Awning heating
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How useful, Corners. Careful, though, it’s only rated C for energy efficiency.
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Done up three, two sold at a profit, third one still in use by us, now 34 years old. How much do you want to spend? How old is it? What are your needs?
The answers you get to these questions will indicate whether or not doing an old caravan up will suit you, or if you might be better off buying a second hand one that has more of the features you require. How you intend using it is relevant as well. UK, abroad, with family, with pets, short holidays, long holidays, what are you towing it with, what kind of sites do you use, etc........
Make a list based on answers to some of these questions, and you have a basis to design/alter an old van and make it just what you need. On older vans, sometimes the build quality is very good, and you have a sound base to make a relatively cheap purchase into something worth keeping. Older vans are usually much easier to carry out repairs and renovations on yourself, especially if you are good at DIY. Some aspects are a bit more technical, and might need signing off as safe by an expert, for example fitting new gas pipes.
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Welcome to Club Together, the Caravan and Motorhome Club’s online forum. The aim of Club Together is to bring people together to ask questions and share experiences, advice, hints and tips. On behalf of all of our Club Together members, we are looking forward to meeting and getting to know you.Poor bloke only asked a question, maybe this welcome message needs to be reworked
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In answer to Corners, yes I've sold the apartment and yes I mostly flew. I did read some years back that flying produces a carbon footprint slightly less than a driver in a Ford Fiesta but I do agree that we should all be travelling by bullock cart.
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Oh no! Not this old chestnut again, surely?
Look, we don't use an awning heater, we don't even have a full awning. But could someone please explain to me why, for instance, it's OK to sit in your van with the heating on at, say 2kw, but not to have both the van and awning heating on at 1kw each?
Why are some folk so concerned that someone else might be using a few pence more electricity than themselves? It's just a nonsense IMHO ( speaking as someone who uses as little as possible, that is!
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It is metered, just not individually. Hence the reason why you have a division between those happy to use anything that's there, and those who are concerned that rising usage of a commodity might be reflected at some point in a rise in pitch price for everyone, regardless of how frugal personal usage might be.
Touring is our cheap holiday, personally we need cheap site fees to keep us interested and still doing it, on a normal year we might be away 3-4 months over the year. We holiday in other ways as well, so happy not to commit to an expensive outfit, use basic sites. For others, they will have made the decision to spend a lot on an outfit, happy to pay the fees at sites they like and want, regardless of what they ad up to, including metered electric. It's an individual preference.
Edit: I was answering Johns post M!
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As long as the cart was made from wood taken from sustainable forestry & you collect the Bullock’s waste to ensure it’s recycled to offset the methane production👍🏻😊
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Yes, after having paid thousands for my outfit and wanting to enjoy my holidays fully, what's a few more extra pounds?
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Excellent answer M.
Trouble is, some think that 1kw plus 1kw equals 3kw...
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Not only that but if A does something a different way from B, then A is deemed by B to be wrong. C, however, thinks both A and B can do as they choose because it’s none of his (C's) business as he gets on with enjoying his holiday.
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Hee Hee,
Sounds like a scene from the two Ronnies TW...
I know my place....
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Edit...........Yes Husky, I've also been called a B as well
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I guess the solution is not to heat the awning but only heat the people in the awning. We do use a quartz heater but it's only on whilst we are in the awning and 'need' it. We also use blankets to put round our legs which are not in the beam. Quite enjoy the ambience and experience, we are also mindful of the fact that not only heat but sound travels though canvassing very easily!
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I can complete the set as I was called an A on this very forum.
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Ah yes, I remember TW.
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We see all life on here although the comments book on the site I’m on tonight makes CT look tame!
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That's nothing trellis, I once liked a post by BB
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put me down as a C please, always!
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I’ve never looked on you as anything other than an ‘A’ Tinny, an ‘A’ in every way. . . .That'll be ‘Affable’, not the other(cough/spit) nasty word😤😤😊
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Aw, shucks, Rocky. That brought a tear to my eye but, in a manly way, I’ll pretend it was a speck of dust.
Cheers, Mucker.
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I’ve noticed the speck of dust comes free with a lot of Disney movies too. . . .So I’m told🤭🤫😗😗
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Especially Bambi....apparently😢
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Pardon?
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Good advice, especially when replying to a post
On the subject. it must be OK / allowed to heat your awning because my last 2 caravan's have an external outlet for this purpose
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It’s because you seem to be confused by the difference between the heat source rating (1 or 2 kw) and consumption. Your heating might never switch on in Spain, but might not be able to achieve a comfortable temperature in north Norway. Using an awning won’t half your caravan consumption, nor will the availability of 2 kw in your van double it. Heaters need to replace heat lost and the larger space of a caravan and awning combined, will create a greater heat loss - but maybe none in Spain.
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