It might potentially be that Dean as it shouldn't really blow under those expected circumstances - particularly that bit about the jump packs - thanks for watching :)

I will do that !! Thanks Chris and thank you for watching :)

Sleepy Cardigan are clearly making a couple of quid but I expected that when you get within 5 miles of a Fiat dealer!! :) Just got to make sure I don't do it again!!

I paid £220 for a new one,fitted it myself in under an hour, job done. Heard of lots of stories about repair jobs going wrong after a week or two and repairers not being interested.

Many thanks for that @Gezb99 and I agree it shouldn't be that easy - if every Fiat dealer has 2 a week thats a lot of profit margin on the replacement although someone else has mentioned Bob Earnshaw doing a replacement so I'm going to have a look at that !!!

That is interesting Phillip - do you know what they did to rectify it - was it a plug in job and some IT wizardry via an OBD? Thanks for watching :)

Apparently it's common if the battery drops charge to low too as ours did, yes they do a fix and reset of some sort but done by the next day.

I removed the module and refitted but easy enough to do

Thanks for that and will do Mick - got some more work to do in the next couple of months so that will be a good time :)

It happens to Mercedes vehicles as well. All vehicles are affected by spikes

Well that's an interesting opening line for a discussion but thanks for watching MrPlasma01 - not sure our viewers can take too much wisdom from your observation :)

We have an Autotrail Frontier , on a fiat which we have had from brand new . It’s 3 years old now . Has had 3 hab checks and 2 engine services . You may be surprised to know it’s never broken down and never had any faults since new on either the fiat side or the Autotrail .

Thanks for watching Peter and not to my knowledge, or research, as long as all the connections are clean and firmly tightened was my take on it so theres a clean flow of current between the two as they act as 'one' when in use.

Hi Tracy and thanks for watching - the bedroom compartment is already in there and you can add the material piece to make it into two compartments or leave it as one like we eventually did :))

Thank you so much for your fast reply, I'll be taking down the divider to have one bedroom as I have a double inflateable bed, I think I've now bought everything I need to go on my next trip with family and friends just waiting on deliveries..thank you again for your reply and having it all already attached is going to make everything so much easier, happy travels

Many thanks for that Mick and you are of course right regarding the fairly substantial price tag but I agree there was a lot more to it than I realised and we too are considering our next addition in that respect so it was good to see it going on 'Betty'. I also agree it probably is a good value for money addition and once again I liked A&E's installation work :) If you are Alko it would be very similar underneath too. Now that we have the Semi Air I don't think I'd go full air, at the moment, but still would love self levelling instead - oh the choices !!

Thanks for watching Allen and I haven’t got personal knowledge of which company it was. 🚌

Ok thx

Thanks for watching and yes it is a very popular site but well worth trying to get a reservation :))

Many thanks Peter and Beverley - I saw that last week - such a shame!! I understand OS do an app for about £35 a year - I was intending to see if it covered Europe as well? Have you found anything else for Europe?

@@motorhomingadventures I have a Garmin GPSMAP66S and I bought Topographic maps on chips for UK, France, Spain&Portugal. They have all the GR type routes already in there. So I download .gpx files if I can find them. Or if someone just describes a walk you can usually work out tte route.

Thanks for watching 😀👍

Many thanks indeed Kenny - just need to plan the next one!! :)

Many thanks DS and the return leg was c£165. We paid £330 total this Spring.

Many thanks for that Ianrea, much appreciated. If I intend to travel to a Non-EU country then my first conversation would be with my current insurer to see what level of cover they give. Your example of Morocco is a non-EU country so the Green Card cover that is often part of your current insurer may not work. The Green Card gives a minimum level of cover which, as you say, may not be fully comp cover!! That would potentially account for no cover if you roll your own vehicle as there is no third party apparently in this example :( Your own insurer would tell you what level of cover you have when abroad on 'Green Card' cover! So you're right that you need to understand what EU cover is provided by your insurer AND what non-EU cover is provided IF relevant to your travel plans, plus of course whether you need any other driving permits for Non-EU countries. You may well be able to purchase additional insurance for EU and non-EU travel to get 'fully comp' style cover but I've personally not done that. I guess a good breakdown service is also really important especially if you want your vehicle repatriated! I agree it is a bit of a minefield and I would say better to ask all the questions before you go so you can be well prepared for those unpleasant moments!! This is the Govt own advice page: www.gov.uk/vehicle-insurance/driving-abroad RAC European Driving advice is here: www.rac.co.uk/drive/travel/driving-in-Europe/

