New tin tent

[solarman216]

Hi all as above just won on fleabay a 1994 Lunar Saturn 5 berth van cheap and cheerful, as was going to hire one for the Enfield Pageant, this was not much more money than the hire and we get to use it again, so thought why not, pick it up tomorrow, picks will follow, Rick

 

[jims-terrano]

Nice one Rick, guess your back to normal again (what ever normal is:lol)

 

[solarman216]

Nice one Rick, guess your back to normal again (what ever normal is:lol)

thanks Jim, normal is not how I felt for 7 days, I rarely get ill not seen a doctor in 20 odd years but by heck it pulled me down, very glad to be over it and back to "normal" so got a 300 mile round trip tomorrow to pick it up, silly thing is there was a nice 2 berth in Bexhill that looked good at about the same money but no shower, and was very tempted but original add said it was re advertised due to someone hitting bye it now when there were issues so he took it off an re presented it, then while I was looking at it he removed it again as said inaccurate description, glad I did not get involved, I am happy with what I have got, pics when I get it home, Rick

 

[solarman216]

signing out now as early start tomorrow 10 am FFS 3 hours there 3 hours back should be in time for pub grub booked 6.30pm it is a hard life, Rick

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

welcome to the tin tent club Rick... if you get even half as much fun as we get out of ours, you will have some great times...

 

[Thomas61]

Pleased your feeling better mate, enjoy the drive and looking forward to the pics.

 

[panelbeater]

that will be good if someone needs work done on t2 and now you can do bb as well.:thumb2

 

[jims-terrano]

that will be good if someone needs work done on t2 and now you can do bb as well.:thumb2

That's posh that is, I was gonna bring my tent and a bottle of whiskey :thumbs

 

[rustic]

signing out now as early start tomorrow 10 am FFS 3 hours there 3 hours back should be in time for pub grub booked 6.30pm it is a hard life, Rick

I wonder where he is going to in 3 hours?

 

[solarman216]

I wonder where he is going to in 3 hours?

Bedford ish, Rick

 

[zippy656]

Just check your gas system rick. They normally leak

 

[solarman216]

Thanks Zipps, I will be going over it completely, as it has the makings of a good van, first is pic of front and nearside, the front cover is cracked and kept popping open so reinforcing needed here also there is a crack in the figlass over the A frame

 

[solarman216]

this is the off side, not so good here as water has got in the front and rear roof seems and done about 750 mm or so of damage at each end (both windows wobble) and the inside paneling will need replacing, someone has had a go at sealing the roof but not good enough for me, so that will be the first to sort, as for the rest, pretty up together, needs a good clean etc, has awnings big and small but not sure I will be interested in those, too much mucking about if you ask me

 

[solarman216]

inside front view,

 

[solarman216]

inside rear, the wc door lock is not working the entrance door lock is broke, some of the door catches do not hold, you know lots of the minor things that no one bothers with but make a difference at the end of the day, Rick

 

[solarman216]

good journey by the way 307 miles in total left at 10 held up on Dartford Xing for 20 mins on the way back (anyone know why) we were yards from the problem but saw nothing till a law car came the other way then we all started moving again but nothing there, anyway got back about quarter to six just enough time to take a few pics , get changed and down the pub for a steak sizler, yes I know the time imprint on the pics is an hour out, Rick

 

[jims-terrano]

Sounds like an easy if not time consuming fix for you Rick.

Look out for the aluminium pitting from the inside out if water has got in to the walls at all.

I used to use a product called silky for cleaning the outside, comes in a tub and you rub it on with a damp cloth. I also found some flexible sealing strip on a roll, I removed awning rail/gutter and ran the strip on the edge of the body and refitted the gutter on top of it. Worked for me.

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

inside rear, the wc door lock is not working the entrance door lock is broke, some of the door catches do not hold, you know lots of the minor things that no one bothers with but make a difference at the end of the day, Rick

Depending on what it looks like, I may have one of those door locks, I removed when my old van was written off...

 

[solarman216]

Sounds like an easy if not time consuming fix for you Rick.

Look out for the aluminium pitting from the inside out if water has got in to the walls at all.

I used to use a product called silky for cleaning the outside, comes in a tub and you rub it on with a damp cloth. I also found some flexible sealing strip on a roll, I removed awning rail/gutter and ran the strip on the edge of the body and refitted the gutter on top of it. Worked for me.

figured on that, have got a large roll of ali sheet if I need it and mastic galore, pop rivets etc, no worries, as for inside I can machine timber to any thickness I need and cut and fit new ply to panels then apply plastic covering to match or near match my emphasis will be on water proofing and strength, rather than cosmetic stuff, Rick

 

[solarman216]

Depending on what it looks like, I may have one of those door locks, I removed when my old van was written off...

Will take a pic tomorrow Clive, be handy if you do have one, Rick