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Crimson Apocalypse: Atomic Edition

  • Writer: John Nickolls
    John Nickolls
  • Jun 7
  • 4 min read
Crimson Apocalypse 💰 Cost Breakdown: Apocalypse Isn’t Cheap, But It’s Cheaper Than A Flu Jab
Crimson Apocalypse 💰 Cost Breakdown: Apocalypse Isn’t Cheap, But It’s Cheaper Than A Flu Jab

Let’s face it — good health isn’t free. But the Crimson Apocalypse is surprisingly affordable considering it tastes like superhero serum and might extend your life by at least one Tuesday. Here’s a rough cost estimate based on UK supermarket prices (circa mid-2025):

Ingredient

Weight (g)

Approx. Cost

Notes

Beetroot

150g

£0.45

Fresh, raw, loose – cheaper than therapy

Carrot

150g

£0.25

Dirt cheap and annoyingly healthy

Apple

150g

£0.45

Mid-range eating apple like Gala or Braeburn

Ginger

150g

£0.90

Fresh root, spicy price for spicy zing

Whole Lemon

80g

£0.35

Whole, including trauma-inducing rind

Fresh Spinach

20g

£0.20

From a big bag, which you’ll forget in 3 days

Chilli Flakes

1g

£0.05

A pinch from a lifetime supply

Orange Juice

299g

£0.45

Not from concentrate, you have standards


🧾 Total Estimated Cost for 1 Litre: £3.10


That’s 31p per 100ml shot, or roughly the price of one sad banana at a train station — except this comes with antioxidants, bragging rights, and the power to feel like you could arm wrestle a thunderstorm.

Want it cheaper? Grow your own beets and carrots in your garden, forage for apples, and barter chilli flakes from the neighbours in exchange for drone footage.


🧨 Crimson Apocalypse: Atomic Edition


“Because your immune system deserves a glorious slap in the face.”

Welcome, juice lovers and reckless vitamin seekers, to the dawn of Crimson Apocalypse: Atomic Edition — a 1-litre megajuice so potent, so unreasonably intense, that it’s been whispered about in turmeric circles, feared in CrossFit boxes, and legally classified in Belgium as a low-grade energy weapon.

This is no ordinary health shot. This is a juice that walks into your bloodstream wearing combat boots. It doesn’t politely knock on the door of your digestive system — it kicks it off the hinges, high-fives your liver, and dropkicks a cold virus into next week. It’s the juice you drink when you’ve had enough of playing it safe. It’s health with attitude. It’s wellness with a wild side. It’s your 5-a-day delivered like a fruit and veg rave in a bottle.

Gone are the days of sipping a thimble of juice that tastes like someone waved a carrot over tap water. This shot contains actual vegetables, real citrus flesh, green stuff that does things, and enough ginger and chilli to make your teeth sweat and your neighbours concerned. And yes — we threw in a whole lemon, rind, pips, pulp and existential crisis included — because you deserve nothing less than a full-frontal fruit assault with bonus vitamin C-based trauma.



🍹 The Full Recipe (By Weight)

Ingredient

Weight (g)

Description

Beetroot

150g

Earthy, sweet, vaguely gothic

Carrot

150g

Orange crunch missiles of beta-carotene goodness

Apple

150g

Crisp sweetness to prevent a mutiny among the veg

Ginger

150g

Volcanic root fury

Whole Lemon

80g

Skin, pips, pulp – the citrus chaos element

Fresh Spinach

20g

Iron-packed green virtue

Chilli Flakes

1g

Tiny but terrifying

Orange Juice

299g

The citrus diplomat holding this madness together

Yield: 1000g = 10 x 100g shots



🌀 How to Make It


  1. Rough chop all solid ingredients. Especially the lemon — your blender will hold a grudge.

  2. Add everything except orange juice into a high-speed blender.

  3. Blitz until it looks like molten ruby soup.

  4. Add orange juice and blend again until smooth and ready to vibrate through time.

  5. Strain through a nut milk bag or muslin for a silky finish, or leave pulpy for bravery points.

  6. Pour into 100ml glass bottles. Refrigerate. Shake well. Warn others.



🌱 Nutritional Benefits

  • Beetroot: Improves blood flow. Might cause sudden sprints or spontaneous dancing.

  • Carrot: Beta-carotene for skin glow and night vision (probably).

