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PersonThe_Heywoods
05/9/2010 at 3:24pm
 Location: Doncaster
 Outfit: Avondale Perle Orion View The_Heywoods's Profile View Profile   Reply to The_Heywoods Reply   Quote The_Heywoods Quote  
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There seem to be loads of people getting their first caravans at the moment, us included!

After spending far too many weekends being flooded and shivering in our tent, we've bitten the bullet and are now the proud owners of an (ancient!)Avondale Perle Orion.

It seems to have come with everything we need, just need to work out how everything works - we've had a trial run with the awning and managed to do it without killing each other so that's a good start!

Getting a tow bar fitted on Thursday - then the world's our oyster   


Personcwdc56768
05/9/2010 at 4:19pm
 Location: Keswick
 Outfit: Bailey View cwdc56768's Profile View Profile   Reply to cwdc56768 Reply   Quote cwdc56768 Quote  
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Welcocme to a dry cosy warm world

 

Phil



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If you're not on a fell your wasting your feet and for 2014 it's.......Feb Castleton Mar North Yors Moors; Apr Sutton on Sea; May Thirsk; Jun Clapham/Riverside (Lakes); July Wharfedale; August Crakehall; Sept Knaresborough; Oct Wirral Park/Clitheroe    


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Personrachntex
05/9/2010 at 4:21pm
 Location: South Yorkshire
 Outfit: Lunar Lexon 520 View rachntex's Profile View Profile   Reply to rachntex Reply   Quote rachntex Quote  
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Congratulations on your purchase!
We got our first ever caravan in April this year, and i've got say you will see the difference. I really appreciated our first few trips in the van-but i appreciated even more on a recent trip to St Ives! This is the 4th August on the trot we have been-and i hate to say that the weather is always pretty poor-but it was nice this year to sit out a rather wild rainstorm in the sanctuary of the caravan knowing that we didn't have to go out to the toilet etc-it was bliss!

Sure you will figure everything and there's loads of people on here happy to help out if you're stuck

Enjoy!    


PersonMorkeleb
05/9/2010 at 4:45pm
 Location: Cambs
 Outfit: None Entered View Morkeleb's Profile View Profile   Reply to Morkeleb Reply   Quote Morkeleb Quote  
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Welcome to the wonderful world of having a good nights sleep in the rain and wind. We were hardened campers until we made the right decision and bought one last year. We have a 12 year old Avondale and love spending every second in it. This is the place to come for every single question you can think off, no matter how small or silly you think it may be, there will be someone on here who will help you. Enjoy.

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I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it. But even some days it doesn't feel like its worth chewing through the leather straps

Darren


Personchilephilly
05/9/2010 at 5:49pm
 Location: Midlands
 Outfit: Tessie and Patsy View chilephilly's Profile View Profile   Reply to chilephilly Reply   Quote chilephilly Quote  
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Wait until it's winter, and you're in your cosy warm van, watching the snow.

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Keep calm and go camping....


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Persongeneralhawk
05/9/2010 at 6:12pm
 Location: eaton bray beds
 Outfit: Discovery and Gobur 12 2T View generalhawk's Profile View Profile   Reply to generalhawk Reply   Quote generalhawk Quote  
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Congrats on joing the world of Tin Tenters. You will find that there are plenty of knowledgeable folk on here to answer all your questions - dont be afraid to ask - we dont bite (well, not TOO often)

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hawk

"Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone"

I have the body of a greek god - its in my freezer


PersonE+P1
05/9/2010 at 6:21pm
 Location: Norfolk
 Outfit: Avondale Avocet S & Citroen C Crosser View E+P1's Profile View Profile   Reply to E+P1 Reply   Quote E+P1 Quote  
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We recently bought our first caravan too, a 12 year old Avondale Avocet. We had a lovely tent set up but it was time to not have to worry about the wind and rain so much. We have had 4 trips away and when the inevitable wind and rain arrived we were snug and dry in our lovely van. We have picked up lots of tips on this forum, thank you everyone.  


PersonFionaW1971
05/9/2010 at 6:38pm
 Location: Cheshire
 Outfit: Elddis Avante 636 View FionaW1971's Profile View Profile   Reply to FionaW1971 Reply   Quote FionaW1971 Quote  
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Congratulations and welcome - we made the change in July and haven't stopped caravanning since!!  I loved tenting but we've all fallen in love with caravanning especially last weekend in Derbyshire when it sheeted down most of the time - it was such a lovely feeling to be so cosy and warm with everything we needed inside our caravan.  Its nice to have the choice of inside the caravan or in the awning so I still kind of get my canvas fix!!


PersonJohn Evans
06/9/2010 at 12:39pm
 Location: South Wales
 Outfit: Pageant Provence View John Evans's Profile View Profile   Reply to John Evans Reply   Quote John Evans Quote  
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Welcome to all year round Tin Camping

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Happy days
John


Personwynnie69
06/9/2010 at 7:34pm
 Location: WEST LOTHIAN
 Outfit: COACHMAN 460 2 View wynnie69's Profile View Profile   Reply to wynnie69 Reply   Quote wynnie69 Quote  
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its nice to sit in your warm van and look out on the tents,it is a sorry sight to see when its raining and windy and god love them all,its nice when its sunny,but now you can have the best of both worlds ,happy new van

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wynnie


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Personldpdmp
06/9/2010 at 11:10pm
 Location: durham
 Outfit: bailey View ldpdmp's Profile View Profile   Reply to ldpdmp Reply   Quote ldpdmp Quote  
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well done    we started in 1981 and have never looked back    one daughter has become a tenter the other a vanner    guess who cutg the holiday short this year?     wise move      enjoy everything that caravanning has to offer    but remember the basic rules   it is a piece of equipment and it WILL  go wrong   live with it



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