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07/6/2009 at 6:39pm
Location: Warwickshire
Outfit: An Old One.
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Rainy Saturday morning, we plunged in and bought a caravan from the local dealer. Dont you just LOVE impulse purchases?
We ve camped before and enjoyed plenty. So we know we re going to like it, the dealer was helpful, but I got the distinct impression , as we were buying at the budget end of the market, he didnt WANT to be helpful,(If you know what I mean)
I'm going to need lots of advice so thanks in advance for that.
To start with ,
1. What size gas bottle do I need? is it just a case of "As big as you can get in the compartment? 7 kg?
2. Awnings MUST be different sizes? (Never thought of this before) We havent got one, should I just get a cheap Porch Awning to start with? Or there are 2nd hand Full Awnings in the shop where we bought?
3. Storage. The dealer has offered to let me store it there, but I can only get at it when they re open, I reckon this is a bit restrictive, do more specialised storage places let you have a key etc? What else should I look for?
The van itself is clean and tidy, I wouldnt know how to check for damp so have no idea if it is or not. My thought is if we enjoy it, then we arent going to lose a lot on it when we trade in / up, are we? (Help!)
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13/6/2009 at 5:01pm
Location: Herts
Outfit: Conway Classic Trio 2004
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Well done on your new 'van (and same to you skippy)
I'm sure you will have many happy times.
I wouldn't worry about not having hot water on tap as it doesn't take long to fill a kettle and boil it up. We do have hot running water but when we got our 'van it took me ages to not boil up the kettle for hot water lol.
We have 2 medium size gas bottles that fit in the front locker so that we never run out of gas but you don't have to have 2. We are getting a new 'van soon that comes with a gas bottle so i'm going to get a red gas bottle just in case.
You can buy a damp meter quite cheap but i don't know much about them. Did the dealer do a damp test on the 'van?
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