Written by Martijn
After 5 days of campering, some Camper do’s and Camper dont’s
Do:
- Realize there is 3m of car behind the rear axle and you can knock cyclists of their bikes. Didn’t happen yet.
- Stop for a pedestrian crossing especially in rural area’s where locals expect this courtesy behavior
- Try to park as level as possible, or accept getting up at 4.30 to re-align Alex in his little tent
- Eat off a paper towel to reduce dish washing
- Buy a basilicum plant to bring to Greece
- Bring (a) USB stick(s) with lot’s of music
- Bring a navigation system, 2 iphones, 3 camping books and then buy a road map, just in case…
- Respect the “toilet is full” light, when the chemical toilet in your camper is full. Also: bring some thick cleaning gloves
Don’t:
- Think “there will probably be no-one behind the camper”, just before your start backing up
- Drive around Paris on a Friday-afternoon, at 15.30. And don’t ignore the 2m-max-height signs
- Think you will have time to slowly drive down the west-coast of France, see some of the North of Spain and perhaps, who knows, visit Portugal, before you decide to drive to the south of Italy. Within 4 weeks. With 2 small kids (3,5years and 0,5years) in the back. You will get 200km max a day, with the last 50km requiring loads of management. Moreover, the youngest will have his back moulded like a maxi cosi for the rest of his life, poor him
- Forget to lock the drawer of the cutlery, especially when it is at head-height of your oldest daughter and you are taking a right turn
- Say you want “vent rouge” in France, when you want to order red wine
- Try to organize the 2 cubic meters of garage-space in the back. First 2 days you will try, after that the stroller will be on top of the ventilators, that are in the bath tub, which is on the beach stuff anyway
- Help other members of the family to flush the chemical toilet, when the toilet was obviously full before they went in the first place.
Soon more.