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Congrats on your new addition to the family - got a name yet or a photo?
One thing we have found very useful (kindly left by previous owner) is a an A5 sheet with the following: dimensions (height, width, length) in m/ft; reg no and weight (we found this out...see http://chrishodgetrucks.co.uk/useful-info/weighbridges.htm ).
We found visiting a caravan accessories shop, big camping shop and one of the regional caravan shows very helpful. Lots of things we hadn't even thought about, but used whilst away.
Best buy? Amazing circular folding chairs - bliss, when combined with wine and sun.
Please pm us if you need more specifics - we're newish to MHing and so understand where you are at. Oh, and happy to be a personal shopper - but have an eye for the expensive
If you are going over the summer, sun tan cream and glasses and a barbecue - we have a gas fired Cadec which is brilliant and works off a gas point on the outside of the MH.
The external gas point could be used to connect a local cylinder via a regulator as cylinders are NOT the same in the rest of Europe as the UK (Calor is not available) and differs between countries........
The refillable gas system makes life easy as it is cheaper to fill and readily available in most countries although there are differences between availability (many threads on here about such things).
Take a good map book AS WELL as GPS if you have one - it is not unknown for them to fail/get lost/dropped/broken refuse to come out to play or whatever - then back to the maps works well.
EHIC cards are a must "just in case" and if you take regular medication you may be able to get a long supply BUT GP's are not supposed to give more than 2 months (if you are away from the UK for more than 3 months you are supposed to de-register) so talk nicely to your Doctor.
Make sure you take plastic cards securely in different places in vehicle just in case you suffer from some sort of break in (not common but.......), if all your cards are in one place and that gets lost...........
Make sure all cards are registered with a central number so they can be quickly cancelled if needed.
Send yourself an e-mail with scans of important documents, V5, insurance, MoT, EHIC, telephone numbers for emergency use, family contact numbers.... that way you always have a backup available simply by logging on to your e-mail from somewhere (which can even be an internet cafe).
Plan roughly where you wish to go - but be prepared and able to change if you wish by what you find. Make sure you have a charger for things like mobile phones, iPods, camera batteries etc. - disposable batteries are VERY expensive e.g. in France.
Just a few ideas but do read the MHF guide as Bognormike suggested....
I would say you will need nothing more than you would need in the UK (Camping wise) that is.
Use your MH in the UK, get use to it, when you go over to France, remember that the French also have large supermarkets, petrol stations and the like, just use a little common sense, drive on the right, and you will be fine.
Thanks for all the replies so far, and dare I say it "keep them coming"
JWW. Am taking two mountain bikes, hence a motor home with a garage.
Simandme. Still working on a name, but no photos yet as we havn't collected "her" yet
AndrewandShirley. Got a new Canon60D for Christmas for this reason. Not to sure about a "blog" or setting up a facebook account for the motorhome. What do most people do?
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