New Year- Running - Motorhoming- And Motorhome tyres

top of the mountain. 

Well, again, its' ages since Ive ubdated my blog and we have been having such a good time -

we entertained over 70 funsters by holding a New Years Meet at Uttoxeter races. Such fun and I truly mean such fun.

I have been real busy concentrating on my running and entered the Anglessey coastal marathon. However it was when we had all that snow. We left early and made it to the event only for the organisers to cancell at the laasst moment. However, I stupidly agreed to run the course anyway with another runner. 

The bad weather however gave me a chance to check out our new screen cover and to test our winterisation. It was cold, with temps dipping to about -8 and the new screens worked perfectly. The screen cover the whole of the front of the van wrapping it up like a baby. It certainly made a difference to the van and we hope it will help further on our upcoming ski trip just next week.

I have also opted to fit new tyres. Although the can is coming up 5 years old, teh tyres on the van were made in week 10 of 2006 meaning they are in fact 7 years old nearly. Not wanting to take the risk I opted to replace them. A hard job choosing motorhome tyres, many will opt for just ordinary load rated van tyres, but the thing is a nightmare. I after speaking to suppliers and to so called experts decided I would go with camping car tyres. More expensive by some margin but, inflatable to a much higher pressure van the van tyres. The previous tyres I fitted on my last van were Avon AV9's which were great tyres but my new van is much heavier and their tech department said they would not be appropriate.

I have therefore opted to go with some Continental Vanco Camper tyres. I will let you know how I get on in the future.

The Bear loves the Snow. 

The van buried in the snow.