Many thanks Tina, much approciated :) It is a 4 hour crossing in the daytime and a 5 hour crossing if you did the overnight service from Newhaven - perhaps the Captain has an hours kip on the way over :))

Hi Malcolm and many thanks for that. The camp site was here - Camp Du Domaine - lovely site :)) maps.app.goo.gl/YJbP2DW6c91zVSzw6

Many thanks John and glad it was useful - this wasn’t our van - it was a fact finding visit to get a feel for the system but I can probably find out from the owner, which I agree, would be useful too 😀👍 Cost I believe for the struts AND springs is around £1700 to £1900 - slightly vehicle dependant too re fitting time etc Be worth a chat with James or Nathan to assess your specific possibilities and whether it would provide benefit 😀🚌

Many thanks for that Rob, much appreciated - it would be fab in Europe :))

I’m pretty sure it’s about your vehicle footprint so I would say NOT the Go Toll as there is no mention of Gross Train Weight (van plus trailer) just the TPMLM of the van which qualifies for the Vignette system at that weight. It specifically says there’s no extra charge for trailers, caravans, or sidecars so that adds to my thought that it’s just your own van weight 😀🚌☀️

Many thanks for watching Eric and it could be part of a package to ‘upweight’ a vehicle. A&E are able to carry out ‘upweight’ changes and a chat with their Team would answer that in relation to the specific vehicle you may have in mind and the measures therefore required to increase the Maximum Technically Permissable Load Mass (MTPLM) - it’s very vehicle specific and therefore not a straightforward answer 😀🚌

You say it gave 60mm extra clearance above with the springs . We have 6inch clearance under our Kontiki . Would it give me a few more inches ? We bottom out over speed bumps

It would certainly improve things Eddie and indeed A&E maybe able to offer other product combinations that will improve the bottoming out all round. Our VB semi at the rear made a big difference too. Ask for James S or Nathan if you ring A&E Leisure who know the products really well 😀🚌

Morning Brian and many thanks for watching. Exciting September ahead for you !! :) There is a 'Playlists' tab on the channel main page which does what you describe - I've put a link below to the 'Playlists' section. www.youtube.com/@motorhomingadventures/playlists Hope that helps and happy planning :))

@@motorhomingadventures Ta. I didn't see that on my tv but it shows on my phone - sorry. Sep is southerly in France, or if the weather is poor there, we're off north to Denmark via Germany ( seems that is popular nowadays).

That sounds good - we’ve got Scandinavia on our list of ´to do’s’ and perhaps down to Italy and across to Greece as 2025 possibles 😀☀️🚌

Thank you Chris, much appreciated :)) And I’m looking forward to that too as I watch more Welsh rain!! 😂☀️🚌

Hi Peter and many thanks for that. The holders are for Swiss and Austrian toll readers and both worked without problems - those are overhead lane based readers though so directly above each lane. Not tried the French readers as I try and avoid any tolls :))

Thanks for watching Nic 😀 Yes I’m not a ladder fan either as they can be challenging !! Apart from that it’s lovely 😀🚌

Oh fantastic Allan - really glad you're enjoying that amazing part of the world - beautiful isn't it :)) Route to the Verdon is fine for Moho's - I did the usual no tolls route - some lovely countryside as you gain height into the Region. The Verdon was a municipal site called Camping Les Ruisses - basic, with all the essentials, fantastic on site cafe, but the proximity to the lake was great too - as you may remember from that episode :) Here's a link maps.app.goo.gl/1GY9oNCtDy1RRp3u8 Yes........ the rain ........... drove to Swansea today and in mist and drizzle all the way - like February. We're not jealous .......... AT ALL ............... :))) Safe travels and enjoy beautiful France X

Great, many thanks……think it’s going to be a trip to St. Tropez tom👍

Niceee - a day of glitz and glamour!!

It certainly had it's challenging parts!! Yes lots of people too - not sure if there is a quieter time for Venice. The outlying islands were quieter too but the boats pretty busy to get there !!

Many thanks for watching 😀 Yes Venice was an expensive stop!! Those trips sound lovely - we really enjoyed Croatia 😍🚌

Hi Paul and many thanks indeed for that. Beautiful area for hiking 😀 Anything under 4 metres is marked in France fyi, so 13 feet if my maths is right 😀🚌 And of course you need to try and get to France in a motorhome if you get the chance 👍😍🚌

@motorhomingadventures We're going to Spain end of month for 4 weeks, Then into the South of France for the same period, Thanks for the info on bridges, I'm an ex HGV driver so im a bit OTT about low bridges 🤦‍♂️

Many thanks Peter - yes very like the Lakes. Still adjusting a couple of things but it’s getting there!! ☀️🚌

@@motorhomingadventures In our last 10 days of 10 weeks sojourn- in familiar Occitanie!

