quoteDon’t know which motorhome accessories you’ll need when touring in your leisure vehicle?
We asked eight experienced motorhomers for the top accessories that they simply can’t tour without. From motorhome levelling kit to driving and living aids, plus security, here are 14 essential motorhome accessories the experts think you’ll need.
Mel and Ryan from The Overnighters recommended four motorhome accessories:
- Collapsible washing up bowl – great for carrying your washing-up gear on site but collapses flat for travel.
- Gas camping ring – perfect for taking to the beach or quickly rustling up some beans or pasta when you arrive on site
- Levelling ramps – good quality levelling ramps that have ridges in for levelling your van.
- A tennis ball – to show you’re level by placing it on your motorhome table! And then it can be used to play games on site.
Caravan and motorhome journalist Sammy Faircloth had two pieces of motorhome kit she found useful:
- Portable water pump – great for filling up your water tank when you don’t have access to a tap
- Motorhome grip tracks – to avoid getting your motorhome stuck in the mud
Andy Harris from RoadPro had two motorhome accessories which he said were essential if motorhoming off-grid.
- Two lithium batteries – so you can run equipment when you’re off-grid, such as a kettle or a hairdryer.
Kat Bird from You Tube channel and blog Wandering Bird also recommended an essential piece of kit for motorhoming off-grid
- A motorhome solar panel – a motorhome solar panel to help keep your leisure battery topped up, particularly on sunny days
- A motorhome sat nav – where you can input the height and width of your motorhome to make sure your vehicle is not sent down narrow lanes or under low bridges.
Bailey’s motorhome ambassador and keen cyclist Marcus Leach loves travelling across Europe with his family. His essential motorhome accessories were:
- A bike rack – to carry both his and his son’s bike for their cycling adventures when on tour
- A Cadac gas BBQ – for cooking outdoors and being able to create a variety of dishes using the different grill accessories
Vloggers, Karina and Jules from Here We Tow have owned two motorhomes. At the top of their motorhoming kit list was:
- Colapz Flexi waste pipe kit – a flexible and extendable pipe which attaches to an adapter and your grey waste disposal point. Great for on a serviced pitch or if you want to empty your grey wastewater into a drain.
- A motorhome steering wheel lock – to help to protect your prized possession from theft. They also urged owners to used products which had the Sold Secure rating.
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Over to you…
Did your top motorhome accessory make the final cut? If not, let us know which piece of kit you can’t go on your motorhome or campervan travels without? Simply comment in the box below.
A ghost immobiliser with tracker .
Which connects to app so you can switch motorhome off if stolen .
Extra dead locks on doors and alarm on all doors and windows and skylights.
Thanks for sharing Chris
Silver Screen a must to stop condensation and improved insulation
Good idea Graham. Thanks for commenting
The other half adds weight and cost.
Without you have more room for beer.
Only joking.
1 collapsible bowel as washing up out side is better than washing up inside van.
2 Compact cadac cooker as it can be used as a bbq and a variety of dishes makes a great one pot meal or curry.
3 levelling ramps are a must on a number of sites.
4 Good idea with the tennis ball will use that one
5 A good compact tool kit and some spare fuses.
Thanks Eric – great suggestions
The other half. Again not essential but nice to have the company!!!
🙂 It’d be lonely without!
A Ring 12 volt tyre inflator. It is quite small but really robust and will inflate to over 80 psi. Comes in its own case with extendable pipe and adaptors. Lives in the moho.
Great tip Peter
Good article. With so many pieces of kit needing batteries, we find a universal type battery charger essential, along with a few rechargeable AA and AAA batteries. Can be used with a power inverter when on the move or directly when hooked up. Also ties in with phone and other chargers.
1) collapsible washing up bowl? Not essential you have a sink with hot and cold running water
2) Camping gas ring? Not essential, you have a gas cooker
3) portable water pump? I have a collapsible watering can less cost and less space/weight
Levelling ramps and grip mats are a must for me too.
I carry a decent tool box, and much of what Ian says above.
I have portable solar panel for when off grid.
A set of screwdrivers, spanner’s, Allen keys, small pointed nose and normal pliers, wire cutters and strippers, 6M of wire capable of taking 10A, spare fuses to suit the vehicle, selection of crimp connectors and crimping tool, a length of terminal block, selection of self tapping screws and a tin to keep it all in.