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The riverside parking on Denton Island is no longer available - 'no motorhomes overnight' signs. This was on the cards as the last time we stayed there prior to catching the ferry to Dieppe we were visited by a council official in the morning who said we couldn't sleep there. He was a tad late...

Hi Folks, There is a rough car park by the river mouth where the River Ore exits to the sea on the Suffolk coast. It's an area known as Shingle Street (for fairly obvious reasons). I've sailed past it many times but never visited by land. It isn't marked as a CR in the POIs - is that because...

We've suffered a couple of flat battery situations this year and I'd like to buy a booster pack in case of future problems. I've located one which seems to be well reviewed but mostly by car users. Any recommendations for a unit to use with my Vauxhall Movano/Renault Master van with 2.1TDi...

I've fitted an underslung tank and now have my 6kg Gas-It Plus bottle cluttering up the house. It is a couple of years old, in perfect condition and comes with a pigtail to connect to your regulator. It will need a filler hose and filling point to make it fillable. There's a gauge fitted and I...

Hi Folks. The newly purchased 2014 Movano (Master or Interstar) MWB base van is parked outside and the conversion project is commencing. The first problem is the old one of the driver's seat swivel clunking the handbrake. There is a solution from Renault in the form of a folding handbrake, but...

Spain here we come.... ferry to Santander in two weeks time. POIs downloaded and Garmin Satnav cleared of all old POIs (using the Garmin POI loader) and a completely new and up to date set of WC POIs installed, but....... When I come to access the POIs on the satnav, there are THREE sets for...

We've just come back from Normandy and Brittany and have had a splendid trip using lots of great locations from the POIs. After a night at our usual POI at Newhaven we sailed to Dieppe. Arriving at 10;30pm and finding the promenade parking blocked off for a festival we consulted the POI app...

We're off to Brittany next Saturday so I thought I'd update my Garmin with the latest POIs. No problem. Everything updated and ready to go. Being aware that the loaded Garmin maps were a bit old I started up Garmin Express on my Mac and prepared to update. I got an automated message that I...

Hi folks, While we prefer conversation, games and books, etc. our grandchild will be travelling with us periodically so we'd like the additional option of TV (13" max as we're only small). My previous research had pointed me towards the Meos 13.1" but it doesn't seem to be available now unless...

Hi Folks, We like to spend van time in France and Spain but my wife doesn't want to be away for as long as I want to, mainly because she misses the grandchild in London. Now we're told that our daughter and family are moving to Chamonix for a year so hubby can work in Geneva. Result! We'll be...

Hi folks, We're looking forward to landing in Santander in a couple of weeks and wandering around Spain for a bit. One of our destinations is Barcelona region and I'm looking at how to include Monserrat Abbey. Does anybody know if it's permitted (or tolerated) to overnight at the cable car...

Some help from the Wild Camping 'hive mind' would be welcome. We're landing in Santander on May 1st and heading down to Caceres, Seville, maybe Cadiz or Granada........ We're hoping to find some May Day weekend celebrations to observe or join in. We've spotted the Cordoba Flower Festival (2nd...

Each year I've renewed my road tax during the last few days of December and my new road tax year starts on January 1st. This year, I've renewed online on December 28th. Today, I checked the online vehicle enquiry service to make sure all was well and it tells me that my tax is next due on...

In 1899 some French artists were asked to draw some predictions for what life would be like in the year 2000. One of the images was this one - possibly the start of France's love affair with the motorhome?? Anybody fancy a self build with a difference? More to be seen at this web site.

I'm fitting a couple of Seitz Dometic sliding windows to my self build and have the choice to fit the inner frames with the blind at the bottom and fly screen at the top, or vice versa. I've seen both ways described as 'the wrong way up' on various self build descriptions but I'm thinking that...

We've had the ferry booked for weeks - Portsmouth/Bilbao on Saturday morning (anybody else travelling then?) I was halfway through installing a new kitchen unit + better waste and fresh water tanks + refillable gas in our self-build when 'bang' goes the engine. Three weeks and a lot of pocket...

Hi Folks, After having had a spirit hob (nicked from my boat as a temporary cooking facility) in my first van design I'm now installing refillable gas bottles and a Smev hob. It's a MWB Transit van and due to extreme clutter under the van I've sadly had to rule out an underslung tank, partly...

I'm in need of a new satnav as my Garmin has a connection fault and is playing up. It's been a good unit and as my first gps purchase has given excellent service. While checking the interweb for a new purchase I've come across the Tom Tom with mapping aimed at camper vans and motorhomes. has...

Hi Folks, As part of my rebuild I'm wanting to install an odd shaped water tank into an odd shaped available space. I remember seeing reference somewhere to a guy who makes custom tanks but I can't turn him up on Google. My bookmark for him disappeared in a computer blowout last year. I've had...

Not everybody likes Facebook but if you _are_ on it you could check out my travelogue which is called Noarlunga's travels. It's just a couple of paragraphs and a couple of pictures each day while we're away. I'm presently parked up at the Col du Tourmalet in the Pyrenees thanks to the France...