We start our long journey from Shanghai and head for Qingdao, but there are still some checks to be done.
Here are the last preparation tasks before the Road Trip to Inner Mongolia 2021.
First, if you plan to rent a caravan, please ensure that you have parking space available. We had issues finding space and finally decided to park the caravan on the side of the road where we knew there were seldom parking tickets. We could not get it inside the compound, and the parking lot where we were supposed to park the caravan suddenly refused. The day we left, we could get it inside the compound for a shorter period for packing.
We packed all the gear as well as possible and tried to balance the load—our Kia Sorento’s max. The ball weight is around 100kg, so we should be OK with following that rule. Heavy water and milk are in the rear, and the generator is in the front.
I still need to verify and check some issues.
- RV availability in Hulunbuir. Maxus has a rental place in Hulunbuir, and the availability needs to be confirmed. All information can be found in the app. For some reason, the rentals are not yet available for July, and we are following up on this. We want to use Maxus only because it is a big/reliable company with many rental locations. There are some minor issues with other rentals, so we prefer them.
- Travel directly to Hulunbuir. There are several options, but what is the best is still pending. Once per day, there is a direct flight from Shanghai, taking the train from Shanghai to Hulumbuir, mixing trains and flights.
- Each individual needs to handle all the rentals and flights/trains. We can try to reduce the price by negotiating with Maxus if there are more families. We are not a travel agency but would like more people to enjoy travelling in China by motor home and would be nicer together. On our website CrissCrossChina there is more information regarding travel in China by RV. For questions, you can use our Facebook or email address info@crisscrosschina.com
We will continue to update this blog as we get more information.
Road Trip to Inner Mongolia 2021 latest update 14.6.2021
We are now a total of 4 families travelling to Hulunbuir. The meeting date would be 10th July; our family is the only one driving up there. We will start the journey on the 2nd or 3rd of July from Shanghai, and others will take flight and have rented the RV from Inner Mongolia.
No RV; instead, rented caravan in Shanghai.
Here are some updates from our side. We have now changed our plan regarding RV rental and rented caravan in Shanghai, model MIY MYY9012XLJ03. Finding an RV in our price range was difficult, and the layouts were not to our liking. We found a small rental company with caravans, and the layout suited us.
Review available of MIY caravan.
- Ski box for more storage space, 700L
- Mirror extensions
- Installing the towing hook for the car.
- Fire extinguisher, 2kg
- The car’s service includes an oil/filter change, a fuel filter change, a check of brake pads, an air filter change, and verifying that everything underneath the car is okay (shockers, springs).
- Additional pockets and a soft table to be used behind the seats for kids.
- A mosquito net tent will be used in Inner Mongolia; I don’t know if it is needed, but nice to have dinner outside without the mosquitos.
- Update of our First Aid kit. Bandages, medicines for different uses.
- RV/caravan checklist
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Rental of RV in Hulumbuir
Here is additional information before the trip from RV2GO, including a driver for seven days. We received this from their sales staff via WeChat; therefore, it is optimized for use by WeChat. You can scan the QR code or use this link. Unfortunately, the whole page is Chinese, but you could use Google Translate.
Our plan for the trip is to drive up north with a caravan from Shanghai and meet my friend in Inner Mongolia. From there, we will travel together and enjoy Inner Mongolia.
Advertisement for RV rental Inner Mongolia. The trip can be tailor-made and, if needed, also includes the driver.
Two families meeting far away from home