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We use the carpets, the shower, the loo, the washbasin, the oven and everything else the van came with. What on earth is the point of not doing?

We have just  had new carpets fitted at home, and have cut out 2 new sets of caravan carpets from the "good bits" - ie under the sofa etc., from the old carpets, and had them and some mats bound for £60. Have shampooed them with the Bissell, and treated them with Scotchguard, and they will be used.

We are a family with three dogs no less, but as they are loose laid in three section its easy just to remove a piece and shampoo it if necessary.

The only reason we are putting new ones in is because for some reason the grety Hymer carpet has discoloured by the hot air vents, and it looks for all the world as if it has had bleach spilt on it. This happened adjacent to all the vents.

Neeedless to say the wonderful (or not) Lowdhams refused to do anything about it, so this seemed like a good opportunity to change.

The only time they have been removed was when we were staying on a site literally in the sand dunes on the Ile de Re, and it was very very hot and easier to brush out the sand each morning.

Quote: Originally posted by susa on 01/7/2010

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We use the carpets, the shower, the loo, the washbasin, the oven and everything else the van came with. What on earth is the point of not doing?

Post last edited on 01/07/2010 17:39:40

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Carpets stay in all the time with us.  Two teenage boys and two dogs means they do need regular cleaning.

One of these lives under one of the seats.

It's part of our morning routine......Breakfast.....clear van of clutter and rubbish......vacum floor.

It only takes 3 or 4 mins to do before heading off out for the day.

Well it just shows we are all different we wouldn't dream of vacuuming daily even at home! Its obvious from the posts that we all have different ways of living and the world would be a boring place if this wasn't the case!

Carpet has always been down for us, even if with the dogs and its wet.

Lino is dangerously slippy when wet. Carpet gets a bit mucky. But cleans up well when we return from our trip.

It's only on longer trips that we clean the floor during a holiday!

Guess we're just dirty campers

Quote: Originally posted by mrs skippy on 30/6/2010

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ours are in the attic much easier to sweep and mop the floor.

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We're with you on this one Jo, ours are in the attic too. We only use our van during summer months & it tends to get a fair bit of sand tracked back in there. We see no point giving the vacuum a hernia when we can simply sweep the floor in a few seconds. I'd not thought of it but for those worrying about weight, we don't have to carry the vacuum or the carpets now.

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