Invaluable motorhome books (1 Viewer)

[Jands]

What books do you find invaluable when travelling and use between trips?
Maintenance, tourism, sites etc?

 

[Jim]

Two great books I wouldn't be without . Both are free to Funsters
The Motorhome Security Handbook
The Motorhome Buyers Guide

 

[Riverbankannie]

The ACSI guides and card.
Proper detailed paper maps

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[two]

DK tourist guides for the area being explored. Colourful and inspirational.
Or use the interweb and save a bit of space/weight.

 

[ianthebuilder]

Playboy annual,,, 1984. A must read!! X

 

[Lenny HB]

Have one small book on France that we love apart from that we do all our research online. Not much point in books when you can get up to date info online.

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[two]

Not so easy to fold a corner over, or jot a note in the margin, when you're on the web.

 

[sedge]

An ancient 'Rough Guide' to France - tells you all sorts of things about areas generally and what 'attractions' happen to be there. Being an old book, it doesn't list eg water parks - more on natural and historic things, which suits us. (c. 1970 ish I think)

 

[Lenny HB]

Not so easy to fold a corner over, or jot a note in the margin, when you're on the web.

I find a Chinagraph pencil works fine on the screen.

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[Spanda]

When we bought our motorhome we found Haynes Motorcaravan Manual to be almost invaluable as it explains how everything works. Much more useful than the sketchy information given in the Owners Manual.

 

[two]

It is so difficult to produce a specific manual these days, because there are so many variants.
Manufacturers could put a bit more effort into it, though. Mine even contains errors.

 

[kelpie]

Playboy annual,,, 1984. A must read!! X

Must ask , why only 1984 ?

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[ianthebuilder]

Must ask , why only 1984 ?

Cause that's the only one I found in my dads shed!!
Plus miss April is my idea of perfect!!!

Xxxx

 

[kelpie]

Wonder if I could find it on t'internet. Not working for the next three days , so will have a look..

 

[kelpie]

Turns out the 1984 Annual is the thirtieth anniversary edition selling for $15 in America. Christmas just round the corner , but my good lady might not like my letter to Santa. Luckily I can live in the van for a few days if push comes to shove.

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[ianthebuilder]

Turns out the 1984 Annual is the thirtieth anniversary edition selling for $15 in America. Christmas just round the corner , but my good lady might not like my letter to Santa. Luckily I can live in the van for a few days if push comes to shove.

I'd lend you mine, but for some strange reason the pages are stuck together!! Xx

 

[kelpie]

So long as it's open at Miss April it will be fine.

 

[DBK]

Flower book, bird book, fungi book - and DK guides, ACSI, France Passion. I also always take one proper paper book for reading, though I use Kindle mostly. On the last trip it was a book about the history of the Mediterranean - The Middle Sea by John Julius Norwich.

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[scotzsue]

After a few hiccups previously, the fiat and CI handbooks, ACSI and aires, proper map book and the kindles for all the rest. Do knitting patterns count as books

 

[BreweryDave]

Old hat.
It's all online now.
Sorry but it is!

 

[CWH]

Old hat.
It's all online now.
Sorry but it is!

Doesn't mean everybody accesses their information online though.

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[two]

True, there are many places where there's no WiFi or Cellnet signal.

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

I'd lend you mine, but for some strange reason the pages are stuck together!! Xx

Did you spill your coke? I said coke

 

[Langtoftlad]

Britstops .

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[The general]

Best use both ,good books and Internet .

 

[nicholsong]

We fortunately have very cheap internet access so can do a lot online - mainly for finding Aires/Stellplatz etc., and info on places of interest in areas. We have All the Aires France( 4th Edition) and well out-of date and incomplete even when new, so we use campingcar-infos, camper contact, searchforsites and I may soon sign up for park4night.

However, I do like to have paper maps - we have Michelin France and some older Michelin largescale local sheets for several areas kindly donated by a member on MHFacts. These are good for see other features in an area which do not show well on even satellite etc.

I have for sometime carried the two-part Shorter Oxford Dictionary and the Times World Atlas, but we do not get them out often, so I may leave those at home in future to save some weight(maybe 4-5 kilos between them)

Geoff