Author: Dan (page 1 of 10)
A question that comes up a lot on motorhome & caravan forums is ‘what’s the best 12V TV?’ – with the replies usually being units from either Cello or Avtex, depending on the personal preference of the responder………..
On a lot of mountain roads in France it is a legal requirements to carry snow chains with you, and while proper Winter tyres make a lot of difference on snowy and icy roads, they will only get you so far (especially on big heavy two wheel drive vehicles like motorhomes!)
Continue readingMotorhomes are by their nature big heavy things, and often two wheel drive – due to this it is easy to get bogged down or stuck in sand, wet grass, snow etc.
Continue readingNote this article is based around late 90’s to mid 00’s Hymer A-class vans, specifically our 1999 Hymer B544.
Hymer Motorhomes have a bit of a reputation for quality build and being able to out-last many of the other Marques available. Our van is 20 years old at the time of writing and has covered over 220,000km, and whilst it has generally been good to us there are still many things that have needed attention over the years – here’s a list of all the issues with our bus, so you can look out for the same problems if you are looking for a similar vehicle! There are also links to articles on fixing some of the issues.
Continue readingThe Fiat Ducato, Citroen Relay/Jumper and Peugeot Boxer vans together account for the basis of nearly 75% of all motorhomes manufactured in Europe. Each of these vans are nearly identical apart from the finishing trim, as they are all built in the same factory and to the same design as part of a joint venture between Fiat and Peugeot/Citroen (the joint venture is the SEVEL company).
Continue readingWe recently had another issue with our 20 year old motorhome fridge – on arriving at an aire in France the fridge gas burner would not light, and with no electric hook-up available we had no other option than running it on gas.
Continue readingThe Vallnord Pal-Arinsal ski area in Andorra offers 90km of piste served by 3 gondolas, 12 chairlifts and 15 drag lifts.
Continue readingThe Grandvalira ski resort in Andorra was created from the merging of there separate Andorra resorts – namely Soldeu, El Tarter and Pas de la Casa, it is now one of the worlds 30 largest ski resorts and offers 210km of pistes served by 5 gondolas, 30 chairlifts and 27 drag lifts.
Continue readingSaint Lary is a ski resort in the Pyrenees offering 102km of pistes served by 3 gondolas, 10 chairlifts and 15 drag lifts.
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