Hi All,
I picked up a preloved 2017 MP last week and love it. I do have a few newbie questions as this is my first campervan and I've not been out in it yet other than driving it home from the dealers. In the past when I go tent camping with Electric Hook Up I take my normal house kettle 3KW and also my ceramic fan heater 2KW and also my bikes.
Regards,
Ben
I picked up a preloved 2017 MP last week and love it. I do have a few newbie questions as this is my first campervan and I've not been out in it yet other than driving it home from the dealers. In the past when I go tent camping with Electric Hook Up I take my normal house kettle 3KW and also my ceramic fan heater 2KW and also my bikes.
- With the car plugged in at a campsite would I still be able to use these appliances if I plug these into the MP power socket? Would the 3KW kettle or 2KW heater blow any fuses in the Marco Polo?
- The mattress is currently still in it's wrapper in my bedroom. Can the roof be closed if I leave sleeping bags or duvet completely flat in the roof with the mattress or do I need to take everything out other than the mattress each time I close the roof?
- I can't decide whether to fit a towbar for carrying bikes or to get myself 2 of those foldable Fiido ebikes (price is around the same). Just wondering if anyone has experience with these and where they put them at night. Do the folding bikes fit under the bed at night? My concern with the towbar is that if I go to a campsite I may want to drive and visit the town or nearby attractions by vehicle if they are not accessible or too far by bike. I currently have a Strada Atera DL bike rack and normally I used to take the bike rack off and put it in the boot and leave the bikes in the tent or locked up by the tent. But since I now have a campervan and new to all of this with no driveaway awning or external storage I was looking for advice on what you folks do with your bikes, bike rack etc. I didn't really fancy lugging the bikes and rack into town as the vehicle is long enough and in some places I've been camping it's hard enough finding parking for a small car. Likewise I don't think it would be wise of me to leave the bike rack and bikes in the camping spot for someone to walk off with. Hence I was looking at the folding ebike option and interested in what others with more experience than me does in such circumstances.
Regards,
Ben
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