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    Condolences and Solidarity for Paris

    One of the terrorists has been identified, he entered, in october, pretending he was a Syrien refugee, through Greece the European Union, and went right to France .... 128 dead, 100 severe injured, many meduim to light injured. 3 of my fellow citizens (NL) and several Belgiums also were hit...
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    camping in USA with European motorhome

    Hi Folks, Friends of us, from Germany, travelled more then six months with their Hymer MH, all over the USA and Canada. Did not need to connect to the electrical power. All cooking and the fridge was by propane and lights, radio and charging several items like tablets, phones etc, throught the...
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    Mein Kamp

    Hi Tom and Joyce, There is a specialised german firm https://www.seabridge-tours.de, which is a leading transporter and well known in the european MH community. I think they let them ship their Mercedes MH to your continent  :) Friends of ours did the same, with their Renault- based MH, got a...
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    The Western US trip, Just the Facts Maam!

    Hello Marty, Liked, reading your travelstory! We also visited LV and Furnace Creek this year. It was both different but both wunderfull. We had in Mai a temp of 100 F, in Furnace Creek.
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    2015 Annual Road Trip with the Powells

    Hello Marty, Liked, reading your travelstory! We also visited LV and Furnace Creek this year. It was both different but both wunderfull. We had in Mai a temp of 100 F, in Furnace Creek.
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    E350/E450 Handling Problems are caused by too little + CASTER

    Hello, Reading this thread, makes it all clear to me..... We made last year in June and this year in Mai a tour of about 3500 and 3840 miles, with rental motorhomes, a 26 type C from Road Bear and a C25, factorynew one from Cruise America. Last trip was from Chicago to SF. Both were C350...
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    Boiled Battery after being plugged into shore power

    I did another test this morning, put a load of about 20Amps, for a time on the batteries, the voltage went quickly down ... After half a hour 12,2 volt, 10 minutes later, dramaticly lowered, the safety switched all off and the Victron Batteriemonitor indicated 10,2 Volts! And forcing another...
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    Boiled Battery after being plugged into shore power

    One month ago, I installed a Victron BMV 700 batteriecomputer, in our recently bought Hymer (European MH) and when the sun began to shine I discovered .... The batteries were charching at 16,8 volt! The standard LED indicatorpanel only shows a max op 13,5 volt. After measuring the Schaudt...
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    European motorhome

    Hello Tigmar, Very proffesional and used by many Europeans, is het shipmentfirm:Seabridge from Germany. http://www.seabridge-tours.de/?language=english They can advise and assist even in the neccessary insurance for your vehicle when driving in the States. Friends of us, living in the...
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    Why so few LIFEPo4 batteries in RV?

    Hello Loic, Take a look at: http://www.super-b.com/en Not cheap, allthough, the dollar-euro, is now in favor of you  :).... Not for us ...  :( ... when we visit this May, with a rental Motorhome, your wonderfull Country ... Bye, Dani?l
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    Introducing, hello from the Netherlands

    Hi Elliot, Thats right, during my days at highschool, (long ago ....) we, mandatory, had to study, english, german and french .... Ok? I must admit my german is the best, then coms english, then french. But the advantage of speaking and understanding a different language, not only is very...
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    Introducing, hello from the Netherlands

    You're right, Brad, We could travel this tour again, with some variations, and it would still be wunderfull. Also driving all of Route 66 (we did that now partially) from Chicago to LA, is something we would like to do. A tour more north of San Francisco, Yellowstone, combining it with a detour...
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    Introducing, hello from the Netherlands

    Hello Brad and Tom, Thanks for your warm welcome. Shipping our own MH could be an option, if my wife retiers, (I am already) and we can aply for a longer stay, visa for perhaps half or one year. There is a european/german company, Seabridge, wo is not only specialised in shipping motorhomes...
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    Introducing, hello from the Netherlands

    Hi, to all of you, from the Netherlands. My name is Dani?l, 62 years of age, living in the south of the Netherlands. Why joining this Forum, you will wonder. Well, since we, my wife, Marjon and I, are Motorhome-Enthousiasts for more then 25 years, till recently, only drove and travelled...
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