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CamperPam

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I'm new to caravanning. Can anyone recommend a good but not too expensive chordless drill to wind the legs/corner steadies up & down please?

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There's no such thing as a not too expensive cordless drill, you get what you pay for. I bought a cordless drill for £25 for this specific job and the battery wouldn't last. Useless on rallies with no electric hook up so it was a total waste of money for me. I eventually bought a Bosch cordless for well over a hundred pounds and it works well. Iv'e had it for about 8 years now and still working fine. A good investment but a cheap drill is wasted cash in my view.

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Tunstallwood

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Have a look at this thread might help.

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Thanks for the reply Tango55. I agree that you get what you pay for but Im hoping that I dont have to spend over £100 on a drill. This caravanning game is becoming mighty expensive and I havent been anywhere yet.

Thanks for the link/thread Andi. Have noted some of those suggestions down & will look them up online to compare.

If you see two women & a small dog on a site trying to wind the legs down and having trouble you'll know we chose the wrong one

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Hi. Have you thought of winding them down by hand? Only takes a couple of minutes for them all and you'll save a fortune.

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rd57chad

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I've bought a couple of cheap drills in the past they weren't upto the job . I spent 80 quid on a makita from screwfix . Look for 18v with a decent amp rated battery . If you suffer with tennis elbow , etc they make the job far easier especially if you have the heavy duty steadies on your caravan

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Quote: Originally posted by pjh10 on 02/4/2011
Hi. Have you thought of winding them down by hand? Only takes a couple of minutes for them all and you'll save a fortune.

Pete

You took the words right out of my mouth Pete. Unless I'm missing something blindingly obvious I really can't understand why people have this 'thing' about using a drill to wind the corner steadies. If someone has arthritic hands or a chronically bad back then maybe, but otherwise - why???

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I don't bother taking a cordless drill now anyway because it's extra weight and also takes up more valuable space in the boot of the car. I also wind by hand and keep the winder in the front locker to save space and after all said and done you only wind the legs 4 times. Once when departing from home and once on arrival and vice-versa when leaving the site. I would only contemlplate using a power winder if I found it too difficult to continue to wind by hand due to an unforseen disability and then I would try to make life a little easier.

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Thanks for all your comments.
I do have a bad back that often causes me grief and I can hardly move for days. Also had a heart attack less than 2 yrs ago so have to be a little careful now.
Not only that my partner has Multiple Sclerosis so isn't 100% fit by a long way.
Just thought that if we can make life a little easier for ourselves we would. Don't have a huge amount of spare cash though so was just asking for a bit of advice as dont want to waste money buying a chordless drill that will not do the job.

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Tigermouse

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In which case yes, I can understand why you would want one, and I hope I haven't offended you.

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CamperPam

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No Im not at all offended Tigermouse. A few years back I would have said exactly what you said, but unfortunately life sometimes comes up and hits you when you are least expecting it. C'est la vie and all that.

Im still after a cordless drill so if you know of any good but not too expensive ones I'd love to hear from you.

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Hi CamperPam. Like Tigermouse I can now understand why you would want one. I too apologise if my comment was offensive to you. I must learn to keep my mouth shut unless I have the full facts.

Pete

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tango55

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Apologies from me too but my wife said that you probably needed the cordless drill for a specific reason as not everyone wants to reveal what disabilities they have.

You will also need the long socket too (see link) which fits into the drill chuck so a hand tightening chuck would be better than having a key chuck as they can sometimes get lost.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/EXTENSION-SOCKET-CARAVAN-WINDER-ADAPTOR/dp/B0047G4DJM

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No problem at all Pete. Like I said to Tigermouse, they would have been my sentiments exactly a few years ago.

I am very proud of myself today anyway.....
I fitted an Al-Ko stabiliser towbar to my caravan. Saved £100 call out & fitting fee. That will mean a few more weekends away in the caravan this year

Well I did have a little help knocking the pin through to release the old towbar.

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misterg

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I bought an 18 v cheap from Sainsburys. It has to be rcherged after aech use. So I agree you will only get what you pay for.

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Hi Tango55
Now that is a good buy. I knew I would need one of those things but havent seen them for a good price like that anywhere. Brilliant! Thanks for that

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