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Old 24-10-2008, 13:41   #16
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Andrew, where abouts is Narrowgate Farm? please.

rbrt, 3 vans in your back garden.. 8O some back garden.. :

Head from traffic lights in centre of Royon towards Rochdale. Turn right at next set of traffic lights up Dogford Road. It's on the right, about a quarter of a mile up the hill (about 200 yards short of the Puckersley pub).

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Old 24-10-2008, 13:49   #17
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3 vans sprite 400,coachman vip presently a buccaneer elan 14. best was coachman but slightly modified it coming off holiday(sunroof where toilet used to be).numerous tents but knees forced me to comfort. Use van all year round and prefer 5 van sites for peace and quiet.Best towing vehicle been terrano.
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Old 24-10-2008, 19:32   #18
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Thanks Andrew.
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Old 24-10-2008, 19:54   #19
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I had 3 getting bigger each time, now I just long for one. I had my first one for about a year before upgrading to a bigger and better one.

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yes but i think the question is about caravans :!: 8O
I wondered how long before someone commented -rotfl-
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I had 3 getting bigger each time, now I just long for one. I had my first one for about a year before upgrading to a bigger and better one.

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yes but i think the question is about caravans :!: 8O
I wondered how long before someone commented -rotfl-
Thought his comment was a bit exterme myself!! -rotfl- -rotfl- (SORRY) :
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Old 24-10-2008, 20:22   #21
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well i saw the title 'vans' and i got excited i've had more transits than you can shake a stick at :

I know we have done this before bu the abbreviation to van allways looses me, perhaps it is as i own both carvans and vans?

Anyway as foe caravans i have no idea how many i have owned i have had 3 this week :wink:

That is, Sold one i owned, bought two and will soon be selling my other one, does that make any sense?
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Old 24-10-2008, 20:29   #22
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well i saw the title 'vans' and i got excited i've had more transits than you can shake a stick at :
Transit vans always remind me of when they was used for bank job's, when they first came out. : The good old day's : (Not that I was there then or anything..) :
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In total 5 caravans, like everyone else, bigger each time : is that part of growing up :?:

Had all sorts, started off with a 1970's sprite Alpine ( in the 80's)and just recently a Bailey pageant 7 twin axle ...................... loving it 8)
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lol :

Me too

Just got to convince the wife that scarborough is better than Greece Turkey ETC.

I'm working on it :!:
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with htis being the first rel bit of winter we have had so far I am finding it a bit chilly in the caravan at the moment!

it ok when your on mains electricity and can plug in a heater from home, but despite what the brochures say blow air heating isnt all its craked up to be!, It flattens you battery in no time for a start!

have you noticed how gas never runs out at a convienient time? allways in the middle of the night or the middle of cooking dinner? :wink:
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have you noticed how gas never runs out at a convienient time? allways in the middle of the night or the middle of cooking dinner? :wink:
The other weekend :roll: Good to know it's not just our luck then.. :wink:
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it ok when your on mains electricity and can plug in a heater from home, but despite what the brochures say blow air heating isnt all its craked up to be!
The gas (and elec) blown warm air in the Burstner I have is amazing. According to the dealer, it's designed to maintain temperature when its as cold as -15degC outside. When I bought it new in 2006, we went away to North Wales in Feb and the temperature was around freezing (and it snowed) for 4 days. The gas warm air was fantastic - but we did use a whole 6kg propane cylinder in 3 days (I'd use 13kg cylinders, but it puts the noseweight way over 100kg).

We spent a couple of weeks at Easter away this year, at Cruachan Farm which is near Killin at the eastern end of Loch Tay. It was cold most of the time and snowed on three or four days. We used the blown warm air with electric (2kw) and gas together - and a full 6kg gas cylinder lasted nearly the whole fortnight.

It depends on the caravan, I think.

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AndrewK, read carefully, you obviously had mains electricity to back up your battery! otherwise the battery goes falt very quickly using the blow air fan!

Last week we were in the middle of the coldest snap of weather anywhere in the UK and in a very open location with little cover, not an organised site and one or two nights it was very cold, when the temperatures came back to normal it was as usual OK

I do find this mine is better than yours thing a bit childish mate! virtualy all caravans are the same these days, same heaters same insulation same water heaters etc. etc. just variations on a theme. Though i can understaqnd when you have read all the brochures, paid ytur deposit and have another 48 x minthly payments to go the ,onger you can keep the proud as punch feeling the better.

I have been buying selling, and living in caravans all of my life and have spent more nights in one than i have in a house, but what would i know? i have never bought a brand new one!

But as we have had this discussion before i will add to those who missed it, the more modern your caravan the more mains dependent it is, the battry charging system for one thing, can flatten the battery by itself without any assistance from you!
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We were away this weekend, bit damned chilly but stayed warm and comfy in the van.

Youre right plank, we are very mains dependant. Whenever I pitch up anywhere I can live without site showers toilets etc (on board) so long as I've got a cold water supply and 240v :wink: oh and beer in the fridge 8)

So much for roughing it :
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We were away this weekend, bit damned chilly but stayed warm and comfy in the van.

Youre right plank, we are very mains dependant. Whenever I pitch up anywhere I can live without site showers toilets etc (on board) so long as I've got a cold water supply and 240v :wink: oh and beer in the fridge 8)

So much for roughing it :
What else is a caravan fridge for? :wink:
Looked at one van over the weekend 28 feet long..10 feet wide.. No water :cry:
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