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Tony wild is a very good place.  Tony or Mark are good egg's and will sort out any dramas you may have quickly.   We have 2010 Platinum crusader and have found it great.  Pro's easy home storage, cheap to tow, easy to tow, and with the new acrylic easy to dry out.   You will buy with them with total piece of mind.   Instead of a shower on the quartz consider a power shower which can be bought for another 145 quid.  I can provide details if you wish.

If you are not wanting to buy absolutely new,  and may wish to save a couple of grand, then I  have mine for sale.  feel free to ask any questions if you are interested.   

Paul 

We bought our Conway Countryman from Highbridge near Burnham on Sea. . Highbridge were excellent. We rang first as we had to travel from the Midlands they gave us a demonstration and answered all our questions and gave us a collection date. When we collected it we had another demonstration and some towing advice. Our camper was 1year old but hardly used. Highbridge gave us waste/water containers and electric lead so apart from gas we were ready to go. You also get a discount in the shop for as long as you own the camper. Although we had no warrenty as it was used they said they would not let us down if we had a problem. We camped nearby after collection so were close by to iron out any problems.

We love our camper, we have underbed skirts which are good  for storage and to reduce drafts under the beds. Our awning and skirts were included in the £6500 we paid  We do not have heating but a fan heater works just as good. 

We have put it down in the wind and rain, you do get plastic sheets which cover the beds you just have to fold it quick and dry it and put it away more neatly when you get home. 

With all the cupboards and under seat stoarage there is plenty of room. We do not have a toilet but use a camping one in the awning  and we put a wardrobe in there for our clothes. We have 2 children who love it. We had a tent which I hated, this is much better and has saved us loads on our holidays this year.You can run the fridge off a battery but  Ido not fill the fridge until I am on site as you would have to open it up to fill it. I do keep everything else inside so we are ready to go.     

Quote: Originally posted by devil99qa on 20/6/2011

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Tony wild is a very good place.  Tony or Mark are good egg's and will sort out any dramas you may have quickly.   We have 2010 Platinum crusader and have found it great.  Pro's easy home storage, cheap to tow, easy to tow, and with the new acrylic easy to dry out.   You will buy with them with total piece of mind.   Instead of a shower on the quartz consider a power shower which can be bought for another 145 quid.  I can provide details if you wish.

If you are not wanting to buy absolutely new,  and may wish to save a couple of grand, then I  have mine for sale.  feel free to ask any questions if you are interested.   

 

Paul 

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Hi Paul,

So what is the power shower as we haven't heard of these before? Does this replace the normal one on the Quartz and was if fitted when you brought it? Does this mean you have your own shower cubicle outside? Any info would be good as this is a learning experience for us! Thanks for the offer on yours but we would like to go for new for the warranty and piece of mind being new to all this!!

We have a 2010 Conway Crusader and are really pleased with it, previous to this we had a 1998 Conway Crusader. We also had a 1993 Conway Cruiser without the toilet but much prefer the convenience of a toilet.

1) What is the internal heater like? While we won’t be going camping in the depths of winter it would be nice to know we could use this out of season

Heater is excellent, heats the cabin really quickly and is really warm

2) How easy are these to put up / down in the rain without getting the bedding / internals wet?

Been really lucky and only packed away dry, but find the folding system really easy, our old Crusader was slide out mechanism and we weren't sure we would like the folding type, but we are definitely converted

3) Is there a lot of storage under the seating area, etc (The website is a bit thin on this info)

Yes lots of storage under seats, cupboards and drawers, even a cutlery drawer under the sink

4) Are the bed skirts a good choice or waste of money

We think they are worth it, stops draughts in the awning and definitely think the beds are warmer with them

5) Would we need extended wing mirrors to tow this on a Vectra (we have checked towing capacities and this is well within limits)

Not sure if lawfully you need them, but we always do

6) Can the fridge be loaded up before leaving home and will it run off the 12V supply when traveling to keep things cool?

Yes

Good luck with whatever you purchase, you will love it

Thanks for all the replys thus far it is good to know there are some experts out there to advice us!

Julie - Those answers were very useful and the other half is very pleased about the heating :-)

So can anyone comment on the pros / cons of the Conway V Pennine ?

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Quote: Originally posted by devil99qa on 20/6/2011

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Tony wild is a very good place.  Tony or Mark are good egg's and will sort out any dramas you may have quickly.   We have 2010 Platinum crusader and have found it great.  Pro's easy home storage, cheap to tow, easy to tow, and with the new acrylic easy to dry out.   You will buy with them with total piece of mind.   Instead of a shower on the quartz consider a power shower which can be bought for another 145 quid.  I can provide details if you wish.

