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Hi all, have a 7.5 tonne lorry camper myself and would like to comment on your battery concerns. Firstly you need to take care of both your cranking batteries and auxiliaries. More batteries are destroyed by under charging than over charging. Make sure they stay above your system voltage. Using an inverter could take them lower than is ideal. Be cautious. Hopefully your solar is keeping the auxiliary batteries 100%. Be glad to advise, Mike
In 1982 we travelled Morocco in a Birmingham Double Dekker bus, converted to a campervan, with about 16 of us inboard (all in our 60s or 70s now 😂) . Maaaayte, it was great fun!!! The tea was so sweet! The showers in Campgrounds were guaranteed to have a fresh poo on the floor! 😂 I drove the bus through the Sahara desert... (I was only the courier, so completely unlicenced 😂! OMG!!!) ... Playing "chicken" with the trucks coming towards us, like, "no way can I move to the side of the road into the sand (we'd capsize!!) so you'll have to"... And as long as we hung in there & squeezed our eyes closed & didn't give in, we'll they caved & went into the sand & we got the road. Aaah the memories! Such fun & sooooo exciting. I can't wait to join you in your travels. Keep those little darlings very, very close, always!!! ❤❤❤
Happy new year for 2024,Engine oil, coolant, spare belts, fuel filter, wiper blades, a 24v trickle charger to keep your truck battery’s topped up via your solar powered inverter, your power loss may be for a tacho/ driver digi card unit that you don’t need? And can be disconnected, a secondary spare whee, and an adapter to blow up tyres from your vehicle air system? Good luck and stay safe and most of all enjoy your memory making trip experience. ❤
You should have a spare wheel, jack and wheel brace. Other essential spares are oil, air and fuel (x2 at least) filters, fanbelts, coolant hoses and light globes. You can be sure that any spare parts you carry will never be needed. Conversely, you will always need the only part you don't have.
@@robertgray753KERRs (Kinetic Energy Recovery Ropes) are military & *_only_* used between 2 hard-skinned vehicles (tanks etc) as they can tear lumps off the vehicle & throw them straight through a soft-skinned vehicle like your lorry. A friend of mine reports that a tow-point & 5 metres of KERR whizzing past his ear & straight through the windscreen is the most terrifying experience he's ever had. Ordinary polypropylene, nylon or natural-fibre ropes don't throw stuff far & just fall to the ground within a few metres when the hitch (or rope) fails. Sometimes they'll whip sideways so nobody should be anywhere near it while it's tight. Wire ropes cut through really easily & whip more than fibre ropes. Chains also tear lumps off but usually fall dead.
@@TouringwiththekidsI second the pile of consumables & would seriously consider adding spare alternator, starter motor & water pump. Also, replace your dodgy battery clamp, they're a couple of Euros & take 5 minutes to replace but a vapourized battery post is a whole different story. My Dad used to have the mould & crucible needed to replace the post but I've never seen another & they went to scrap years ago.
Excellent, you will love it! We went in October and fell in love with Morocco. Our son (10) also loved it and everyone there was so incredibly kind and welcoming. It's a fantastic place and we can't wait to go back when our truck is finished. Also, I am a 'tea' person too, and love Moroccan tea. It's totally different to ours, but that's a good thing. It's delicious!
You should carry three main BODGE kits. Bodge kit 1. Assuming you have Air Brakes, at least make up a kit and learn how to manually disengage them! If an air line breaks or gets cut you are disabled, being able to disengage a single brake or axle may help you move enough to get to a safer spot or make it possible to get towed. Obviously this is not so you can carry on driving around as usual, but maybe get to a repair station without the expense of being recovered. Do a bit of research on how your brake system works, then if possible find someone who can show you where things are and what tools you might be able to use / have / need. Bodge kit 2, fuel system, don't worry about the high pressure side, if that breaks you are buggered. A small quantity of flexible hose (of the right size) and jubilee clips might get you moving on the low pressure side. Bodge kit 3, coolant / heater hoses, you will have some spares, but the one that splits will not be one of them. So carry at least part of an old inner tube, cable ties large enough to easily fit around your largest hose and a pot of contact adhesive. The above are called Bodge kits for a reason, don't rely on them as a repair, just a get you by for now. A bicycle puncture repair kit and two cable ties reduced the number of times I had to pee in the radiator just enough to get me to safety once........... If you can't afford a spare wheel and Jack, please at least get a plug kit and 12/24V compressor! If you can afford a spare, a 6 foot piece of scaffold tube for the wheel brace would not go amiss!
You CAN buy LPG in Morocco. What you cannot do is refill an underslung tank. To get around this buy a gas bottle, and appropriate fitting, in country. Not ideal but it is a way around your situation. Just for your info LPG is the main source for cooking and heating in the majority of dwellings in Morocco.
Hello lovely people! We really think you need to get your batteries sorted before you go…also, it worries us that you cannot get into your cab in an emergency if you need to drive away quickly. Get your lorry serviced before you go - I used to drive one of your lorries for a living. From what we’ve seen from other bloggers, it’s not an issue getting your vehicle to Morocco, it’s getting back again which seems a bit of a nightmare! We hope you have an amazing time and looking forward to the videos.
Missed this, sorry! Not sure- might be those travelling separate to their vehicles but lots of scammers on the return crossing it seems. Just watched your recent episode, so hope all ok.
British born Moroccan here. Morocco is safe for children. It’s safe for everyone, like you said with everywhere you go, just be safe. You’ll love Moroccan mint tea. You be there for Ramadan to, approx starts on 10 March for 30 or so days, the day time will start off kind of slow and the evenings will be vibrant. Fruit and veg in the market is the place to be, cheap and fresh. Make sure you drink bottled water. Supermarkets will have everything you’ll need, a little pricier but won’t break the bank. You’ll love it.
All my trips ahave been out of my comfort zone - it allowed me to travel many countries (east africa down ot South Africa (11 countries in one year trip) , then many other countries through the years - no country is "safe" it about keeping your wits about you
Practicalities ! At Algeceias pull of M/Way at exit 112 and get your tickets from Juan Carlos the only agent who prints out your vehicle papers in Arabic saving you hassle at the border. Many campsites can get you prolongation de residence so you can stay longer that 90 days. Camping Sindibad at Zagora is super for a long term stay and gets your P de R.
