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Subject Topic: Just bought our first Caravan
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01/9/2013 at 11:03pm
 Location: Hertfordshire
 Outfit: Caravan - adria adora 532 (2005)
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Sooooo excited, just bought our first caravan, an Adrian Adora 532 with fixed rear bunks, 2005, from a lovely family round the corner to us, via eBay. Almost lost it in last minute to a rival` bidder, talk about heart stopping.

Comes with all accessories, aqua rolls, waste, 2 x awnings!!! Just can't wait to pick it up!!!

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april - Hurley riverside park 4 nights
May - Heathland Park, Kessingland 4 nights
July - Kings Lynn - 3 nights
July - Hurley Riverside Park - 2 nights
August - Normandy - 10 nights
2015 - booked 12 nights RCN lle femme and wells-next-sea both for August


01/9/2013 at 11:29pm
 Location: Blyth Northumberland
 Outfit: Bailey Pageant Monarch two berth
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Hope there is still some good weather left so you can try it out this year. Got my latest caravan off ebay last May and very pleased with it.
All the best,
Fred.


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01/9/2013 at 11:35pm
 Location: Notts
 Outfit:  Swift archway woodford Volvo S80
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Congrats and enjoy As Frederico sais..... Hope you can get away with some good weather to try it out this year. Best wishes

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02/9/2013 at 8:45am
 Location: Sherston Wilts
 Outfit: Lunar Clubman 460-4 1988
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Try it out whatever the weather! :-)

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Enjoyed tenting,
Enjoyed trailer-tenting,
Now loving caravanning 😊😊


02/9/2013 at 9:00am
 Location: South Yorkshire
 Outfit: Elddis Avante 586 2017
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Fantastic!!! Hope you have many happy years caravanning. We are in our first season and love it. We also have an adria :0) well pleased with it! Lovely to see the adria family growing ;0)


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02/9/2013 at 10:51am
 Location: Mid Wales
 Outfit: Coachman Vip 520
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Great, well done!!! I wouldn't worry about the weather. As an ex camper as well, that was one of the reasons we bought a caravan, so we don't have to worry what its doing outside!!!! Go for it!!!!

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Enjoy life while you can, none of us know what's round the corner!


02/9/2013 at 8:28pm
 Location: Hertfordshire
 Outfit: Caravan - adria adora 532 (2005)
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Extending our season was the driving force in this purchase. I can't blooming wait to try it out!

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april - Hurley riverside park 4 nights
May - Heathland Park, Kessingland 4 nights
July - Kings Lynn - 3 nights
July - Hurley Riverside Park - 2 nights
August - Normandy - 10 nights
2015 - booked 12 nights RCN lle femme and wells-next-sea both for August


03/9/2013 at 5:32pm
 Location:  lincolnshire
 Outfit: N A
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What part of the season were you thinking off ??


03/9/2013 at 8:54pm
 Location: Hertfordshire
 Outfit: Caravan - adria adora 532 (2005)
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I was/ am a fair weather camper and over last 2 years and popping my cherry last year with 2 glorious trips in August and sept and this year may, June, July, aug weekends and 9 nights in France I've only suffered 3 nights of rain, most recently torrential over the BH.

However due to our jobs hubby and I only get one weekend off together in 5. With kids being little wanted to be able to go away most of the year, feb half term all the way to oct half term and depending on how warm caravan is and kids get on perhaps beyond!!

Really can't wait!!

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april - Hurley riverside park 4 nights
May - Heathland Park, Kessingland 4 nights
July - Kings Lynn - 3 nights
July - Hurley Riverside Park - 2 nights
August - Normandy - 10 nights
2015 - booked 12 nights RCN lle femme and wells-next-sea both for August


03/9/2013 at 8:58pm
 Location: sunny south east!
 Outfit: Coachman
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Nice van and enjoy being part of the ever growing Adria club!


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03/9/2013 at 9:06pm
 Location: North East
 Outfit: Adria 542dk
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Oooo excellent we just got our first van ad a week in last adria 542dk brilliant love it


03/9/2013 at 9:07pm
 Location: Hertfordshire
 Outfit: Caravan - adria adora 532 (2005)
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Thanks sunshinetours, I did a bit of research before buying and adria seemed to get thumbs up from most people. Was looking at new altea but couldn't stretch, perhaps one day!!

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april - Hurley riverside park 4 nights
May - Heathland Park, Kessingland 4 nights
July - Kings Lynn - 3 nights
July - Hurley Riverside Park - 2 nights
August - Normandy - 10 nights
2015 - booked 12 nights RCN lle femme and wells-next-sea both for August


04/9/2013 at 8:48am
 Location: South Wales
 Outfit: Swift Corniche & Mondeo ST
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Congratulations on your new caravan

Sue.


27/9/2013 at 9:54pm
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: None Entered
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Hope you enjoy your new caravan,I know how you feel,we have just bought our First caravan too.it's a 1989 silverline nova in really good nick.can't wait to try her out.i know she's old but lot's of life left in her.happy caravaning


30/9/2013 at 10:23pm
 Location: Hertfordshire
 Outfit: Caravan - adria adora 532 (2005)
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Well we got away this weekend just gone - went to hurley riverside park, have reviewed, was brilliant! Site and van and whole experience really.

Awning was a challenge but once up was just brilliant - we had such a great time and are trying to get away again around oct half term, looking at various sites, really thinking of one within an hour or so from Hertfordshire .



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april - Hurley riverside park 4 nights
May - Heathland Park, Kessingland 4 nights
July - Kings Lynn - 3 nights
July - Hurley Riverside Park - 2 nights
August - Normandy - 10 nights
2015 - booked 12 nights RCN lle femme and wells-next-sea both for August


01/10/2013 at 9:26am
 Location: sunny south east!
 Outfit: Coachman
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Good stuff - the great weather this year has been a real bonus!

Awnings will get easier more you do it. Porch awnings are usually the easiest. We just bought a real small one at 1.9 x 1.8 for winter camping (bargain £50 brand new) just to throw our shoes and keep a table outside maybe and we got it up and pegged out within 10mins first time of trying last weekend.
Don't own a full awning but use a large porch Kampa Fiesta one currently although maybe changing to a Kampa Rally for slightly wider space for next year



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