You would think that if you were advertising a van for sale that you would at least clean it up!
Ron had been a little hesitant. Spending money on something that would sit for the larger part of the year. So I have encouraged him to say it does not need to sit! It is up to us to use it whenever we can. With long service next year I was keen to see that we can manage to live together in a tight space and to make sure we had it set up well before we left on a long journey.
With the purchase made and the trip to motor registry complete the van was parked in Amey's yard as our current home is unsuitable for van storage. We became van owners part of the new grey nomad generation planning for our first trip!
We began to discover then that this chosen course comes with cost. Fitting electric brake outfit to the car.......$$$$$$$$$
The first outing was to venture to the garage to have the underneath checked out and make sure the brakes were working. We were reassured by the mechanic what a good little van we had. He was very helpful with lots of little hints and Ron began to feel more confident.
That confidence lasted just a short while as he managed to wipe out the side of the van on the mechanics bumper bar...so it was off to van hospital for repairs. Thankfully I had taken out insurance.....$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
The mechanic suggested that even though it was a small van some level ride bars would make driving so much easier. The van man said the tow bar would be safer if we had a heavy duty tow bar......$$$$$$$$ and the level ride bars you should buy these ones as they will be good for any size van you trade up to and they are the safest and easiest to use on the market......$$$$$$$
We picked up the van the day after our holidays started and threw everything into the car and off we went. We were on our way!
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