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You prolly dont care but does any of you know of a method to log back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid forgot the account password. I would love any assistance you can offer me!

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Jon Binnie wow! Such an exciting time! So much to look forward to. Enjoy!!!

@@Danjuly71 Loving all your videos! Just discovered your channel! Will you be making more videos? We want more! We want more!! ❤💞🙏

Jon Binnie Thank you 🙏. Yes, we have loads of raw footage just waiting to be edited of many more countries. It takes me 30+ hours per vlog so it’s just a matter of taking the time to do them. Watch this space 😉

@@Danjuly71 that's so beautiful thank you! I am super impatient and spend between 10 minutes and 2 hours recording/editing a song each day before work. The quality of your video editing is exceptional! Love it! Keep it up! I will write you a song as a thank you! Feel free to point me at any footage at jonbinnie@gmail.com thank you! You have us hooked! Keep up your beautiful adventures and thank you so much for inspiring us!❤💞🙏💞❤

I don’t know what to say! Wow! Thank you. We look forward to bringing you much more! You’ve inspired me to start another episode 🙏🌈🤩

Haha! Thanks for the kind words and comments Hugh, I’m so glad you are enjoying our vlogs. Enjoy your evening! 🙏

Hi Cindy! Welcome and thanks for the lovely comments :) The motorhome scene in Europe is HUGE and I'm not sure about the U.S. but compared to Australia, Europe prices are considerably better and you get a lot more value for money here. Also, many people only use their motorhomes once a year so you will find loads of them for sale here with very low km's on the clock. Do your research to ensure you can register/drive a U.S. motorhome here without costly modifications. I know in Australia gas (LPG) certification is different and requires re-fitting/modification, as does power obviously: U.S. is 110 volt and not compatible! (Australia is 240 volt, Europe is 220 volt). I expect you would need a separate large inverter to convert power from 220 to 110 if you did have to plug in to mains power here at anytime - if the authorities will let you drive it here in the first place. The weight restriction applies to a standard car licence and is 3.5 tons. Above that weight you will need your equivalent to a heavy vehicle licence. The solar panel is 140 watt capacity and has proved perfectly matched with the 2 x 900 amp hour deep cycle "house" or "leisure" batteries we have. The 2000 watt inverter was bought after much research and discussion with various suppliers about our requirements, and importantly is a "Pure Sine Wave" type and NOT a "Modified Sine Wave" variation. The latter can be destructive when used to power many things with DC motors, and they are generally less efficient. Don't be fooled into buying a Modified Sine Wave model, even though they are often half the price. Fitting an integrated LPG bottle and the associated safety switching is obviously a job for the licensed professionals, so I could only recommend speaking to an expert about fitting to yours. I will say fitting it was worth the initial cost, not only for the refill costs, but also for the convenience. Our motorhome is 7.2meters plus the bike rack making a total of around 8 meters. There are obviously much bigger units out there, but this is about as big as you can go under 3.5 ton, and I'd guess 90% of all motorhomes we've seen are shorter/smaller than ours. Anything longer than 6 meters won't fit in any standard length car park, and in many countries the car parks are shorter again. Having said that we often pull in and take up 2 car parks, and have rarely upset anyone in doing so. Do be aware: many of the streets you'll find yourself on were never built for motorhomes, and are considerably narrower than would be ideal. It's more the width than the length that can bring you unstuck. We once squeezed down a one way street in Dubrovnik with literally 2 inches to spare on each side to overhanging balconies, and no way to back out! If you're not experienced with larger vehicles you will find yourself in stressful situations at times - just take it slowly or you are likely to do damage! A tip here: Garmin make a motorhome specific GPS (for about 350 Euro from memory) that you can enter your motorhome dimensions in to, and it won't route you onto streets (or under bridges) you can't fit through. I hope this all helps. Feel free to ask should you have any more questions :) Dan & Dee

Hi Colman. We use the apps to find dump points which are in most areas. Often we’ll use service stations (we always ask) and you’ll nearly always find a tap at cemeteries. In Croatia we stayed in the one spot for 2 1/2 weeks so everyday when we rode our bikes we’d each take 2 six litre bottles and fill them on our way back. We found 24 litres a day was enough for our needs (including washing). We captured the final rinse water (9 litres) to re-use for the first wash cycle of the next load. We would empty our grey water every chance we got, and didn’t use harsh chemicals. We used our outside shower to further limit filling the tank, and found if we knew it would be a while without a dump point we could even do a first washing up rinse without chemicals and tip it out the window! Thanks for the question 👍

