Spares to take with me when traveling.

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Hi, my wife and I have recently returned from the south of France where our fresh water pump stopped working. Which promts this this question, what spares do you guys carry when on your travels?

My van is a Carado t447

Thanks for any input😃
 
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spare sureflow pump , truma regulator , pigtail , fuses 12v
Cordless drill
Cable ties
connectors
Bulbs assorted
Torx screwdriver set
Ratchet spanners
Breaker bar with 19mm socket for wheel studs

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None really, as my van is european most parts are available and space is always valuable. Water pump failed this year, part was on shelf in Spanish dealers at 80euros, 20euros to fit, so why carry one?
 
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Guigsy said:
I carry a small toolkit, including electrical bits, wire, and crimp connectors. Duct tape. Lot of lengths cable ties. The only spares I carry are bulbs and fuses. No room to carry stuff I don't plan on needing.
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Like he said.

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A spare water pump is definitely a good idea as it's mission critical if the wife's around, us blokes just go commando.
After that it's just fuses and a few basic tools, multimeter, gaffer tape, super glue etc. Some go equipped with power tools and a full workshop but I wouldn't bother.
 
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Some spare 12 mm push fit fittings. We have found them difficult to find in Europe. Even dealerships don’t have them.
 
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Spare water pump, fridge burner & circuit board, lpg regulator, diesel heater spares, fuses, bulbs, circuit breaker for the hab battery, wing mirror glasses, keys, length of blue water pipe, few John Guest fittings, and numerous other odds and sods.
 
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Mel68 said:
Hi, my wife and I have recently returned from the south of France where our fresh water pump stopped working. Which promts this this question, what spares do you guys carry when on your travels?

My van is a Carado t447

Thanks for any input😃
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Lots of money, good recovery insurance and a selection of artificial pineapples for those " special" sites! :LOL: :cool::cool:

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Two on Tour said:
Spare water pump, fridge burner & circuit board, lpg regulator, diesel heater spares, fuses, bulbs, circuit breaker for the hab battery, wing mirror glasses, keys, length of blue water pipe, few John Guest fittings, and numerous other odds and sods.
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Our van is getting old so we carry a wide range of stuff - my tool kit works for the mountain bikes as well as the motorhome we always carry bulbs and fuses whatever the vehicle
I have a lot of little bits that break easily stashed away and some stuff that I probably don't need
 
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I carry a spare water pump, which is very small and light, and have a small hand tool kit with various things such as meter, spanners, screwdrivers, Allen keys and cutters etc.

I also have some duct tape, cable ties, light bulbs and various fuses like others here.

I may update my haul looking at some of the responses here (y)
 
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Water pump, Fuses, bulbs, MAP sensor, Differential dpf sensor, when i get around to it a Turbo solenoid. Spare wheel. and the obvious stuff like tape/ glue ,cable ties, handcuffs etc. those bits ive forgotten jg fittings bit of pipe, screws upto 4 of dozens of sizes. A few nuts and bolts.
Tools for most jobs on the road, 2 x 2 ton bottle jacks, bits of wood, Drill and drillbits. Multimeter (VO cont) and DC clampmeter.
Multiecuscan and cables and if i forget the obd adaptor permamently in place and Alfaobd on phone and tablet (also VCDS on laptop and HEX adaptor if i take toad). As are all the manuals i have in soft form.
Edit reading Two on Tour list i'm missing mirror glasses at least, but cant think of anywhere safe to store them

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Mel68 said:
Hi, my wife and I have recently returned from the south of France where our fresh water pump stopped working. Which promts this this question, what spares do you guys carry when on your travels?

My van is a Carado t447

Thanks for any input😃
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Hi, thanks for your replies, much appreciated 👍
 
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In each 2 previous vans I carried brake callipers front and back with shoes alternator starter motor and tools to change them air suspension fittings cable ties water pump spare shower tap and kitchen tap screws Juberlee clips diesel heater spares cub catches
In 20yrs whilst being away I have only needed a habitation water pump so now like mentioned before good breakdown cover starter motor and water pump tools is all I carry obviously bulbs as well
 
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I don't carry as many spares / tools as some of the people above but I do take a set of torx / security bits for screwdriver. There are a few of these screws on my van and you're stuck without the correct bits.

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Thornebt said:
I don't carry as many spares / tools as some of the people above but I do take a set of torx / security bits for screwdriver. There are a few of these screws on my van and you're stuck without the correct bits.
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Don't forget to add "phone charging leads" to your list of spares to carry. :wink: :giggle:
 
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I don’t even carry a spare wheel let alone a Jack. Breakdown insurance is the way to go.
 
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Small tool kit with fuses, tape, hose clips, and other odds and sods..

If I had a submersible water pump I would carry at least two .. in my experience they fail regularly .. never had a Shurflo fail, so don't carry one... in any case, when I bought the van I fitted a new pump, so.. fingers crossed.

Also carry a 12v tyre inflater and emergency puncture repair kit, jump leads , multimeter, WD40 , gaffer tape,
 
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When we have had problems abroad I have found motorhome dealers there to be much more willing to help than in the UK and on the same day. Given the number of foreign made motorhomes it would actually be more logical to carry less spares there than in the UK
 
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