I’m addicted to your videos we’ve hired a Motorhome just for 4 nights spent two nights in two different sites and have now decided that the vehicle we hired is the one we want. However your tips, advice and explanations are proving invaluable. I love them thank you
18:47 I was just rewatching this. :) I just thought I’d mention that I haven’t seen the cup holder tray that you use (don’t think we have it in Australia) so what I use is an upside down silicone muffin tray. That has the dual purpose that not only does it keep my mugs apart when travelling but I can also used it for cooking. :)
Fabulous video, we have just purchased our first Motorhome and collecting it next week so just in the process of gathering all the essential items so this is a very timely video. Thank you
hiya Bob ,couple of things in my kit ..the hose adapters that screw on to freshwater taps. both sizes. tube of super glue,insulating tape,cable ties ,lighter /matches,,, possibles ...couple of spare usb leads and adaptors, power bank
@@BobEarnshawMoHo All going well Bob. We are in turmoil at the moment with selling the house and moving. Hopefully all will be done and dusted before May. ua-cam.com/video/93eLXeh_Mh4/v-deo.html
Always good to go back to basics and look at your essential items. They do vary a little from ours but that’s mainly due to having less space in our camper. Thanks for the video 👍🏻😃🚐 Trev n Sue
Hi there. We're back looking at your tips as today we bought a 2005 Rapido for our travels. We plan to see some more of the UK before heading off to Europe for a while. Our Rapido is basically a bare unit and we need everything. Looking forward to viewing your other videos on gear we need. Despite what my You Tube name shows we currently live in Northampton.
It’s carbon monoxide CO alarm not carbon dioxide (CO2) CO is a product of incomplete combustion. A silent killer. CO is absorbed by the blood stream in preference to oxygen hence the need for an alarm.
Another great informative video, thanks Bob. I bought almost all of the essentials on your previous essentials video when I bought my first van….. Currently stored in my garage, waiting to transfer into my new van
@@BobEarnshawMoHo You’re not wrong Bob - it’s like watching paint dry waiting for new Fiat van. IH ordered them last May - fingers crossed for the spring…
A note to add Bob. Carbon Monoxide alarms need to be placed low down as it's heavier than air and will build up from floor level. If it is placed up by the smoke alarm it will be too late for anyone in the van as they will already have been breathing it as they sleep.
Because carbon monoxide is slightly lighter than air and also because it may be found with warm, rising air, detectors should be placed on a wall about 5 feet above the floor. The detector may be placed on the ceiling. Do not place the detector right next to or over a fireplace or flame-producing appliance.
Thanks the update Bob. I am trying Solbio for the first time over the last few trips and my experience has been that I got more unpleasant odors / smells than we did with the other product. Seema that's not been your experience?. I must be doing something wrong!!
We use the flat hose but this can be a bit inconvenient to always have to fully wind it all out even if you only need a short connection. What I have done is cut off a 5mtr length which is used most of the time. If I do need a hose over 20mtrs you can still join them together to get the 25mtrs back. Hope that is useful. Thanks
Thanks for the useful tips. In France the yellow jacket rule is one per useable passenger seat, regardless of how many people are actually in the vehicle. So if you are on your own but there are 4 travelling seats available, you must have 4 yellow jackets. Plus the driver must be able to put his on before leaving the vehicle. Not a problem in a MoHo but in a car it means being able to reach it from the drivers seat. Unless they’ve changed the rules again! Being a bit tight I’ve got some wooden levelling blocks that are bits of 9” x 3” wooden joist timber. I made them up as a temporary substitute after having a disaster with some cheap plastic ramps. The plastic ramps I had could according to the instructions be filled with either water or sand. With the 1/4 inch diameter fill holes, but as I was using them for the first time on a campsite in France and didn’t have any sand available I just opted to fill them with water. Brilliant, much to the great amusement of the friends we were travelling around with, when I drove up the ramps the two fill plugs shot out with a jet of water following. This happened thirty years ago, but I still get reminded about my water pistols to this day. So my “temporary” wooden blocks are still in use today, I really must get some of those Fiamma ones………I’ve been saying that ever since I cut the wooden ones!!!
Another very useful video👍. As you’ve been my guide with your earlier vids it was good to check off against this list. As the knees aren’t what they were we found a fold flat step was handy. Not just getting in and out but also for help with the awning.
