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van security

hello delica girl.....this is steve based in bristol f.t. wildcamping and eu holidays........I got a trigano tribute........as regards your points on security......something which I have had to think about loads....I am solo, but many friends in bristol.......sounds like you got things figured, I keep the van central locking or individual doors always locked when not in use, and I advise never overnight in unlit place........I did overnight in unlit car park with one other van, on french riviera and thieves damaged a lock but failed to get in.......a specially locked box in van for valuables might be a good idea......read all the posts on security on this site and similar....eg TRIBBY Forum - Trigano Tribute Motorhome Forum and Classifieds .......my e mail pughed2@yahoo.co.uk for specific info........good luck...steve bistol
 
Me no techie (more cave man)

delicagirl said:
Hi Cal - thanks for this ... but I have no idea what you mean - kindle/R2 ?? .. Could you kindly explain. (I really am non tecchie... but willing to learn). I have just bought an App phone so that I can download stuff, but need to learn how to use the phone first !


First success with the new phone.... I took an hour to find out how to set the correct date and time... YES !!! NO idea how I go to the place where I changed them... but - one function learnt... a few more thousand to go lol !!
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I meant a Kindle for The ebooks and radio 2 as this seems to be all you will get in some parts of north Scotland (the great food makes up for it). As far as the sat nav,it was fine all the time with a strong signal, as a long distance lorry driver of many years I'd recommend a TomTom (non of the others come close), just one of the more basic/simple models, I've had one since they came out and wouldn't use anything else, 44ton arctic dark/raining and in a strange place it's the best thing ever. I know other drivers who use other makes but when I've studied them they don't come close to a TomTom or I'd have bought one.
Sorry to hear the van is needing so much work but it will be well worth it. Mine was finished in early October and so far I've spent 19 nights in it, fantastic,takes some getting sorted but the freedom and places to go are unbelievable. POI's on a sat nav are essential to planning and it takes a lot of pressure off, they are everywhere. Good luck. Ps I'm definitely non-techie for internet/phone stuff but other than Google earth I didn't miss or need it and it was quite nice to be away from it other members should be able to help on that front.
 
steep learning curve

When i bought the van I had absolutely no idea what possessed me to do so.... I had never thought I wanted one... but hey ho :eek: I have it and I love it. I may try and upload a picture of it later on today as I am getting it ready for its next jaunt.

I thought the "learning-about-a-Japanese-van-with-german-habitation-unit" was a steep learning curve, and it drove me mental at times, but I am getting there, and have been out on my own onto "sites" just in case the darn thing failed me again, and i needed assistance, but I think I have solved all the starting/battery/heating/electric issues now. I have been to a dead end valley in the Lakes with a chum - stunning. THATS why I bought the van.

So, now being ready to face the "wild," on my own, and having read a lot of this lovely forum, I now realise there is sooooo much more to learn, and a lot of new technology to use in terms of location choice, navigation, safety, security, laws, etc etc... But - none of this is gonna stop me.

Re security - fortunately I can get from habitation to drivers seat without having to go outside, and so that gives me a feeling of safety, I always lock all doors at all times, even in my car. I also trust my gut instinct - and only get into bother if I ignore it.

All I can do is take one step at a time... I have started to read the instructions for using the places of interest App.... and will print them out, then whenever I have learnt how to use my new phone, and put my sim card in, I can try to download it from the web, and follow the instructions.



A few more questions please if I may ?


Sat Nav - Cal I recently bought a Garmin and don't want the expense of buying another. I do like its simplicity and it tells me I am speeding (I have a kilometre speedo), so its very useful from that perspective.

Communications - I do need to be in contact with the outside world from time to time for my business, and wonder if I will be able to get a phone signal if I walk up hills in Scotland/Lakes/North Wales.

Cassette - if you are out in the wilds for several days, how do folks deal with emptying it ? Can you go into towns and use public toilets (where you can find them of course).

thank you for your patience...

Thank you to all for your helpful, and witty, responses. I can see you guys and gals have a lot to teach newbies.
 
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CAL said:
I meant a Kindle for The ebooks and radio 2 as this seems to be all you will get in some parts of north Scotland (the great food makes up for it). As far as the sat nav,it was fine all the time with a strong signal, as a long distance lorry driver of many years I'd recommend a TomTom (non of the others come close), just one of the more basic/simple models, I've had one since they came out and wouldn't use anything else, 44ton arctic dark/raining and in a strange place it's the best thing ever. I know other drivers who use other makes but when I've studied them they don't come close to a TomTom or I'd have bought one.
Sorry to hear the van is needing so much work but it will be well worth it. Mine was finished in early October and so far I've spent 19 nights in it, fantastic,takes some getting sorted but the freedom and places to go are unbelievable. POI's on a sat nav are essential to planning and it takes a lot of pressure off, they are everywhere. Good luck. Ps I'm definitely non-techie for internet/phone stuff but other than Google earth I didn't miss or need it and it was quite nice to be away from it other members should be able to help on that front.
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Ah - kindle for reading - I see - a weight saving device presumably? I have taken a lot of books out of the van today, having read the "weighing a van thread." I do more writing than reading, so will need my laptop tho. I have a little cassette/CD player which should see me through for my music requirements - weightwise - I'm gonna take the CDs out of their heavy plastic boxes and put them in a cloth CD library bag.
 
A few more questions please if I may ?


Sat Nav - Cal I recently bought a Garmin and don't want the expense of buying another. I do like its simplicity and it tells me I am speeding (I have a kilometre speedo), so its very useful from that perspective.

Communications - I do need to be in contact with the outside world from time to time for my business, and wonder if I will be able to get a phone signal if I walk up hills in Scotland/Lakes/North Wales.

