Administrator Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 What is your favourite motorhome accessory or gadget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Without doubt the most useful gadget for any form of camping trip or holiday is a wife! So versatile - everything except navigation and for that I have the second most useful device - sat nav - Which means that we can both relax and enjoy the view safe in the knowledge that even when we don't know where we are TomTom does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordThornber Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 We have 2 favourites. Firstly the water filler device from gillons and the other is our portable satellite tv system. Martyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 For us one of the greatest benefits of going abroad is that you can't get UK TV! For us there is absolutely nothing that simply 'cannot' be missed - and even if there were it would be repeated again and again so anything we did miss we can get to see first time when it is repeated! A selection of cds dvds and books is ample for us for evening entertainment. Good job we are all difrunt innit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retread24800 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 My favourite gadget has saved our marriage. A Sat-Nag, at last I can blame someone else when we get stuck down a side road!!! ;-) (edit) Noticed the post above so you need something else?The length of non-slip mat that sits on my dash and stops stuff sliding off only a couple of quid, worth every penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo2008 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Our's is our little MP3 loaded up with all our favourite tunes and the portable speakers which run off mains or batteries and can be used indoors or outside, perfect for a chill out session or party. The other must have is a little laptop or notebook loaded up with Skype, ideal for keeping in touch with family and friends when on tour in Europe for an extended period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Portable (as in can be removed from the camper if required): Cheapest: a gas lighter - this has got to be the most useful and most used - having to strike a match every time I want a cuppa would drive me nuts!!! Dearest: TomTom sat nav - it has got us to some lovely places we'd never have found without it and it takes a lot of the hard work out of travelling distances. Fixed in/on the van Dearest: Solar panel - it means we don't have to worry about flat batteries at all. Cheapest: Not really a gadget as such, but my plastic tea/coffee/sugar set on a little shelf underneath the grill - easily accessible but saves storage space in the cupboard. [/b]Most HATED item [/b] - the fl*ming smoke alarm!!!! (no pun intended! :D ) It drives me nuts - we can't even 'think' about doing toast before it goes off, fortunately we can take it down and when cooking so that solves the problem as pressing the button to silence it doens't always last long enough! *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Portable (as in can be removed from the camper if required): Cheapest: a gas lighter - this has got to be the most useful and most used - having to strike a match every time I want a cuppa would drive me nuts!!! Dearest: TomTom sat nav - it has got us to some lovely places we'd never have found without it and it takes a lot of the hard work out of travelling distances. Fixed in/on the van Dearest: Solar panel - it means we don't have to worry about flat batteries at all. Cheapest: Not really a gadget as such, but my plastic tea/coffee/sugar set on a little shelf underneath the grill - easily accessible but saves storage space in the cupboard. [/b]Most HATED item [/b] - the fl*ming smoke alarm!!!! (no pun intended! :D ) It drives me nuts - we can't even 'think' about doing toast before it goes off, fortunately we can take it down and when cooking so that solves the problem as pressing the button to silence it doens't always last long enough! *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 My bbq:D............It gets me to meet lots of new campers:D....when they come to complain...... and never sets of the smoke alarm(lol)(lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Flipping heck ... I didn't even know my posting had worked yesterday I was having so much flipping trouble getting the forum to work I gave up in the end! I'm please it's working much better today .... hope that's not the kiss of death ..... :$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinou Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Our travelling espresso gadget ( bit like a bicycle pump) love it! Also saves the extortionate €2 per cup on long journeys. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retread24800 Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 catinou - 2011-09-24 8:49 AM Our travelling espresso gadget ( bit like a bicycle pump) love it! Also saves the extortionate €2 per cup on long journeys. ;-)Save a Euro and drink it black :-)Round here its E1 'Petit Noire' and E2.5 for a Cappuccino !! I use one of those hob top Aluminium percolators (E10) from our local hardware store, cheaper still B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky 8 Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Ours best gadget is the Sat Nav, type in the co-ordinates and it guides us there, a close second is our French purchased stove top coffee percolator and Fassenhaus hand coffee grinder, Coffee as we like it whenever we like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Retread24800 - 2011-09-24 12:02 PMSave a Euro and drink it black :-)Round here its E1 'Petit Noire' and E2.5 for a Cappuccino !! I use one of those hob top Aluminium percolators (E10) from our local hardware store, cheaper still B-)We have the Aluminum type at home for use on our log burner:D........But in the camper we found a stainless steel one in a charity shop:D......It looks like a steel tea pot, except for a glass knob and has the internals of a percolator:D.....It means we have both a coffee pot and teapot in one B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairweather camper Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 My fave gadget is my Halogen Oven ( I know u can only use it on hook up, but we use campsites quite a lot) it cooks thing to perfection very quickly, mine is stainless steel, so not so scared of dropping it. My next is the little round table that is on a steel pole that you stick in the ground, so handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graemepd Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Our best gadgets by far are our electric bikes. No more struggling to get on that site which is within walking distance of the town or place of interest; no more struggling back to the site at the end of the day when you've been to the beach (cos it's normally up hill). No more worrying if that second pint or glass of wine is going to put you over the limit. No road tax, no insurance, no petrol costs....wonderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowtelse2do Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 A map book of the country I'm in just in case the sat nav pack's up. 8-) Just remembered, don't have a sat nav *-) Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderbirds Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 No contest - a "waiter's friend" opens both wine and beer bottles - will cut sausage or the veggi option fruit. This makes it the only essential motorhome gadget and the complete answer to all payload problems. Regards, Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1footinthegrave Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 A no brainer for us, A Kindle, hundreds of books at your fingertips................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 1footinthegrave - 2011-10-27 2:40 PM A no brainer for us, A Kindle, hundreds of books at your fingertips................ So you need to get my book! FAQ - the tricky bits of the Christian faith | http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005XM21H0 :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Tony Jones - 2011-10-27 7:14 PM So you need to get my book! FAQ - the tricky bits of the Christian faith | http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005XM21H0 :-D With respect Tony, as I see it the only tricky bits are the fact that nobody gets out alive and only the dead know if it's true! Hardly a marketing coup methinks when designing a grand scheme for mankind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1footinthegrave Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Tony Jones - 2011-10-27 7:14 PM 1footinthegrave - 2011-10-27 2:40 PM A no brainer for us, A Kindle, hundreds of books at your fingertips................ So you need to get my book! FAQ - the tricky bits of the Christian faith | http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005XM21H0 :-D I may just do that very thing, I've been looking for answers all of my life, without much success as yet ! I have just read the sample pages,and it looks interesting. I can only say that he ( God ) must be very disappointed in the human race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randonneur Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 It has to be our Sony EReaders. I didn't think Martin would get used to it but its welded to his right hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Randonneur - 2011-10-31 10:04 AM It has to be our Sony EReaders. I didn't think Martin would get used to it but its welded to his right hand. ... I wonder if you can get Tony's book on that! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly58 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Cab area "drivers department" TomTom / Aires Book and good French Road Map.Kitchen Area "cooks department" 3piece steamer £9.99 can be used as casserole dish / saucepan / single steamer / double steamer and collander. small whistling kettle , and of course the corkscrew!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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