Inaugural trip of Erica [new mh].

[marchie]

It's an age thing Ral.

I went away for a week at the end of July without the dogs. As I only have a little van and had to take things with me that I don't normally take, I unloaded all the dogs' stuff and put it in the house. Beds, leads, food, bowls, blankets etc.

I can't find their bowls anywhere, been hunting for weeks. Having to take old takeaway containers for them to use. Refuse to buy any more, that would cost money and I don't need any more dog bowls! Well, I won't when I find the originals.

Brian Johnson, the cricket commentator's eulogy, included the tale of his stay at a Country House where the servants had long since departed to save running costs. The Lady of the house was wandering round just before Dinner, clad in evening gown and wellies, about to feed the canine ...

'Has anyone seen the Dog Bowl?', enquired her Ladyship. Brian replied rapidly, 'No, but I've seen him play some damn fine innings ...'

Steve

 

[Robmac]

Brian Johnson, the cricket commentator's eulogy, included the tale of his stay at a Country House where the servants had long since departed to save running costs. The Lady of the house was wandering round just before Dinner, clad in evening gown and wellies, about to feed the canine ...

'Has anyone seen the Dog Bowl?', enquired her Ladyship. Brian replied rapidly, 'No, but I've seen him play some damn fine innings ...'

Steve

Reminds me of when Ian Botham was asked "Do you prefer grass or astroturf?" and he replied "I don't know, I've never smoked Astroturf".

 

[Geek]

We had a shakedown trip away for a couple of weeks after the van had been off the road for surgery.
All went well, but we managed to leave our motorhome slippers behind. They normally live in their dedicated locker.
As for sleeping bags, that's a bit weird. We use sheets (and a duvet in cooler weather).
Do you use sleeping bags at home? Why not? What's the difference?

 

[alcam]

We had a shakedown trip away for a couple of weeks after the van had been off the road for surgery.
All went well, but we managed to leave our motorhome slippers behind. They normally live in their dedicated locker.
As for sleeping bags, that's a bit weird. We use sheets (and a duvet in cooler weather).
Do you use sleeping bags at home? Why not? What's the difference?

You think motorhome slippers (with their own locker) isn't weird?

 

[caledonia]

We had a shakedown trip away for a couple of weeks after the van had been off the road for surgery.
All went well, but we managed to leave our motorhome slippers behind. They normally live in their dedicated locker.
As for sleeping bags, that's a bit weird. We use sheets (and a duvet in cooler weather).
Do you use sleeping bags at home? Why not? What's the difference?

I don’t understand the sleeping bag thing either. Much more comfortable with proper duvet but we are talking about Ral here so maybe it’s his special sleeping bag

 

[izwozral]

Sleeping bags are better for us in the mh as we can't be 5rsed making the single beds into a double.
Double duvet on the double bed at home which is when the jiggy jiggy happens.

Let me know if our toilet habits are of interest to you.

 

[runnach]

Double duvet on the double bed at home which is when the jiggy jiggy happens

Is this a new keep fad fit for auld farts, Ral, dancing on the bed?

 

[Val54]

Is this a new keep fad fit for auld farts, Ral, dancing on the bed?

No Terry, that's when they are both trying to get the duvet back into its cover ...........

 

[runnach]

No Terry, that's when they are both trying to get the duvet back into its cover ...........

I hate that job Dave, it’s like putting an FL on an Elephant

 

[izwozral]

Even worse is folding fitted sheets into a nice, neat form.

 

[Caz]

Even worse is folding fitted sheets into a nice, neat form.

I can understand slippers in motorhome lockers or sleeping bags instead of duvets in motorhomes - but I really don't get why anyone would attempt to fold a fitted sheet into a nice, neat form. That really is an attempt at the impossible.

 

[izwozral]

If it was up to me, Caz, I would just scrunch it up in a ball.
Izzy insists that the laundry be neatly folded, even the socks have to be folded.
I'm just waiting for the day I have to fold my dirty washing in the laundry basket!

 

[trevskoda]

If it was up to me, Caz, I would just scrunch it up in a ball.
Izzy insists that the laundry be neatly folded, even the socks have to be folded.
I'm just waiting for the day I have to fold my dirty washing in the laundry basket!

Hence the Irish only wash at xmas, no dirty washing.

 

[Geek]

You think motorhome slippers (with their own locker) isn't weird?

The only things that don't live in the motorhome are my phone and my laptop. For everything else (right down to electric toothbrushes) we have one for each house, one for the van.

For clothes, it's fine to take the clothes you are actually wearing, but not others, or you'll end up with too many in one place, not enough in another.

Before a trip away, it's a matter of putting the fridge and heating on the previous day, loading the fresh food, checking food stocks and water tank level, then going.

It'd be a lot of hassle to have an ad-hoc trip away otherwise.

As for their own locker, that was the first thing I remember noticing when going from a cheap Elddiss to a high-end Hymer.

There was a lot more storage in the Hymer, but it was all in small cupboards and lockers (apart from the huge garage). No room for boxes and bags of things. Better to put the things direct into their own place. Works for us.

 

[Geek]

For clothes, it's fine to take the clothes you are actually wearing, but not others, or you'll end up with too many in one place, not enough in another.

One exception to this: waterproofs.

It is so easy to wear a waterproof in one direction (because it is raining) and not in the other (because it isn't). And wet waterproofs hang up in the shower, so they're easily overlooked.

 

[Fisherman]

I don’t understand the sleeping bag thing either. Much more comfortable with proper duvet but we are talking about Ral here so maybe it’s his special sleeping bag

I gave up trying to understand Ral years ago, I just go with the flow.

Most of us use duvets, and most of us don’t dress like him either.

 

[Scotia]

Being our first trip out in the new/old motorhome.

Getting the upcoming trip finalized for Saturday, filling water tank, putting in essentials, checking all systems are go and ticking all the boxes.

Izzy. Where's my sleeping bag?

Me. Dunno.

Upturn the house, check every room, go into the attic, empty every box, empty every suitcase [7x, don't ask], check every cupboard, wardrobe, under bed, check garage, check sheds, check pockets, desperation is now setting in. Sleeping bag nowhere to be found.

Friggin exhausted after searching for nearly 5x hours.

Me. I'll ring the people who bought the Adria.

Me to Izzy. No, we didn't leave the sleeping bag in the Adria,

Me. Lets go to Millets, we'll buy one there.

Izzy. Good idea.

Off we go, spend £38 on a sleeping bag, not much, but this will be the 6th sleeping bag that should be in our possession.

We get everything together in the house and start to load everything into Erica. Clothes are the last thing to load.

Izzy has all the cupboards and drawers on the offside, I have all the cupboards and drawers on the near side.

Last bag of clothes.

Open a cupboard and their is the ?%*@?#@ sleeping bag!

Izzy had loaded it the first day of Erica arriving!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Age does not come alone!

 

[izwozral]

Age does not come alone!

So very true Sam.

 

[izwozral]

, and most of us don’t dress like him either.

That's because I'm a style icon and you would never reach my sophistication and suave persona Bill. I'm the Giorgio Armani to your Primark.

 

[Fisherman]

That's because I'm a style icon and you would never reach my sophistication and suave persona Bill. I'm the Giorgio Armani to your Primark.

I saw your manikin in Primark.
So your a chancer, nothing new there then