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One of the questions our friends and family sometimes jokingly ask is how we manage to get on for up to four weeks at a time when living in our motorhome - the interior of which is a little smaller than our bathroom at home and doesn't allow you to stand upright. This question is often extended … [Read more...]
Our last two summer holidays have been to destinations where midges are a fact of life in summer (Scotland and Norway). As you may know, midges do bite (albeit mildly) and tend to appear in droves when the weather is wet, warm and still - times when you really need to be able to open your … [Read more...]
Motorhomes are expensive vehicles and historically have had pretty poor security - the accommodation door on a coachbuilt motorhome is often especially flimsy and unlike modern cars, motorhomes tend not to be fitted with alarm systems by their manufacturers. As a result, motorhome (and caravan) … [Read more...]
I was recently given a bottle of Mantis Instant Shine, a waterless car cleaning product, to review for another website. Having used it to clean my van, I think that it might be just the thing for keeping the front of my motorhome clean when I'm travelling. My approach to motorhome cleaning when … [Read more...]
One of the best things about travelling by motorhome in Europe is the ready availability, in most areas, of motorhome service areas - places with facilities designed to allow you to easily and cleanly empty your waste water and toilet cassette and fill up your fresh water tank. If you've only … [Read more...]
Spend a little time on campsites and aires around the UK and Europe and you'll soon become familiar with the levelling phenomenon. Soon after each motorhome arrives, its engine will restart and the revs will rise, clutch slipping frantically as the driver (usually the husband) attempts to drive … [Read more...]
Motorhome breakdown cover is not quite as simple to buy (or sell) as car breakdown cover, mostly because motorhomes can come in such a wide range of sizes and weights. The word motorhome could be used to describe an 5 tonne, 8 metre, 3-axle coachbuilt that's 2.3m wide - or it could describe a … [Read more...]
On holiday in France recently I saw this van parked at the side of a mountain road in the Pyrenees: On closer inspection, it's possible to see that his front (drive) wheels are wrapped in a set of snow chains: It's clear from the top photo that the road surface was clear of snow - but … [Read more...]
I've just added a new guide to motorhome storage sites to the main site, and thought I would add a few extra words on the subject here. Many people cannot or choose not to keep their motorhomes at home (the same applies to caravans). The reasons for this vary but generally involve lack of space, … [Read more...]
Over the winter, I bought a set of silver screens (thermal screens) for my Transit motorhome. In use the previous summer and autumn we'd suffered the two classic small motorhome problems - heavy condensation and far higher/lower temperatures in the uninsulated cab section of the van than in the main … [Read more...]
