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Old 31-05-2015, 21:42   #16
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Just make sure you listen and ask questions on the show out.
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Old 25-06-2015, 16:06   #17
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Hi nice caravan,
One little tip, when reversing do small movements slowly and not lock to lock you will find it easier. (until you get used to it) .
An Electric hob is a useful piece of equipment. it saves money on gas and with extension lead you can cook your bacon outside.
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Old 25-06-2015, 16:51   #18
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Watch out taking tight corners and roundabouts, the caravan will cut in, if a tyre touches a curb, you can damage the sidewall, so with that in mind, carry a spare wheel too.

Leisure battery, and a means to charge it, either transfer to car, electric hook up, solar panel etc
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Old 25-06-2015, 18:21   #19
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Hi nice caravan,
One little tip, when reversing do small movements slowly and not lock to lock you will find it easier. (until you get used to it) .
An Electric hob is a useful piece of equipment. it saves money on gas and with extension lead you can cook your bacon outside.
We have a Remoska which we have used for years, it sits outside and cooks so many things, absolutely brilliant bit of kit.
My wife uses it at home to cook cakes too.
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Old 25-06-2015, 21:13   #20
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get yourself into the camping and caravanning club about £45 a year lots of cheap small 5 van sites temp holiday sites club sites most of the year in all areas.from £5 a night.
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Old 25-06-2015, 21:58   #21
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All going to plan we are off on Monday & can't wait Have spent around 14 hours inside cleaning the van from top to bottom washing every thing down but the worst bit was the cooker that took 2 hours with a brilo pad at least it now to my standard of clean & the cooker is now nice & shiny. Just got given an empty gas bottle 20 mins ago (that's a nice £40 saving) so that'll be getting changed for a full one tomorrow & managed to redo the silicone around the bathroom sink this afternoon
Cheers for all the tips & advice guy's
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Old 25-06-2015, 22:50   #22
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Quality. Enjoy. Going far?
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Old 25-06-2015, 23:07   #23
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Quality. Enjoy. Going far?
Going about 45mins North of us to Belford in Northumberland where we've been camping in the past as it's a nice quiet site & not far from the coast plus we know a few green lanes in the area so may do a couple depending on what the weather has/is like
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Old 26-06-2015, 11:54   #24
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Going about 45mins North of us to Belford in Northumberland where we've been camping in the past as it's a nice quiet site & not far from the coast plus we know a few green lanes in the area so may do a couple depending on what the weather has/is like
The furthest I've towed to is Oswaldkirk. Would like to try further north though. The missus fancy a look at the Beamish museum, so 1 day.
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Old 26-06-2015, 12:03   #25
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I assume that the place you bought it from has serviced the van and checked over the gas bits for safety?
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Old 26-06-2015, 17:11   #26
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All going to plan we are off on Monday & can't wait Have spent around 14 hours inside cleaning the van from top to bottom washing every thing down but the worst bit was the cooker that took 2 hours with a brilo pad at least it now to my standard of clean & the cooker is now nice & shiny. Just got given an empty gas bottle 20 mins ago (that's a nice £40 saving) so that'll be getting changed for a full one tomorrow & managed to redo the silicone around the bathroom sink this afternoon
Cheers for all the tips & advice guy's
14 hours where did you get it from, if it's a dealers, please let others know as it should have been cleaned.??
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Old 26-06-2015, 21:19   #27
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Nice rig.
We stopped caravan in a few years ago but had some great times.
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