Grande Brindisi

armourer
armourer Forum Participant Posts: 218
edited January 2020 in Caravans #1

looking at buying the bailey grande brindisi 8ft wide van

anyone got one ? how do you rate it ? any problems since buying it

does the heating heat the rear of the van at the toilet wash shower area  as our swift major 4sb  the warm air hose for the rear is actually underneath the caravan and is not insulated  so the air is cold by the time it gets to the washroom.

on the bailey the same hose is ran internally.

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  • lornalou1
    lornalou1 Forum Participant Posts: 2,169
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    edited January 2020 #2

    Go for the Alde heating, much better but others will argue that. be careful about approach roads to some sites as they are tight in a standard width caravan and you may need to change your towing mirrors.

  • armourer
    armourer Forum Participant Posts: 218
    edited January 2020 #3

    you don't get alde heating in that model 

  • richardandros
    richardandros Club Member Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭
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    edited January 2020 #4

    Our Knaus is 8' wide and in the last year, I haven't come across any problems towing it. Yes. you have to be careful where you take it, but that applied to our previous Barcelona, as well. I don't do Devon / Cornwall narrow lanes and tend to go for sites with reasonable access, but we still manage to get to a fair few CLs and CS's.

    One mistake I have nearly made is when parking up in, say, a lay-by, just make sure you leave a bit of extra room between the car and the kerb, otherwise the van wheels will hit the kerb. Bit obvious really - but it nearly caught me out the first time.

    I have had to get extension arms for my Milenco towing mirrors.

    With regard to heating - last van had Alde, this one has Truma.  Swings and roundabouts, really.  Truma heats up more quickly, Alde is more 'all round' heat. Bathroom is / was cold in both of them, but a fan heater in winter soon cures that.

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