Recent content by cflatters

My own van is a Swift Escape 2013 model but roller blinds needed running repairs. I bought spares from Caratech and repaired and re-tensioned all my roller blinds last year. There was a tech article on here a year or so back about repairing blinds i unrolled and straightened the edges with a...

I think you will find that we are all equally entitled to use these spaces, my own Motorhome is 7m bonnet to bumper plus bike rack makes it over 7.5m. These leisure are classed as 'motor caravans' and as such the spaces are intended for both vehicle types ... let's share the roads and parking...

Have never had that problem with my 760 ! Directions have been reliable, I do set the dimensions to 1/2 meter wider than my actual van dimensions but no difficult moments !

On the plus side, I learned how to jump start a Ducato in my first 2 weeks of ownership!

Very interesting article, especially on the regulators / chargers We have a 100W solar panel which keeps our leisure battery and vehicle batteries fully charged. One important point we learned was that if the batteries discharged, our alarm stopped working and consequently our insurance was...

We use only bottled water for cold water drinking however we do thoroughly sterilise the freshwater tank and flush the full system through every spring before first use following the winter. Drain down. We safely use tank water for tea / coffee and cleaning teeth etc with no problems. Never...

Some independent objective inspection would be worthwhile to look for damp or other signs ..... Good luck, I hope all goes well

I would be inclined to agree it's the previous post, a PVC with comfortmatic but am not aware of many PVCs which have a U shaped lounge, these are more common with coach built.

Welcome the group

I would like to think we are a very friendly and helpful group! Welcome to the group The research and talking to lots of people and looking at lots of Motorhome layouts is very important. Borrow or hire one for a week or so, that way you wil get a good feel for what works for you and what...

I would like to think we are a very friendly and helpful group! Welcome to the group and hope you enjoy your Motorhome

We use the Garmin 760 LTD which works well for us, I set the vehicle profile a little larger that my actual MH size and weight

Welcome to the new Motorhome lifestyle and to the forum ..... Ask away with any questions....... I am sure you will get some good answers !

I struggle to think how that could be a design safety feature - if driving in mainland Europe that would tend to pull you toward oncoming traffic ?? Oh cynical me ...

I have not heard of any exploding, the tubes in my Movelite due have a pressure regulator to prevent over-pressurisation ! As for the second point, I would be cautious myself about driving away. But any awning can act like a kite if it catches the wind so I think the conventional pole type...