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Hi

we bought the Kountrylite  4 weeks ago and  having  just returned from Britany want  to share and  tips grubles  or niggles and  other  5th wheelers or  owners of a Kountrylite have.

Fortunately I am also a hgv driver which helped with reversing, manovouring  etc- Ruthie my partner did fantastic on the motorways -but it was a great  learning curve. There was only a few sites where we struggled but  as  othrs have  pointed  out our rig is no longer than a volvo and a fixed bed tandam axle caravan.with exception to the  height, 3.7m. We have a navarra, unfortunately the remapping chip had not arrived - the extra hp and  may be  mpg will remain to be seen - puzzling on our  first  venture to Cleethorpes from Derby we returned 22 mpg but after  leaving Derby  to Dover 19 mpg , then 18 - then from Calais 17 and down to 16!! ???. Now on the way back up the  M1 16.7mpg. I jacked the trailer up -all the wheels  spin freely , no brake drag, tyre pressures spot on - any one with advice fire away. when we left the traile rand went  tripping to the sites we still only got mid  16 mpg  on the display ? work that  one  out  !!. we will see what the rest of the week brings when we get back home  ?

I am going to look at a spoiler - years ago you often saw  them on caravan and  car set ups - to go on the  navarra. The front  of the  kountrylite is a bit  of a sheer wall but that does not expalin the  cleethorpes mpg  v expo to France.

every where you go all you hear/see is  wow, stares admiration etc. We are chuffed with the home from home aspect just a few things to talk to Calder about.

We are going to look at weekends away now from Derby  1-2 hoursaway friday,sat morning  back sunday and explore GB.  

look forward to hearing any comments

cheers  Mark & Ruthie

I think they look great value and offer facilities of large motorhomes with the practicality of caravans.  Keep us informed of how you get on.  What was your previous outfit?

Brian

Quote: Originally posted by AJC999 on 04/8/2008

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Sounds as though the MPG problem could be one with just the Navara rather than anything to do with the trailer, maybe get it put on a diagnostics machine, it could be anything??

Where does anyone suggest I advertise a 2006 Ford Ranger Thunder complete with fifth wheel trailer?

Andy

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Hi Andy, welcome to UKCS.  At the top of the page you will see a button that says "free adverts".  You can advertise the rig there.

Also try Autotrader perhaps - something of a specialist item so difficult to say which websites would give you best coverage and get most interest.

I agree the only way to truly note your fuel useage is to work out how much fuel was used by refilling and working out miles driven versus fuel taken to refill.  I sometimes flick through my onboard computer but I take the figures with a pinch of salt tbh as I don't think they are particularly accurate.

Ali

yes  in hind site should  have reset the trip when filled  up , but decided  today to get an aerofoil for the  states  - they sell them on ebay specifically for rigs  like  mine with a solid front  on the trailer - they reckon  3mpg -after that i am not  going to beat my self up about the  mpg but  just enjoy the  luxuries of the trailer !!! 

hoping to get away most weekends for the sat  night  within  50-100 miles  of Derby  !!

we  had a van on goosewood in york - still got  it bought  an x5 thought get a van ,twin wheel lunar  lexon fixed  bed  , but  it was on a seasonal pitch - used  it  for  12 months  and  fanceid  somewhere differant  at the  weekends  - having  fun getting out and about .

cheers 

mark

Hi Mark5th

I'd very much like the chance to talk to you regarding your rig. My wife and I have had American A class RV's for 10 years but this May decided to quit them due to HUGE running costs. At the moment we have a British twin axle caravan but after only 6 months are finding the lack of storage and tanks to be a pain.

I've looked at Calder Leisures site and like the look of the KountryLite 26RL low level + Navara and we would love to get an HONEST and TRUE opinion from an owner rather than the dealer.

Could you please contact me on my works e-mail address and hopefully we'll take it from there.

Thanks a lot

Paul & ffiona.

paul   dot    wrigley    at     baesystems   dot   com