If you are not wanting to buy absolutely new,  and may wish to save a couple of grand, then I  have mine for sale.  feel free to ask any questions if you are interested.   

 

Paul 

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Hi Paul,

So what is the power shower as we haven't heard of these before? Does this replace the normal one on the Quartz and was if fitted when you brought it? Does this mean you have your own shower cubicle outside? Any info would be good as this is a learning experience for us! Thanks for the offer on yours but we would like to go for new for the warranty and piece of mind being new to all this!!

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not got one, but would consider one to use outside the unit in a shower tent.  Needs gas bottle also, which you carry two on the unit anyway.  QED cheap alternative to onsite showers and saves you money on a unit which has one.   Good luck with it,  Tony or Mark like I have said.   Also I understand there is a dealer in Bicester on the A41.

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I have this one, and a shower tent and it does the trick.   Hot water carried in jerry can to unit, some used for washing up and some for portable washing machine, and the rest for shower.  Use a rubber mat on the grass or a crocs to keep your feet off the ground.

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We have a shower on our Conway Cardinal, but on the outside we only use it for the dogs if they get really muddy.

On a personal  note, i think adding the expense of a shower or power shower isn't economical, as i  have yet to camp where i am expected to pay for a shower. Anway over the life time of the unit, if you pay £148 for the power shower and £10 or so for the shower head, that  comes to roughly £160, and then add another £30 for the toilet/shower tent ....£190.

Say you have to pay 50p per shower, then you have to have 380 showers before you have made your money back on the purchase. Generally most sites i have come across have free showers, and are much warmer and convenient than showering outside your FC.

All that being said, its all personal preference.

Quote: Originally posted by Owayne on 20/6/2011

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We have a shower on our Conway Cardinal, but on the outside we only use it for the dogs if they get really muddy.

On a personal  note, i think adding the expense of a shower or power shower isn't economical, as i  have yet to camp where i am expected to pay for a shower. Anway over the life time of the unit, if you pay £148 for the power shower and £10 or so for the shower head, that  comes to roughly £160, and then add another £30 for the toilet/shower tent ....£190.

Say you have to pay 50p per shower, then you have to have 380 showers before you have made your money back on the purchase. Generally most sites i have come across have free showers, and are much warmer and convenient than showering outside your FC.

All that being said, its all personal preference.

I think the shower head comes with the device.  I recall looking at it some months ago.  But economically you are right.  It's an option if you want to explore smaller sites with less facilities I guess.

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So is the outside shower on the Pennine a cold or hot water shower? I agree with the above that the best opition is to use the on site facilities but it may be useful for cleaning up the kids feet, etc if near a beach.

If anyone can comment on the best choice between the Crusader and the Quartz 6 that would be helpful.

Tony Wild looks like a good choice so will have to give them a call in a few weeks to see what display models they have in and then we can go and compare the two!

I think the main difference between the Conway Crusader and Pennine Quartz is Crusader uses Isatex fabric and Quartz uses  Isacryl (though not sure what the difference in fabric is)

I also noticed that with the Quartz has wrap around seating with one side being longer but by gaining the extra seat you are losing cupboard space, the Crusader 2009 had this option but when we looked at them we decided that the extra storage space was more important to us.

I also prefer the interior fabrics used in the Crusader(again this is personal) We have the white curtains and to be honest we were worried about how clean they would stay but I have to say its not been a problem and after numerous outings they are still as clean as when bought.

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I think the main difference between the Conway Crusader and Pennine Quartz is Crusader uses Isatex fabric and Quartz uses  Isacryl (though not sure what the difference in fabric is)

I also noticed that with the Quartz has wrap around seating with one side being longer but by gaining the extra seat you are losing cupboard space, the Crusader 2009 had this option but when we looked at them we decided that the extra storage space was more important to us.

I also prefer the interior fabrics used in the Crusader(again this is personal) We have the white curtains and to be honest we were worried about how clean they would stay but I have to say its not been a problem and after numerous outings they are still as clean as when bought.

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Glad to hear the white stays clean. We have the white curtains in our countryman and am thinking of making some new patterned ones, maybe don't need to bother.

 

I think the quartz is nice but compared to the crusader platinum, I think they have gone back to chintzy in the interior.   I would not have bought a FC at all until I saw the modern style that Pennine had adopted with the Acrylic range.

Our white curtains and inner tent are as new after good use in 2010 and twice this year.