The most Useless purchase for a MoHo (1 Viewer)

[carolyn]

A gift of a folding bucket nine years ago and an oyster opening knife - haven't used either of them.

I remember coming to the rescue of a chap who’d cut his hand really badly trying to open oysters with an ordinary knife on a Eurocamp holiday when the children were small. My first aid kit was even more extensive in those days! It stuck in mind because they were Jewish, I did question the oysters, he said he sometimes cheated on holidays much to the disgust of his strictly Kosher wife. I doubt he did again as she barely spoke to him for days!

 

[TOT]

Love my slow cooker and remoska which I can use outdoors and microwave. Things which have been a waste of money so far and bought “in case” Double skillet and ridge monkey!

Love eating out (my) ridge monkey - SWMBO insists on a plate..

 

[Ivory55]

I would guarantee an awful lot of money has been spent at shows for the must have stuff and is not used

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[TOT]

SWMBO has just reminded me, something we do not have but need.......... Toe nail clippers.

 

[bobnick]

No wonder you lot need loads of payload with the crap you carry

 

[Jamesh]

I remember coming to the rescue of a chap who’d cut his hand really badly trying to open oysters with an ordinary knife on a Eurocamp holiday when the children were small. My first aid kit was even more extensive in those days! It stuck in mind because they were Jewish, I did question the oysters, he said he sometimes cheated on holidays much to the disgust of his strictly Kosher wife. I doubt he did again as she barely spoke to him for days!

I take my Mrs for those occasions.

My son once got hayfever bad one year and she gave him some medicine he was about 10 at the time... Adult dose he didn't wake up till mid day the next day!

Another occasion a lady fell off a coach in Combe Martin and Mrs patched her up she waited with the lady 4 hrs before ambulance came... She's ok with a Dr no urgency! Not even a an ice-cream for the kids as thank you

Finally a cyclist comes off nr golden acre park Leeds 3drs and 2 nurses in the cars that pulled up!!!

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[nicholsong]

I remember coming to the rescue of a chap who’d cut his hand really badly trying to open oysters with an ordinary knife on a Eurocamp holiday when the children were small. My first aid kit was even more extensive in those days! It stuck in mind because they were Jewish, I did question the oysters, he said he sometimes cheated on holidays much to the disgust of his strictly Kosher wife. I doubt he did again as she barely spoke to him for days!

So it was worth a cut!

Maybe he just wanted to chat you up Carolyn.

 

[Vipar]

Water wings. Every time we stayed in the van we had torrential rain. Sold the van water wings in the garage

 

[Lynne Roy]

Shall we open a swap shop x

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[Odd job]

ive never bought a hab service but if i had that would be the biggest waste of money

I bought a damp meter and do my own, I fill out a gas report and an electrical report I do a full damp check and complete a form for that as well. I do this in case I have an insurance claim for total loss. My ACS expires this year but I will still do it myself next year I'll just delete the ACS bit from my forms and hope nobody notices.

 

[Landy Andy]

Cadac. Used it three times, and it always blew out. Bloody useless. Sold it, lost loads of money on it.

 

[The Old Man]

Shall we open a swap shop x

Isn't that what the auction event at Funster meets is for?

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[glenn2926]

The TV. Complete waste of money. We don’t watch much TV at home so why we thought we would watch whilst away I really don’t know. I certainly don’t go away to sit watching what was known on my first fire station as the idiots lantern. So yeah absolute waste of money.

 

[rangi]

Cadac. Used it three times, and it always blew out. Bloody useless. Sold it, lost loads of money on it.

Ditto

 

[Shrimp]

Bought a couple of windbreaks over the years, never used so ditched each one again!
Charcoal BBQ, messy to carry/use and messy to carry the charcoal!
Folding bicycle, too bulky and then got a toad so bike redundant!

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[the1andonly]

Folding watering can - it leaked

also got one. useless. used once worst piece of advice from here.

 

[nicholsong]

The TV. Complete waste of money. We don’t watch much TV at home so why we thought we would watch whilst away I really don’t know. I certainly don’t go away to sit watching what was known on my first fire station as the idiots lantern. So yeah absolute waste of money.

I bought a TV when I had the MH in UK and solo, I used it for watching terrestial TV, mainly news and current affairs.

Since I got together with Basia 11 years ago and we now tour the Continent mostly, we have never used it.

 

[dash300]

The TV. Complete waste of money. We don’t watch much TV at home so why we thought we would watch whilst away I really don’t know. I certainly don’t go away to sit watching what was known on my first fire station as the idiots lantern. So yeah absolute waste of money.

Your thought process confused me too. We have a TV on the boat but only turn it on when needed, but would not consider it a waste of money; they're cheap as chips. If and when our van arrives we will still have one and use it on the same basis.
In fact now I come to think of it every operational firestation I ever visited had the latest idiot lantern front and center!

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[Mixyblob]

Aquarium.
Bloody fish keep jumping out as soon as we set off. The water usually follows them at the first roundabout.

 

[Wissel]

I bought a bottle stopper. Not used it once.

 

[mitzimad]

i would say the most under used purchase for many is the safari room i bet theres more living in garages and lofts

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[drpeej]

TV aerial - never worked. Now replaced with a MiFi aerial

 

[dash300]

For me as an aspiring campervan owner I think I will pass on the infiniti pool!

 

[nicholsong]

I bought a bottle stopper. Not used it once.

Congratulations!

I only put ours in to fool the OH into thinking I am not going to finish the bottle after She has gone to bed.

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[Mixyblob]

A cocktail recipe book using leftover wine. Can never find the ingredients

 

[Snoopy]

Bedding, should of asked for advice, before getting sleeping bags, then duvets!
Daughter was happy as she got them, we opted for duvalay in the end

 

[nicholsong]

Bedding, should of asked for advice, before getting sleeping bags, then duvets!
Daughter was happy as she got them, we opted for duvalay in the end

We have had fitted sheets and duvets from the start - just like home, same king-size, so interchangeable. And proper down pillows.

That is why it is called a motorhome

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[Minxy]

Folding drainer it has holes in the bottom!

No use for me without a drainer!!

I don't have a draining board either but have a collapsible drainer which sits on a tray placed on top of the hob lids. Beauty of this means I don't have to dry the pots to use the hob as I can just lift the tray with the drainer on out of the way and put it on the sink side.

In this regard the item purchased and never used has been the cloth draining mat to go under the collapsible drainer as it became obvious that I couldn't then move it all out of the way, hence the use of a tray.

 

[Minxy]

I can 'beat' the slow cooker brigade! Our Ecopot which we've used a few times works a treat with only a bit of cooking/heat initially then no further need for any form of power to cook the contents.

 

[cruiser]

Mine is a microwave. As my wife told me not to bother. 5 years never used it. Sitting in a cupboard . Still in its box.

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