Hello all from Bristol

Posted on 01/10/2020 10:13 by AmberPaul

We are very new to this and have had a steep learning curve in 5 weeks ownership of a 7 year old Bentley Motorhome.  We bought it with a view to preserving Sylvia's sanity through an expected winter of shielding and as the only hope of seeing young grand-children in Italy for the foreseeable future. The latter is on hold until various Governments and travel insurers say when we can go.

6 CL sites visited so far in Cotswolds, near Oxford, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Sheffield and Derbyshire, all interesting, most lovely with long views. We are getting to know some tricks, eg when booking ask where the water is as it may be too far from your pitch for even 2 hoses.

In one I had to carry 200 yards and we don't have space for an Aquaroll. Is there a collapsible water container with wheels that needs minimal storage space?

We have had some tecchy faults and needed the supplier to sort these and one I am trying to fix myself......intermittent shut down of the 12volt system. As a retired Electronics Engineer I know what to look for....tests ongoing.

Odd that on a Gaslow refillable LPG cylinder the gauge is easily viewable from the side and shows near empty, but a mirror allows view of the top and that shows full! I have asked in  the beginners section for advice on choice of remote gauge.

It does take a while to get used to the small space when we have been blessed by big houses....we now know how to avoid rows, usually!

Posted on 04/10/2020 17:16 by DSB

Hi AmberPaul.  Great to hear from you and welcome to Club Together.

About the collapsible water container.  You can buy lightweight collapsible water containers, but may be quite small (relatively speaking).  However, on the horizon, the company Colapz are going to be producing 20 litre collapsible containers which can be linked together.

They also produce other collapsible products, including flexi-waste pipes, a d a Fresh Mini Kit for use on serviced pitches.  They are not cheap, but their products are good, and well worth a look.  Here is a link:...

https://colapz.co.uk/collections/all-products

Do let us know how you are getting on with the Motorhome.

David

Posted on 04/10/2020 17:16 by DSB

Hi AmberPaul.  Great to hear from you and welcome to Club Together.

About the collapsible water container.  You can buy lightweight collapsible water containers, but may be quite small (relatively speaking).  However, on the horizon, the company Colapz are going to be producing 20 litre collapsible containers which can be linked together.

They also produce other collapsible products, including flexi-waste pipes, a d a Fresh Mini Kit for use on serviced pitches.  They are not cheap, but their products are good, and well worth a look.  Here is a link:...

https://colapz.co.uk/collections/all-products

Do let us know how you are getting on with the Motorhome.

David

Posted on 01/10/2020 17:06 by MalcMc

Hi Paul, I have the Gaslow system my gauge on top viewable with a mirror is exactly the same, my advice is fill to the brim and see how you go, we wild camp a bit and use gas then, but find one fill a year keeps us going fine, had the van 18 months are about to refill for the second time from new, economical and cheap, hope some help.