A Brief diary of a Motorhome named 'Iona'
The final parts arrived. I did have to wait for the weather to change and we were away for a few days. The mounts were connected to the solar panel and because they were so smooth I did rough them up a bit to make the sikaflex adhesive hold better. The new extension leads arrived …
Iona already has a solar panel and two leisure batteries and to be honest we have never run out on battery power. However with the lack of sun recently we were having to decide what to watch on TV at night and what lights to put on. The TV and the water pump use the …
A twin 2.1amp USB charging point fitted. Auto-Trails, well our Imala, has no way to charge iPads and phones without the engine running unless you buy a cigarette lighter extension with USB ports to plug into the TV 12v socket. I did this and found that you can only charge one iPad and a phone …
The bed conversion kit has arrived from Auto-Trail (Spinney). They have also sent a grill for the vent under the bed. I think we are now nearly ready for the 2018 season. But first we have a Habitation Service and the van has got to go to North East Trucks for two engine recalls to …
The New Seal has Arrived I went to have a look at the new 2018 Motorhomes at a local dealer. All very good but nothing to replace our Iona that would fit on the drive. What is apparent is that there have been a lot on minor improvements. One that caught my attention was a …
We were asked by some friends if we had a slow cooker. No we said but we do slow cook in the oven at home. We listened to them gush about a slow cooker in the motorhome. In the autumn,winter and spring we camp with electric hookup so it seemed to make sense. We did …
With bottled gas costing between £22-£28 per refill, it was getting quite expensive, even in the summer we use a bottle every 8 days. The price of autogas is much cheaper at 0.62p per litre compared to £1.90 per litre for the calor gas refills. We invested in a Gas-it system that …
Having had the fridge over heating and the sink getting hot earlier in the year I have wanted to fit cooling fans. Now after finding all the right bits they are fitted and working. I found a small temperature programmer that you can adjust to switch on the fans when the temperature in the top …
This is a stock image from Robert Dyas website. We recently met up with some cousins who had a pop-up gazebo. This was great when it rained and we ate in it on the first evening. We were impressed but we had already decided we did not need an awning. Martin's Gazebo with the …
We had to have the cooker hob repaired under warranty and Nick, our engineer commented that he thought that a new van should have some rubber matting on the floor of the gas locker. After only 800 miles the metal floor skin was already showing signs of wear, so I put it on my …
Iona’s Travels 