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Thinking of fitting one to the cold supply to the kitchen tap. The Whale looks an easy fit but the price per filter is high. Has anyone any experience of fitting a 'fridge' type inline filter?

Wondering about putting in a bid for this morohome bult in 1914 on a model T chassis? link for more info: https://www.bonhams.com/auction/27659/lot/559/1914-ford-model-t-motor-caravan-engine-no-to-be-advised/

Thinking of mounting a pair of these -one on either side of our A class for secrity. The wiring and software side is easy BUT Has anybody done this? Any practical tips welcome! Ian

Installed 2 x 100w ecoworthy panels and a votronic mppt controller but getting less than 1amp output. Off load the panels are showing 19.3 v off load but on connecting they only charge batteries at less than 1amp. The panels are wired in parallel using MC4 connectors. Disconnecting 1 panel and...

Hi After 12 years our Eberspacher heater is in need of new parts and major service. The parts will cost £70 -£80. Then there is the cost of labour! Looking online a replacement chinese heater is about £100 and comments seem fairly positive re quality. Installation doesnt look too difficult...

Since the beginning of March we have been sitting out the lockdown in an AirBnb (no house in UK). Sadly the government has decided to close such rentals this so we need to go back to wilding / campsite. Any ideas of any possible stopping places in the Derby / Nottingham area? Many thanks for...

Our RM7361 fridge has performed well over 10 years. After a recent clean of the burner, the wire that attaches the thermocouple broke at the spade connector on the burner end. A new connector and piece of wire was fitted The fridge lights perfectly on the first spark or two, with a good flame...

We have recently used two of the rural car parks in the database and found them heavily used by 'doggers'. We have been left alone and not approached or felt threatened rather ignored, but the constant circling round and stream of cars into the early hours is a little disconcerting. Last night...

Found a useful page detailing options for getting on line in various countries via a local prepaid data sim: Prepaid Data SIM Card Wiki Hope it helps.

...while wandering round the Devizes area today took a look at the Caen Hill Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal. Lovely car park 51.353503, 2.20833 W, suitable for wild camping complete with 6 wild campers. Seemed a nice friendly little group. Sad that they want to keep such a nice spot to...

Just been looking at the 'justpark.com' website offering to link people wanting to park with spare spaces. It offers an option for selecting larger parking spaces and also in some cases google streetview. Some questions: 1, Has anybody used it for motorhome parking? 2. Are there any...

I see there is another attempt to raise the plight of motorhomers on the government web site. Any chance this one will hit the 100,000 mark? See British Aires - e-petitions

Hi Have purchased a Dunlop air ride spring suspension kit for our motorhome based on a Transit Mk7 and am looking forward to fitting it this week. It comes with great instructions and looks relatively simple to do. Question is -has anyone fitted these themself and has any tips / observations...

Our rear mounted waste tank has a flat valve on the underside for emptying that is the lowest point on the motorhome (Chausson Flash 04). Over the four years we have the MH sadly we have grounded a few times and each occasion has damaged it further. It is now beyond the point of repair. A new...

Beware of winds. This camper van was parked in parking P5 at Pla-d'Adet ski resort in the Pyrenees with others. Around 19 hours, it could not resist gusts that exceeded 190 km/ph! (Source 'ladepeche' French regional newspaper.

Should we be marking in a special way our most prolific poster, *****, when he breaks the 6000 posts in a day or two??

For the European travellers among us a good starting point for looking at weather is Meteoalarm - Alerting Europe for extreme Weather This shows where there are weather warnings in place as well as providing links to the various EU countries weather web sites.

The normal way historically I have booked ferries is out and return at the same time as that secures the best deals. Single fares are more expensive .....or so I thought. Have just saved money by booking one way with LD Lines and the other way with Norfolkline. Total cost less than £50. Amused...

Are any members of this site members of the Silk Route Motorhome club (see http://www.xor.org.uk/silkroute/index.html) If so is it beneficial to join? Many thanks Ian

Hi all Just about to reenter France after 6 weeks travelling along the northern Spanish coast round to Portugal and Porto. Then along the Douro and back into Spain via Salamanca and across the plains to Veilla where we are currently in a car park with free WiFi from somewhere!! We have found...