  • Apple: Antioxidants and fibre to keep the squad civil.

  • Ginger: Anti-inflammatory with a strong opinion.

  • Whole Lemon: Vitamin C, bioflavonoids, and mild citrus chaos.

  • Spinach: Iron, folate, and your daily dose of green smugness.

  • Chilli Flakes: Metabolism boost, plus the satisfaction of a spice-induced nose tingle.

  • Orange Juice: Vitamin C and potassium wrapped in sunshine.



🍏 5-a-Day Checklist

Ingredient Combo

Count

Beetroot

1

Carrot

1

Apple

1

Spinach

1

Lemon + Orange Juice

1

✔️ One shot = Full 5-a-day.No chewing. No salad. No regrets.



⚠️ Warning Label (Just In Case)


“Consume responsibly. Not suitable for the timid, those sensitive to flavour, or anyone called Colin.”


Side effects may include:

  • Sudden high energy

  • Unexpected yelling of “I FEEL ALIVE!”

  • Extra dramatic stair-climbing

  • Smugness around people drinking bottled water



🧃 Suggested Bottle Slogans


  • “Crimson Apocalypse – One Shot. One Tear. One Glory Moment.”

  • “The most powerful thing you can drink that’s still technically legal.”

  • “Five-a-day. One blast. Let chaos reign.”

  • “Drink it. Roar. Flex in your hallway.”


📸 Share the Chaos


Got your shot? Post it. Shake it. Slam it. Tag it #CrimsonApocalypse and join the elite squad of beet-stained superheroes.


🛒 Coming Soon: Bottled Nix Shots


If you’d rather avoid wielding a blender that smells like a compost pile during a lightning storm, fret not. A bottled version is on the way. Pre-chilled, pre-shaken, and possibly packaged with emergency tissues.

Sign up at johnsdrones.net to be notified the moment the apocalypse hits shelves.


Written by: John NickollsPart-time health guru. Full-time juice whisperer. Recovering beetroot enthusiast.



 
 
 

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🚐 VANILLA — THE ESSENCE OF FREEDOM

​People often ask where my drone footage comes from — how I find those remote beaches, quiet lochs, or golden ridgelines at sunrise.
The answer isn’t just in the air. It’s on four wheels.

Meet Vanilla — my VW Transporter T6.1 campervan, my rolling HQ, my drone command centre, and quite honestly, my partner-in-flight.

She’s not just transport. She’s the bridge between earth and sky — a machine that lets me live the story I capture through my lens.

Where It All Began

Vanilla came to life at Leighton Vans, where form meets finesse. She was sculpted with their LV-R bodykit, an upgrade that gives her those beautifully aggressive lines and that unmistakable road stance.
Her 20-inch black LV alloys anchor her to the tarmac with quiet confidence — purposeful, poised, and just a little bit smug.

The interior conversion came from Rock N Roll Campers, who turned an empty shell into something that felt alive — soft finishes, clever storage, a rock-solid bed, and that rare thing in a van: soul.

Later, the wizards at Supreme Conversions joined the journey, fitting the awning rail, upgrading her with Transporter HQ headlights and rear lights, and, most recently, installing the stunning Fiamma F43 Van awning.
It’s the kind of awning that unfurls with elegance, like a curtain revealing a stage — the stage where I plan flights, sip coffee, and wait for the light to get just right.

Inside the Machine

Vanilla’s interior is less “campervan” and more “creative sanctuary.”
Every inch is refined: Crib 5 insulation, full sound-deadening, soft carpet lining, and commercial LVT flooring over solid birch ply.
Her Egger HPL furniture gleams softly under warm LED lighting, and her Rusty Lee ¾ bed folds out like a promise of rest after a long day’s flying.

The Skyline pop-top opens to the sky — the same sky my drones inhabit — a seamless link between my ground base and my flying machines.

Outside, the Fiamma F43 Van awning rolls out to create an outdoor workspace: laptop on the table, controller in hand, the hum of the inverter behind me, and the quiet ticking of a cooling drone on the table beside a steaming mug of ginger tea.

It’s not camping. It’s creative engineering in motion.

Powering Creativity

Drone photography isn’t a 9-to-5 hobby. It’s early starts, late edits, and always chasing the right light.
That means Vanilla has to be completely self-sufficient — and she is.

