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:side: What impressed me about the plug and play mover was the long controller to battery cable in the case. It would allow you to remove the 12v battery from the case and connect the plug and play system to an existing on board 12v leisure battery. In that way no extra weight is carried. It...

I was attracted to it because our van doesn't have any on board 12v electrics and the Plug & Play movers come with it's own battery contained within a case. Also, we only need a mover to get the caravan round the side of our home, where it is extremely tight. I don't find I need a mover at any...

An old thread, but I would just like to add some personal thoughts to it. Regarding the wet movers mentioned earlier in the thread, I have just purchased an E-Go Plug & Play mover by Purple Line. These movers are detachable with quick release pins and electric plugs. Essentially the movers...

I concur. Great summary. :)

I feel it is important to question advice given by complete strangers on public forums, especially when this advice uses powerful words like "safety and regulations". As an aeronautical engineer and process manager, I am naturally inquisitive and am required to question those people that claim...

This makes interesting reading; http://batteriesbyfisher.com/agm-batteries "Do sealed batteries need to be vented? A VRLA battery (valve-regulated lead–acid battery), more commonly known as a sealed battery or maintenance free battery, is a type of lead-acid rechargeable battery. Due to their...

My point is that there are millions of caravans and motorhomes out there with leisure batteries under seats and beds, not contained in sealed and vented purpose built battery boxes. It is unrealistic to expect these owners to redesign their vans/ vehicles to update to modern manufacturing...

A721.55.3.5 Auxiliary battery compartment A tray should be installed under an auxiliary battery if the electrolyte of this battery is liquid. The interior of an auxiliary battery compartment should be ventilated and protected against the corrosive effect of acid-laden gases, either by: (i)...

Over time people's requirements change. Personally, I have no intention of adding a battery to our fairly new van as it was bought for continental site use only, but years ago, I bought an Eriba for UK site use which had no battery (Batteries are optional extras in Eribas) and after 6 years, we...

While I agree that it makes good sense to fully insulate batteries from everything and provide good ventilation to prevent any build up of fumes while charging, but there are literally millions of cars, boats, caravans and motorhomes with batteries that are not in sealed boxes. Here are just a...

I'm not convinced that a leisure battery needs to be in a self contained battery box that needs to be sealed away from the living quarters. I have owned countless professionally built cars, caravans and boats where the batteries are sharing the same space as the occupants. If the rules have...

The Hobby 560, like our 545 has no windows at the rear of the van, so could be less than ideal if parked the other way. Plus, these vans are big and fairly heavy, so unless you have a motor mover, parking them the opposite way around could be very difficult unless you can use the tow car and...

You raise a good point for other caravaners, but our Hobby has floor vents everywhere, including under the beds. Thinking about it for a second, all our previous caravans had air vents under the seats and beds including the locations of the the leisure batteries. The leisure battery was located...

Sorry, I wasn't clear. Our caravan has a gas locker, but also a front locker that allows access to the under bed area, which is physically seperate from the gas locker.

Our 2017 Hobby doesn't have 12v electrics or a leisure battery either, but you will find that when connected to the car you can still run all the lights, water pump, toilet flush and even run the fridge! While I wouldn't recommend running the fridge from the car battery as you will kill the...