Hi I just watched the video being a trucker for a number of years I used to carry wire joiners and push fit air pipe joiners and cable ties, as for not having a spare tire I would recommend a puncher repair kit and a small compressor this will cover small punctures like screws bolts etc this can also help by blowing out keeping your air filter clean. Ow and a good duck tape I am sure you already have most of this and probably won’t need it but good luck and have a safe journey look forward to watching the videos
Fascinated by this, as iv said before we live in Spain and Morocco is on our list for this year, we are about to move house so think we will be going as your heading back, which is good for us as hopefully we can learn from you guys. Interesting about insurance, as here in Spain our Insurance covers us for Morocco as it does in Spain, must just be the British insurance companies. Have a fab time, and we will be watching closely on your adventure, have fun and make some memories 😘
Exciting, we went to Marrackeh years ago. Obviously the locals are not used to seeing blonde hair blue eyed children, so you may find they get more attention. We experienced this with my husband’s older son. And as far as haggling goes, halve the price they initially start with and go from there. If you are still not happy with the price then start to walk away and they may chase you to buy for your price. Always works a treat. You have to do good cop bad cop. 😅. You will soon pick it up, bit of banter goes a long way. Have fun guys 😊
Yes, we suspect the kids might get a little bit of attention. But to be fair, we've had that on occasion here in Spain, usually the older generation in the supermarkets, cooing over the blonde hair
Hi guys, thanks for your videos, I look forward to them. You have had plenty of advice above about the spares to carry, expensive to stock up, but all worth it, especially filters, wheels and hoses. Those batteries need checking/changing before you go, without a doubt, jump leads,or a jump pack are a no brainer. Now here's the best thing you could spend a little cash on, hire an HGV mechanic for an hour and have them show you how to use your spares, where the filters are, how to wind brakes off, how to access alternator, starter, air dryer etc, where your airlines run, (many trucks have a port on the driver's seat to plug in an airline to inflate tyres for instance) how to rig jump leads. This knowledge will save you a lot of money in the long run, you may even be able to do some of your basic servicing. Best wishes.
Welcome to Morocco 🇲🇦 u will enjoy your trip xD when in Tangiers you have to see the blue city Chefchaouen / Tetouan before hitting the road to rabat and on your way to agadir you have to pass through Essaouira Sidi kaouki .. and all . If you’re looking for snow it’s more likely to be in Ifrane it’s near Fes and itms called the Moroccan Switzerland . Very interesting to see . When in Morocco , true be aware of beggars and do lots of haggling , try lots of food , the Moroccan cuisine is a blast and you have to try the Moroccan tea it’s non negotiable 😂 . The Moroccans reallyyy love children and you will be welcomed for sure. People will be there to help . If you ever need help , reach out
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We had a fabulous time driving our Motorhome in Morocco last year, you will love it. Our biggest problem was fully comprehensive insurance, it was very expensive, who are you insuring with as we want to go back this year.
Happy New Year to you all. About 40 years ago I took the magic bus from London to Athens and I've never looked back. I'm still planning further adventures at 62, luckily my husband thinks like me, our now adult children are the same, one in Canada, one that just spent 3 years in China and the 25 year old baby that's going to new Zealand in September. They know there are more good people in the world than bad. You're going to be fine 😊. Ccomfort zone's don't exist we're all the same there's good and bad everywhere. You'll be fine because you're open, smiley and accept everyone's differences 😊
happy new year x its a great place but be carful around markets people like to pick pocket easpically in family run markets they like to swam and districate u while omeone behind nicks stuff. family have been there before
Good to see you guys off Africa. 😅you had us in stitches about losing a child and still having two spare. Hilarious! So we are off skiing in the school hols. We always go by car. But not just any car. A BMW i3. We’ve been doing this for the past 5 years. We have always thought about documenting it. Think we will. We plan to do something like you guys are doing but we sold out kids already to life 😂 they are older! We have a caravan and we’ve taken it off grid! Being a Physicist it’s been interesting. Victron is our choice of controller and Eco Worthy batteries and PVs. We’ll share some interesting findings for you. Have you got Lithium batteries? Haven’t seen that part of your build
Yeah we have Lithium batteries, we have 400ah. Definitely document it in some way, just find a way you like doing it best, photos, videos or writing. Have some fun with it 🥰
You will meet old Morocco hands at La Linea (Gibralta) and exit 112 . Don't miss Tarroudant. ADAC covers breakdown but mecanics in Morocco are superb. Once the automatic trans on my old Ford van broke in Zagora. No problem ! Stripped down, parts put on the bus in Casablanca and back on the road in 24 hours. Bottled Gas at every grocery store. Superb Broadband (INWI) and sim cards from Maroc Tel) Can't think you will have any bother with the dog going into Spain. You drive off the ferry onto the M/Way.
Hi Guys, As you have plenty of solar & an inverter why not buy a couple of small induction hobs, electric kettle & an air fryer. Get low wattage ones. Easy to stow away when not in use and then you can cook independently of gas. Check out Gadget John who has gone completely gas free - If he can do that in the UK you can definitely do that in sunny Morocco 🌞 Good luck!
I was once in the desert of Tunisia on a Camel with a guide back in the 1970's with my boyfriend at the time. After a while the guide stopped at a watering hole. Made us tea that was very very strong and as I don't like sugar in my tea, (I knew they loved lots of sugar in tea), he put in a bit of crushed almonds and it was really really nice and flavourful. A hint for anyone going for a camel ride in the desert. It can often be very windy and very hot. So cover your face and head as much as you can. I got badly burned. It was well worth it though as I have always had a fascination with the desert.
I would take a top hose.. A 6ft length of 6mm, 8mm,10mm amd 12 mm plastic pipe and a box of push fit fittings, gorilla tape, cable ties, good roll of spanners to 8mm to 32mm.. Socket set and some Jb weld, mole grips roll of 2 core cable and some electrical connectors
With haggling the price that is said to you, the normal price is a quarter of the price. Haggling is expected and if you don’t haggle the sellers are going to be upset☹️ with you. When you get into haggling you’ll enjoy it and find yourself haggling everywhere when you come back home 😃🇬🇧👍
I think it’s safe to say that they’ve already watched the Radfords Moroccan vlogs. Original content is hard to find these days they all seem to copy off one and other. Prediction - future videos on starting a van conversion business or renovating and old run down property in the woods like others
Check out The Gap Decaders on here, they have done loads of vids in Morroco. Essaouira is a must. The tree climbing goats are quite a sight. Your kids will be fine, Morrocans are very lovely and friendly. My only tip or warning would be to be careful driving the Atlas Mountains if you do it, fantastic scenery "some of the best" just do it in the day light lol.
Hi Guy's, Firstly, Happy New Year 🎉 Looks like you have done plenty of research for your trip, 🤞all goes well for you. As an ex LGV tramper, but in the UK, I can only give my thoughts. 2 spare wheels, heavy duty jack, oils and filters, fan belt, spare diesel container and a decent torch sounds like you have other bits covered 😊. We aren't quite as ambitious we are hopefully doing a Scottish tour and a Norfolk tour plus other bits. Good luck and enjoy 😉. Take care all. Paul and Joanne 👍 😀
can i recommend you to check all you equipment you have on board that not left on when for power draw as sometime it can be a wire not covered so it could be loose and have a fab trip
Another very interesting video. Sounds like a great 12 weeks comming up. Spares i would include. Radiator hoses, coolant, fan and drive belts, oil and oil filters. Extra water before desert trip. 9 sugars in a cup of tea. That is crazy. It would be syrup, not tea. Rick 2 sugars is standard, but i have strong tea. Rockn off to Morocco. Great way to kick in 2024.
Happy New Year all, hope you've had a great festive holiday. Yes you will always get tales of various countries, can't not go from fear of the unknown. Travelling is taking on new challenges, so enjoy all the quirks of Morocco. I've done Tunisia and Egypt and the haggling can be a pain, but I'm sure you'll get used to it as your there for a while.
