First night away

Jack Burns II · Feb 6, 2015

Hello again

Taking JB away on Saturday night to try it all out. Plenty of tea, soup & wine packed.
Hope not too many queries after!!

Hugh & Emer

normg · Feb 6, 2015

Good luck. Enjoy the experience. :thumb

Hotel California · Feb 6, 2015

Best thing to do , first time out just a one nighter .
It will be awsome waking up for the first time in your hotel on wheels :thumb

calikev · Feb 6, 2015

You're need plenty of wine if you haven't got a mattress topper :bananadance

Good luck

briwy · Feb 6, 2015

Check your diesel heater is working OK before you go if you're not on a hook up with an electric heater. First time they seem to cough and splutter and belch smoke before getting going properly.

Jack Burns II · Feb 6, 2015

normg said:
Good luck. Enjoy the experience.

Thank you

WelshGas · Feb 6, 2015

+ 1 for the heater. Just spent a night in Bristol Marina. Very nippy, but heater on 2 from 8pm ( on programme) as we got back at 11 and then on 1 overnight we were nice and warm. Roof up and with the roof vents virtually no condensation in van. :thumb

Jack Burns II · Feb 6, 2015

hotel california T5 said:
Best thing to do , first time out just a one nighter .
It will be awsome waking up for the first time in your hotel on wheels

Thank you and congrats on your new California!

H&E

briwy said:
Check your diesel heater is working OK before you go if you're not on a hook up with an electric heater. First time they seem to cough and splutter and belch smoke before getting going properly.

You will probably think us stupid but does the parking heater run off diesel if not on electric hook-up (we are this w'end though)

WelshGas said:
+ 1 for the heater. Just spent a night in Bristol Marina. Very nippy, but heater on 2 from 8pm ( on programme) as we got back at 11 and then on 1 overnight we were nice and warm. Roof up and with the roof vents virtually no condensation in van.

Thank you

Maud · Feb 6, 2015

The parking heater always runs off diesel as far as I know; you will only have a heater on hook up if you buy a separate little heater to take with you (a good idea as you are paying for the electric anyway, so may as well save the diesel).