Things to get to make life very comfortable
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have the TV for dark evenings and miserable weather but I'd never dream of humping the coffee machine around
I have in my caravan both a TV (on a swivel bracket that allows watching from both living area and bed area) and a proper espresso machine. Both are turned on shortly after arriving on a site. The difference is that once the TV has its antenna aligned to the local transmitter it is turned off again, whereas the espresso is on for virtually all the time we are awake in the caravan.
We have found much better things to do in dark evenings and miserable weather.
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We have CC Insurance and I contacted them on the day before we came back home. They said that there was no need to have informed them of the change of storage location unless you were claiming the 5% discount on a Gold Secure site. Neither storage sites were Gold classed but both are secure compounds with appropriate CCTV and owners living on site etc etc, but like I said, it was half price down in Cornwall to what we were paying up here in Lancashire and saves me approx £70 each way in towing fuel savings.
You are right, it is a long way but we are limited at the moment to just when we can get away as we have a 10 year old daughter so we can only get away at approved half and end of term times. This means that for most of the year we have been paying £42.50 per month just to store the van. Any half term holiday period justifies us travelling to Cornwall which I will always do overnight as it was a doddle in comparative terms driving through the night. Weekend breaks are a no no as I work most weekends anyway.
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We too got a 3Kw fan heater for the Awning at night. We got ours from Argos just before we went to Cornwall this summer. It's a dimplex one with warranty etc and cost just under £30.00. It was miles more effective than our rotating Halogen heater. The Halogen was not capable of warming a full length awning on a twin axle van and of course, it dazzles you when you are sat down and very prone to getting knocked over. Enjoy it mate but be ready for the hairy shirt brigade telling you what a soft a*s* you are for carrying a heater in the first place....lol. I think I'm getting the hang of this forum stuff now.
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We ike simple but diet restrictions mean taking lots of dry goods. We are intrigued by the fact that in our 70's we have many more "essentials" than when we were in our 30's. We even need a huge SUV to carry all our minimalist stuff!
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Purchase a lead like shown, and plug into a socket like shown.
Proper caravanning
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I bought an additional fridge to use in the awning before a trip to France earlier this year. Great idea you might think, shame the manufacturer didn't design them to fit through a caravan doorway though! How stupid do I feel passing it through the front window to carry it in the caravan. My car's boot is too shallow for it to go in there. It now sits in the garage.
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I must admit we try to go minimal but saying that everyone's needs and wants are different. When I see some units set up l'm amazed how much they carry and I really couldn't be bothered myself with all the unpacking and packing.
We don't have an awning or lots of outdoor furniture (just two chairs and a small folding table) but we do have a coffee machine for a nice coffee and a small slow cooker to bubble away whilst we're having fun doing other things. As long as you stay within your limits why shouldn't you take what's important to you? Just as long as you have fun, that's the whole point of camping for me 😊
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Keeping it simple for me is simply keeping it legal and safe. Yes, I do carry a TV but having had that bad experience I described on the first page of the thread, some of those once luxury items now reside in the shed. Like Little Jack, we now plan, I just think it very important to stress, particularly to newbies, the issues and considerations we 'need to heed' when we consider which 'essentials' to include onboard. I'm pleased that this thread has stressed this during the months it has run!
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Not telling what "Bits 'n Bobs" over and above Life's Essentials I carry in my 'van -- just let me say that I've emptied the old girl except for the First Aid Kit, Crockery and Pans. The only problem I have now is I need to put the folding step back in 'cos the Springs and Suspension, being somewhat unstressed, have raised the floor level so much that my shorty family & friends need all the help they can get !!
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