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2019 Hymer Aktiv 2.0 new design and all new equipment

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We just found out that Hyme in German roughly translates to a place (ie. house or a country) where one usually lives. (Thanks to our German friend Michael for sharing this translation!) So, suddenly Home Sweet Hymer makes perfect sense as a moniker for our new van.

We had an appointment at Erwin Hymer Group North American headquarters in Kitchener, Ontario on October 30th at 8am. Since Kitchener is a three-hour drive from Amherstburg we decided to drive to Kitchener the day before and camp overnight in their parking lot. Fortunately Hymer provides a reserved spot with access to shore power for this very purpose. We spent a comfortable night in the van enjoying leftovers for dinner accompanied by local beer from Abe Erb Brewery and a seasonally appropriate Netflix show.

Cheers!

Local brewery, Abe Erb.

Shore power provided for us.

Essential Hymer info.

One of several evening walks.

Making the bed, side one.

From the moment we entered the building at 8am we were welcomed by Liz and Matthew, offered coffee, tea, water, a Discount rental car, accommodations at the Radisson Hotel and a tour of the plant by a character named Tupper. This plant, it turns out, is one of five in the Kitchener, Cambridge, Guelph triangle. It comprises roughly 8 acres of land. We were unfortunately not allowed to take photos during our tour of the plant. Tupper’s explanation of why not was something to do with flash cameras of days goneby. That was a bit lame. We wondered if it had to do with sharing proprietary processes though we were not witness to any such processes on the tour. It would have been great to be able to document the scale of this enormous facility and the volume of production. We saw the painting department, the water testing department, woodworking, plumbing, electrical, upholstery, to name a few. We were able to see not only Hymers in production but also Roadtreks like the Mercedes Sprinters SS Agile and CS Adventurous, the Chevrolet 190 Popular, the Ram Promaster Banff, and the Touring GT trailer. The Erwin Hymer Group North America currently has 25 different offerings in their portfolio.

Duff was right at home.

Our tour guide, Tupper.

Liz, a very friendly witch!

Willkommen!

We made the trip to Kitchener to have two warranty issues addressed:

The moisture issue in the bathroom. The moisture issue was resolved very quickly. Turns out it required a new seal along the back wall. ✔︎

The intermittent Sony radio/ head unit. The Sony radio/DVD/head unit which allows us to use our back-up camera was replaced. Now we have dependable use of the back-up camera! ✔︎

New Sony radio!

While touring the plant we met the person who supplies all the upholstery and mattresses for the Hymers and Roadtreks. We asked him what he would recommend since the mattress length interferes with the back screen to which he replied, ‘I will just give you a new one. We remedied the length of the mattress since your Aktiv left the plant. It is now 1.5” shorter and will not interfere with the back screen.’ ✔︎

Making the bed is so much easier now. And pulling down the back screen is a pinch.

While we there they offered to winterize the van for us. With winter rapidly approaching and no plans to head south until the new year we happily accepted their offer. This meant draining the water system – fresh, gray, Truma hot water, cassette – and then filling the system with a non-toxic pink RV anti-freeze. This means that while we remain in temperatures of zero degrees Celcius or colder we are unable to use the water. We have noticed that other owners of Hymers have found a work around for winter camping: they rinse the kitchen sink and cassette toilet using the anti-freeze in the system and keep a container of fresh water available for things like brushing teeth, boiling water, washing dishes (just like being in the VW). ✔︎

It was easy to entertain ourselves in Kitchener.

A walk in the park.

The leaves are big here.

Follow the colourful steps to the market.

The Hymer Family Portraits.

Suggested head protection when driving a Hymer.

Prior to the plant visit we were feeling a bit of buyer’s remorse. We found ourselves comparing the Hymer to the simplicity of the VW. The Hymer, after all, has all the bells and whistles whereas the VW is pretty rudimentary. The problems with the VW are strictly mechanical whereas the Hymer’s problems are potentially myriad based on the nature of the chassis and the RV and how they work together and separately. We had, after all, just bought a brand new campervan that had issues from the get-go. However….our experience in Kitchener quickly changed feelings of buyer’s remorse to gratitude. The Hymer family not only addressed the warranty issues we brought to them but also a few more AND made sure we were comfortable while they did so. More than anything we found it extremely helpful to see how the vans are built. We would recommend a tour of the plant even prior to purchasing one of their vans! Guess you could call us Happy Hymer Campers!

