New van Pick up - what should I not forget?

[Clareyb999]

Hello again..
It’s next Week!! I literally am bubbling with excitement! So, in this kid like state, I’m bound to miss something.. apart from recording the handover (great tip from you guys ) what should I ask, look at, do, buy, sign, remove, remember when I pick up the new orange baby? Help Me team! Thank you..

 

[Mixyblob]

We have a piece of paper stuck to the inside of the sun visor.
Printed on it are the vans vital statistics; length, with and without bikes, width, height, tyre pressures and breakdown recovery telephone number.
It comes in handy approaching low bridges, narrow streets etc.
I also pull the sun visor down when we're parked up with the EHU plugged in, just as a final reminder before we drive off.

 

[GaryMo]

How did you get on?

Great thanks, in the end all seemed to go well, we stopped in the van for two nights and had no problems.

We fitted a Vanbitz alarm and tracker, so now thinking about a solar panel to keep batteries topped up.

Also want to get a tow bar fitted and a cycle rack to go with it. We need to find one so we can still open the rear doors.

 

[GaryMo]

Hello again..
It’s next Week!! I literally am bubbling with excitement! So, in this kid like state, I’m bound to miss something.. apart from recording the handover (great tip from you guys ) what should I ask, look at, do, buy, sign, remove, remember when I pick up the new orange baby? Help Me team! Thank you..

I do like the orange Adria, I would have got one if I fitted in the shower, we flappy panel thing it was too small

 

[Mixyblob]

Great thanks, in the end all seemed to go well, we stopped in the van for two nights and had no problems.

We fitted a Vanbitz alarm and tracker, so now thinking about a solar panel to keep batteries topped up.

Also want to get a tow bar fitted and a cycle rack to go with it. We need to find one so we can still open the rear doors.

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We have one of these

Van-Swing pivotting module for van conversion

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fitted to our Globecar Campscout and can highly recommend it.
It allows easy access to both rear doors without the need to remove the bikes /carrier .

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[Coolcats]

Great thanks, in the end all seemed to go well, we stopped in the van for two nights and had no problems.

We fitted a Vanbitz alarm and tracker, so now thinking about a solar panel to keep batteries topped up.

Also want to get a tow bar fitted and a cycle rack to go with it. We need to find one so we can still open the rear doors.

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We have a Brink removable tow bar, it is a nice bit of kit. https://brink.eu/en-gb/