Post by midnightblue on May 16, 2016 6:00:35 GMT
Two additions to your 1800 you might like to consider are an inverter with at least 1.5 kW capacity and a small microwave oven, rated at no more than 800W.
You've just got yourself a mobile restaurant. It's spring! Let's get these cars on the road!
The 1800 doesn't seem to have much of a boot, it barely projects beyond the back window, but is surprisingly spacious. What you can get in there is above-mentioned microwave oven, a fold-up table, several fold-up chairs, two hampers and a coolbox. Also three rugs.
A few hints:
Car fridges are a waste of breath, they just don't do the job. Just about any village will have a shop that sells you ice, just get a coolbox and put ice into it. My twins are British Columbians, so they eat fish. Fish in warm weather = a coolbox is mandatory.
The car probably won't start after you've been using the microwave. Use one of those car-starter thingies to start the car again.
Sleeping in the car on-street is frowned upon, but if you pay typically 5€ and take up a patch in a caravan park, that's ok, and you get to use their showers. My twins are a bit OCD about cleanliness, they can probably write a Michelin guide to shower-blocks of Europe.
I am not keen on open flames near petrol tanks, but if you must, use a lumogaz at least two metres away from the car. The twins like to start their day with a Full Irish Breakfast, you can't do this in a microwave. It can get breezy quite quickly, and the flames go quite a long way if it blows over. Your motor car should always have a fire extinguisher.
The same comment applies to barbecues - at least two metres, and carry a fire extinguisher.
At least three rugs. The twins top and tail on the back seat. It can get cold quite quickly in the Alps, you can wrap them up with an extra rug, run the engine to create some warmth, or go downhill. Extra rugs is voted on as the preferred choice of 2 out of 2 twins.
MidnightBlue
You've just got yourself a mobile restaurant. It's spring! Let's get these cars on the road!
The 1800 doesn't seem to have much of a boot, it barely projects beyond the back window, but is surprisingly spacious. What you can get in there is above-mentioned microwave oven, a fold-up table, several fold-up chairs, two hampers and a coolbox. Also three rugs.
A few hints:
Car fridges are a waste of breath, they just don't do the job. Just about any village will have a shop that sells you ice, just get a coolbox and put ice into it. My twins are British Columbians, so they eat fish. Fish in warm weather = a coolbox is mandatory.
The car probably won't start after you've been using the microwave. Use one of those car-starter thingies to start the car again.
Sleeping in the car on-street is frowned upon, but if you pay typically 5€ and take up a patch in a caravan park, that's ok, and you get to use their showers. My twins are a bit OCD about cleanliness, they can probably write a Michelin guide to shower-blocks of Europe.
I am not keen on open flames near petrol tanks, but if you must, use a lumogaz at least two metres away from the car. The twins like to start their day with a Full Irish Breakfast, you can't do this in a microwave. It can get breezy quite quickly, and the flames go quite a long way if it blows over. Your motor car should always have a fire extinguisher.
The same comment applies to barbecues - at least two metres, and carry a fire extinguisher.
At least three rugs. The twins top and tail on the back seat. It can get cold quite quickly in the Alps, you can wrap them up with an extra rug, run the engine to create some warmth, or go downhill. Extra rugs is voted on as the preferred choice of 2 out of 2 twins.
MidnightBlue