Happy Hymer dog.

Happy Hymer owner!

Home Sweet Hymer We just found out that Hyme in German roughly translates to a place (ie. house or a country) where one usually lives…

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Day 2: A Good Start...

We could not have asked for a better start to the day: we got up bright and early after a relatively good night’s sleep (I woke up in the middle of the night mainly because of itchy mosquito bites). The sun was shining and we hit the road earlier than we planned. We got coffee and breakfast at the gas station in Logan Lake and decided to go to a dog park in Kamloops en route to Valemount so that the Gimster could have some off-leash time. 

Kenna Cartwright Park turned out to be much more than a dog park. It actually consists of an extensive trail system just at the edge of town. We encountered a few mountain bikers and hikers as well as quite a few fellow dog walkers in this sagebrush steppe that is dotted with Ponderosa pine. I was super impressed that such a park exists so close to town and the clean pit toilet they have in the park earned them a couple of bonus points!

We made our first grocery stop in Kamloops. We were prepared for regular food shopping stops because the fridge in Bilbo could only fit so much. However, what I did not take into account was that a ���quick grocery stop” probably will not be as quick as what I anticipated because I will not be familiar with the layout of the stores! One more lesson learned!

After our stops in Kamloops, sagebrush and Ponderosa pine soon gave way to aspen, Doug fir, and Englemann spruce as we headed north on Hwy 5 which ran somewhat parallel to the North Thompson River. 

Lunch was at the Thunder River rest stop about an hour from our destination for the day and I thought it was pretty “fancy” to have steamed buns and gyozas (heated in the microwave) and sushi for a picnic!

We arrived at Yellowhead RV and Campground about 2 PM and check-in was pretty straight forward. We noticed the AAA endorsement when entering the campground so I mentioned it on check-in and got an few dollars off.  We were looking forward to an afternoon and evening of just chilling out, when we noticed that our coach battery died when we turned off the engine.

Our battery system was back to the “error state” that we thought was fixed from a few days ago. We have been operating the system using the sequence that was recommended by the RV support technician and things have been working just fine until now. We attempted to restart the system with no avail. We finally got on the phone with another technician who concluded that there was something wrong with the kicker battery that is part of the battery management system (BMS) - it needs to be running in order for the BMS is communicate with the power system. After about 2 hours of dealing with it,  we were finally able to bypass the kicker battery with a portable battery (lent to us by very helpful campground staff) and got the coach batteries going and we are now hooked up to shore power. So far, everything seems to be working, but there is no telling what would happen once we disconnect from shore power. We might have found a Band-Aid solution, but our next major task is to find a Hymer dealership that would be able to take a look at the kicker battery and either replace it or fix any wiring issue.

Once we were able to get the system going, we decided to stay here for the night as originally planned instead of heading to the nearest town with a Hymer dealership (we were on the verge of driving back towards Kelowna and spending the next few days in Big White!). We were also able to relax a bit and enjoy this campground, which is next to Swift Creek and has clean, well-maintained and spacious washrooms and showers. 

For now, we are still heading to Jasper which is only an hour and half away. However, there is a chance that instead of going to Banff, we will have to go to wherever someone can fix our battery!!

Stay tuned for the next installment of the Hymer Aktiv: Warranty Woes! Until then, good night from Valemount, BC.

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We received a Hymer pun challenge from our friend Patrick!

Most of us in North America are raised to follow the same recipe for life: get an education followed by a good job, buy a home, get married, raise children, work until retirement at 65 taking regular vacations. We weren’t really any different than this except that being self-employed we didn’t think we’d ever really retire.