Hi Bob can you help me ?I have the same 16” wheels as you and need the correct same locking nuts for them as you have fitted could you send me a link for them please,also are they tightened at the same torque as all the other wheel nuts thanks Bob would really appreciate any help 👍
Hi Bob, great video on essential items, I wrote a list the first time you did this and we now have most of the items now apart from the ridge monkey. Thank you for taking the time to do this again, good luck with having to put it all away x
@@BobEarnshawMoHo , hi Bob you know the spare bulb pack you out on from Amazon, would we need something different if our van will be an ELDDIS Peugeot 105 evolution x
Hi Bob, Thank you for the video! I watch your videos because they are informative and a joy to watch. I’m going to retire soon so I’m gathering information and items for the motorhome or caravan I hope to buy. I live in the USA and we don’t have quality build motorhomes here😞.. I’m seriously thinking of traveling overseas to purchase a quality motorhome and have it shipped here to America! 😃
Thank you very much. There would be quite a lot of differences between UK and US leisure vehicles, apart the the steering wheel, there's 230v AC electrics, toilet cassettes, and waste tanks.
Always completely unwind the hookup cable, never leave it on the reel or in a neat coil when in use, especially if there’s a heavy load on it. If it’s in a coil it will act as an inductor and heat up. The alternating current will have a alternating magnetic field and act as an inductor in a loop or coil, the higher the current or the higher number of coils/loops in the cable the greater the heating effect. I always completely uncoil my lead and if it’s too long for the distance to the socket I go the long way, laying it out flat and safely, even going the long way round the “van” or zig zagging along side if necessary. I was taught that a coiled cable carrying an electrical load is a fire hazard during my apprenticeship. This rule applies to any electrical cable (hookup cable or an extension cable) used to carry any sort of load. I’ve forgotten and done it, I was using a paint stripping gun on an extension lead. The job was only going to take ten minutes, so I didn’t bother to unroll the whole extension cable there was still about 15metres still coiled up. At the end of that ten minutes the cable wasn’t hot enough to cause a fire, but it was hot enough to remind me I’d just been an idiot. I actually have two hookup cables, a 20 metre one and 10 metre one. Being an ex electrical engineer I happened to have a spare bit of 2.5 mm 16 amp blue arctic cable and a pair of 16 amp connectors, so I just knocked up a 10 metre cable. Very often I’m on a pitch where the 10 metre cable is easily long enough, so I don’t have to worry about what to do with the excess length.
Another informative video. Good that you update previous videos. You mentioned VIN chips for your motorhome. I recently tried to register my motorhome, and had my payment returned. I was told that they had temporarily put a hold on adding motorhomes to register. Have you heard anything about this. More importantly, are existing registered motorhomes still covered by this service?
Three things you didn’t mention in your essentials list. Zip Ties, Gaffa Tape and gauge 6 fencing wire. You’ll find these three things in every Australian camper van or caravan. With these three items you can fix just about anything.
Please be aware that there is 2 sets of regulations on co detectors , please make sure you use a detector suitable for mobile vehicles not a domestic property co detector
Hi Bob. Just want to highlight that its is not a CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) alarm its is a CO (Carbon Monoxide) alarm. Very different. Otherwise a good video
Fantastlc bob jenny. Bought ridge monkey flat hose reel. Also.bob been watching your vw up for towing amazing little cars for when on campsite so i have vw up so i would say thats essential cars booked in tuesday towtal to get conversion for a frame so really happy about that just getting basic Aframe bob see how i get on that so 18th january car be ready for towing thats threw watching your brilliant video on towing so once again bob and jenny my self and my wife love your videos hope to bump into you again soon hope to have chat with both were of to chatsworth friday 14 january thats threw watching your video once again big thumbs up on that take care both you and poppy and tara regards rolf marivel baby ayesha and chance staffi
Sensible list, Bob, thank you. I would add some form of tyre repair kit. Two options: gunk to inject via the tyre valve which sometimes comes with an inflator as a pack with the motorhome, or my preferred option is a tyre plug repair kit, again requiring an inflator. Neither option offers a permanent safe fix, but unless the tyre has been badly damaged either should get you to your immediate destination so that a professional tyre shop can inspect ASAP. Most motorhomes (and cars for that matter) come without spare tyres these days. Those new to motorhomes may not realise that the tyres will not run-flat, so you can only limp a few metres to a relatively safe place in the event of a flat tyre. I really don't want to have to wait for hours at the side of the road just for a breakdown service to repair the tyre. For example in the case of the AA they will just use their tyre plug repair kit anyway. Other breakdown services may charge a high fee to source a spare for you, or put the van on a loader (after yet more waiting while a loader capable of carrying a motorhome turns up) if no spare is available.
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▶▶▶▶PLEASE NOTE: I meant a carbon monoxide alarm, not Carbon Dioxide.