Regarding bartering, approach it with a del boy attitude, even after a negotiation and they say final price, don't forget its your say, just turn your back and start walking away from the seller, (they mostly probably) will try to start at a lower negotiating price
Just think of the UK marketers (clues in the name) they give you all the chit chat making you think you're getting a great deal. Simply because people in the UK don't know how to barter, (hence always use the Del boy attitude)
Reckon if you can get heating and hot water on electric/solar just leaving your cooking on gas you will manage. We did 6 weeks in France on EHU and used about 3kg of gas for cooking, in total. Dont believe you can take a drone to Morocco either?
Firstly happy New Year to you all. Have no experience of Morocco to offer you advice, so really looking forward to learning, and watching your upcoming travels. ❤
I would seriously consider taking at least 1 spare wheel, ideally 2. If you get a flat somewhere in the middle of nowhere without a spare you're going to be very frustrated and delayed for the sake of a spare wheel. Even if you can't change it yourself a helpful passer by can't help you if yoh don't have a replacement wheel to fit.
Rob you definitely need a spare wheel or 2, surely that is important? Also plenty of beggars in Morocco, and you certainly need to haggle with the hagglers. Best of luck, stay safe and have a happy new year.🎉
Firtsly, let me say how much I love your videos. The kids must be having the time of like. Far different from a wet weekend in Skegness😂. Secondly, it would be a good idea to fit a snorkel to your engine intake to reduce the the amount if dust and sand entering your precious engine. If not, take several air filters and fuel filters (poor quality of the deisel). Do not forget you emergency tyre reoair kit. Also make sure you have an external connector to your compressor(to inflate your tyres) sorry if its stating the obvious. ENJOY YOUR TRAVELS.
We went to Marocco about 12 years ago with our then 2 en 4 years old. We drove a rental car from Marakech over the Atlas to zagora and back up. It was such a great trip and overal the Maroccons were a great people and wonderfull with children. We kind of blended in with our Maroccon rental car, but stood out like a sore thumb as soon as we got out. Only negative experiences were once when two men in the Atlas area simply refused to speak with me (even though I dressed modestly) and like two times where we got ripped of paying way to much for a tour guide. I was used to haggling and schemes in Latin America, but in Marocco mainly because there I had my two young kids with me ad my french isn't on the same level as my Spanish, I felt more vulnerable and my defenses seemed to be lowered. But on the upside as I mentioned the Marocans were absolutely wonderfull with our small kids and we never really fetlt unsave. Bring a good supply of pens for the kids, and they do like a hand out of foods and snacks. I would sometimes hand out some bananas which for a lot of them is a luxury. Remember that it's a muslim country and filantropy is highly valued. The food is absolutely wonderfull and the kids especially loved the maroccan breakfast with all the sweets. a great lunch was omelette berber which the kids loved as well. Get yourself a spare camping gas stove you can find butane gas botles everywhere there. All in all have a wonderfull trip, it will be a great adventure! We are going back to the UK summer 2024 because we liked our trip through England so much in 2023
@@Touringwiththekidsyou're welcome, I would like to add one more thing: be careful with taking videos en photos of the locals, we found that especially in south Morocco andostly the girls and women did not want their picture taken for religious reasons so make sure to ask or exclude them.
Happy New Year. You will love Morocco. Just be cautious/aware and you will be fine. Expect chaos when you get to Tanger port. A whole ship/fast ferry offloading trying to get through customs creates this anywhere. Just keep your wits about you. Beggars are around - just be cautious. There will be police around and there wil also be 'police' around. Again, be cautious and discreet. Don't haggle with sellers unless you are really interested/intending to buy. The cost of anything is the value you put on it. You might get a tagine for a few dirham but if you see a leather item you like the look of then value it in £ in your mind and work in dirhams from there. As you drive towards Algeciras (crossings also from Tarifa which is a great place to spend a few days), you will see lots of ticket booths alongside the roads. Driving is crazy, take care. Check out Chefchauhen. Also Fez and Meknes. Enjoy it. Bon voyage.
Ric, if you ask they will make the mint tea without sugar, "sans sucre" in French. I have had several interactions with Moroccan police, and always found them very pleasant and polite. Be careful of thieves, especially in cities. Don't use a handbag. Morocco has good resourceful mechanics. Surprisingly, they sell batteries in both Spain and Morocco. Don't worry too much about spares and repairs.
Have you watched the “Roaming Radfords” Moroccan Series? They went last summer in a 9m motor home. I’m sure there will be some great tips from Steve and Lynds 😊. Hope you have fun! Bit different from Suffolk!
I'd stock up on lots of things. Rather too many than too little. If you can buy new batteries in Spain for a reasonable price, please do. In Morocco, ASAP try to find a garage that has 1 or preferably 2 spare tires (and rims). Not necessarily new, good secondhand/slightly used ones will do. And possibly brackets, so you can hang them off the truck chassis? An assortment of nuts and bolts, zip ties and bungee cords/ rope/ (ratchet) straps, so you can tie up anything if it rattles loose (on bad roads). Then a few canisters of Ad-Blue (DEF), some 20 litres or so, because it might not be easily available out there. Of course plenty of engine oil (advise a minimum of 10 litres), coolant, washer fluid. And a set of fan belts, oil filter(s), fuel filter(s), air filter(s). Perhaps even some gearbox oil, a spare dynamo and starter motor. A few side marker lights, a set of (secondhand) rear light lenses (/the whole clusters) and/or front headlamp units.
Happy New Year to you all. Have a fun trip to Morocco and keep safe. We are leaving UK this month for a trip down to Southern Spain and Portugal for our 90 days then UK for summer before heading back to our favourite place Norway in September.
Happy new year peeps, I can help you here, so, comfort zone, I was once pushed well beyond my comforts zone, sweats, sickness, you name it. On this occasion I was travelling, alone, not really prepared to Birmingham! Yeah Birmingham. So you know I can understand how you feel. Haha, you will love it, enjoy and just keep it coming ( please note this was just a joke and Birmingham was not harmed in anyway writing this)
Happy year to you and the family. Wow trip sounds amazing I love the banter you have between you. I Am with Rick bring on the Yorkshire Tea 👍 enjoy your journey and be safe lovely experience. All the very best.
Don't know if you've already seen, or if anyone else has already mentioned in the comments but the Roaming Radfords did a morroco trip in the second half of last year and they have a big motorhome so might be worthwhile😮 checking out their channel for some tips or ideas
This is not a payed ad !!! ADAC the German breakdown service covers Europe and North Africa . YES AND UK !! Same price as AA and RAC (Which they use anyway)
The roaming radfords have been traveling at Morocco 🇲🇦 maybe they could give u some answers that you need. They have been a few times.. anyway looking forward to the videos Take care all of you xxxx and have fun xx
First running behind ( don't want to say dreaded name) but two red lines positive Boo not on insta so can't try comp. No matter the country there's always issues. just be extra safe with the kids and yourself Spares for the garage Engine (lol) tyres deffo battery jump starter engine belts. ie fan belt Always have to much as not enough as for LPG well I'd go for a tiny wee cooker with wee gas cans Be safe and love the content. Alan Rich don't loose any kids And tea bags take loads of yours And yes rick should try tea
ok looking forward to it all, somewhere near you is Andre and Lisa. A married South African couple who has been travelling together for almost 20 years, to more than 50 countries. they have or are going to Morocco also or again.. Be aware of how you dress !! in fact be aware all the time, toilets your in for a whole lot of fun, food will widen you horizone, ok tips: take medication for events like upset stomache, dehydration, stings, cuts, and insect bites etc.. and most of all have a great time take care now.. oh and the brexit thing... we fixed it ... we left the uk for good :}
Thanks for the advice. We have recently come across their channel! I think some upset tummy medicine may be a good idea, just in case. We have bite cream and all the other bits.
