The Top 10 MISTAKES (+2) That New Campervan & Motorhome Owners Make

The Top 10 MISTAKES (+2) That New Campervan & Motorhome Owners Make

In this video we discuss the Top 10 (+2) common mistakes people make when first using a Motorhome.

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Index:

00:00 Introduction
01:30 Will electric sockets work in my van without EHU?
02:20 Does the fridge work off the vehicle battery?
03:19 Turn off the Habitation Control Panel.
03:51 Shakedown test. What is one? Do I need to do it?
04:49 Know where your RCD's and fuses are.
05:29 The Thetford toilet flap. When to leave open and when to close it.
06:18 Do you use a Thetford toilet with the flap open or closed?
07:18 How to avoid error codes on a Truma heating system.
08:26 Know the dimensions of your van!
09:37 EHU Electric Hook Cable specifications and safety.
13:39 How to pack your Camper or Motorhome.
14:58 Truma Combi Boiler frost protection valve.
18:16 Outro

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[themasterofdisguise]

good video, especially for someone like me who has yet to get his motorhome but has plans to soon...so cheers!

[matthewpokora]

Well said regarding the unwinding of the cable reel. A lot ot people don't realise that this also applies to ANY electrical extension cable. All of these will have 2 ratings- one for when it's coiled and one for when it is fully unwond

[twod]

Think we have figured where our water went to in our first trip away 😂 - the blue tap!

[Wheres_wanda_wandering]

I agree about 25m of cable and making sure that it is unravelled. I would also remind newbies that they should connect to the van first and then to the electric so they are not walking round with a live wire and vice versa. Take care Gill

[angelofthenorf]

Picking up my first motorhome on Sunday, need all the instructional videos I can get!

[IanObzi]

I don’t own a camper van, I’m not even looking to buy one and yet somehow I ended up watching this video. I thought it was really interesting, informative and now I know all about the blue tap 😂

[yvonneclark]

Thank you so much Mike. I live in Spain now, but I recently lost my husband and have bought myself a small campervan which I am collecting this week. Having never driven one before I found the information you provided extremely helpful. I have made notes and now know what question to ask when I go to collect. So thank you for being so informative.

[clivesolly-fusv]

Thinking about buying a motorhome been watching your videos can honestly say I think they have helped learn a little bit more about what I should look for things to do 👏👏👏👍

[Ko-gldd]

Very good content. Also having info regarding stages if the video is good.
Glad you didn't start swigging the pop and munching the biscuits.
A genuine channel keep it up.

[Nailyboy]

I’m new to this, and 25 m does the job, last campsite I needed 25 m. Thanks for your advice👏

[hafa]

Very helpful. Never thought how complicated it can become when you buy a motor home as a newby

[michaelwhitley]

We are just about to buy our first memory maker…so we’re about as newbie as newbies can get, although I’ve got quite a bit of camping experience. Videos like yours are going to be invaluable to keep our memories being more good than bad! Agree on the 25m cable… extension leads can never be too long! Happily subscribed and following for more… we want to be welcome in the community!
See you around!

[NeilHodgkinson-lm]

Wish we had listen to the video before we took my sisters to Harlech in north Wales for the 1st time, a week ago.
Great video👍

[brikfiend]

Filled up the fresh water tank and did the blue tap thing ! Wrote OPEN on the handle when it is OPEN . . . Thanx for your video . Still learning .

[shadow-Sun]

useful tips as I'm thinking of quitting expensive bricks and mortar life and living van life around the whole of the uk for a couple years . Your top ten tips remind me of a saying I always use


" experience is something you get 10 minutes after you need it " feel free to use that licence free anytime you like :) and thankyou for trying to give newbies the experience BEFORE they need it ! .

[elainemagson]

Lovely chap, lovely voice. So useful and interesting - and I haven't even got a camper van!

[davidpenney]

Great little video didn't realise how much there is to take in to motor home thanks

[juliesharpe]

Thank you, loved the video. We are newbies. Went on first drive out took tea bags etc but couldn’t make anything work so had a mug of cold water & then I hit a bus side mirror with our left side mirror, SUCH FUN. Also didn’t know there was an open & close on the toilet. Will be doing the Shake Down Test on our drive now! We got our Motorhome as we wanted to make memories so your “Memory Maker”, hope I got that right as it made me feel right at home with you. My husband Jack is walking our beloved Labrador I can’t wait to tell him that I found your site. Happy Travels 🙂🫶🏼 Julie & Jack

[MrDazTroyer]

Just got out van, been on one trip. Thought I knew it all until I was like, 🤔 on points 1-3. So I watched it all. Thanks 👍🤣