What did you do to your van today?

[Mr and Mrs Tupcox]

Packed and ready to roll.

 

[marchie]

I was going to fit a new freezer door/flap hinge, but it's 42c in there so I willn't.

Wimp! I cycled uphill in 38 degree air temperature+ heat from road to try and exact my revenge on a lying caravan centre employee who screwed me out of €10. Had to content myself by using the idiomatic French for a male with Parkinson's pleasuring himself, concluding with 'one of us won't come again' ...
Return journey much slower and hotter after the anger evaporated

Steve

 

[Pudsey Bear]

NUTTER!

I just looked at the lounge temp in the house 27.9c blinds and curtains all closed on the hot side, we face due south, everything is open on the cooler side, fan going, time for another frappe methinks.

 

[marchie]

Bought extension lead so that I can turn van around and still reach EHU. Had to park nose first yesterday to make 25m lead stretch, meaning we and our French neighbours could almost walk to each others vans without touching the floor. Very cosy! Also bought cable tidy and an eyelet kit to punch holes in bottom of new bike cover. Its open back enables rainwater to gather in the bottom and give one's feet a bath, especially when trying to reach underneath to access the cassette ... Always a sniff and a silent prayer, 'please make that be rainwater that just hit my sandals' ...

Steve

 

[trevskoda]

Took mine for a jaunt to Co Down this morning, fridge maxed out with the van at 36c inside with vents and front windows open doing 60mph.

 

[Vanterrier]

Crawled under van to scrape old paint etc off gasit tank and give it a lovely new coat of paint which should be ok for a couple of years... while under there noticed offside front mudflap hanging at a jaunty angle, closer inspection showed rubber flap was not connected to brackets, which were still clamped to bodywork. Flap was only held by one screw!. Removed and on bench waiting refurb before refitting.

K

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I had the MCEA lady round today to look at my sagging bits it's looking repairable but will need to be done in a garage.

The double step is dropping down on one side when you step on it, the chassis toward the front is very solid no rust at all, so it needs the step taking off and a good solid plate welding in, not sure what thickness to go for though, 1/8" at least I'd think and maybe 1M long x 400 wide not measured it yet.

Any suggestions (nice ones Trevor) gratefully received, better still if you know anyone near Keighley who can do a decent job this side of Christmas and who doesn't charge the earth.

 

[compost]

i fitted a 3000watt renergy inverter today was supprised at size of fuse required !!!!!!!

 

[marchie]

'Quick spit and polish' clean whilst on the aire, mainly focused on removing the deceased insect life from the wing mirrors and the roof area around the sunroof vent. My extending Leifheit window cleaning kit was invaluable! I discovered that a sodden Leifheit cleaning pad had sufficient weight to lift the dead insects with just the shampoo and normal washing (about 3 x the pressure of a carwashing sponge), especially if the cleaning pad is used as you would a sponge. Less effective at the end of a 2.5m pole, but still does the job, eventually...

Steve

 

[wildebus]

i fitted a 3000watt renergy inverter today was supprised at size of fuse required !!!!!!!

and the size of the cabling as well!!

 

[compost]

2x 25mm cables in parallel 400amp fuse

 

[Exwindsurfer]

Crawled under van to scrape old paint etc off gasit tank and give it a lovely new coat of paint which should be ok for a couple of years... while under there noticed offside front mudflap hanging at a jaunty angle, closer inspection showed rubber flap was not connected to brackets, which were still clamped to bodywork. Flap was only held by one screw!. Removed and on bench waiting refurb before refitting.
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K

I hafe to say my underslung tank is in a way worse state than yours hence a new one.

 

[Vanterrier]

Yours looks bigger than mine... ooh err missus! Aye the rust was pretty superficial so I am comfortable just refurbishing every couple of years. Would be nice to have a bigger nice shiney tank like yours though.
K

 

[Campervanannie]

I’m having an underslung tank fitted today.

 

[Exwindsurfer]

Yours looks bigger than mine... ooh err missus! Aye the rust was pretty superficial so I am comfortable just refurbishing every couple of years. Would be nice to have a bigger nice shiney tank like yours though.
K

Its a 38ltr tank .the wost bit is going to get the old tank off as its bolted through the floor and i carnt get at the bolt heads now but ill get there.

 

[Exwindsurfer]

I’m having an underslung tank fitted today.
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Would that be a 30ltr tank Annie ?

 

[compost]

ive ordered a 300amp fuse because i dont think i will operate new inverter at full capacity. 400amps seems a bit tasty to me

 

[Scotia]

Fresh MOT ready for handover tomorrow morning!

 

[compost]

fitted new onmivent dome as old one had gone brittle with age {a bit like me lol }

 

[Scotia]

Sold it, going to buy a caravan and an electric bicycle!