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TPMS system on non TPMS equipped van – £25

June 13, 2019 Ryan and Mel Leave a comment

TPMS is Tyre Pressure Management System – and it is a system that monitors your tyres. Last week, the wife was driving the car that is equipped with TPMS, and for the first time ever the alarm went off.  She called me (hands free!) and I said it could be…

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NV200 remote key fob reset/re program

November 12, 2018 Ryan and Mel 3 Comments

Posting this as I know many NV200 owners read this thread 🙂 Over the weekend we were away camping again, and were out and about and it dumped down like a monsoon.  Anyway, whether it was that, or the key fob was pressed in my pocket, or whatever, the remote…

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Cleaning motorhome fresh water tank

November 22, 2014 Ryan and Mel 6 Comments

(See the rest of our tip index here) * Updated as Zappy went from .com to .co.uk and the links didn’t work – still one of our top-tips! This has always felt a chore, and in truth, we’ve only done it once in 4.5 years!  And as we happily drink…

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Which 12v charger for laptop in the motorhome?

May 13, 2012 Ryan and Mel 3 Comments

For our other tips, see our tip index here I have been asked directly and answered a couple of times on forums, as to what we recommend to be the best laptop charger.  Some chargers on eBay seem to only work when the engine is running, and some the quality…

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Caravan Club 2012 GPS POI download

May 11, 2012 Ryan and Mel 3 Comments

As of April 2012, the Caravan Club have released their 2012 version of their data for Caravan Club Sites, CLs and now their Caravan Club Abroad sites.  These are available direct from the caravan club site. However, these as normal, are not available in the formats I and others want,…

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Microsoft Autoroute 2011 Available

August 19, 2011 Ryan and Mel Leave a comment

Wow!  After waiting over 3 years for MS to update 2007 to 2010 version, they have released the 2011 version already.  OK we know the maps aren’t as up to date as your satnav, but for laptop based planning purposes the laptop software is great.  Judging by how many download…

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Fixing Malaga 3 hot water heater ignitor/burner

August 5, 2011 Ryan and Mel 12 Comments

(For our other tips, see our tip index HERE) Here is my guide on how to remove a Malaga 3 water heater, and remove and replace the burner and/or ignitor/flame sensor. There are some dangerous bits, as you will need to work with gas, water, 12v and 240v wires.  Nothing…

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Is Open Unsecured WiFi safe to use?

July 18, 2011 Ryan and Mel 2 Comments

(See our other tips here) This is another topic seen frequently on the forums where people are concerned about the security of borrowing open WiFi connections or indeed public hotspots.  Are they safe to use?  What about banking?  Surely an Internet Cafe is safer??  Especially now since so many of…

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BT FON FAQs & GPS POIs

July 17, 2011 Ryan and Mel 8 Comments

(Click HERE for other tips, and HERE for other GPS POIs) On the forums I see lot of questions regarding BT FON, and I’ve not seen a simple FAQ suitable for motorhomers, so I thought I’d write one to save me typing the same answers all the time!  Any questions…

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Municipal Campsites France & Beyond GPS

June 13, 2011 Ryan and Mel 6 Comments

(See HERE for our other GPS download index page) Thanks to Zebedee on Motorhome Facts Forum who gave me this data (and said it was okay to use!) These databases contact the GPS POIs for the French Municipal campsites.  These can be bargains as they are run locally, and these…

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