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ozwhit

Hell o everyone ,im addicted to the site already we bought a home at the wwekend ,and thought we would be alone in the aires ,but it appears not .Our motorhome is a fiat caroica 10 5 berth 2003 2.o hdi (soon to be remapped ) i have a thousand questions to ask you all .Our first trip is to austria hintertux in may there no charge to park here ,or so im told by my german friend norbert ,who by the way buys a ski season pass and sleeps in his car , now thats hardcore . so my first of many questions will twoo 19 kg propane be enough for the week or will i need some backups ,and will i need a generator and whats the best genny ,im going to winterise my waste tank and make sure my external pipes are well lagged ,not that theres many , the sites amazing and info is ace regards gary

mikeyv

Hi Gary, our first van was a 2002 carioca 10 - recently traded in for a different layout, but I really miss that big bathroom. Good luck with the remap, hopefully it'll address the vans biggest weakness imo, struggling on long inclines. I found that if you didn't change down to 4th before it dropped below 60mph, you were stuffed.

greenasthegrass · NE Rally Co-ordinator

Thought skis were for skiing not motorhomes! Shocked

Just had to!

gaspode · Moderator

Hi ozwhit

Welcome to MHF and the world of motorhoming. Don't worry about the MHF addiction, many members here were perfectly sane only a few short months ago (not that you'd notice now).

Hope you enjoy your forthcoming ski trip.

ozwhit

hi all ,yes lots of mistakes made , but as you can see im new to it all Laughing

If you've found a M/H that will fit two 19kg propane bottles in the locker, we'd all like one please

point taken , Smile

ned

Hi
Go to batch's wbb site @ 'motorhome meets skiing' he has a section which will answer most of your questions. As far as a generator is concerned we use a Honda 1 Kw. It is light, quiet (56 decibels) a tank full of fuel lasts between 6 to 7 hours depending on altitude, will run a low wattage fan heater. the tv and satellite nice warm 240 volt lights but not at the same time. If you want more on then go for the 2Kw model. I have heard that the Kipor machines are cheaper and just as reliable but slightly noisier. Dont worry everone has them and they all switch them off at about 22.00 hrs, quite civilised really. We eventually went for one gaslow system bottle and a 6Kg propane bottle. This lasted us two weeks no trouble and you can fill up at GPL stations. Waste water? Dont lag the outside tank. Not worth the effort. Take a bucket which fits under the outlet and make sure that you drain the waste tank each night before you retire to bed. You then pour the water away or if it freezes at night you just turn it upside down, tap the botttom and a giant lolly drops out over the drain. It can join all the other lollies to melt in the daytime sun. They all do it! We don't all have the money to afford double floors and insulated tanks. Just a thought take some anti freeze for locks. You know the small sprays. It's a bit embarising when you can't open your door in the morning because the locks are all frozen. A quick squirt at night allows you to open the door next day.

LOts of luck Ned

Batch

Hi
The website link to which Ned refers is

ruthiebabe

Hi Gary and welcome congrats on the new MH you will enjoy it I'm sure.

There are now quite a lot of us on here that have experience of ski-motorhoming, Batch's website will of course be helpful it's a really good initiative, and post your questions on here try and be as specific as you can to get the best response and don't forget the search facility.

First tip fit at least one or more extra leisure batteries

Re. Austria do be aware that wild camping is, as I understand it, generally a bit harder than in France or even Switzerland or Italy, they tend to encourage campsites, but I'm sure there will be valid exceptions.

hth

Ruth