Cheers Bob, just shot upstairs to ratch out our head torches and hi-viz vests before setting off for Moffat next weekend. Thanks again pal.
Some great ideas bob thank you for posting
I’m addicted to your videos we’ve hired a Motorhome just for 4 nights spent two nights in two different sites and have now decided that the vehicle we hired is the one we want. However your tips, advice and explanations are proving invaluable. I love them thank you
Thank you, great to hear that.
18:47 I was just rewatching this. :) I just thought I’d mention that I haven’t seen the cup holder tray that you use (don’t think we have it in Australia) so what I use is an upside down silicone muffin tray. That has the dual purpose that not only does it keep my mugs apart when travelling but I can also used it for cooking. :)
Very useful information Bob , thank you .
Glad it was helpful!
Fabulous video, we have just purchased our first Motorhome and collecting it next week so just in the process of gathering all the essential items so this is a very timely video. Thank you
Have fun!
Wine glasses at definitely essential it's so uncouth drinking out of the bottle😂. Great video. Mark & Coral
😅😊
hiya Bob ,couple of things in my kit ..the hose adapters that screw on to freshwater taps. both sizes. tube of super glue,insulating tape,cable ties ,lighter /matches,,, possibles ...couple of spare usb leads and adaptors, power bank
Yes all good they're in my box of bits. That should be a recommendation too. 👍
Great video Bob! Good list of essentials.We tend to have rubber gloves handy for emptying toilet cassettes and waste water hogs as one ours 😅
I use to have my electric cable on a reel but I took it off and put it into a cable bag as it takes up less room. Excellent video again, thanks.
Interesting video. Reminds me to get some safety stuff for UK car driving.
Great Video and awesome timing Bob. We've just bought out Motorhome. Hope to see you in May all going well.
At Poshcats's rally?
@@BobEarnshawMoHo All going well Bob. We are in turmoil at the moment with selling the house and moving. Hopefully all will be done and dusted before May.
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Great information Bob, very helpful so thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks again Bob. I’m new to this and have made out my shopping list.
Thank you all very good items to have! I have most! I don't envy you stowing all that lot away again! :-)
Hi Bob 👋 thanks for sharing this information 👍 great video update den and sue 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🚌🚌🚌
Thanks 👍
Great video, rewound three times to watch you close that kettle 😂👍
Always good to go back to basics and look at your essential items. They do vary a little from ours but that’s mainly due to having less space in our camper. Thanks for the video 👍🏻😃🚐 Trev n Sue
Brilliant thanks Bob I love all your videos say hi to Jenny x
Will do
Hi there. We're back looking at your tips as today we bought a 2005 Rapido for our travels. We plan to see some more of the UK before heading off to Europe for a while. Our Rapido is basically a bare unit and we need everything. Looking forward to viewing your other videos on gear we need. Despite what my You Tube name shows we currently live in Northampton.
Sounds like a great adventure is coming!
@@BobEarnshawMoHo on the Amazon and Haflords websites now. 😀
great helpful one Bob
Some useful suggestions. Thanks.
Great overview, my favourite ‘to get’ is the collapsible kettle - Thank you for sharing very helpful - David 👍
Yes, the collapsible kettle, excellent bit of kit!
Useful video. I’m happy to report I have all your essential items plus a few mentioned in the comments. My problem is storing them in my tiny van!
😁 There's more to come!
It’s carbon monoxide CO alarm not carbon dioxide (CO2) CO is a product of incomplete combustion. A silent killer. CO is absorbed by the blood stream in preference to oxygen hence the need for an alarm.
Yes the silent killer.
Thanks Bob for taking the time to make that video very useful. You didn’t look comfortable handling those pans 🤣
Another great informative video, thanks Bob. I bought almost all of the essentials on your previous essentials video when I bought my first van….. Currently stored in my garage, waiting to transfer into my new van
Bet you can't wait!
@@BobEarnshawMoHo You’re not wrong Bob - it’s like watching paint dry waiting for new Fiat van. IH ordered them last May - fingers crossed for the spring…
A note to add Bob. Carbon Monoxide alarms need to be placed low down as it's heavier than air and will build up from floor level. If it is placed up by the smoke alarm it will be too late for anyone in the van as they will already have been breathing it as they sleep.
Because carbon monoxide is slightly lighter than air and also because it may be found with warm, rising air, detectors should be placed on a wall about 5 feet above the floor. The detector may be placed on the ceiling. Do not place the detector right next to or over a fireplace or flame-producing appliance.
@@BobEarnshawMoHo I shall have to check where I got that info from as they are obviously wrong. Thanks Bob.
