Hi all,

Complete newbie awaiting our new Eriba at the beginning of next year, never owned any type of caravan before what essentials do we need?
Obviously down with the general kitting out the kitchen, awning camping chairs etc but other caravan peeps we know are talking about water barrels/waste water holders and we are lost!! Any help you guys can give with a bit of eriba owners essentials list we would be very grateful!! We have two very young hyper boys and some mornings pants before trousers is a struggle so feel free to talk to me in the simplest language possible!!

I would recommend vacuum packing a lot of food. One reason, you can get more in the fridge and two, it lasts longer.
We also use the remoska. Well worth the money.
We took way too much stuff at first. Have you been camping before?

The answers to some of these qustions relate to the type of camping you intend to do. For instance,if you are planning to spend the majority of your time drifiting through southern Europe, your need for an awning will be quite different from time spent in Scotland in April... Will your (imagined) campsites offer showers and washing up points or will you plan to do all that in the Eriba? Are you planning to cook much or eat out? So much of what you take is dictated by the sort of camping you do - at least, that's how I view it..

As Islay hints at, it is far too easy to take loads of stuff and then not use half of it. Even now, after several years of owning an Eriba (which, like you was my first caravan) I'm still paring down the list of stuff I take with me...

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If your van doesn't come with a hot water boiler then a hot water dispenser will give you hot water for drinks and washing. The 3.5l version is best as it fits better if you have a front kitchen, it's also low amps.

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Thanks everyone for your replies, we have camped before so have some bits squirelled away which should prove useful, it's a new 530 60th edition so I'm not quite sure exactly what it comes with..

But these suggestions are very useful and helping me build up my list, thanks for taking time to post links as well its very handy. Also the remoska is an interesting idea I've not previously heard of, I like to eat quite a variety of food so this allows a few more options! I will check them all out!

As for showering I'm thinking of avoiding the eriba shower and hopefully finding decent facilities but have opted for the pull out shower head for the occasional child/dog hose down!

I take 2 flexi buckets, the handled things which have a multitude of uses. I have one for waste water under the van and cleaning the van (if needed), and another for use as a basin to carry dishes to a dishwashing area, as a basin in the sink, and for doing hand washing of laundry. I've also used one with the pull out shower head to wash my hair on sites with no facilities. They are invaluable.

Essentials? I would take a couple of mains extensions to give some extra sockets, a set of floor runners and mats to cover the vinyl floor, vet bed for lining the shower tray (absorbent and protects the tray), A good few hanging hooks (a sort of S shaped hook?), which I hang over the tops of the doors and along the roof trim to hang jackets and towels for drying. The washroom is a cracking drying room if your vans got blown air heating.

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I take 2 flexi buckets, the handled things which have a multitude of uses. I have one for waste water under the van ...

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There's not much point in collecting the water, just to pour it away. I use one of these. You need a short piece of hose

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Quote: IainG wrote in post #8

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I take 2 flexi buckets, the handled things which have a multitude of uses. I have one for waste water under the van ...

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As another newbie awaiting collection of our Triton I've seen a number of people saying they use a bucket for waste water. This might seem like a stupid question but where do you empty it? Would it not slosh out on your way to the waste water drain or do you just empty it on the grass near your van?

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Some Spanish sites ask you to pour it on the hedges and gardens.
Dave