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Old 03-12-2008, 23:06   #16
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ah yes would be nice to have a gas light, just for old times sake.
recall did produce some heat certainly more than a 12v tube and
a cosier light...then theres the hiss ah.

the wild life, would that the disco on the next door holiday park then?

no really recall watching electric storms with van lights off and then
theres my favourite being woken in middle of night by a downpour
banging on the roof, and feeling so snug in my sleeping bag.
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Old 03-12-2008, 23:12   #17
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Yes they came 'pre-burnt' with a little ceramic ring at the bottom in a card box and they were incredibly fragile and hard to store.

Having said that wit a modern caravan they just wouldnt work well, for a start burning gas causes a lot of moisture in the air so the dreaded damp is encouraged, they give off a lot of heat, and with better sealed and insulated caravans the carbon monoxide from burning gas must be an issue? Ans i supppose to be fair the quality fo the light wasn't brilliant it was allways a bit yellowish and flickery not ideal for reading a nice book or maybe the lable on your bottle of wine :wink:

I can also imagine they are more likely to be a source of fire than a battery powered light!

then there is the cost, i would assume a nice glass shade and a well made valve plus pipe work would be more to make and labout to fit!

I could go on, but I have proved I an a sad gas lamp anorak so I will stop there :

All the above are just my opinions by the way!
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Old 03-12-2008, 23:15   #18
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I also like rain on the carvan roof!

I remeber a few years ago we were up in Cumbria for Appleby-horse fair and stopped for a few nights just outside appleby on the moors in abig old Buccaneer with a wood burning stove and all cut glasss mirrors etc.

There was a bit of bad weather and we were on a high spot and could see three different electrical storms dancing on the hills around us with the wood fire crackling and the evening light fading, magic :wink:
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the first van the mrs and me used was my parents old Robin. Gas light at each end and one was next to a small window so light would get into the loo compartment.
Moved on a bit since then, via a trailer tent, then a Sprite Alpine which I was given in 1988 when it was 16 years old and finally parted with it last year after 20 years. Usually ran it on batteries, although I had fitted a full mains kit, carried two leisure types both charged before leaving home and a small solar panel to help along the way. Used to light the awning with a couple of Tilley lamps in the evenings, great light and heat sources.
Now we have an Elddis Jetstream with all the bells and whistles but as hardened campers we still prefer a minimum facility site, all we ask for is a stand pipe and somewhere to empty the loo. But the awning is still home to two roaring Tilleys of an evening.

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simple sites are the best, it would break my heart to pay some of the prices they charge!
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my mate has found a site £5.00 p/n inc electric, and free fishing (river), free showers
and thats cheap down this part of country and it's 1 mile off A12, i'll be having some of that in march as it's only 15 mile from me, just nice for cheap break,








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I run a 150w inverter that runs off the second Yellow top battery in the Patrol, we use it for laptop, camera chargers etc. The split charge system ensures we always have a good battery to start the motor if we're parked up for any length of time... those things seem damn expensive 8O
And the inverter 240v output is simply connected to the caravan via your normal EHU lead? That is a good idea - must look at doing that (not that I often use sites without a EHU).

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my mate has found a site £5.00 p/n inc electric, and free fishing (river), free showers
and thats cheap down this part of country and it's 1 mile off A12, i'll be having some of that in march as it's only 15 mile from me, just nice for cheap break, tezzer

Sounds like my sort of place Tezzer!
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