Preparing for departure
Preparation before departure
To help you prepare for your rental adventure, we’re sharing some useful tips. In addition to apps that can come in handy during your trip, we also provide an important checklist and some helpful driving tips.
Search for campsites
Free apps for finding campsites:
- Park4Night: Europe
- Campercontact: Europe
- Top Platz: Mainly Germany
- Camperstop: Europe
- Camping.Info: Europe
Paid apps for finding campsites:
- France Passion: Free overnight stays at participating locations
- Camperstops Belgium: Free overnight stays at participating locations
- Camping-Car Park: 24/7 access to secure motorhome parking areas
Route planners
Route planners - Free apps/websites
- Ferienstrassen
- Desktop
- Germany - Austria - Switzerland - Denmark
- Route suggestions
- France-Voyage
- Desktop
- France
- Plan your own route + tips for the road
- FreeOnTour
- Desktop + app
- Europe
- Plan your own route
- Reisroutes.be
- Desktop
- Europe
- Route suggestions + daily planning
Checklist before you depart
Here’s the most important checklist for your trip! It’s best to go through it before you head out on your rental adventure, but also every time you move from one camper spot to another. With this checklist, you’ll leave without any worries.
Outside of the motorhome:
- Is everything stored away? (electric cable, water hose, leveling blocks, table, chairs, awning, satellite, are the bikes secured, etc.)
- Are all storage doors closed?
- Is the wastewater tank empty?
- Check mirrors, tire pressure, lighting, etc.
Inside the motorhome:
- Are windows, cupboards, and roof vents closed?
- Is everything secured and stored properly? (glasses, kitchen items, cabinet doors, etc.)
- Tip: Upon arrival, test the heating, boiler, and gas stove.
Tips tijdens het rijden
Driving a camper is completely different from driving a regular car. We’d like to share some tips to help you confidently get behind the wheel!
- Ask for assistance when reversing!
- Be mindful of the braking distance.
- It's 2-3 times longer than a regular car! Take the camper’s swing point into account.
- During long descents, it’s better to brake with the engine to avoid overheating the brakes.
- Pulsing the brakes reduces the risk of overheating and gives the brakes a chance to cool down.
- If the brakes are overheated after a descent, it’s important not to pour water on them. This could damage the brakes!
- In windy weather, the camper may experience suction or pressure forces, often when overtaking or being overtaken. Steer against it to counteract the effect.
- With a defensive driving style, driving a camper is enjoyable. Take it easy, you’re on vacation after all.
Watch our instruction videos
and get to know your motorhome
Leaving on a Vanomobil rental adventure soon? Thanks to these instruction videos, you can get to know your camper in advance.
Some frequently asked questions
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From 2-week rentals onwards, you enjoy unlimited mileage.
Less than 2 weeks rental: 250 km/day included
e.g. 750km per weekend
e.g. 1750km per week
extra kilometres at € 0.30/km -
Collection of the motorhome is by appointment in the afternoon.
Pick-up is usually around 15h, but if an earlier time is possible, we will inform you beforehand. -
Electric cable, water hose, toilet product, ramps, gas bottles, fluorescent jackets, warning triangle, first aid kit, bicycle rack (optional on Adria Twin Explorer)
Discover our additional travel packs here -
We provide a mattress protector/sheet on the mattresses. Duvets, duvet covers, pillows and pillowcases must be provided by yourself.
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Vanomobil provides an environmental vignette for France and Germany. If you travel to another country, the cost of local road and environmental vignettes is borne by the hirer.
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For €3.5/day incl. VAT, we offer secure storage for your car during the period of the trip.
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The dimensions of the motorhome will be found on a sticker on the top left of the driver.
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In case of accident or breakdown, contact Vanomobil as soon as possible. All our rental customers benefit from 24-hour roadside assistance provided by the VAB.
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A colleague is always available for emergencies.
After opening hours:
For emergencies, you can reach a colleague between 8am and 9am and from 6pm to 10pm on the number: 0477 070 717
On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, this is from 8am to 10pm.
Preferably via WhatsApp, you will be called back within 2h.
During opening hours, please call: 056 430 181
Vano Days
Visit us during the Vano Days!
From 24 March to 6 April, we'll be open non-stop for our fun-filled Vano Days. Find out what we have to offer, see what's new in 2025, take part in interesting workshops, enjoy a drink... Mark it down in your diary, more details will follow soon!
❤ Our open days continue from 24/03 - 06/04. And especially for you, we're also open on Sundays!
❤ SPRING DEALS on stock models and rentals
❤ Up to 10% DISCOUNT on accessories in our physical Vano Shops
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