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04/3/2019 at 11:06pm
Location: East Herts
Outfit: 1992 Elddis Wisp 450CT + X Trail
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Quote: Originally posted by chrisn7 on 04/3/2019
How times change. I used to have an extension lead from the cars 7 pin socket to the van to run the light - not for too long mind..
Later, people used to add extra crock clips in the boot to charge the leisure battery ( or more likely old car battery) while out and about for the day.
And then the twin 6 Kg butane clamped on the A frame unlocked out in the open.
Noseweight? what was that? As long as the outfit didn't bend in the middle too much, that was ok
Indeed they do! My first two caravans many years ago had gas lights, no electrics at all, and no running water - not even cold! Certainly no mains electricity, as most sites didn't have it anyway.
I fitted cold running water and a 12volt electrical system, and a charging system from the car using the then-unused blue wire from the 7 pin plug. I fitted a relay which was energised by the ignition supply and which fed a supply to the caravan battery while the engine was running, thus charging the caravan battery while I was on the move. This was all in the 1970s, and the caravans were a Sprite Alpine and Musketeer from the 1960s. We still enjoyed ourselves! 
As for noseweight, if it looked right, it was right.
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05/3/2019 at 1:39pm
Location: East Herts
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Quote: Originally posted by marg6 on 05/3/2019
mum and dad had a lunar clubman (green stripe) making it a 1974 caravan, towed by a ford cortina 1600e! gas lights fitted, but we where posh as we had a foot pump for water in the kitchen! did every rally going, we even had a black and white telly! dad fitted some 12volt power to the caravan and we would carry a spare car battery in the car, only to be used should the car not be able to start after using the the long lead, this never stopped us going away even for the 6 weeks of the holidays in the summer as all we had to do was leave the battery in a garage over night to recharge it
We never took a telly with us, and we still don't. We have one we could take, but we just don't bother. Makes a change to get away from it once in a while. I think our battery was one for a large van, and it lived in the front in a box under a seat. We didn't use much electricity, mainly the water pump and one small strip light over the table. We used to move around more than we do today too, and the journey to our next campsite was enough to top the battery back up. We were even posher with our water, as I fitted a tank under one of the bunks along with a small electric pump. To get water at the sink you just turned the tap on and pressed a button.
One thing I do remember is that we always made sure we had plenty of spare mantles for the gas lamps, as they often broke when we moved off. Always replacing the darned things when we stopped next! 
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