Quiet here lately..(the random chat thread)

Aidan_M_M

Bit quiet here online.. all the campers locked up for winter?

SARZY

Broke. Thats it.

rozi

im new to campers, so still enthusiastic, lookin forward to weekend to see where the road takes me.lol

killalanerr

bit quite at the mo ok,
good news

Pah_Connors

killalanerr wrote: »

bit quite at the mo ok,
good news

Hi Kill, what kind of camper is she? Any pictures? Would you be interested in a trade?

killalanerr

Pah_Connors wrote: »

Hi Kill, what kind of camper is she? Any pictures? Would you be interested in a trade?

good man pat,what am i selling

Pah_Connors

I'm not Pat, I think you have the wrong man.

I'd be interested in taking that camper off you, for some cash a trade maybe.
Would you be interested in a Hi-ace? 2ltr turbo diesel. 98.

Macspower

He's not Pat... he's Pah.. named after his father and his uncle and his 2 brothers

larrytom

his ten sisters are stunners

Pah_Connors

Hi KIll, Pah here.

Any interest in the camper? Would you be interested in a straight swap for a caravan? Instead of Hi ace woth a cash exchange?

Pah Connors

Bessa

When are Boards getting a meet together? it would be good this time of year.

peasant

Didn't know what to do with this thread, so I decided to stick it and make it the "chat to your hearts content"-thread

peasant

once again the old rule is proven ....


...sticky a thread and it dies

killalanerr

ill do me bit then,,,, we are thinking of heading off the weekend any body got any ideas where we might go
also what tyre pressure should i be running on the ducato i have read it can be anything between 50 to 80psi ???

peasant

killalanerr wrote: »

ill do me bit then,,,, we are thinking of heading off the weekend any body got any ideas where we might go

In this weather?

The inside of an aircraft hangar sounds like a nice place to be

rozi

whats wrong with the weather?????:D wrap up well and you wont feel the cold. aircraft hangar indeed:rolleyes:

Aidan_M_M

Woo Hoo! I caused a Sticky!

I reckon the crap weather is putting everyone off..that and the fear of having to get towed out of the campsites! Have you ever seen so many fields waterlogged? Fcuks sake..

peasant

rozi wrote: »

whats wrong with the weather?????:D wrap up well and you wont feel the cold. aircraft hangar indeed:rolleyes:

Have you tried camping with three sopping wet dogs?

(the smell alone would put you off)

Macspower

after a chat with Peasent I've been meaning to start one of these... whhhhooooo

anyway just back from fishing... anyone else use their camper for fishing?

stapeler

peasant wrote: »

Have you tried camping with three sopping wet dogs?

(the smell alone would put you off)

Or Kayaking with two sopping wet kids!! The outside shower works a treat when it's 7 degrees outside.
We tried the fishing thing too, Quilty pier with gale force winds in October, not exactly "The Vendee":D

rozi

ok, have to admit defeat, woke up this morning and took one look outa the window, lashing rain and howling wind. no camper for me this weekend. even the dog ran away when i mentioned it:D a day for the fireside.:)

Macspower

gotta love the weather... out fishing yesterday.. remember the weather??

I was the envy of the place... pulled up alongside the lake opened the awning and anchored it down and also tied it with a rachet strap for extra safety.. sat inside in perfect comfort while an Irish stew brewed away on the cooker.... and caught over 100 fish in a few hours...

Only thing missing was a side for the awning... is there such a thing available?

stapeler

Macspower wrote: »

gotta love the weather... out fishing yesterday.. remember the weather??

I was the envy of the place... pulled up alongside the lake opened the awning and anchored it down and also tied it with a rachet strap for extra safety.. sat inside in perfect comfort while an Irish stew brewed away on the cooker.... and caught over 100 fish in a few hours...

Only thing missing was a side for the awning... is there such a thing available?

A Safari/Privacy room? http://www.fiamma.com/products/fiammastor.asp?Fam=F09

killalanerr

Macspower wrote: »

gotta love the weather... out fishing yesterday.. remember the weather??

I was the envy of the place... pulled up alongside the lake opened the awning and anchored it down and also tied it with a rachet strap for extra safety.. sat inside in perfect comfort while an Irish stew brewed away on the cooker.... and caught over 100 fish in a few hours...