Her power system is rock solid: an Exide EZ850 100 Ah AGM battery managed by a Victron Orion Smart DC-DC charger and Eco-Worthy solar controller, topped up by her XINGCO 120 W solar panel bonded to the pop-top.
It means while I’m flying over coastal cliffs, Vanilla’s quietly charging batteries, cameras, laptops, and the occasional air fryer.

Add in a Victron SmartShunt (so I can track every watt in real time), a Jackery Explorer 1000, a Jackery 240, an Anker 165 W power bank, and a YABER jump starter pack, and you’ve got enough power for a week’s expedition.

Every drone, every camera, every edit — charged, logged, and uploaded before the next take-off.

Fuel for the Pilot

You can’t create on an empty stomach, and Vanilla’s kitchen is a masterpiece of compact design.
A CAN twin hob and marine sink, powered by Campingaz 907, forms the core of her galley.
A 50 L compressor fridge keeps everything crisp, while a toaster, kettle, and Cadac BBQ handle the rest.

But here’s where the magic happens — the Cosori air fryer and Vango Sizzle Double induction hob.
The air fryer is perfect for hot chips at midnight or golden toasties on misty mornings. The induction hob? It’s quiet, precise, and efficient, perfect for cooking while editing the day’s footage in cinematic silence.

When the Fiamma awning is out and the Vango Faro Air III awning is set up alongside, Vanilla transforms into mission control.
Power. Food. Shelter. Wi-Fi. Everything I need to capture the world from above — all in one parked masterpiece.

Warm Nights, Cool Days

Vanilla handles Britain like a pro.
A Webasto diesel heater keeps her toasty on winter shoots, and the factory air-con cools her down when summer edits stretch into the evening.

Her Transporter HQ 69 mm dimmable LEDs light up the interior like a studio set, while BioLite and Vango lanterns add soft ambience — perfect for working late or simply reflecting on the day’s adventures.

Outside, those Transporter HQ Audi-style headlights — installed by Supreme Conversions — slice cleanly through darkness. Her rear lights gleam like runway markers. Her LV-R bodykit and alloys catch the glow of twilight like a film reel catching fire.

She’s not a van. She’s a silhouette of intent.

Connected Everywhere

Vanilla runs her own internet.
Her ZTE Link mobile Wi-Fi router keeps me online for live drone tracking, software updates, uploads, and the occasional cheeky YouTube binge.
She’s a digital basecamp — blending travel, work, and creativity into one smooth system.

After the flights, I unwind with the Nebula Capsule 3 Laser projector (Beamy) and Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (“Blazey”), projecting straight onto the pop-top.
A Bose Bluetooth speaker fills the cabin with music — sometimes Depeche Mode, sometimes silence, depending on the edit.

Vanilla doesn’t just take me to my subjects — she lets me stay there long enough to fall in love with them.

Safety and Smarts

She’s fitted with a Scorpion Tracker, adaptive cruise control, crosswind assist, and parking sensors — because adventures are better when you can relax behind the wheel.
Her systems talk to my phone via Victron Smart apps, and her power integrates perfectly with Apple HomeKit, giving me complete control even from the driver’s seat.

Out There, in the Light

Vanilla has been everywhere my drones have flown — the NC500, Cornwall’s cliffs, the Welsh mountains, the Lake District, and countless nameless lanes that all lead somewhere unforgettable.

She averages a reliable 35 mpg, purrs happily on long drives, and provides the calm between flights.
When I’m parked under her awning, the kettle bubbling, batteries on charge, and the drone footage downloading, there’s this moment — stillness, satisfaction, and gratitude.

Vanilla isn’t just part of the Nix Drones setup.
She is the setup.
Without her, half my story wouldn’t exist.

Her Signature

Her logo says it all — a clean white silhouette with her pop-top raised, VAN in orange, ILLA in white, and below it, her creed:
“THE ESSENCE OF FREEDOM.”

That’s what it’s all about — the freedom to chase light, to capture beauty, and to live unhurried in a world that’s always rushing.

VANILLA — The Essence of Freedom.
The road half of Nix Drones.
A creative base on wheels.
A companion built for the horizon.

Would you like me to finish this with a short homepage hero caption (like “My mobile flight deck — the campervan that powers every Nix Drones journey”) and a perfect SEO snippet to link Vanilla’s story directly to your site’s drone photography focus?

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