Karlos
Appears everything is smaller on the new car (sorry Cali)
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Melyn
another night camping - this time in aviemore with the wife. 2 dogs and 3 year old
Battery life when I woke up this morning 53hrs (80%) remaining
Couple of more sensible packing options in the van (you really do need to utilise all storage space to prevent disruption finding stuff in the boot)
Biggest issue is where to put shoes when you have 1-2 dogs on the floor, so need to just embrace the croc life and leave them outside or something.
Fridge is pretty quiet even without it being on quiet mode - you’d not really notice it’s running.
Air vents on the roof - I do need to look into midge netting for it in the next few months (might just use surgical tape and a cut piece of midge netting) as think it will reduce the airflow significantly and won’t always be needed
Head unit- slowly making sense - il make a post on this separately I think, as it’s the most un user friendly thing ever
Press the aircon button under the display unit or have fun finding the menu showing fan level etc (and demister buttons are on the right hand side under your light controls) again feels quite foreign where it is - but more it’s used more it’s making sense.
Now at 1000 miles since it arrived and the enjoyment is coming back after all the back and forth problems
View attachment IMG_1802.jpeg
Next issue - figuring out how to get the sliding fly screens that were meant to have come with the van
Battery life when I woke up this morning 53hrs (80%) remaining
Couple of more sensible packing options in the van (you really do need to utilise all storage space to prevent disruption finding stuff in the boot)
Biggest issue is where to put shoes when you have 1-2 dogs on the floor, so need to just embrace the croc life and leave them outside or something.
Fridge is pretty quiet even without it being on quiet mode - you’d not really notice it’s running.
Air vents on the roof - I do need to look into midge netting for it in the next few months (might just use surgical tape and a cut piece of midge netting) as think it will reduce the airflow significantly and won’t always be needed
Head unit- slowly making sense - il make a post on this separately I think, as it’s the most un user friendly thing ever
Press the aircon button under the display unit or have fun finding the menu showing fan level etc (and demister buttons are on the right hand side under your light controls) again feels quite foreign where it is - but more it’s used more it’s making sense.
Now at 1000 miles since it arrived and the enjoyment is coming back after all the back and forth problems
View attachment IMG_1802.jpeg
Next issue - figuring out how to get the sliding fly screens that were meant to have come with the van
M
Melyn
8th weekend camping with the kid and dogs - definately feels more normal now - jetboil to speed up cooking and half prepare food at home (e.g pasta sauces etc)
Duvalay now do mattress toppers for downstairs so going to get one ordered this weekend as the wife’s really not a fan of the bed comfort.
Battery life and intenal heater work fine now. So glad the battery issues are fixed
In relation to the tow bar coding. Believe there is now an option available in Europe and will be available in the next couple weeks
Recommend coast and castles campsite if you’re ever near Alnwick
Duvalay now do mattress toppers for downstairs so going to get one ordered this weekend as the wife’s really not a fan of the bed comfort.
Battery life and intenal heater work fine now. So glad the battery issues are fixed
In relation to the tow bar coding. Believe there is now an option available in Europe and will be available in the next couple weeks
Recommend coast and castles campsite if you’re ever near Alnwick
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