It was lovely Tina and yes I agree 👍☀️

Thank you Eric and we loved the area - I suspect we’ll go back too 😀👍🚌

It is lovely isn’t it Bigalb 😍 Noted re Epinal too 👍 Yes I saw it had the Strava logo now - 🤞 they keep a free version ☀️

Many thanks Allan, much appreciated and I bet you’re counting the days!! The sliding window isn’t the smoothest of things - a good dose of silicone spray on everything, particularly the catches and runners, helps, but it’s not the greatest design!!! Fingers crossed it’s that sunny and warm you can leave it open ☀️😂

Many thanks for watching Rod and Jan and yes absolute bargain for such a lovely place 🎉😀 We will 👍🚌x

Evening Peter and I agree the sound was a bit pants 😀👍 it will all come together very soon I hope - should put the drill down and read the microphone manual 😂 - I had the GoPro mic on ‘front’ instead of ´rear’ and should have been using the much better Rode mic that I have 😬 that overrides the GoPro !! My gran was Irish so I’m exploring that route to avoid the Schengen pain!! And of course thank you Peter for watching - tomorrow morning’s audio is better 🎉🤞

@@motorhomingadventures Still far better than I could do! I must go hunting some Irish ancestry too!

Thanks for watching GD and I went series as the wiring required was less 'heavy duty' and the configuration should be more efficient across the 'solar day'. The mobility of the van means if I anticipate needing max power I chose the appropriate parking space with no shade which is easy. Having parked partially under trees once it didn't affect the live solar generation much at all so I've not yet seen the shade effect !! I think at the end of the day I just preferred to work with slightly lighter guage wiring - being a beginnner !!! Hope that makes sense :)

Many thanks for watching and I don’t think I did although it’s 3 years ago now and it’s still as good as new. Some don’t need the tracks fitted either so depends on your van model/make as well :) 😀🚌

@@motorhomingadventures thanks ,,who can say if mine needs the track or not ,,? its a pilote g740

Taylormade will advise that Rab - their number is on this link - they’re very helpful 😀🚌 taylormade-covers.co.uk/product-category/external-windscreen-covers/

many thanks for watching Paul and we'll get there eventually !! :))

Thanks Gashead and it’s a tiny DJI Mini 3 Pro If you need any more info just shout 😀🚌

Evening Jeffrey - thanks for that - it's called 'Just a Cowboy' by Blood Harmony - on this link ... www.epidemicsound.com/track/F3sdShjkkR/

It was a lovely place Mark and thanks for watching - I can see us going down that Eastern border route again :))

Evening Ged and that sounds a good idea as it’s only about 1.6m back from the van. CMF can do the full chequer plate base for our version which would enable the electric bikes to be added in the way you describe. I used to have an L200 with a twin axle Ifor Williams trailer which was about 3.5m back but this little CMF one is easier to handle as it needs such little input which is ideal on sites to get it backed in etc. I have to say in Europe there were just about always pitches you could just drive into anyway if you asked 😀 With a good reversing camera it’s very straightforward. I looked at the castor version but didn’t like it’s instability when NOT attached to the van whereas the CMF version can be detached while loaded - and pushed v carefully !! (Main weight is forward of the axle) The castor version was also more complicated to put together than the quick hitch up of CMF. CMF can store upright for minimal space use. Personally- CMF style every time!! 😀

Fantastic Phillip and really glad you had a great experience like us. They do a great job and I’m seeing them again soon so will pass on your thanks although James will probably see this 😀👍🚌

Is that the celebrity Fergus Kelly from Warwickshire fame? 😍

Thank you indeed for the congrats - he’s a star of course 😍 As for Sygic - love it - not sent us the wrong way so far in 18 months or so and perfect for the moho 🎉🚌

@@motorhomingadventures I'm afraid not, I'm across the Irish sea.

What were the chances!! Ireland is high on my list of ‘return to’ places 😀 after holidaying there a few times. There’s a stack of setup options with Sygic and if you take the time to do that detail you can get it running really well for your route preferences 😀

Thanks for watching Peter and yes isn’t it a lovely place - we hadn’t done any of that eastern side of France - really enjoyed it 😀👍

This is the link to the full film Scott which may help I hope :)) Thanks for watching :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHa2fp9sd7OtjqMsi=taNvR3A1ZJhC_-4J