I'd love to visit Morocco, I am a huge fan of the Brendan Fraser Mummy movies, and they were filmed in some of the location there and I would love to go one day! ❤🎉
Happy new year to you all, I’m looking forward to following your travels. I plan to get out more in my trusty camper Bumble, not sure where yet but I’m sure it will be fun.
We are currently travelling in Costa Rica where there are lots of random dogs - I kind of wish we had your problem of our daughter being afraid of the dogs because she is constantly wanting to pet them and bring them home! All while we are nervous she is going to get hurt by one of them. Can't wait to see your Morocco trip - its definitely on our list!
You're welcome, guys👍. Morocco is a whole package. I'm sure you will take it, and refuse to leave it😊. You'll find but beautiful things, especially when you're beautiful from inside and out. And that's how you look😊👍.
I have had mint tea in Morocco and to say the least its a acquired taste. I am not quite sure at which point the put the sugar in but if you can cut out that stage it might be more palatable? As others have suggested I hope you have watched the Roaming Radfords videos on their trip to Morocco. They are very informative and might give you a few tips on places to visit. I have only been to Casablanca so my knowledge is very limited!
Happy New Year guys. Sounds like you've got a great trip planned, definitely somewhere we may go once we get on the road. We plan on going full time with our 3 kids later this year. We've got an imported American RV that we're doing up and renovating. I can't wait to get out there now. Hoping to do UK stops localish to us (Essex) for a couple of months before heading down to Spain for winter.
@Touringwiththekids Absolutely! It's been a dream of ours a few years, we had a T5 camper, but could never have travelled full time in there, just too small. We looked at bigger vans/trucks and settled on an RV when it came up. Safe travels guys. Hope to see you on the road someday!
Hi guys just watching your Morocco plans, have you spoken to the Radford's on YT they took a long wheel base twin axel kontiki motorhome around morroco
Welcome to Morocco and happy new year. First of all please use the whole map of Morocco and do not split it of its Sahara ( you gonna drive from Tangier in North till Mauritania border and you are in Morocco in your whole trip ) it s so desrespectful to Moroccans to split their country into two states. Secondly, If you visit Morocco during Ramadan, you gonna notice some changes, like closed restaurants and Cafes except few in touristic areas. Try not to eat in front of people as an act of respecting them as they are observing the month of fasting from sunrise untill sunset. Nights are more vibrant than days during ramadan. you can taste some food which is related to Ramadan like Harira ( soup ) Shebbakia, etc etc
20:23 have you considered an _automatic changeover valve_ (or a manual one) in your LPG system? Your underslung tank has the same gas at the same pressure as a *red* (propane) refillable bottle so it is _just_ switch the valve over when you run out though you won't have a level gauge for the bottle so you might want a spare. (I expect you'll board the ferry with both tank & bottle full).
Yes the tea is like sweet knats pee for a better description , stick to the coffee , keep your eyes out for sharks / scammers /beggers but its a great country , pick pockets is a national pastime so be careful with money belts etc , A safe in your van for passports etc is a good idea, if ever wild camping a shovel is handy to have plus some alloy ramps to get you out of trouble because your heavy on normal road tyres . Enjoy its a place i enjoyed very much .
Morocco is better than UK .just go .don't worry it's safe .food is delicious everything is organic. People are friendly. The roads are very nice .highways in morocco are better than USA. Plus it's cheap .anyway. enjoy your trip and be positive
I believe you can purchase LPG in Morocco, but they wont refill your tank. I believe you can get an adapter and Gerry rig your cooker to their bottles, although probably not the best or cheapest solution. I use a multi fuel cooker that I run on diesel, but I’m not cooking for a family of 5. Maybe BBQ a lot or get a braal. Best of luck to you and have a cracking new year.
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Hi all, have a 7.5 tonne lorry camper myself and would like to comment on your battery concerns. Firstly you need to take care of both your cranking batteries and auxiliaries. More batteries are destroyed by under charging than over charging. Make sure they stay above your system voltage. Using an inverter could take them lower than is ideal. Be cautious. Hopefully your solar is keeping the auxiliary batteries 100%. Be glad to advise, Mike
In 1982 we travelled Morocco in a Birmingham Double Dekker bus, converted to a campervan, with about 16 of us inboard (all in our 60s or 70s now 😂) . Maaaayte, it was great fun!!! The tea was so sweet! The showers in Campgrounds were guaranteed to have a fresh poo on the floor! 😂 I drove the bus through the Sahara desert... (I was only the courier, so completely unlicenced 😂! OMG!!!) ... Playing "chicken" with the trucks coming towards us, like, "no way can I move to the side of the road into the sand (we'd capsize!!) so you'll have to"... And as long as we hung in there & squeezed our eyes closed & didn't give in, we'll they caved & went into the sand & we got the road. Aaah the memories! Such fun & sooooo exciting. I can't wait to join you in your travels. Keep those little darlings very, very close, always!!! ❤❤❤
Happy new year for 2024,Engine oil, coolant, spare belts, fuel filter, wiper blades, a 24v trickle charger to keep your truck battery’s topped up via your solar powered inverter, your power loss may be for a tacho/ driver digi card unit that you don’t need? And can be disconnected, a secondary spare whee, and an adapter to blow up tyres from your vehicle air system? Good luck and stay safe and most of all enjoy your memory making trip experience. ❤
You should have a spare wheel, jack and wheel brace. Other essential spares are oil, air and fuel (x2 at least) filters, fanbelts, coolant hoses and light globes. You can be sure that any spare parts you carry will never be needed. Conversely, you will always need the only part you don't have.
Sounds about right 🤣
As an ex truck driver and mechanic I second that also should get a kinetic recovery rope and learn how to use it safely
@@robertgray753KERRs (Kinetic Energy Recovery Ropes) are military & *_only_* used between 2 hard-skinned vehicles (tanks etc) as they can tear lumps off the vehicle & throw them straight through a soft-skinned vehicle like your lorry.
A friend of mine reports that a tow-point & 5 metres of KERR whizzing past his ear & straight through the windscreen is the most terrifying experience he's ever had.
Ordinary polypropylene, nylon or natural-fibre ropes don't throw stuff far & just fall to the ground within a few metres when the hitch (or rope) fails. Sometimes they'll whip sideways so nobody should be anywhere near it while it's tight.
Wire ropes cut through really easily & whip more than fibre ropes.
Chains also tear lumps off but usually fall dead.
@@TouringwiththekidsI second the pile of consumables & would seriously consider adding spare alternator, starter motor & water pump.
Also, replace your dodgy battery clamp, they're a couple of Euros & take 5 minutes to replace but a vapourized battery post is a whole different story. My Dad used to have the mould & crucible needed to replace the post but I've never seen another & they went to scrap years ago.
Defo agree
Excellent, you will love it! We went in October and fell in love with Morocco. Our son (10) also loved it and everyone there was so incredibly kind and welcoming. It's a fantastic place and we can't wait to go back when our truck is finished.
