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Drones are the main story. Vanilla and Torque get us there. Everything else is what happens when John finds a subject worth droning on about.

Written from John's brief // Illustrated with John's photos
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Latest dispatches

A chilled green can of Rattler Original Cornish Cyder by Healeys
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Nix drinks30 July 202610 min read

Rattler Original: Cornwall With a Bite

Crisp apple, a famous green can and enough Cornish character to turn a cold drink beside Vanilla into a small coastal holiday.

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Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 portable power station, nicknamed Forge, against a Nix Drones campervan backdrop
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Portable power30 July 202618 min read

The Nix National Grid: Meet My Four Jackery Power Stations

Forge, Workhorse, Kindle and Pocket Sarge: 3,656Wh of portable power for Vanilla, Torque, drones, festivals, films, food and the glorious refusal to hunt for electric hook-up.

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A vivid pink and orange sunset over the Adriatic and islands near Dubrovnik
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European Drift30 July 202612 min read

Dubrovnik: Where the European Drift Reached the Edge

Vanilla beneath the olive trees, the Adriatic shining like glass and the moment a solo road trip from Staffordshire reached its magnificent furthest point.

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Torque, John's grey Scott Aspect eRIDE 910, standing beside a forest trail at Cannock Chase
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eMTB30 July 202610 min read

Meet Torque: My Orange-Tipped Ticket to the Chase

A Scott Aspect eRIDE 910, a Bosch-powered push up the climbs and a growing collection of Cannock Chase stories.

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John wearing black Ray-Ban Meta Blayzer smart glasses
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Nix technology30 July 20269 min read

The Glasses That See My Side of the Story

Why my Ray-Ban Meta Blayzer Gen 2 glasses have become the quietest—and perhaps cleverest—camera in the Nix kit bag.

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Vanilla, John's grey Volkswagen campervan, beneath an orange-propeller drone on a country road at sunset
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Launch note30 July 20265 min read

Welcome to Super Nix

The flying comes first. The droning on is all part of the flight plan.

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What belongs here

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Flight log

Drone flights, aerial photography and fieldcraft

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Road notes

Vanilla, touring, campsites and off-grid kit

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Trail lines

Torque, eMTB routes and Cannock Chase

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The drone-on

Technology, food, football and life

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  2. 02Add your photographs

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