The US EPA and the CO alarm manufacturers, Fireangel.
Thanks the update Bob. I am trying Solbio for the first time over the last few trips and my experience has been that I got more unpleasant odors / smells than we did with the other product. Seema that's not been your experience?. I must be doing something wrong!!
Not my experience, are you sure you cleaned it out properly before using for the first time, the old chemicals can have an effect on it.
Useful video Bob, incidentally in certain European countries you must be able to reach your HiViz jacket from the drivers seat.
Yes, it is under my driver seat.
Great video Bob, didn’t think about a few things, one being the spare fuses! Keep up the great work
We use the flat hose but this can be a bit inconvenient to always have to fully wind it all out even if you only need a short connection. What I have done is cut off a 5mtr length which is used most of the time. If I do need a hose over 20mtrs you can still join them together to get the 25mtrs back. Hope that is useful. Thanks
Thanks, sounds like a good idea.
I agree, I rarely need more than five metres so cut it off and just carry that.
Hi Bob..you have left out the wine box..Happy travels...
Yes, glasses without wine. What was I thinking? 😉
Thanks for the useful tips.
In France the yellow jacket rule is one per useable passenger seat, regardless of how many people are actually in the vehicle. So if you are on your own but there are 4 travelling seats available, you must have 4 yellow jackets. Plus the driver must be able to put his on before leaving the vehicle. Not a problem in a MoHo but in a car it means being able to reach it from the drivers seat. Unless they’ve changed the rules again!
Being a bit tight I’ve got some wooden levelling blocks that are bits of 9” x 3” wooden joist timber. I made them up as a temporary substitute after having a disaster with some cheap plastic ramps. The plastic ramps I had could according to the instructions be filled with either water or sand. With the 1/4 inch diameter fill holes, but as I was using them for the first time on a campsite in France and didn’t have any sand available I just opted to fill them with water. Brilliant, much to the great amusement of the friends we were travelling around with, when I drove up the ramps the two fill plugs shot out with a jet of water following. This happened thirty years ago, but I still get reminded about my water pistols to this day. So my “temporary” wooden blocks are still in use today, I really must get some of those Fiamma ones………I’ve been saying that ever since I cut the wooden ones!!!
Thanks, I remember the two yellow jackets required for France. Funny to hear about your levelling tramps!
Hi Bob. In addition to the hose I find a threaded tap connector essential, many of the sites we've visited don't have them. Great video as always.
Yes, good point.
Another very useful video👍. As you’ve been my guide with your earlier vids it was good to check off against this list. As the knees aren’t what they were we found a fold flat step was handy. Not just getting in and out but also for help with the awning.
Yes can be essential.
An essential video😂👍👍👍
Thanks 👍😁😁
Hi Bob can you help me ?I have the same 16” wheels as you and need the correct same locking nuts for them as you have fitted could you send me a link for them please,also are they tightened at the same torque as all the other wheel nuts thanks Bob would really appreciate any help 👍
Have a look at this video ua-cam.com/video/aeKuan4rgMI/v-deo.html
Thanks Bob that’s perfect 👍
Hi Bob, I assume you meant CO1 as in carbon monoxide
Yes, sorry, carbon monoxide, checking you're listening. 😊
i am to believe the breathalyer is been scrapped but i still carry one in my glovebox in case
As I understand it was never put into French law, but it's not a bad idea, would remove any doubt.
Do you not have electrically deployable/retractable electrical hookup and air leveling suspension?
No, would have added thousands to the price. A pair of £40 levelling ramps do the same job, but not automatically.
Hi Bob, great video on essential items, I wrote a list the first time you did this and we now have most of the items now apart from the ridge monkey. Thank you for taking the time to do this again, good luck with having to put it all away x
Thank you!
@@BobEarnshawMoHo , hi Bob you know the spare bulb pack you out on from Amazon, would we need something different if our van will be an ELDDIS Peugeot 105 evolution x
Hi Bob, Thank you for the video! I watch your videos because they are informative and a joy to watch. I’m going to retire soon so I’m gathering information and items for the motorhome or caravan I hope to buy. I live in the USA and we don’t have quality build motorhomes here😞.. I’m seriously thinking of traveling overseas to purchase a quality motorhome and have it shipped here to America! 😃
Thank you very much. There would be quite a lot of differences between UK and US leisure vehicles, apart the the steering wheel, there's 230v AC electrics, toilet cassettes, and waste tanks.
you missed out the trailer for all the accessories
Always completely unwind the hookup cable, never leave it on the reel or in a neat coil when in use, especially if there’s a heavy load on it. If it’s in a coil it will act as an inductor and heat up. The alternating current will have a alternating magnetic field and act as an inductor in a loop or coil, the higher the current or the higher number of coils/loops in the cable the greater the heating effect. I always completely uncoil my lead and if it’s too long for the distance to the socket I go the long way, laying it out flat and safely, even going the long way round the “van” or zig zagging along side if necessary.