Also, I am a 'tea' person too, and love Moroccan tea. It's totally different to ours, but that's a good thing. It's delicious!
That's so good to hear!!
You should carry three main BODGE kits. Bodge kit 1. Assuming you have Air Brakes, at least make up a kit and learn how to manually disengage them! If an air line breaks or gets cut you are disabled, being able to disengage a single brake or axle may help you move enough to get to a safer spot or make it possible to get towed. Obviously this is not so you can carry on driving around as usual, but maybe get to a repair station without the expense of being recovered. Do a bit of research on how your brake system works, then if possible find someone who can show you where things are and what tools you might be able to use / have / need. Bodge kit 2, fuel system, don't worry about the high pressure side, if that breaks you are buggered. A small quantity of flexible hose (of the right size) and jubilee clips might get you moving on the low pressure side. Bodge kit 3, coolant / heater hoses, you will have some spares, but the one that splits will not be one of them. So carry at least part of an old inner tube, cable ties large enough to easily fit around your largest hose and a pot of contact adhesive.
The above are called Bodge kits for a reason, don't rely on them as a repair, just a get you by for now. A bicycle puncture repair kit and two cable ties reduced the number of times I had to pee in the radiator just enough to get me to safety once...........
If you can't afford a spare wheel and Jack, please at least get a plug kit and 12/24V compressor! If you can afford a spare, a 6 foot piece of scaffold tube for the wheel brace would not go amiss!
You CAN buy LPG in Morocco. What you cannot do is refill an underslung tank. To get around this buy a gas bottle, and appropriate fitting, in country. Not ideal but it is a way around your situation. Just for your info LPG is the main source for cooking and heating in the majority of dwellings in Morocco.
Hello lovely people! We really think you need to get your batteries sorted before you go…also, it worries us that you cannot get into your cab in an emergency if you need to drive away quickly. Get your lorry serviced before you go - I used to drive one of your lorries for a living. From what we’ve seen from other bloggers, it’s not an issue getting your vehicle to Morocco, it’s getting back again which seems a bit of a nightmare! We hope you have an amazing time and looking forward to the videos.
What's the issue getting them back out?
Missed this, sorry! Not sure- might be those travelling separate to their vehicles but lots of scammers on the return crossing it seems. Just watched your recent episode, so hope all ok.
British born Moroccan here. Morocco is safe for children. It’s safe for everyone, like you said with everywhere you go, just be safe. You’ll love Moroccan mint tea. You be there for Ramadan to, approx starts on 10 March for 30 or so days, the day time will start off kind of slow and the evenings will be vibrant. Fruit and veg in the market is the place to be, cheap and fresh. Make sure you drink bottled water. Supermarkets will have everything you’ll need, a little pricier but won’t break the bank. You’ll love it.
Anything we should know about Ramadan? Anything we should consider? Thank you so much for the tips
I love Yorkshire tea we import to Finland. As I can’t drink the tea they have here. Even my Finnish wife has been a big convert to Yorkshire tea.
Ah nice, we LOVE Finland!
All my trips ahave been out of my comfort zone - it allowed me to travel many countries (east africa down ot South Africa (11 countries in one year trip) , then many other countries through the years - no country is "safe" it about keeping your wits about you
Good job! Well done for pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. Rewarding I suppose!
Practicalities ! At Algeceias pull of M/Way at exit 112 and get your tickets from Juan Carlos the only agent who prints out your vehicle papers in Arabic saving you hassle at the border. Many campsites can get you prolongation de residence so you can stay longer that
90 days. Camping Sindibad at Zagora is super for a long term stay and gets your P de R.
Hi I just watched the video being a trucker for a number of years I used to carry wire joiners and push fit air pipe joiners and cable ties, as for not having a spare tire I would recommend a puncher repair kit and a small compressor this will cover small punctures like screws bolts etc this can also help by blowing out keeping your air filter clean. Ow and a good duck tape I am sure you already have most of this and probably won’t need it but good luck and have a safe journey look forward to watching the videos
Fascinated by this, as iv said before we live in Spain and Morocco is on our list for this year, we are about to move house so think we will be going as your heading back, which is good for us as hopefully we can learn from you guys. Interesting about insurance, as here in Spain our Insurance covers us for Morocco as it does in Spain, must just be the British insurance companies.
Have a fab time, and we will be watching closely on your adventure, have fun and make some memories 😘
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Hi yes you should take
2 spare wheels
Antifreeze
Engine oil
Jack and wheel brace
And screen wash
Thankyou!
Hi guys you've probably already checked if not but it is illegal to take drones in to Morocco as we found out this year
Thankyou. Yes we're aware, such a shame really. Would have been great for the vlogs!
Exciting, we went to Marrackeh years ago. Obviously the locals are not used to seeing blonde hair blue eyed children, so you may find they get more attention. We experienced this with my husband’s older son.
And as far as haggling goes, halve the price they initially start with and go from there. If you are still not happy with the price then start to walk away and they may chase you to buy for your price.
Always works a treat. You have to do good cop bad cop. 😅. You will soon pick it up, bit of banter goes a long way.
Have fun guys 😊
Yes, we suspect the kids might get a little bit of attention. But to be fair, we've had that on occasion here in Spain, usually the older generation in the supermarkets, cooing over the blonde hair
Hi guys, thanks for your videos, I look forward to them. You have had plenty of advice above about the spares to carry, expensive to stock up, but all worth it, especially filters, wheels and hoses. Those batteries need checking/changing before you go, without a doubt, jump leads,or a jump pack are a no brainer.
Now here's the best thing you could spend a little cash on, hire an HGV mechanic for an hour and have them show you how to use your spares, where the filters are, how to wind brakes off, how to access alternator, starter, air dryer etc, where your airlines run, (many trucks have a port on the driver's seat to plug in an airline to inflate tyres for instance) how to rig jump leads. This knowledge will save you a lot of money in the long run, you may even be able to do some of your basic servicing. Best wishes.
Glad you enjoy the videos ❤️ thankyou so much for your tips and suggestions, much appreciated x
Welcome to Morocco 🇲🇦 u will enjoy your trip xD when in Tangiers you have to see the blue city Chefchaouen / Tetouan before hitting the road to rabat and on your way to agadir you have to pass through Essaouira Sidi kaouki .. and all . If you’re looking for snow it’s more likely to be in Ifrane it’s near Fes and itms called the Moroccan Switzerland . Very interesting to see .
When in Morocco , true be aware of beggars and do lots of haggling , try lots of food , the Moroccan cuisine is a blast and you have to try the Moroccan tea it’s non negotiable 😂 . The Moroccans reallyyy love children and you will be welcomed for sure. People will be there to help .
If you ever need help , reach out
Thankyou so much! We can't wait to explore your beautiful country and share it with our audience. Hope you'll follow along with us, don't forget to hit subscribe so you don't miss the videos ☺️really appreciate all your recommendations x
We had a fabulous time driving our Motorhome in Morocco last year, you will love it. Our biggest problem was fully comprehensive insurance, it was very expensive, who are you insuring with as we want to go back this year.
