Whats it cost to get EHU free?
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replied on 17/08/2017 10:40
Posted on 17/08/2017 10:33 by Boffhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35605927
Not that it really matters the coffee tastes yuk, but I think that a quick internet search will reveal that Mr Clooney represents Netspresso.
Taste may be a personal thing, accuracy isn't.
ps
afaik both Netspresso and Dolce Gusto are both Nestle brands and doesn't the fact that you take the pods back to the Botique tell you all you need to know.
MichaelT replied on 17/08/2017 10:56
Posted on 17/08/2017 10:33 by Boffhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35605927
Not that it really matters the coffee tastes yuk, but I think that a quick internet search will reveal that Mr Clooney represents Netspresso.
Taste may be a personal thing, accuracy isn't.
ps
afaik both Netspresso and Dolce Gusto are both Nestle brands and doesn't the fact that you take the pods back to the Botique tell you all you need to know.
Posted on 17/08/2017 10:56
Sorry you are correct Mr C does in fact represent Nestle.
However taste is a personal thing, many people like the coffee you don't, I don't like celery 
As far as I know they recycle the pods, that what they said and I have no reason to doubt them but TBH I really don't give a toss if they do or don't, I could just put them in my own recycle box for the council to take away.
Merve replied on 17/08/2017 17:12
Posted on 17/08/2017 10:39 by FyshermanProbably cost us about £500 for a 120 w roof mounted panel and the bits to make it work. For me, it's not about the cost savings, I just like the THS sites of the other club and the interesting (non campsite) feel of them. Of course you must be independent of EHU to use them for more than a short stay.
The fact they cost buttons (£8 - £10 per night) to stay on is just a bonus.
Posted on 17/08/2017 17:12
I agree Fysh. The freedom thing is something you cant quantify. You either love it or hate it and I love it, I love being able to go wherever I like. The SP and Safefill allow me to do that and I have come across some awesome little sites since I went non EHU that I would never have discovered had I not been. One of them being my all time favourite CL.
Pippah45 replied on 17/08/2017 17:42
young thomas replied on 18/08/2017 21:29
Posted on 16/08/2017 19:35 bySorry Michael I have no idea. Probably German as it came installed in the MH. All I can tell you is that it is fully integrated with all the 13 amp sockets and is controlled by a Waeco panel. If the EHU is plugged in then the unit is auto islolated. It is fitted between the double floors so I can't really see it. My guess is that it is a Waeco. It seems to work well.
young thomas replied on 18/08/2017 21:37
Posted on 16/08/2017 21:50 by Bakers2We have a 15 year old motorhome and it doesn't have a 12v socket. Got a 'funny' 12v next to socket in TV cupboard seems to have 2 small slots, never seen anything that would be likely to go in it.
Small inverter is sufficient to charge the phone if it's not done from cigarette lighter when on the move. The cab as an 18v cigarette type socket but it's too big for cigarette lighter adapters. No idea what that's about. It's enough for the TV too.
OH wasn't at all sure but was impressed so baby steps at present 😉
Had devil's own job to post this reply 😤😤. Easier to persuade OH to go off grid 😲😲
Merve I did wonder about 'sleeve' 😂😂
Posted on 18/08/2017 21:37
adaptor like this, perhaps....?
then jist plug in a 12v to USB adaptor and away you go....
edit: sorry all just realised this advice was given earlier, hadnt read to the end of the thread...
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eurortraveller replied on 19/08/2017 08:23
Posted on 17/08/2017 17:12 by MerveI agree Fysh. The freedom thing is something you cant quantify. You either love it or hate it and I love it, I love being able to go wherever I like. The SP and Safefill allow me to do that and I have come across some awesome little sites since I went non EHU that I would never have discovered had I not been. One of them being my all time favourite CL.
Posted on 19/08/2017 08:23
I'm waiting for posts to appear recommending portable, modular, water purification and desalination kit. .
Oh the freedom of not being reliant on a water tap. Go anywhere and make your own drinking water wherever you are. Take water from the sea, or ponds or ditches.
It's about as bonkers as freedom from 240 v. EHUs.
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brue replied on 19/08/2017 08:32
Posted on 19/08/2017 08:32
Most of us like the extra choice of sites available to us if we can manage without EHU. It has cost us less than £200 to do this. No expensive kit involved but our motorhome was already equipped to take a solar panel. It saves money at home too as we can use the solar to charge the battery.
young thomas replied on 19/08/2017 09:25
Posted on 19/08/2017 09:25
AD, as you say, this is for curiosity....i guess you're not envisaging any changes to the power offerings at the sites you generally visit?...ie, there will still be ehu for you to use?
cooking outside on portable hotplates is a very popular trait, especially where the weather makes this pleasurable.
i have one (heresy?) and a gas Cadac, so a bit of choice.
our pals we went to Spain with, had a small outdoor two ring gas canister powered 'hotplate' that was cheap to buy (less than €20) and ran from cheap cannisters....
however, unless something is changing for your camping style....most of this gadget chat doesnt make a lot of difference.
as others have said, the drivers for quite a few are the 'pull in anywhere' nature of MHing, along with the flexibilty of SP and refillable (anywhere) cheap gas to support it.
If we only stayed on full fat sites, we wouldnt be espousing the benefits we see most trips.....the two 'styles' are definitely different....
Kjell has a Gaslow and is happy to pull in (with a caravan) to top up, unusual as most have a safefill, but it works for him...
as a Juxtaposition, we are also happy to 'slum it' on 5-star sites with pools, which we will be doing from next week....but im sure our (impromptu) visit to the Medoc will include a few aires, too....
have a great trip to Croatia, keep in touch
Rocky 2 buckets replied on 19/08/2017 09:25
Posted on 19/08/2017 09:25
I like the idea of the whole back to nature thing, for some it's a gift, one that keeps giving it seems I'm just too lazy to go the extra mile & like both the ease of which limitless electricity(on tap) provides. Each to their own, there is room for everyone & everyones tastes.