What's the best accessory you have bought (1 Viewer)

Aug 15, 2019
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2 years in
As a newbie its bewildering the amount of different accessories out there, and in the past as a Caravanner I have bought stuff thinking i must have that, and found I never used it. So I thought I would start using the new purchase and then decide what would be handy and practical to make life a little easier whilst motor homing.

Fiamma awning hangers

These have proven to be a great addition, they take up no room and have loads of uses and best of all cost about a tenner, I'm sure the long termers have come across them, but thought they were worthy of a mention

 
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Bluemanc100

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Aug 13, 2019
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As a newbie its bewildering the amount of different accessories out there, and in the past as a Caravanner I have bought stuff thinking i must have that, and found I never used it. So I thought I would start using the new purchase and then decide what would be handy and practical to make life a little easier whilst motor homing.

Fiamma awning hangers

These have proven to be a great addition, they take up no room and have loads of uses and best of all cost about a tenner, I'm sure the long termers have come across them, but thought they were worthy of a mention

Motorhome Awning Accessory
You linked the whole page not a product...
 
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soppy
Aug 15, 2019
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2 years in
Parabolic mirrors, if not already fitted

Sterling Battery-to-battery charger to ensure alternator gives max output to the habitation batteries.

Gaslow re-fillable gas cylinder

Solar panel

On reflection, I would call those 'essentials' in my book, not 'accessories'.

Geoff
Think I would agree, essentials.
 
Sep 17, 2017
5,453
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Birmingham, UK
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50,575
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A-Class
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2017
  • Solar - it makes electric hookup non-essential and massively increases where you can stay in Europe.
  • Radio with Android Auto - I was just using my phone on a dash-mount. What's on the screen is the same, but that it's bigger, both myself and the wife can see it (so she can give a 2nd opinion at difficult junctions) and she can check routes/DJ on the move is brilliant.
  • MiFi (and external aerial) - We are big internet users. We've never been somewhere we couldn't get a signal.
  • Magnet board - It's just an A3 sheet of brushed steel from Amazon stuck to a wall. We collect stickers, magnets and tickets wherever we go. We had to add a 2nd board for our grand tour this year! It's great to look back on where you've been.
  • Coffee pot - A little 4-shot Bialetti Italian coffee maker. Runs on the gas hob. Only takes a couple of minutes to fill the van with the smell of espresso, a brilliant way to wake up in the morning.

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Jan 10, 2013
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7,354
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24,227
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Warwick XL PVC
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Still trucking and learning
Quest pop-up shelter.
 

Lenny HB

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Having spent over £10,000 on the van since we bought it 2 years ago. The best buy has got to be the £4 frensal screen I put on the passenger window.

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Nov 5, 2013
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made up my own winter one with coated bubble wrap that goes underneath it (y)

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jollyrodger

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Oct 1, 2012
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The chair I'm sat on enjoying the view (y)
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Blue sky and a lovely cooling breeze
 

Jim

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Adria Panel Van.
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I love an accessory, I have too many. One of my favourites has to be the raskelf memory foam topper.

But if I had to clear out everything and keep just one accessory/gadget then it would be my Northstar lantern.There is just something magical about drinking a beer with friends under its bright light and gentle hiss

Amazon product ASIN B0030BGA50

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Jan 6, 2017
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Murvi Morocco XL
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Karcher window vac. Brilliant bit of kit, and far better than a dried out chamois leather for getting condensation off the inside of the windows before lift off (our de-misters weren't the strongest!!)
 

Bluemanc100

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  • Solar - it makes electric hookup non-essential and massively increases where you can stay in Europe.
  • Radio with Android Auto - I was just using my phone on a dash-mount. What's on the screen is the same, but that it's bigger, both myself and the wife can see it (so she can give a 2nd opinion at difficult junctions) and she can check routes/DJ on the move is brilliant.
  • MiFi (and external aerial) - We are big internet users. We've never been somewhere we couldn't get a signal.
  • Magnet board - It's just an A3 sheet of brushed steel from Amazon stuck to a wall. We collect stickers, magnets and tickets wherever we go. We had to add a 2nd board for our grand tour this year! It's great to look back on where you've been.
  • Coffee pot - A little 4-shot Bialetti Italian coffee maker. Runs on the gas hob. Only takes a couple of minutes to fill the van with the smell of espresso, a brilliant way to wake up in the morning.

+1 for the Bialetti though ours (around 7 years old now and a daily driver) is a 6 cup... makes 3 mugs of great coffee when topped up with boiling H2O

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MisterB

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Feb 25, 2018
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enough to know i shouldnt touch things i know nothing about ....
Pizza stone ...... turns shop bought pizza into one you would get in a pizzeria. Add all the extras you want to get your perfect stone baked pizza.

We use it on our cadac but have also used it on a gas bbq
 
Feb 18, 2018
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As a newbie its bewildering the amount of different accessories out there, and in the past as a Caravanner I have bought stuff thinking i must have that, and found I never used it. So I thought I would start using the new purchase and then decide what would be handy and practical to make life a little easier whilst motor homing.

Fiamma awning hangers

These have proven to be a great addition, they take up no room and have loads of uses and best of all cost about a tenner, I'm sure the long termers have come across them, but thought they were worthy of a mention


As another newbie, I read your title and immediately thought the same thing.

If you buy these too, they are doubly effective as you can hang things without loops

Amazon product ASIN B00IWTYEEO
 

WESTY66

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All the gear, and no idea!
Tassimo coffee maker and costa coffee pods ?
Funny how we’ve never been offered a cup!!????

How’s that work when you’re wilding, is it 12v??

????

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Jul 2, 2017
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Adria matrix 670sl
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I love an accessory, I have too many. One of my favourites has to be the raskelf memory foam topper.

But if I had to clear out everything and keep just one accessory/gadget then it would be my Northstar lantern.There is just something magical about drinking a beer with friends under its bright light and gentle hiss

Amazon product ASIN B0030BGA50
How much !!!!

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NorthernSands

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Since 2016
I love an accessory, I have too many. One of my favourites has to be the raskelf memory foam topper.

But if I had to clear out everything and keep just one accessory/gadget then it would be my Northstar lantern.There is just something magical about drinking a beer with friends under its bright light and gentle hiss

Amazon product ASIN B0030BGA50

I concur, though for me it would be a nice Tilley lantern, or my Dad's old Vapalux. Happy times.
 

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