We haven't got fully comp, we'll be getting third party at the border
Happy New Year to you all. About 40 years ago I took the magic bus from London to Athens and I've never looked back. I'm still planning further adventures at 62, luckily my husband thinks like me, our now adult children are the same, one in Canada, one that just spent 3 years in China and the 25 year old baby that's going to new Zealand in September. They know there are more good people in the world than bad. You're going to be fine 😊. Ccomfort zone's don't exist we're all the same there's good and bad everywhere. You'll be fine because you're open, smiley and accept everyone's differences 😊
We've lived in France for 35 years and are now French 😊
happy new year x its a great place but be carful around markets people like to pick pocket easpically in family run markets they like to swam and districate u while omeone behind nicks stuff. family have been there before
Happy New Year to you too!
Good to see you guys off Africa. 😅you had us in stitches about losing a child and still having two spare. Hilarious!
So we are off skiing in the school hols. We always go by car. But not just any car. A BMW i3. We’ve been doing this for the past 5 years. We have always thought about documenting it. Think we will. We plan to do something like you guys are doing but we sold out kids already to life 😂 they are older!
We have a caravan and we’ve taken it off grid! Being a Physicist it’s been interesting. Victron is our choice of controller and Eco Worthy batteries and PVs. We’ll share some interesting findings for you. Have you got Lithium batteries? Haven’t seen that part of your build
Yeah we have Lithium batteries, we have 400ah. Definitely document it in some way, just find a way you like doing it best, photos, videos or writing. Have some fun with it 🥰
You will meet old Morocco hands at La Linea (Gibralta) and exit 112 . Don't miss Tarroudant. ADAC covers breakdown but mecanics in Morocco are superb. Once the automatic trans on my old Ford van broke in Zagora. No problem ! Stripped down, parts
put on the bus in Casablanca and back on the road in 24 hours. Bottled Gas at every grocery store. Superb Broadband (INWI) and sim cards from Maroc Tel) Can't think you will have any bother with the dog going into Spain. You drive off the ferry onto the M/Way.
Thanks for all the tips
For truck spares I’d take bulbs, fuses, spare lights, air pipe fittings, engine oil, coolant.
Hi Guys,
As you have plenty of solar & an inverter why not buy a couple of small induction hobs, electric kettle & an air fryer. Get low wattage ones. Easy to stow away when not in use and then you can cook independently of gas.
Check out Gadget John who has gone completely gas free - If he can do that in the UK you can definitely do that in sunny Morocco 🌞
Good luck!
I was once in the desert of Tunisia on a Camel with a guide back in the 1970's with my boyfriend at the time. After a while the guide stopped at a watering hole. Made us tea that was very very strong and as I don't like sugar in my tea, (I knew they loved lots of sugar in tea), he put in a bit of crushed almonds and it was really really nice and flavourful. A hint for anyone going for a camel ride in the desert. It can often be very windy and very hot. So cover your face and head as much as you can. I got badly burned. It was well worth it though as I have always had a fascination with the desert.
I would take a top hose.. A 6ft length of 6mm, 8mm,10mm amd 12 mm plastic pipe and a box of push fit fittings, gorilla tape, cable ties, good roll of spanners to 8mm to 32mm.. Socket set and some Jb weld, mole grips roll of 2 core cable and some electrical connectors
awesome, thanks for the advice.
With haggling the price that is said to you, the normal price is a quarter of the price. Haggling is expected and if you don’t haggle the sellers are going to be upset☹️ with you. When you get into haggling you’ll enjoy it and find yourself haggling everywhere when you come back home 😃🇬🇧👍
Watch wills whereabouts he spent 3 months in Africa he is back there now great insight good luck to you all
The Roaming Radfords on YT have been to Morocco in their motorhome last year. Maybe watch some of their vlogs or get in touch with them for advice
I think it’s safe to say that they’ve already watched the Radfords Moroccan vlogs. Original content is hard to find these days they all seem to copy off one and other.
Prediction - future videos on starting a van conversion business or renovating and old run down property in the woods like others
Check out The Gap Decaders on here, they have done loads of vids in Morroco.
Essaouira is a must.
The tree climbing goats are quite a sight.
Your kids will be fine, Morrocans are very lovely and friendly.
My only tip or warning would be to be careful driving the Atlas Mountains if you do it, fantastic scenery "some of the best" just do it in the day light lol.
We are planning on avoiding the Atlas Mountains. Essaouria does look great, as do the tree climbing goats. They'll certainly be interesting to see
Hi Guy's,
Firstly, Happy New Year 🎉
Looks like you have done plenty of research for your trip, 🤞all goes well for you.
As an ex LGV tramper, but in the UK, I can only give my thoughts.
2 spare wheels, heavy duty jack, oils and filters, fan belt, spare diesel container and a decent torch sounds like you have other bits covered 😊.
We aren't quite as ambitious we are hopefully doing a Scottish tour and a Norfolk tour plus other bits.
Good luck and enjoy 😉.
Take care all.
Paul and Joanne 👍 😀
Thanks for your thoughts and happy new year!
Scotland will be amazing! and Norfolk's pretty nice too. Definitely take a trip on the broads.
xx
@@Touringwiththekids
Thankyou.
can i recommend you to check all you equipment you have on board that not left on when for power draw as sometime it can be a wire not covered so it could be loose and have a fab trip
Thankyou!
Have you watched Roaming Radford's. They went all round Morocco last summer. Well informative.
Another very interesting video. Sounds like a great 12 weeks comming up. Spares i would include. Radiator hoses, coolant, fan and drive belts, oil and oil filters. Extra water before desert trip. 9 sugars in a cup of tea. That is crazy. It would be syrup, not tea. Rick 2 sugars is standard, but i have strong tea. Rockn off to Morocco. Great way to kick in 2024.
Happy New Year all, hope you've had a great festive holiday. Yes you will always get tales of various countries, can't not go from fear of the unknown. Travelling is taking on new challenges, so enjoy all the quirks of Morocco. I've done Tunisia and Egypt and the haggling can be a pain, but I'm sure you'll get used to it as your there for a while.
Thankyou, I think it will feel very different to start with. But hopefully not long before we get used to it
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Regarding bartering, approach it with a del boy attitude, even after a negotiation and they say final price, don't forget its your say, just turn your back and start walking away from the seller, (they mostly probably) will try to start at a lower negotiating price
Just think of the UK marketers (clues in the name) they give you all the chit chat making you think you're getting a great deal. Simply because people in the UK don't know how to barter, (hence always use the Del boy attitude)
great advice!
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There are also other ways to fill your LPG. Bottle upside down and higher than the tank it should be in.
Yes but be aware it's 2,000psi so anything dodgy about the connection will lose a lot of gas.
All sounds amazing. Cant wait to watch more videos and follow your Moroccan journey
Awesome! Thank you!
Reckon if you can get heating and hot water on electric/solar just leaving your cooking on gas you will manage. We did 6 weeks in France on EHU and used about 3kg of gas for cooking, in total.
Dont believe you can take a drone to Morocco either?
Nope, no drones in Morocco unfortunately
Firstly happy New Year to you all. Have no experience of Morocco to offer you advice, so really looking forward to learning, and watching your upcoming travels. ❤
Sounds amazing, looking forward to the vlogs, kids will be fine they are always you’re no 1 priority.
Absolutely
Sounds like a wonderful adventure for your family just be safe have loads of fun and don’t forget to share ❤
Thank you so much! And we are so looking forward to sharing the adventure on here!
