Our first new motorhome
Hi Everyone,
We've just bought our first mortorhome (deliver 14/9)and are looking forward to getting onto the open road and to tour around both the UK and the whole of Europe. with out little 4 legged friend, Happy times ahead. Any advise on the inital setup best Insurance
and breakdown cover would be much appreciated. So much to plan for and although we realise we need to get out there and then look at add ons, would like to prepare as much in advance in readiness for our first trip as possible, such as which solar panels (something
that would supply us enough electric for say 2 weeks). Also which head set to fit into the existing centre console for Sat Nav Dab Radio CD/DVD etc. Some have suggested snooper? The other consideration is we are looking for the smallest possible quad bike
that would fit say sideways onto a trailer at the back of the mortorhome and can take the two of us.
Any help and start up guidance and pointers for the add ons we are looking for would be very much appreciated.
Kind regards, John
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Hi John and welcome to Club Together. Good to hear you're finally about to take delivery of your MH.
It might be helpful to find answers to specific questions if you have a look at the sections and post individual queries in the appropriate places so we can keep this section as intended, i.e. just for introductions. Parts and Accessories would be one section
you'd need for things like bikes and solar panels etc.
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someone else will nelp you with trailers and, perhaps, quad bikes, bit a couple of things....
a solar panel wont jusr supply power for a fixed period (you mention two weeks), it will continue adding power to your batteries while there is available light...
having more places to capture (larger panel) and store this light (larger or multiple batteries) will help you maximise the sin as a resource.....
see the 'survive without EHU' thread in the 'touring cheaper' section for plenty of advice on solar panels and using a refillable gas tank to slash costs, allow filling anywhere in europe by using adaptors, and saying goodbye to 'the orange umbilical' which will, in turn, increase your scope of stopping points (useful for aires/stellplatzen in europe) a d reduce those camping costs should you choose no-facilities/no-ehu sites li,e CLs or Temporary Holiday Sites....
the other thing, i would always go for a standalone satnav due to potential issues with updating or replacement when the time somes......i have two tomtoms...
good luck.
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Welcome aboard, John.
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Have a look at a Blaupunkt 945 Capetown they are a rather nice Android Head Unit. Runs IGO9 software.
As for a trailer have you ordered a MH with a tow bar or are you going to get one fitted.
A 150w Solar Panel will give you ample power with a 100amp leisure battery. Get everything yo can in 12v version. Inverters consume large amounts of power.
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Have a look at a Blaupunkt 945 Capetown they are a rather nice Android Head Unit. Runs IGO9 software.
As for a trailer have you ordered a MH with a tow bar or are you going to get one fitted.
A 150w Solar Panel will give you ample power with a 100amp leisure battery. Get everything yo can in 12v version. Inverters consume large amounts of power.
I never knew that about inverters Q4, is that why everything 12v is more expensive? Saying that we always do buy 12v so I'm saving myself power without realising it
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