Only thing missing was a side for the awning... is there such a thing available?

a windbreaker might be a cheaper option,we have used ours as a side awning to keep the weather out http://www.worldoftents.co.uk/tent-accessories-windbreaks-c-59_65.html what do you fish for this time of year

Aidan_M_M

Anyone thats parking up for the winte , don't forget to drain down the water system , and leave the taps open .

Macspower

killalanerr wrote: »

a windbreaker might be a cheaper option,we have used ours as a side awning to keep the weather out http://www.worldoftents.co.uk/tent-accessories-windbreaks-c-59_65.html what do you fish for this time of year

For the winter I do coarse fishing.. Mainly roach/Bream/Perch/Hybrids

Here was my bag from earlier this week



and some of the better hybrids look like this

Macspower

Aidan_M_M wrote: »

Anyone thats parking up for the winte , don't forget to drain down the water system , and leave the taps open .

When just staying away for a few days is there any reason to worry about the water system Aidan?

peasant

It's the temperature that you need to worry about, not the duration.

(you don't want the water to freeze (and expand) in the tank, pipes or taps and do damage there)

Macspower

got my new step motor today... Just have to put it in tomorrow

those of you wioth trauma blow heating... I noticed this the last cold night... I turn on the heating and turn dial to 20 and all is ok but when i go over 25 a red light starts flashing but heat still seems to work...

any ideas?

Macspower

peasant wrote: »

Have you tried camping with three sopping wet dogs?

(the smell alone would put you off)

lol what dogs you have peasent?

peasant

spongey, long haired ones

Aidan_M_M

Macspower wrote: »

those of you wioth trauma blow heating... I noticed this the last cold night... I turn on the heating and turn dial to 20 and all is ok but when i go over 25 a red light starts flashing but heat still seems to work...

any ideas?

Either your leisure battery is getting low , or the supply cable to the heater is breaking down . Either way the voltage at the heater is below 11.o volts . I bet if you turn on the engine , the red light stops flashing?

Macspower

Aidan_M_M wrote: »

Either your leisure battery is getting low , or the supply cable to the heater is breaking down . Either way the voltage at the heater is below 11.o volts . I bet if you turn on the engine , the red light stops flashing?

Interesting... I have new leisure batterys so cant be that... I'll try the engine thing and work from there

Aidan_M_M

Macspower wrote: »

Interesting... I have new leisure batterys so cant be that... I'll try the engine thing and work from there

Well I'n not claiming to be an expert , but the Red "fault" light flashing , on a Truma heater/boiler means low voltage . How long were you parked ? The Combi Boiler uses a fair bit of current to run at high settings , so if the connections supplying the positive or negative are weak , broken or dirty anywhere , you'll not be getting full whack .

Starting the engine just ups the battery voltage from the "at rest" 12.5-12.9 volts , to about 14v . Assuming the charging system is also healthy.....

Macspower

Aidan_M_M wrote: »

Well I'n not claiming to be an expert , but the Red "fault" light flashing , on a Truma heater/boiler means low voltage . How long were you parked ? The Combi Boiler uses a fair bit of current to run at high settings , so if the connections supplying the positive or negative are weak , broken or dirty anywhere , you'll not be getting full whack .

Starting the engine just ups the battery voltage from the "at rest" 12.5-12.9 volts , to about 14v . Assuming the charging system is also healthy.....

As you say it must be low voltage somewhere or perhaps a poor earth... it happens at full charge as well. I'll have a look tomorrow and see if starting the engine makes it work which points to a voltage drop alright

thx for the help

Donal94

Hi this is my first post as an owner. Got my van a few weeks ago. I spent a few days surfing in lahinch and was in tramore last weekend. I ran out of gas and got a puncture on my second trip!, I hope its not a bad omen! Anyone have a list of campsites that stay open through the winter?

rozi

hi, relatively new myself, the dealer who sold me the van gave me a copy of irish campsites recommended by bord failte. it lists some that r open thru the winter. skibereen in west cork is open to motorhomes thru winter, u can get a copy in easons, or alternatively find the info online thru bord failte. i stayed in tralee , kinsale and clonakilty over the last few weeks wild camping and it was great. hopefully go somewher again weekend after next. happy camping:D:D

Aidan_M_M

Macspower wrote: »

As you say it must be low voltage somewhere or perhaps a poor earth...

thx for the help

My pleasure .