We’ve never been big at planning. Change happened organically every five years or so since we started working together in 1990. When we sold our home and printing equipment in Toronto in 2014 we couldn’t have foreseen the trajectory our life would take: living largely (punctuated by stints with friends and family and Airbnb rentals) full-time in an old VW campervan for three years and part-time for one year; buying and renovating a small co-op apartment in Toronto and then selling it a year later; inheriting Julie’s dad’s dog, MacDuff; choosing to move back into a van and then deciding to upgrade to something more comfortable; stumbling upon an apartment in Julie’s hometown and deciding to rent it on the spot. Ask us where we’ll be five years from now or one and you’ll hear crickets. When we rented the apartment in Amherstburg the owner told us they weren’t really lease people and asked if that was okay. We both replied, ‘absolutely.’ There’s comfort for us in knowing we can make a change at any time. And renting is perfect for us right now. We find ourselves wondering if we’ll ever own a (non-rolling) home again. Maybe we’ll try renting in different places every couple of years. Anything is possible!

After selling the apartment in Toronto on July 26thand making way too many commitments we began driving long, un-air-conditioned distances in record-breaking temperatures for a solid month.  We darted from destination to destination in extreme discomfort while dealing with a single ongoing and seemingly impossible to diagnose mechanical problem with the van. We were towed twice, grateful both times for CAA+ coverage. In four plus years in the van we were never so hot or so frustrated. This ultimately lead us to purchasing a new, more comfortable, bathroom-equipped and air-conditioned van with a six-year transferrable warranty – the 2018 Hymer Aktiv. We had actually been researching van upgrades for about a year, however, August in Ontario provided us with the motivation to act on our desire for a more comfortable vehicle particularly since it would be our full-time home, studio, kennel for the foreseeable future.

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The 2018 Hymer Aktiv

The new and old vans

The kitchen. Lots of storage. We added a photo sticker to the backsplash using a photo we took in Duncan, BC in 2015.

Bench seat with folding table. Front seats swivel.

Pull down screen at rear keeps the bugs out and the breeze in; Murphy Bed in stowaway position.

Three piece bathroom with wet shower, cassette toilet and folding sink.

Cassette toilet is accessed outside of the van.

Dumping the cassette toilet is easy.

Murphy Bed set up for a comfy night’s sleep.

Just after purchasing our new home-on-wheels we stumbled upon a beautiful apartment, smack dab in the centre of the river front park in the town of Amherstburg. This is the town in which Julie was raised and where her dad still lives. We’ve been spending more and more time here these past few years supporting Bill as his Alzheimer’s Disease progresses, so the apartment seemed like a great solution, for now. It will allow us to continue to travel and live in our new van and while stationary provide comfortable support for Julie’s dad. It’s large enough to accommodate house-guests including Julie’s siblings when they visit Bill and we have a dedicated office/studio space which is something we haven’t had since selling the house and studio in 2014. Sometimes things just feel right. We have learned to trust those gut instincts. The apartment is on the second story of the old town newspaper building, the Amherstburg Echo. It’s kind of neat to be living in a building that was once a printing office given our own printing career. When Julie was 10 years old she skated her first solo in the ‘Our Town’ ice show. Her title was ‘Little Miss Echo.’ These kind of coincidences always bolster our decision making.

The Amherstburg Echo Building. Our apartment is the top floor.

March 6, 1974 edition of the Amherstburg Echo.

Julie as Little Miss Echo in the Our Town Ice Show.

We have yet to decide if we’ll sell the Volkswagen. We are currently contemplating potential businesses. Plus, it’s still mighty fun to drive. If you have a hankering to travel in a super sweet VW and want to buy one that has been lovingly maintained and restored give us a shout. It’s got a lot of life left in it.

Here’s why we bought the Hymer:

it has a three-piece bathroom with a cassette toilet, sink, shower and amazing two-way fan (we have yet to test the shower!)

a great kitchen which includes a sink with hot and cold running water, AC/DC bar fridge with a freezer compartment, two burner propane cooktop and lots of pantry storage (we love being able to wash our fruits and vegetables and our dishes in the van)

air-conditioning and heating in the cab and in the living area (having AC means we can carry on a conversation or answer the phone while driving)

250 watts of solar on the roof (constantly charging)

