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2021 - Service Time
1st march 2021 and it's service time for Veronica. (Pegasus Verona) September 2020 was the last time i Hooked it up. Anyways an hours later I'm all set up and away we go, talk about nerves ! It's only a short drive to the service place, arrived later then planned due to traffic. followed directions and pulled into the…
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Delivery Failure of Caravan Manufacturers
Last year my wife and I decided to sell our Motorhome and purchase our first Caravan. We attended the NEC in Oct 2016 with this in mind. Having had a good look round we decided on a Swift Major 4SB as the style of van we liked. We located a special edition option from Wandahome South Cave ltd called an Ace Diplomat and…
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2020 The start of Touring.
Jan 2020, the search for a caravan begins. Many dealers, vans and disappointments. A budget chosen and a wonderful used van found. Unfortunately, after much research this was then sold. The search continued and what was at the time the perfect van was found. a great deal and spot on the money. Another stumbling block was…
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Save fuel on every trip on Caravan/horse trailer
The money you are saving for caravaning should not burn with fuel but it should be well spent on yourself. Even though you have the most aerodynamic towing car does not mean it will give you the best fuel efficiency while towing a caravan. The aerodynamic of vehicles-trailer combination is complicated and strongly…
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Death by Tailgate?
Having sold our 6 metre long, 3 metre high coach built motorhome a few years back, our return to motor caravanning, last July, in a Randger camper van, was a downsizing experience to which we are still adjusting. The Randger is a pop top, based on a Fiat Talento van. Ours came with a bike rack already fitted to the…
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Death by Campervan Tailgate!!!
Having recently returned to motor caravanning in a Randger campervan, I fear for my safety when I have to open the tailgate to access the "boot". The Randger 499 is based on a Fiat Talento van and has a large, heavy tailgate. When I bought the van, it already had a Fiamma bike rack fitted. The factory fitted tailgate…
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Motorhome Novis
Picture of ringo and cookie. This story happened on: 10/07/2020 During lockdown last year we decided to take a look at some motorhomes when we came across this nu rio venture which seemed a nice bit of kit , as it was close to home we arranged a viewing loved it & made a mad spur of the moment decision & bought it , picked…
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Table for Two - Lockdown Project
I don't know if Bailey are typical of manufacturers when it comes to providing free standing tables? The one in our current two berth motorhome is, in my opinion, too large and heavy given that we don't hold dinner parties in the van!!! This set me thinking about whether there was an easy solution to my perceived problem,…
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The day the wheel came off
It had been a great week staying in Somerset, sun shining, BBQ with friends, only lost the puppy once and fairly quickly found it in lost property. Just as we were leaving we happened to meet a new family with children about the same age as ours, nice people, but I bet they wish they had never met us !! (their first…
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Covid crisis
After years of persuasion my wife finally relented and agreed to a long term winter holiday in Spain. She likes the seasons you see. So do I. I like Spring, Summer, Spring, Summer repeat. The loose plan was to sail from Portsmouth to Santander on Brittany Ferries then drive across Spain to Cadiz turn left and work our way…