Thank´s for letting me join the forum. Waiting for our new Eriba Toll 530, plan to take it over in April 2022 when the snow is (hopefully) gone in Norway. Specified it with a lot of extras from the Eriba factory.
Are not sure if we shoud upgrade some extras at the local dealer?

1)SOG toilet fan
2)150W solar panel on the roof
3) gas regulator with crash sensor
4)Pop-Top roof insulation.

What is recomennded?

Regards form Trondheim, Norway

Hi Dag,

here in the UK it is not advised to use gas when travelling, the fridge most likely. Therefore if it were me, I would not go for the gas regulator with crash sensor.

Maybe I have missed another use for such a device?

We've spent snowy nights in a Troll and have been as warm as toast. We don't feel that insulation is really necessary.

I can't think why a crash sensor regulator would be needed, given that I can't see a reason to keep the gas cylinder turned on whilst travelling. I know that our Adria Coral Compact motorhome had such a device from new because, in theory, you could run the gas heater to help warm the van whilst driving. As the van was so small, clue in the name, the cab heater was always enough to keep us warm whilst travelling, so I could see no value in it. Also there's a length of hose between cylinder and wall mounted regulator and I always suspected that would be likely to rupture in an accident and if the cylinder valve was open gas would escape because it was downstream of the regulator. If the crash sensor was on the cylinder valve it would make more sense.
As to SOGs I've seen folk who swear by them and folk who say they're a waste of time. We had an automatic after flush fan on the Adria and it was a pain because it ran on for a long while and was far from quiet.

Regarding the solar panel I suggest you work out the following:

What will you be powering off the battery and for how long?
Where will you be using the van : just Norway or further south into Europe?
When will you use the van : summer or all year?

I say this because a 150W panel will provide very little power even in the height of summer in the UK let alone the latitudes of Norway and you may find (on its own) its not a practical power source for you :)

I've used a 60 Watt folding panel for the last 6 years. Much more efficient than a roof mounted of similar size (and cost). It gets aligned to the sun twice a day. Aim for the midday sun when leaving site in the morning, and then grab the remainder of the late afternoon sun on return.

Morphy

Consumers: Powering LED lights, 12V heat fan, water pump, SOG wc-fan?, charging phones and iPads.

Season april to october ( not in snow & ice).
Summer holliday (july) in Scandinavia and nothern Europe 3-4 weeks..? Stop regulary at camp sites.
Wild-Camping in mid-norway in weekends (2-3 days) on the coast and in mountains.

Intermittently used pumps, LED lights and phone chargers are ok but heaters are a no-go I am afraid off most solar panels since most panels used when touring are not normally big enough.

The fridge (if needed :) ) would need to be gas operated

Be careful to keep an eye on battery status since if its not recharged fully each day or you run the risk of it becoming flattened, even with a solar panel fitted.

In any case, better to have the panel and not need it than the other way around