400 amp hours lithium battery (charges while we drive and by solar while stationary)

the solar and lithium battery will allow us to camp off-grid and enable us to charge all of our devices

fresh and gray water holding tanks

lots of electrical and USB outlets

a comfortable full-size murphy bed with an actual mattress (feels like a king size compared to the VW)

table seating for four

front swivel seats (a bit of a workout to get them to swivel but we can use it)

blinds and screens in all the windows and retractable screens in the side and rear doors (keeps the bugs out and the breeze coming in from all directions)

built in sunshade in front window plus magnetic window covers for the front three windows

LED lighting throughout

An electronic awning with LED porch light which we would never leave on all night! Best thing about it is that the lighting is on the inside of the awning so illuminates where it is needed

Bonus features: an LED television, microwave and Sony GPS/DVD player/radio, cable hookup, spare tire, cup holders galore

This van is a VERY comfortable space in which we are able to work, cook, live and move around in all kinds of weather. This is not something we can really say about our beloved Volkswagen.

The thing we were looking forward to most of all was a maintenance-free vehicle. But, let’s be real… is there really such a thing? Regardless of age! Since picking it up the battery has been replaced and the tire pressure adjusted. As of this morning we now have heat in the cab! On the 30thHymer is going to have a look at a moisture issue in the cassette holding area and a malfunctioning back up camera. It is fortunately all covered by the extended warranties but we seriously hope that’s it for maintenance for the next little while. Funny thing is that the dealership where we bought it kept it for two weeks to allow for enough time to thoroughly test the vehicle and, ‘make sure it was perfect.’ Makes us wonder what testing was actually done or their definition of perfect.

In the meantime we moved all of our belongings out of storage (yay!!) and into the apartment. One thing we’ve learned in the past few years is how to get comfortable in a place fast. We could be somewhere for a few days, a week or a couple of months and we can feel ‘at home’ from the get-go. We are surprised just how ‘at home’ we feel in this apartment. We’re enjoying everything about it including our office, the kitchen, which is perfect for entertaining family and friends (old and new), the ensuite laundry (oh how we’ve missed that), the living room complete with a sofa and just having space in which to spread out. We continue to support Bill and attend to his health, take him to appointments, manage his care, finances and insurance issues, etc. And, of course, the warranty issues on our brand new van. Life. We sure are looking forward to hitting the open road and experiencing some new peaks, valleys and switchbacks before too long.

A Tour of the Apartment:

Hymer ready for the open road We received a Hymer pun challenge from our friend Patrick! Most of us in North America are raised to follow the same recipe for life: get an education followed by a good job, buy a home, get married, raise children, work until retirement at 65 taking regular vacations.

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Mexican restaurants to check out: The Tap for their famous nachos and L&J Cafe for their enchiladas.

Enjoy the view of El Paso and Juarez Mexico along the Scenic Drive.

Check out the murals and wall art in Downtown El Paso near 4th street. Local artists have added their creative touch to revitalize the area.

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Day 33: What State Are We In?

Just as we were breaking camp, amidst a number of families with young children having breakfast and getting ready for their day, the yelling began anew at the campsite next to us. The mother or grandmother threatened to beat the kids if they did not shut up and it just went on and on. Dan called the campground office to notify them of the behaviour and we were out of there.

We got back on the Maine Turnpike and I noticed that as we travelled south, the forests were now dominated by deciduous trees and there were only the occasional conifer amongst them. One of these days, we will have to return in the fall to appreciate the fall foliage for which this area is known. 

I was hoping that I would be able to visit a yarn shop in Portland yesterday, but the two that were in the vicinity of the area we visited were both closed on Mondays! So my fibre adventure plan was a fail. I was determined to visit at least one yarn shop to make up for it today. We ended up stopping by the Yarn Sellar in York, ME, which was housed in a cute house within minutes from the Turnpike. They have a big selection of commercial yearn as well as a reasonable collection from local dyers. I ended up getting a skein of sock yarn from String Theory in a gradient blue colourway mixed with some soft browns. These reminded me of the colours of ocean, sky, and land when we were on ferry rides; since we have taken so many ferries this trip, I thought it was a perfect souvenir yarn! I would have loved to go to one per state that we visited, but with the time restriction (we had another ferry to catch today) and the number of states we drove through today, that was not to be!

