Spain rewrites motorhome parking rules · VanLife Weekly #30
From October Spain bans blocking motorhome parking, but the Canaries tighten site rules. Also: Honda Trail Master and Turkey's caravan boom.
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Japanese retailer 3COINS has started selling a clip fan with a timer priced at 3300 yen. The device features 100 airflow levels, 90-degree oscillation, an LED light, and a battery life of up to 12 hours. It can be attached to surfaces 1.8–3 cm thick, placed on a table, or hung from a hook. The product has been added to favorites over 3500 times on the official online store.
A British family spent a year traveling in a converted camper van through Europe and Africa. The parents combined remote work and homeschooling their twin daughters. The trip included visits to sites like Pompeii and the Sahara, and according to the parents, strengthened family bonds and boosted the children's confidence.
Entrepreneur René Leenders (64) has opened the retro resort Tin Can Town this month on a narrow road between Boxtel and Oirschot. Guests can stay in aluminum caravans and motorhomes, each with a music theme and equipped with a hi-fi set and a record player.
According to a La Presse article, interest in the vanlife lifestyle in Quebec is not waning. This lifestyle, popular since 2016, attracts people despite significant initial investments and increasingly strict parking regulations in the province. Marie-Pierre Bastien, an ambassador for Vanlife Campers, notes that while purchasing a vehicle can be expensive, it allows for savings on food and accommodation in the long run.
A truck hit a campervan stopped due to a flat tire on the AP-7 near Benicàssim, killing a 13-year-old girl. Two others were injured and hospitalized.
Professor Kazuhiko Hanazawa of Niigata University, who conducted health checks after the 2004 Niigata Chuetsu earthquake, has given advice on reducing the risk of economy class syndrome for people sleeping in cars. He recommends getting out of the car every 2–3 hours, massaging calves, and limiting sedan occupancy to two adults or three including children. He noted that during the Kumamoto earthquake 10 years ago many slept in cars, and now the heat may increase such evacuations, raising the risk of blood clots.
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