Cassette - if you are out in the wilds for several days, how do folks deal with emptying it ? Can you go into towns and use public toilets (where you can find them of course).

thank you for your patience...

Thank you to all for your helpful, and witty, responses. I can see you guys and gals have a lot to teach newbies.

Getting a phone signal can be hit & miss & I have found it does depend on your provider or even what phone you have.

Use bio liquid instead of the expensive blue stuff. The bio works the same, smells better & a lot cheaper. You can tip it into public loo's but be mindful that no-one is watching as they can be a bit funny about it. You can tip it into a hedgerow if really stuck or dig a hole & bury it but keep away from water courses.
 
izwozral said:
A few more questions please if I may ?


Sat Nav - Cal I recently bought a Garmin and don't want the expense of buying another. I do like its simplicity and it tells me I am speeding (I have a kilometre speedo), so its very useful from that perspective.

Communications - I do need to be in contact with the outside world from time to time for my business, and wonder if I will be able to get a phone signal if I walk up hills in Scotland/Lakes/North Wales.

Cassette - if you are out in the wilds for several days, how do folks deal with emptying it ? Can you go into towns and use public toilets (where you can find them of course).

thank you for your patience...

Thank you to all for your helpful, and witty, responses. I can see you guys and gals have a lot to teach newbies.

Getting a phone signal can be hit & miss & I have found it does depend on your provider or even what phone you have.

Use bio liquid instead of the expensive blue stuff. The bio works the same, smells better & a lot cheaper. You can tip it into public loo's but be mindful that no-one is watching as they can be a bit funny about it. You can tip it into a hedgerow if really stuck or dig a hole & bury it but keep away from water courses.
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No it doesn,t but it is safer and easier to empty as you do not need an Elsan point.

Phone signal it Scotland - you take pot luck i'm afraid.

Cassette can be emptied in a public loo but I would put it in a bag and try not to be too obvious. We tend to visit a THS, CS or CL every few days to top up and empty.

My Garmin works well for POI list.

Richard
 
Progress on tecchie stuff.......

I don't know how i did it but I seem to have connected my garmin sat nav to the internet and it has spent an hour doing some installing stuff and then congratulates me for doing it !!

so I think I have updated my maps.... does that sound right ?
 
What to do wiv yer poo!

delicagirl said:
Ah - kindle for reading - I see - a weight saving device presumably? I have taken a lot of books out of the van today, having read the "weighing a van thread." I do more writing than reading, so will need my laptop tho. I have a little cassette/CD player which should see me through for my music requirements - weightwise - I'm gonna take the CDs out of their heavy plastic boxes and put them in a cloth CD library bag.
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Hi delicar, ref Kindle, not so much weight saving as space saving, you can download thousands of books onto it and it takes up less space than a single paperback. Also it's always flat, no holding pages trying to read round the spine, great for sleeping bag reclining.
As for the sat nav Garmin are ok,(just). Downloading the POI's took me 3 attempts(yup, that's how techie I ar) somewhere on this site is a great step by step guide that did it for me, look in the search box.
As for your queries ref loo, sorry, can't help there, I'm a bloke. I poo in someone elses loo or failing that I find a tree (if it's good enough for the bears etc ) I do have a bucket but not needed it so far (well, someone called it "wildcamping").
Having thought about internet connections I have on my sat nav all Tesco store locations nationwide as POI's downloaded from the internet, they do a free wifi connection in their car parks so do the shopping and surf at the same time, you could probably stay overnight there, parked out of the way? And they've all got loos (4 birds with one stone).
 
BigSpender said:
Hello again!
I use the Google translation, perhaps it was wrong?
But where and how? :cry:
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No not wrong, sometimes humour doesn't translate well into another language. Keep posting, we will know what you mean!
 
woodhead

Hi Cal - I was over in Woodhead a couple of weeks back.. a beautiful place by day ... but it was very foggy so didn't see a lot from my Holme Moss overnight spot.

Thanks for advice re "poo" most entertaining..... and useful

kindle... I need to be able to write in books/make comments/retrieve quotes... are those things possible on kindle ?

Tesco - do any other supermarkets offer free wi-fi - I loathe Tesco and have not spent one penny in their stores or garages for more than 20 years.
 
delicagirl said:
Ah - kindle for reading - I see - a weight saving device presumably? I have taken a lot of books out of the van today, having read the "weighing a van thread." I do more writing than reading, so will need my laptop tho. I have a little cassette/CD player which should see me through for my music requirements - weightwise - I'm gonna take the CDs out of their heavy plastic boxes and put them in a cloth CD library bag.
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Have you considered putting your music onto your lap-top and getting a computer speaker?
 
hi polar bar... I would have no idea how to do that. I recently bought an old laptop and its not connected to the internet. My favourite music is on tape cassettes and on CD and I have a battery-operated/mains operated radio/cassette/cd machine which is simple for me to use.

There seems to be so much new technology for me to learn right now that I am going aarrgghh !!!

I think my new Samsung Note phone is the most important thing for me to learn right now - don't you - its my business life line for communication - and also for keeping in touch with chums - and WC of course !
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5-StVUFne4 HERE YOU GO easy lesson to get the cd onto a memory stick whick could be the memory card from the phone replace the memory stick with the memory card on the laptop

well if you at a meet anytime and you have laptop handy i can show you or anyone thatneeds help doing it
 
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music files ....

many many thanks oldishhippy ... I watched the u-tube and I think I could do it - but not this late at night.

But let me be sure I understand what is happening..... ... I would be transferring music files from a music CD to a memory stick, then plugging the memory stick into the laptop and playing my music on the laptop ?

bw and thanks for your patience.... I am going to the new year bash.....
 
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