PGs camper van

[Pete Grey]

(10 March 2021, 01:08)Pete Grey Wrote: Over the winter I have just been starting the camper once a week, checking the tyres and keeping a dehumidifier running to prevent damp.

I’ve finally got round to fitting proper coat hooks in the shower compartment instead of the small plastic original ones, it will make an effective wet locker for foul weather gear.

The vehicle battery has been on a charger/maintainer, and the leisure battery on a solar panel, both seem good, but I need to check when they were purchased, they must be 3 or 4 years old, so they will be replaced sooner rather than later as battery life is finite.

Now with a possible date for holidays announced we will give it a good clean and polish, and then start the usual checks, oil, water, brake fluid, wiper blades etc.

The vehicle has been standing with a full fuel tank for fifteen months, so I think i’ll add some fuel system cleaner, this may prevent any possible difficulty.

Been away again in the camper, this time three weeks in our chosen BO area, batteries fine, solar panel only used occasionally, there again leisure battery only used for lights and water pump.

I must find out the fridge power requirements at 12volts as it may be possible to run it from the battery for few hours a day with care, just a little rewiring.

I never did use the fuel additive as I’ve now topped up with fresh diesel, full tank like a good prepper.

We hope to be off again in a week or so before the idiots go mad on the 19th, freedom day my a*se it will be madness.