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Very little to add to Grahams reply, We also always travel with our waste plugs in situ and treat our waste pipes with whatever drain cleaner we have indoors. We tend to keep our fresh tank fullish and then empty our tank just before setting off and replace with domestic water, theres lots of...

Theres a lot to be said for the judicious application of a Birmingham screwdriver

Agree, probably a sticky microswitch. the tech help on this group is outstanding and unlike another place AKA the dark side there is little bitching........https://www.facebook.com/groups/classichymers/?fref=nf

Many ex v-Dub owners graduate onto the older Hymers, lots of helpful info on Facebook.....Classic Hymers Theres also a section for sales of these bullet proof vehicles.

Welcome to the Forum PCB!!! Your UK gas cylinders are only available in the UK. The only true large universal cylinders are the refillable types and even then there is no Europe wide standard for the fittings and some type of adapter may be necessary. if you only use a small amount of gas then...

Internal or external?

Had a new Chausson back in 2006, Sold It, Built a pool, Missed the freedom of a Camping-car and bought an antique Hymer. not that i'm biased or anything :blush: but I know which van will outlast the other.

If you are a member of ASCI then there is an App for all their Eurocampings at ACSI Europe app - Eurocampings.eu http://www.eurocampings.co.uk/extra-information/acsi-europe-app/

Travelling, and living, in a van with several dogs provides several challenges, dogs will by their nature insist on sleeping on the most comfortable area available, my niece has a van with a fixed French bed which her ridgeback has purloined on a permanent basis and allows her and her OH to...

Think carefully about the amount of actual livable space. I've seen vans that do not have swiveling cab seats, or theres a wardrobe behind the cab, this means that once on site the whole cab area is useless. ex caravanners make a big thing about a U shaped rear lounge, personally I find that the...

A quick check on i-camping-cars gives two stop overs in zaragoza one is on the motorway , which ,personally, I would not recommend and the other is a camp site Camping Ciudad de Zaragoza,, 50012 ZARAGOZA (Aragón) ie the Municipal which is about 20€ per night, not bad for Spain and safer than a...

Having come across a Fellow motorhomer just outside Bergerac stopped on the road with a shredded tyre (didn't help that he had an ineffective wrench and a Jack that did not fit his van!!!!) The side walls had exploded through the rubber tho' there was plenty of thread, made me check the dates on...

Quick check on the Caravan Club plc website gives Benicassim at £22.00 plus £2.44 per person for the winter rate, ASCI is €18.00 and no surcharge or in off shore money £13.00

Sorry for the late reply but i was trawling through the '0' replies section and noticed this. I have stayed on some sites in the UK where the "drinking" water was absolutely dire and at that time considered a separate water filter luckily one of our party had a caravan with a built in filter...

Thanks for that Tony! Aires now there is a word to conjure with in general it translates to "Area", and so there are parking areas, service areas and Camping areas. The only rule is that listed inside all new French motorhomes RESPECT (see below) so be a good Scout and take nothing and leave...