Macspower

Well what an expensive day...

Step Motor 185 euro... fitted it this afternoon...
Truma Exhaust cover 15 euro
Cover/flap for electricity connection 10 euro

then started examining my heater problem from above and I found the problem was I was only getting 10.5 volts at the heater and on further examination I found one of my leisure batteries was dead/dying So new Leisure battery 130 euro..

filled with diesel 76 euro....

hope every day is not as expensive as this!

Aidan_M_M

Macspower wrote: »

I found one of my leisure batteries was dead/dying So new Leisure battery 130 euro..!

thought you had 2 new ones? Did you check your 12v charging?

Macspower

Aidan_M_M wrote: »

thought you had 2 new ones? Did you check your 12v charging?

yeah van has 3... 2 new ones and old one under the passenger seat... this was the faulty one... Should have listened to advice and taken it out of circuit whent he new ones went in... but it seemed ok then

Charging seems to be good... I ran the heating today at full 30C and it worked fine for an hour anyway...

Have it on mains since last night so taking it away tomorrow so no doubt the heaters will get tested this weekend

killalanerr

good Man max bit of batter and a slice of lemon and the jobs a good un

Macspower wrote: »

For the winter I do coarse fishing.. Mainly roach/Bream/Perch/Hybrids

Here was my bag from earlier this week



and some of the better hybrids look like this

Macspower

was away at the weekend in Carrick on Shannon and again spent a night in Anderson's Thatch Pub... He tells me some camper club are coming to him in the next week or 2. I'm not sure which one..

I also had my first ever untimely wake up call at 3am last night.. I was parked in Athy Town to get an early start fishing when Someone came rapping on the door ansing me to move at 3am.. I was sure it was some drunks...but when I eventually came to the front it was some street trader looking set up his stall.. Was very apologetic but claimed if he didn't get that spot someone else would get it on him :rolleyes:

killalanerr

all going well and with good health it looks like we will be heading to la France again next year so we are starting to plan our route,last year we just drifted and had a very nice time just following the sun,this trip i would like to have a more formal route planed
we will be going in late Aug any suggestions as to where to head to,we will have 3 weeks give or take a day or 2

stapeler

Have you considered Germany? In 2008 we spent 3 weeks mostly in Germany, Stopped near Paris for a couple of days, down to Black Forest region of Germany,Freiburgh, Lindau, Neuschwanstein, Munich etc and had a ball. Scenery is absolutely fantastic and highly recommended. About 2500km total and stopped for for long enough (3-4 days) in various places to really get a feel for the place.

SARZY

Donal94 wrote: »

Hi this is my first post as an owner. Got my van a few weeks ago. I spent a few days surfing in lahinch and was in tramore last weekend. I ran out of gas and got a puncture on my second trip!, I hope its not a bad omen! Anyone have a list of campsites that stay open through the winter?

George Drew's campsite at Aherlow is open all year. Great spot. Great facilities. No surfing though, on water anyway.
Great walking routes nearby and 2 pubs within walking distance.
Usually a few hardy winter time campers around.
All round great site.

killalanerr

its my busy time over the Christmas so been quite for a while so belated Christmas wishes and a happy new year to all the camping boardies

be grate to set a date for a 2010 meet boards meet ...?

shigg

1st day back at work and after the CABIN FEVER XMAS that was, am looking at Scotland for Easter. Any info on good wild spots/surf spots etc welcome. Will go for a week and generally stay coastal. Cheers.

KoNiT

anyone else use their camper for fishing?

still laughing at this..

I was waiting for Macspower to pull up a photo of "Jaws" in a huge net!!

Macspower

Hi guys,

sorry for my absence lately...

I had a moment of temp insanity and took over a hotel!!! yeah a bloody hotel...

Anyway working 20 hours per day has put a stop to camper activities... Of course with all the goings on over the christmas I forgot to drain my tanks and all is frozen... cant check damage until it all thaws out this week...

Hotel is the white house hotel in ballinlough co roscommon and campers are always welcome and have secure parking at the rear.. I'm going to put in some facilities soon for the same... I already have one guy in the yard who came for pike fishing but cant fish due to the ice (unless he cuts a hole like the eskimos)

anyway back to working 20 hours a day!!!

happy new year and all that stuff

meercat

good luck macspower.hope not too much damage