I was taught that a coiled cable carrying an electrical load is a fire hazard during my apprenticeship. This rule applies to any electrical cable (hookup cable or an extension cable) used to carry any sort of load.
I’ve forgotten and done it, I was using a paint stripping gun on an extension lead. The job was only going to take ten minutes, so I didn’t bother to unroll the whole extension cable there was still about 15metres still coiled up. At the end of that ten minutes the cable wasn’t hot enough to cause a fire, but it was hot enough to remind me I’d just been an idiot.
I actually have two hookup cables, a 20 metre one and 10 metre one. Being an ex electrical engineer I happened to have a spare bit of 2.5 mm 16 amp blue arctic cable and a pair of 16 amp connectors, so I just knocked up a 10 metre cable. Very often I’m on a pitch where the 10 metre cable is easily long enough, so I don’t have to worry about what to do with the excess length.
Yes, good advice, in my recommended accessories video coming up, I will mention I have a shorter cable too.
More great advice Bob thanks, keep those videos coming...perhaps duct tape would be added to your tool kit ?
Perhaps I should do an essential tool kit?
Hi Bob, do you have a link for the plate protector pads? Thanks..
Sorry no, I bought them from Todd's.
Thanks. Did a search and found loads on Amazon.
Another informative video. Good that you update previous videos.
You mentioned VIN chips for your motorhome. I recently tried to register my motorhome, and had my payment returned. I was told that they had temporarily put a hold on adding motorhomes to register. Have you heard anything about this. More importantly, are existing registered motorhomes still covered by this service?
Hadn't heard that, interesting. Have a look at the CARAVANID scheme.
Three things you didn’t mention in your essentials list. Zip Ties, Gaffa Tape and gauge 6 fencing wire. You’ll find these three things in every Australian camper van or caravan. With these three items you can fix just about anything.
Thanks, I probably ought to do essential tools? Mine would be Screwdriver, Gorrilla tape and Gorrilla Glue. 😊👍
Please be aware that there is 2 sets of regulations on co detectors , please make sure you use a detector suitable for mobile vehicles not a domestic property co detector
Thank you, I'm using the one that came with the motorhome.
I dont think I'm strong enough to use that kettle lol
Hi Bob. Just want to highlight that its is not a CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) alarm its is a CO (Carbon Monoxide) alarm. Very different. Otherwise a good video
Yes, slip of the tongue. Thanks.
Bob it’s a CO alarm, not CO2
Yes, sorry, carbon monoxide, checking you're listening. 😊
Should be a carbon monoxide detector ( CO) detector not a carbon dioxide monitor ( C O 2} detector.. Quite different.
Fantastlc bob jenny. Bought ridge monkey flat hose reel. Also.bob been watching your vw up for towing amazing little cars for when on campsite so i have vw up so i would say thats essential cars booked in tuesday towtal to get conversion for a frame so really happy about that just getting basic Aframe bob see how i get on that so 18th january car be ready for towing thats threw watching your brilliant video on towing so once again bob and jenny my self and my wife love your videos hope to bump into you again soon hope to have chat with both were of to chatsworth friday 14 january thats threw watching your video once again big thumbs up on that take care both you and poppy and tara regards rolf marivel baby ayesha and chance staffi
Thank you, very much.
Sensible list, Bob, thank you.
I would add some form of tyre repair kit. Two options: gunk to inject via the tyre valve which sometimes comes with an inflator as a pack with the motorhome, or my preferred option is a tyre plug repair kit, again requiring an inflator.
Neither option offers a permanent safe fix, but unless the tyre has been badly damaged either should get you to your immediate destination so that a professional tyre shop can inspect ASAP. Most motorhomes (and cars for that matter) come without spare tyres these days. Those new to motorhomes may not realise that the tyres will not run-flat, so you can only limp a few metres to a relatively safe place in the event of a flat tyre.
I really don't want to have to wait for hours at the side of the road just for a breakdown service to repair the tyre. For example in the case of the AA they will just use their tyre plug repair kit anyway. Other breakdown services may charge a high fee to source a spare for you, or put the van on a loader (after yet more waiting while a loader capable of carrying a motorhome turns up) if no spare is available.
Thanks, essential if you don't have a spare wheel. Ours does fortunately.