Hi Daren and thanks for your comment. We have a 140 Watt solar panel, and 2/ 90 amp hour deep cycle batteries (plus the "car" battery). This enables us to power everything we need, and we've even done 5 loads of washing on a (sunny summer) day without any trouble at all... The inverter is importantly a "pure sine wave" 2000 watt high quality model. Pure sine wave inverters are significantly more efficient than modified sine wave types, and also provide a much better power source for (in particular) anything with a motor. Our inverter also has an alarm and auto shut off in the event our batteries dip below optimal levels. I have fielded questions from a few people who are surprised that we can run what we do with what we have - all I can say is it works for us! The only "compromise" we make is that we never run the washing machine on a hot water cycle as this would obviously draw considerably more power (to heat the water) than the cold cycles we use. I trust this info helps Daren - please feel free to ask should you have any more questions, and happy traveling!! Dan

@@Danjuly71 lovely thanks for replying, my son is off in their motor home to Spain/Portugal shortly, just making sure they have enough solar/battery, they have 200 watt solar and 2 x 110/amp battery so should be plenty :)

Wout Deley Hi! Thanks for your comment. It is a Candy Aqua 1042D1 4kg machine from memory.

Hi 👋 Crossing in and out of Schengen countries is a always a bigger task than crossing borders within the Schengen zone (which is often simply achieved without even stopping your vehicle)… I don’t really have any tips other than to expect border officials to cross their T’s and dot their I’s; As we racked up more and more countries and time in the zone, they took more time to ensure we hadn’t overstayed our 90 days in 180 days limit. My understanding is if you do overstay you can be subjected to a ban of up to 2 years, although I do believe that is for extreme cases…

@@Danjuly71 thanks for that. My husband and I are in the very early stages of plans to go travelling in a MoHo, not until 2028 (we have 2 boys to live some life with until then) but we're enjoying seeing how other people have their adventures.

DAT UK Haha! Wait till you see our next project! 😉

Haha - yes we are! 😉

No - it has built in cutoff valves in the case of an emergency and so is treated exactly the same as a car that runs on LPG.

Overallsbloke Smith Thanks for your comment 😊 2 x 110ah 12 volt batteries in parallel (12 volt system)

@@Danjuly71 thats great going especially running a full size front loader on the inverter. Surely there must be a time straight after using the washer that the batteries would be fairly empty?? Would you know what the wattage and amps are used by the machine?

Overallsbloke Smith The machine was only a 4kg Candy Aqua 1042D1... We only used it on cold water but the batteries had no problem keeping up. In Croatia on a beautiful sunny summer’s day I recall doing 5 loads in a row without any problem!

Wow thats unreal. Sorry to bug you. But how much total wats solar are your panels producing?? And what brand are they?

Overallsbloke Smith It was just the one panel, and although I am not certain I recall it was about 200 watts.

Liam Forrester Hi, and welcome! The washing machine is a standard domestic machine and uses about 20 litres per wash. We sometimes recycle the final rinse cycle water for the next wash cycle (about 9 litres) by capturing the drainage into a bucket and the simply pouring it back in where the detergent goes for the next wash. We generally wash in the middle of a sunny day, or when we’re driving to aid in battery charging, and only ever use the “cold” wash. The panel is 140 watt. We have 2 large “house” batteries of 120 amps each, and a 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter. The modified sine wave inverters are very inefficient and would definitely drain the batteries too much so avoid them. Rarely, the inverter would give a warning “beep” if the power consumption was too high for the batteries’ capacity, and if that happened we would simply start the motorhome to supplement the solar recharge with the engine’s alternator. Hope this helps 😊

@@Danjuly71 Incredible! Since watching your video I have been looking online and I've found a nice 6kg machine I think I'm going to go for 😄 Thank you so much for replying. I have 200W of solar but only 1 x 100Ah AGM battery...it sounds like I should invest in another! Also I have a 2000W Pure Sine Wave inverter but I am really scared to use it incase it drains my battery, but watching this video and reading your reply has made me feel so much more confident in using the inverter- especially as the sunny summer months roll around! 😊 Thank you so much and Happy & Safe travels!

Liam Forrester I would definitely research the power drainage of a 6kg machine. Ours was a 4kg. I once blew the fuse (unrelated) between the two house batteries and immediately when we tried using the inverter the alarm sounded as it didn’t have enough power with only 1 to draw from.

Hi Mark. This was shot in 2018 so I don't recall the exact model... I do know it was a Garmin, and it had a very large screen. :)

John Downie Hi! Thanks for your comment. It is a Candy Aqua 1042D1 4kg machine from memory.

Travel Hugs Thank you and happy travels 👍