Cable ties, gaffer tape, absolute essentials.
welcome to morocco
Thankyou!!! 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦
I would seriously consider taking at least 1 spare wheel, ideally 2. If you get a flat somewhere in the middle of nowhere without a spare you're going to be very frustrated and delayed for the sake of a spare wheel. Even if you can't change it yourself a helpful passer by can't help you if yoh don't have a replacement wheel to fit.
Rob you definitely need a spare wheel or 2, surely that is important? Also plenty of beggars in Morocco, and you certainly need to haggle with the hagglers. Best of luck, stay safe and have a happy new year.🎉
If you can get some spare belts,I.e.drivebelt fan belt alternator belts for tourie as you never know when a belt will go.
Happy New Year to you all , sounds like a exciting time ahead for you all in 2024
Thankyou happy new year to you too!
Safe journey, braver than me but should be awesome. I am heading to Ireland via Cairnryan and will pretty much be my first time out of UK.
Firtsly, let me say how much I love your videos. The kids must be having the time of like. Far different from a wet weekend in Skegness😂.
Secondly, it would be a good idea to fit a snorkel to your engine intake to reduce the the amount if dust and sand entering your precious engine. If not, take several air filters and fuel filters (poor quality of the deisel). Do not forget you emergency tyre reoair kit. Also make sure you have an external connector to your compressor(to inflate your tyres) sorry if its stating the obvious.
ENJOY YOUR TRAVELS.
We went to Marocco about 12 years ago with our then 2 en 4 years old. We drove a rental car from Marakech over the Atlas to zagora and back up. It was such a great trip and overal the Maroccons were a great people and wonderfull with children. We kind of blended in with our Maroccon rental car, but stood out like a sore thumb as soon as we got out. Only negative experiences were once when two men in the Atlas area simply refused to speak with me (even though I dressed modestly) and like two times where we got ripped of paying way to much for a tour guide. I was used to haggling and schemes in Latin America, but in Marocco mainly because there I had my two young kids with me ad my french isn't on the same level as my Spanish, I felt more vulnerable and my defenses seemed to be lowered. But on the upside as I mentioned the Marocans were absolutely wonderfull with our small kids and we never really fetlt unsave. Bring a good supply of pens for the kids, and they do like a hand out of foods and snacks. I would sometimes hand out some bananas which for a lot of them is a luxury. Remember that it's a muslim country and filantropy is highly valued. The food is absolutely wonderfull and the kids especially loved the maroccan breakfast with all the sweets. a great lunch was omelette berber which the kids loved as well.
Get yourself a spare camping gas stove you can find butane gas botles everywhere there.
All in all have a wonderfull trip, it will be a great adventure!
We are going back to the UK summer 2024 because we liked our trip through England so much in 2023
Great to read about your experience! Thankyou for sharing x x
@@Touringwiththekidsyou're welcome, I would like to add one more thing: be careful with taking videos en photos of the locals, we found that especially in south Morocco andostly the girls and women did not want their picture taken for religious reasons so make sure to ask or exclude them.
Happy New Year. You will love Morocco. Just be cautious/aware and you will be fine. Expect chaos when you get to Tanger port. A whole ship/fast ferry offloading trying to get through customs creates this anywhere. Just keep your wits about you. Beggars are around - just be cautious. There will be police around and there wil also be 'police' around. Again, be cautious and discreet. Don't haggle with sellers unless you are really interested/intending to buy. The cost of anything is the value you put on it. You might get a tagine for a few dirham but if you see a leather item you like the look of then value it in £ in your mind and work in dirhams from there. As you drive towards Algeciras (crossings also from Tarifa which is a great place to spend a few days), you will see lots of ticket booths alongside the roads. Driving is crazy, take care. Check out Chefchauhen. Also Fez and Meknes. Enjoy it. Bon voyage.
Thank you so much! Really appreciate all the advice 🇲🇦
Ric, if you ask they will make the mint tea without sugar, "sans sucre" in French. I have had several interactions with Moroccan police, and always found them very pleasant and polite. Be careful of thieves, especially in cities. Don't use a handbag.
Morocco has good resourceful mechanics. Surprisingly, they sell batteries in both Spain and Morocco. Don't worry too much about spares and repairs.
Have you watched the “Roaming Radfords” Moroccan Series? They went last summer in a 9m motor home. I’m sure there will be some great tips from Steve and Lynds 😊. Hope you have fun! Bit different from Suffolk!
Yes very different to Suffolk!
Enjoy your trip beautiful family. Your are welcome to your second country 😘😘😘
I'd stock up on lots of things. Rather too many than too little.
If you can buy new batteries in Spain for a reasonable price, please do.
In Morocco, ASAP try to find a garage that has 1 or preferably 2 spare tires (and rims). Not necessarily new, good secondhand/slightly used ones will do. And possibly brackets, so you can hang them off the truck chassis?
An assortment of nuts and bolts, zip ties and bungee cords/ rope/ (ratchet) straps, so you can tie up anything if it rattles loose (on bad roads).
Then a few canisters of Ad-Blue (DEF), some 20 litres or so, because it might not be easily available out there. Of course plenty of engine oil (advise a minimum of 10 litres), coolant, washer fluid.
And a set of fan belts, oil filter(s), fuel filter(s), air filter(s). Perhaps even some gearbox oil, a spare dynamo and starter motor.
A few side marker lights, a set of (secondhand) rear light lenses (/the whole clusters) and/or front headlamp units.
Happy New Year to you all. Have a fun trip to Morocco and keep safe. We are leaving UK this month for a trip down to Southern Spain and Portugal for our 90 days then UK for summer before heading back to our favourite place Norway in September.
Ah Norway. Our absolute favourite place to be too. Have an amazing time!
Also when I worked onboard ships I imported to the ship.
Happy new year peeps, I can help you here, so, comfort zone, I was once pushed well beyond my comforts zone, sweats, sickness, you name it. On this occasion I was travelling, alone, not really prepared to Birmingham! Yeah Birmingham. So you know I can understand how you feel. Haha, you will love it, enjoy and just keep it coming ( please note this was just a joke and Birmingham was not harmed in anyway writing this)
Haha this made me laugh 🤣 Happy New Year to you guys too !!
Oh I'm a Yorkshire tea drinker as well 😊
Happy New Year's guys! Enjoy Morroco!🎉We're off to the Panama Canal in 12 days.
Wow ! amazing! Happy New Year
We will hopefully see you there in our little red bus.
Ohhh exciting!! Come and say hi if you see us
@@Touringwiththekids likewise - red VW T3 Syncro on U.K. plates.
Happy year to you and the family. Wow trip sounds amazing I love the banter you have between you. I Am with Rick bring on the Yorkshire Tea 👍 enjoy your journey and be safe lovely experience.
All the very best.
Thank you so much. A BIG happy new year to you too
All the very best on your travels, stay safe and always have fun 🙏🏼 best wishes for 2024 🍾🥂🌹
Thankyou so much!!!
Don't know if you've already seen, or if anyone else has already mentioned in the comments but the Roaming Radfords did a morroco trip in the second half of last year and they have a big motorhome so might be worthwhile😮 checking out their channel for some tips or ideas
This is not a payed ad !!! ADAC the German breakdown service covers Europe and North Africa . YES AND UK !! Same price as AA and RAC (Which they use anyway)
How do you get it without a German address?
