What are you all up to
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Presently trying to find a suitable battery that will not eat up an excessive amount of the payload, but still be suitable for operating the mover, suggestions welcome.@KjellNN is the van's charging system capable of charging a LiFePo4 (lithium) battery, as that would supply loads of power with low weight?
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We almost put the canopy back on our garden swing yesterday @KjellNN but then I checked the weather forecast. Storm Dave, not likely to be too bad down here, but it could get interesting up your area.
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I've come to the same conclusion @Takethedogalong - so my first job this morning is to get the Thule canopy wound in. Although it's well secured with Peggy Peg anchor plates and the storm straps - with forecast winds of almost 50 mph here, if nothing else, it's going to be very noisy. Not conducive to a good night's sleep!🙄
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Why do you need a separate battery for the mover? I think that most, if not all, movers are powered by the standard leisure battery in the caravan?
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That is where the leisure battery is Nellie, only the one battery. Don’t know if the under the floor position ( in the Cadiz in the middle opposite the door) is only in the Unicorn range?
If anyone has a Bailey with the battery under the floor, what battery are you using?
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@KjellNN is your van brand new? If so, is it now the norm for new not to have a battery supplied? Or is the supplied battery not up to using the motor mover?
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it is new, new vans have never come with a battery included in the price, but even worse, not included in the MRO as delivered!
We are going to be very tight on payload, user payload is only 154kg , and we are ready losing 32 kg, I think, for the mover, which is an essential item to get the van onto our driveway.
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Having set OH on to the task of finding a lithium one that will fit in the space, she has come up with a few, but most are not in stock. She has however found a 105Ah one that is, so just going now to check with our dealer that it will be suitable. Weight is only 8kg apparently, so a great saving.
We do not need such a big battery as in the old van as the Cadiz is single axle and not so heavy, so mover will be in use for less time.
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Given up trying to sleep - kettle's just boiled! Getting absolutely hammered by "Dave" at the moment - not much shelter here from the SW so we're rocking about like mad - despite the E&P hydraulic rams. Hope everyone else is OK. Thank goodness I brought the canopy in this morning😮.
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Happy Easter everyone. I know I've posted it before but this creation makes me smile. It's standing up well to the winds.
I hope everyone is safe after the winds in southerly areas and storm Dave further north. A friend in East Ayrshire said they'd had a flurry of snow..…
Still breezy here, but bright and cheerful. Certainly blown away my cobwebs 🤣. Don't know why I put hairspray on 🫣. The bluebells are coming on a treat. Not easy to capture on a mobile phone camera, this one's got an interesting log. I stayed the sheltered side of the wood so a ditch between me and the wood. Too blustery to go down the other edge that leads to the footpath through the wood.
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There were numerous vans on the Southport site yesterday as I drove past and some on Victoria Park next door as well. I think the latter is a pop up site, perhaps for the Camping Club. I hope that they all had some form of heating last night as it is really cold here in Southport due to the very strong, cold wind, although if you are inside a van in the sun today, it may be nice and warm, as it is in my little conservatory. It is such a shame as so many places, especially animal sanctuarys and charities, rely on good weather at Easter. Apparently it is going to be far warmer by Tuesday. Sod's law!
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The storm was not as bad here as proposed, a bit windy, but we have frequently had worse. DD has a camera that shows her garden and can see that the cover on the garden furniture needs to be secured back in place at one corner, but everything OK otherwise. I will fix that tomorrow when we go down to feed her budgies and unmould the latest concrete casting.
This morning we have had heavy rain, followed by hailstones and snow, then sun and now more rain, at least the wind has gone!
Battery for new caravan now ordered.
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Just been upto local village boot sale quite a lot of tables but not much we liked although I bought a pretty patterned milk jug so now soaking with a drop of milton in it all of 2 euros, there was a plant stall had a good look round some good plants but all in full flower which means a shorter time in the garden, very warm today could be 24C this afternoon as it was warm in the village and tomorrow 27C first time today with sandals on for this year.
Did wash my car first thing and OH did the Landcruiser before it got too warm then I had a go at cleaning the outside of my little greenhouse no glass just polycarbonate looks better now.
Have friends here tomorrow for lunch and will have that outside under the caravan canopy as she likes sitting in full sun so we will be under the shade area.
Enjoy the rest of the Easter weekend folks.
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Beautiful day here, but we are having sun, showers and wind rolling at an hourly rate. Too cold in wind for major gardening, so I have been in greenhouse sowing seeds, pricking out seedlings, re potting some stuff. My Sis bought us 15 different Tomato seed varieties, so getting these sorted. Going to have plenty of plants to give away to family and friends to raise themselves. I adore oven roasted tomatoes, so will be doing lots in the Summer, and OH makes a fabulous tomato sauce for pasta dishes. I am back in now, crochet calling. Our yarn group is making bunting to yarn bomb the 14th century pub where we have our group meetings. Inside and out. OH is in garage, Jeep Wrangling. He found a bit more rust the other day, so he’s sorting this at the moment. Once new parts arrive from USA for brakes, it won’t be far off going for MOT.🤞He’s decided to replace anything that he thinks looks a bit worn, so it’s going to hopefully be well restored and problem free for next few tests. Looking forward to taking it to a few shows later in year………
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