    Beoordeeld in de Verenigde Staten op 8 mei 2024
    Formaat: Kindle-editieGeverifieerde aankoop
    A good book to read and thank God that “It’s not happening to me.” I’ve had issue with my campervan conversion but it is nothing compared to the conversion troubles of the Beast. Throw COVID on top and this is a perfect recipe for disaster. But somehow the Beast was completed and travel ready. There are some great tips here for conversions and for living in a small space with dogs.
    Melden
  • Chris
    4,0 van 5 sterren Good read
    Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 26 april 2024
    Formaat: Kindle-editieGeverifieerde aankoop
    Like countless others I daydream about heading off for far-distant lands in a vehicle but realise, deep down, that it probably won't happen. If it does it's years down the line after children have left home and university fees & mortgage have been paid; in the meantime reading about someone else doing it is an enjoyable pastime. I found this book well written, well-paced, amusing and very useful for pointing out all the things to take into account with an overland vehicle & trip - learning from someone else's mistakes is always useful. A couple of minor criticisms - there's a mix of imperial and metric measurements with some things measured as one or the other and some both - the latter either way round; it a bit clunky to wade through umpteen brackets and imperial measurements for each thing.
    We're told pronouncing bath and path as barth and parth is faux-posh; using the same logic is saying baff and paff faux-common?!
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