The roaming radfords have been traveling at Morocco 🇲🇦 maybe they could give u some answers that you need. They have been a few times.. anyway looking forward to the videos
Take care all of you xxxx and have fun xx
Yorkshire tea is the only tea to drink, but NO sugar
Good taste 👍
First running behind ( don't want to say dreaded name) but two red lines positive
Boo not on insta so can't try comp.
No matter the country there's always issues. just be extra safe with the kids and yourself
Spares for the garage Engine (lol) tyres deffo battery jump starter engine belts. ie fan belt
Always have to much as not enough as for LPG well I'd go for a tiny wee cooker with wee gas cans
Be safe and love the content.
Alan
Rich don't loose any kids
And tea bags take loads of yours
And yes rick should try tea
Thanks for watching! Feel better soon 🥰 We will all definitely be trying the tea!
ok looking forward to it all, somewhere near you is Andre and Lisa. A married South African couple who has been travelling together for almost 20 years, to more than 50 countries. they have or are going to Morocco also or again.. Be aware of how you dress !! in fact be aware all the time, toilets your in for a whole lot of fun, food will widen you horizone, ok tips: take medication for events like upset stomache, dehydration, stings, cuts, and insect bites etc.. and most of all have a great time take care now.. oh and the brexit thing... we fixed it ... we left the uk for good :}
Thanks for the advice. We have recently come across their channel! I think some upset tummy medicine may be a good idea, just in case. We have bite cream and all the other bits.
Is it a place where there's scorpions?
Apparently they like to hide in boots & shoes.
I'd love to visit Morocco, I am a huge fan of the Brendan Fraser Mummy movies, and they were filmed in some of the location there and I would love to go one day! ❤🎉
YES, we've found the film set where they were filmed and would LOVE to go and check it out! I hope you get to go one day! x
I’m so envious have always wanted to visit Morocco, enjoy and immerse yourself in the country. Happy New Year from Australia.
Happy new year to you all, I’m looking forward to following your travels. I plan to get out more in my trusty camper Bumble, not sure where yet but I’m sure it will be fun.
Awesome! I'm sure you'll have a great time wherever you go. Northumberland is a really lovely place to explore if you haven't ventured that way...
Happy New year and safe travels to you all
Thanks so much. same to you!
Don’t take any notice of anyone
All people want to do is bad mouth everyone
Nice people can travel the world in peace ☘️🇮🇪
We are currently travelling in Costa Rica where there are lots of random dogs - I kind of wish we had your problem of our daughter being afraid of the dogs because she is constantly wanting to pet them and bring them home! All while we are nervous she is going to get hurt by one of them. Can't wait to see your Morocco trip - its definitely on our list!
Ah wow! Costa Rica 🤩 bet that's incredible! Thanks for watching 😃
Thanks
You're welcome, guys👍. Morocco is a whole package. I'm sure you will take it, and refuse to leave it😊. You'll find but beautiful things, especially when you're beautiful from inside and out. And that's how you look😊👍.
Thankyou so much, we really can't wait 😝
I have had mint tea in Morocco and to say the least its a acquired taste. I am not quite sure at which point the put the sugar in but if you can cut out that stage it might be more palatable? As others have suggested I hope you have watched the Roaming Radfords videos on their trip to Morocco. They are very informative and might give you a few tips on places to visit. I have only been to Casablanca so my knowledge is very limited!
Good luck with your trip.Happy New year to you all👍
Happy New Year guys. Sounds like you've got a great trip planned, definitely somewhere we may go once we get on the road.
We plan on going full time with our 3 kids later this year. We've got an imported American RV that we're doing up and renovating. I can't wait to get out there now. Hoping to do UK stops localish to us (Essex) for a couple of months before heading down to Spain for winter.
Sounds great! Exciting times ahead for you too! Might see you on the road sometime 😀
@Touringwiththekids Absolutely! It's been a dream of ours a few years, we had a T5 camper, but could never have travelled full time in there, just too small. We looked at bigger vans/trucks and settled on an RV when it came up. Safe travels guys. Hope to see you on the road someday!
Hi guys just watching your Morocco plans, have you spoken to the Radford's on YT they took a long wheel base twin axel kontiki motorhome around morroco
Welcome to Morocco and happy new year.
First of all please use the whole map of Morocco and do not split it of its Sahara ( you gonna drive from Tangier in North till Mauritania border and you are in Morocco in your whole trip ) it s so desrespectful to Moroccans to split their country into two states.
Secondly, If you visit Morocco during Ramadan, you gonna notice some changes, like closed restaurants and Cafes except few in touristic areas. Try not to eat in front of people as an act of respecting them as they are observing the month of fasting from sunrise untill sunset. Nights are more vibrant than days during ramadan. you can taste some food which is related to Ramadan like Harira ( soup ) Shebbakia, etc etc
Thankyou, we will be there during Ramadan, so were wondering what changes we might see. So helpful so thankyou x
Happy new year to you all enjoy your adventures and keep safe
Happy new year!
Happy 2024 ! All the best , New Year New travels ❤
Thankyou!!!
Enjoy Morocco folks 🎉
Thanks guys!
20:23 have you considered an _automatic changeover valve_ (or a manual one) in your LPG system? Your underslung tank has the same gas at the same pressure as a *red* (propane) refillable bottle so it is _just_ switch the valve over when you run out though you won't have a level gauge for the bottle so you might want a spare. (I expect you'll board the ferry with both tank & bottle full).
Spare parts... All perishables Inc belts etc all filters and fluids,
Yes the tea is like sweet knats pee for a better description , stick to the coffee , keep your eyes out for sharks / scammers /beggers but its a great country , pick pockets is a national pastime so be careful with money belts etc , A safe in your van for passports etc is a good idea, if ever wild camping a shovel is handy to have plus some alloy ramps to get you out of trouble because your heavy on normal road tyres . Enjoy its a place i enjoyed very much .
Happy new year everyone
Happy New Year to you too
Definitely must try the tea, love watching the channel
have a chat with the roaming radfords, they've returned a while ago
Have a good trip ❤
Thankyou so much!
Morocco is better than UK .just go .don't worry it's safe .food is delicious everything is organic. People are friendly. The roads are very nice .highways in morocco are better than USA. Plus it's cheap .anyway. enjoy your trip and be positive
You are very brave to go to morroco without breakdown cover! Happy new year guys. Love the content
I have been going for 30 years and although I do have ADAC breakdown for Morocco I have never had to use it.
@robertcroft8241 breakdown cover is like life insurance, you hope to never need it but it's nice to have
Well you just can't get it apparently! Happy New Year to you
@@Touringwiththekids maybe you'll get it in the actual country. Still, a lorry load of spare bits and bobs and a wee toolbox you'll be OK hopefully
Fingers crossed!
Make sure you have spare fan belts and coolant
I believe you can purchase LPG in Morocco, but they wont refill your tank. I believe you can get an adapter and Gerry rig your cooker to their bottles, although probably not the best or cheapest solution. I use a multi fuel cooker that I run on diesel, but I’m not cooking for a family of 5. Maybe BBQ a lot or get a braal. Best of luck to you and have a cracking new year.