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  1. South west Countryside Mobility Tramper hire

    Thanks for the info, not used a Tramper but after 25 yrs of no hill walking ( heart won't keep up) a good friend introduced me to the Terrain Hopper on the Yorkshire Dales. "Access the Dales" have several of these and Trampers available to borrow from their hubs placed around the Dales at the...
  2. How do you avoid those darn mosquitos?

    "Smidge" works for me and a Thermocell 'Backpacker' that uses a screw type gas cartridge, It makes a 5 metre protected zone by heating an impregnated wafer. Also Marie Rose Après Bite and their Repoussant. can be bought from France online presumably any decent 'la Pharmacie' if your passing...
  3. Road Monthly Payments

    I don't like leaving a vehicle on sorn for a long period, I find it costs more in having to pay fo new discs to be replaced early due to tin worm eating the surfaces. It is often a little damp up here in the hills.
  4. Plans that will 'boost to the economy of the South Hams' by allowing allow motorhomes and camper vans to stay overnight in nine car parks have been ba

    That I think is a 'put you off price' but there did seem to be one or two set up in Wetherby Services near empty car park when I popped in to find how far ahead the A1M was closed on seeing the sign "after the A639". Junction numbers are much more of a guide when travelling solo.
  5. To level or not to level

    I have used both small and large Fiamma ramps as well as recycled wood wedge. The small Fiammas eventually snapped, the large started to give at the high end so I filled them with builders foam which stabilized them and stopped them cutting into soft ground, but I still don't like the steps I...
  6. Alternative to Toilet Blue?

    We use elsan green, no smell, chemical or other unless overloaded. Top tank as well - at 1/2 dose per litre. Apparently safe for sceptic tanks.
  7. Engine battery

    As both ends of the link are live there should be a fuse near to each battery to match the capacity of the wire/cable connecting the two together. Should the cable be accidently damaged one side or other of a single fuse then there could be a risk of fire. I have solar charging to my leisure...
  8. Full timing in this new lockdown

    It is permitted to move house......??
  9. When is it too windy??

    A advertised wind speed of 20MPH can often have a advisory of Gusts to 40mph or more, added to your situation at the head of a valley with wind funnelling up (and over) before reaching your position could result in higher minimum wind speed. The design of your van - a house brick with a wedge...
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