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Does the laminate not get very slippy with wet feet? Or do you add a rug? I bought another mat to replace the original westy one (which some kind person plonked a battery on when the van when for a service) it's like the weather carpet mat you get in shop doorways etc. rubber on the bottom carpet on...

Well I have been reading all day and oggling your handiwork, and while my beloved Gromit sits on the other side of the world I am debating on buying him a fridge. I have been looking at the waeco CR50's. Did anyone replace with the drawer opening one yet? How do you find it? I'm also thinking about ...

We had our air con serviced last year. When we bought the van the drive belt had been removed and it was described as no air con. Kev is right for the new gas we had to have all seals and o-rings replaced, plus most of the pipes had perished and had to be replaced. On top of that the compressor had ...

Age of van can be a problem. We forgot to upgrade to Breakdown when we renewed with Adrian Flux. Ended up using Britannia Rescue, £175 for 12 months UK and European cover. Considering it must have cost almost 3 grand to repatriate us and the van last summer it was small change.

Unfortuntely due to recent experience I can recommend Brittania Rescue, they quoted us £175 for annual cover to cover UK and Europe. After the thousands it musthave cost to repatriate us then the van 6 weeks later after the gearbox seized, I thin kwe've had our monies worth. Andorra is a great count...

We (well mostly Ash) replaced all our interior curtains with colour matched blackout fabric as the Westy ones let in too much light. For the front curtain over the cab it is still elasticated at the sides, but Ash stitched a cord into the front in addition to the studs. This pulls the curtain tight ...

Haven't had experience personally, but I know it is in the exclusions for Eurotunnel. We got converted knowing we'd always have to use the ferries.

Matt

For those of you who seen our pleas for help when our gearbox broke last month in France, the van is finally back home this afternoon. Being worried about the breakdown cover repatriating the van I thought I'd refrain from posting until the van was home. In the last week of July our van got stuck in...

We're heading off the end of the week and will be putting one on the van. If it helps stop someone running into the back the van then its £7 well spent.

Matt

I don't think the Mrs was too clear in the original post. The awning has been working fine for a few months, we recently added the small white brackets that bolt onto the side of the van so the legs are held off the ground and don't need to be pegged in. As we'll be touring Europe we thought some ar...

Hello all we finally got round to fitting the mounting brackets for the Fiamma F35 Pro we have on the Van we thought they would be useful for France in 3 weeks. Anyhow how does one get the feet from the awning into them? they are too big, do I remove the rubber on the feet on the legs for them to go...

Do you mean the earth strap at the front of the gearbox?

Its a copper braided wire about 1/2" wide, bolted on at each end. Some sandpaper on all the contacts can sometimes work wonders. Mine was too far gone so had to buy a new one.

His best idea is to pop over to Syncronutz (01501 829400) at Shotts, only about 30 miles away. They'll sort him out if there is no one else closer.

We found no shortage of wild camping spots 2 years ago. Were told by the locals that you could overnight in CADW car parks (sort of Welsh national trust). Used a few of them and also some Forestry commisions spots.

If one does much night driving, in both Great Britain and Europe, it might be beneficial to have both RHD and LHD headlamps, which can be swopped over before crossing the English Channel; It's a good idea, we've got both sets of lights and just swap them over when waiting for the ferry, 5 minute jo...