After leaving the yarn store, we stayed no a local road for a while before getting back on the turnpike. We drove through Kittery, ME, which appeared to be a town made of outlets! Dan's shoes have been bothering him as they were quite worn, so he has been keeping his eyes out for a new pair. We have made a couple of stops before but he could not find anything, but he got lucky at the Kittery Trading Post. This is a ginormous store that took up the entire block… The building looked more like a large hotel! It was my turn to stay in the car with the pup while Dan did his shopping. He was quite overwhelmed by the size of the shop and the selection of merchandises, but was able to stay focused and got the shoes he wanted plus a pair of shorts.

Neither of us being familiar with the geography of New England and not having planned waypoints or touristy stops on this drive, the rest of the day was spent trying to figure out which state we were in and trying to catch the welcome signs to each state. All in all, we started from Maine and drove through New Hampshire,  and Massachusetts, arriving in Connecticut, where we took the Cross Sound Ferry from New London, CT, to Orient Point, on Long Island, New York.

At the ferry terminal, the attendant measured our van and informed us that we were a whole foot longer than was listed in the Hymer Aktiv specs. I suspect we would have fallen in a different rate category for the ferry crossing, but because Dan countered that that was the info the manufacturer advertised, he let us by without charging us more. Once we were on the ferry, Dan did a bit more research and found out that the dimension listed in the factory specs might have been an error! In retrospect, if they have reported the larger number, we might not have chosen the model! As it is, we just need to be sure we report the correct info going forward!

This was the sixth ferry ride on this trip. We have literally taken more ferry rides in the past month than we have in the last few years put together!! And for the first time, dogs are allowed indoors in a specific section! By the time we figured out where we were supposed to go, there were already about 5 or 6 other dogs in that area. Fortunately, the area was large enough that we were all spread out and it was very easy to prevent any unwanted interaction, even when a very hyperactive intact male Labrador Retriever showed up. In fact, Gimli was so indifferent about all the other dogs that he turned around and laid down with his head facing the wall, ignoring all the activity around him.

It was a small ferry and a short ride, so getting off the ferry was quite uneventful when we arrived in Orient Point. Our destination today was Mattituck, where are good friend of mine from vet school, Nikki, lives with her two little kids. The last time I was in Mattituck was for the vet school graduation party her family threw for her 19 years ago! The drive from Orient Point was about 30 minutes and we went past estate homes, vineyards, and farmlands along the way. In some way, it reminded me a bit about Europe where you encountered multiple villages or small towns divided by farmlands as you travel on a two lane road.

We arrived just as Nikki, her dad, and his girlfriend, were about to put burgers on the grill for dinner. And after seeing their photos over the years, I finally got to meet Jayne, Nikki's 5-year-old daughter, Harrison, her 3-year-old son, and Cruiser, her 12-year-old black Lab who could very well by Gander's brother!! Her dad's black Lab, Jake, was also there, so we had a pretty lively Lab party as Gimli bounded into the house as well. (And that was after Gimli almost chased one of Nikki's chickens onto the street!). 

The last time Nikki and I saw each other was 9 years ago when we met up in New York to travel to our 10th year vet school reunion in London. And only a couple of months ago, our classmates were just starting to talk about our 20th year reunion next summer! Where has the time gone?!! It was really great catching up and sharing stories and although it was probably a stressful experience for Gimli, it was good that he could just have space to roam around in the backyard.  Very quickly after arriving at the house, Gimli has settled down and got along very well with Cruiser as well as Lexie, the 16-year-old cat, he also learned not to chase the chickens. When I pointed out that Gimli could totally live in a household with cats and chickens, Dan just rolled his eyes!

With a couple of long driving days behind us and another 2 very long days ahead of us, we are glad to be spending a couple of nights here.  A little bonus for me tonight was that I saw fireflies lighting up all over the front lawn! I saw one when we were in Winnipeg during the "bug fiasco", but this time, I was able to appreciate them more!

Nikki has taken tomorrow off work so that we could do a bit of touristing and just chill out together. Until then, good night from Mattituck, NY.

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