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new member from the Netherlands

in Hi. Please take a couple of minutes to say hello here Today 11:42 am
by Gerben | 1 Post

Hello all ,

just new here , so a little introduction .

we are a married couple and used to travel with a rooftent , later on a off-road caravan (Jurgens Oryx) and now made the switch to a more user friendly ( at least we hope) 420GT.
nexty week we will pick up our latest buy , a 2000 Eriba touring 420 GT ,it belonged to a 81 year old lady and sat in storage for the last 6 years ...
so we hope with the separate beds we can go camping for a long time .

for now i need to find some information on what's in it (does it have a boiler ?) , can i refit a water tank instead of the little yerrycan system i think is in place at the moment , and we need to find a quick to deploy awning/annex ...


greetings
Gerben en Ilona



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RE: new member from the Netherlands

in Hi. Please take a couple of minutes to say hello here Today 12:13 pm
by eribaMotters | 5.809 Posts

Welcome Gerben en Ilona.
As you have found out your Eriba does not have a large onboard tank and as such it will not have a hot water heater.
I fitted a large tank and electric water heater on a Familia 310Gt back in 2011. You fill the tank from the outside through something resembling a petrol filler cap. We use a cheap watering can and this is a lot more convenient than the small tanks you will have under the sinks The job is fairly straight forward if you are competent and organised at practical tasks. Fiamma do a suitable tank that is readily available and the TrumaTherme water heater is your best option for the price. If you start going gas/electric combination it will be expensive. Your taps are also going to be a significant cost as those in your van at present are not set up for hot and cold water.
Thule do a nice quick to deploy wind out roof awning, but I'm guessing this would be about Euro 1500 fitted. The Fiamma Caravanstore zip bag canopy is a nice quality option but fowls on the door and is annoying. You can get around this by gluing and screwing another awning track about 120mm above the existing gutter/awning track. The other option normally taken is the excellent Isabella Shadow canopy. This can be up and secure single handed in 5 minutes.

Best of luck in your modifications and please feel free to ask lots of questions.

Colin


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RE: new member from the Netherlands

in Hi. Please take a couple of minutes to say hello here Today 12:15 pm
by Randa france | 13.541 Posts

Hi Gerben en Ilona and welcome to Eribafolk
Randa


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RE: new member from the Netherlands

in Hi. Please take a couple of minutes to say hello here Today 4:39 pm
by Julie Grafo | 3.623 Posts

both, wishing you happy travels.


Julie & Neil. 2008 530GT pushing Honda CR-V 1.6 iDTEC SE+ Previously 225 & 420
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RE: new member from the Netherlands

in Hi. Please take a couple of minutes to say hello here Today 6:48 pm
by Ben Meijer | 5 Posts

Hello Gerben and Ilona, welcome here!

Groeten uit Drenthe


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