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13/12/2011 at 10:44pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Tony B52 on 13/12/2011
plenty of towels as nowhere to dry them, l Tony B Tony B
Remind me to take some internal pics of our van. OH has installed, what he calls 'gypsy rails' - chrome rails along the top of ALL the cupboards. We can easily get 5 swimming towels dry over night: a problem we identified on our very first camping trip!
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13/12/2011 at 10:46pm
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Oh, and we camp all year round. I love winter camping as much as summer. Different mentality but love shutting the blinds and curtains, cranking up the heating and having some good old fashioned family games of cards/chess etc
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14/12/2011 at 11:53pm
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The whole reason I got a caravan was so I could enjoy camping all year round.
Mine is an oldie, & the pump is permanently attached, so I make sure the water barrel is well topped up, as it will then only freeze on top. I also made a jacket for it out of a household water tank jacket from Wickes. & I use some insulation around the pipe from the pump to the van.
None of this has been seriously tested yet, & I hadn't thought about the waste tanks. I will remember to empty them at night on the next trip (New Years (long)weekend near Cheltenham.
I've got some tap issues to sort, so I can use my own shower, as the last thing I want to do in winter is go out of the warm cosy van to the site showers (Brrrrr).
I did 3 nights last weekend though (maiden voyage) & all went well. I actually thought one of the main reasons for having a caravan was so you could camp all year, but judging by how many are wrapped up for the winter in their jackets, it's not as popular an idea as I thought.
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15/12/2011 at 8:38am
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Ive got an old duvet and some bubble wrap to make a jacket for the fresh water but I shall keep a few bottles of water inside just in case and we have gas and electric for heating and cooking.
Sue
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15/12/2011 at 10:57am
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Wickes have got hot water cylinder jackets on special offer at the moment, they are down from £7.99 to just £2.99 (could be £3.99, not absolutely sure).
I bought one to cover my cascade2 as the previous owner had lost the polystyrene jacket. I only used 1 out of the 4 panels for this & there was more than enough left to do an aquaroll.
I also bought a cold water header tank jacket from Wickes for a few quid, this is black in colour, rather than the red hot water jackets, but a much smaller item. There's stil enough there to cover one aquaroll though.
The hot water jackets are a better deal & better insulation, but they are quite a bright colour. I've still yet to make up my mind & make a permanent jacket for mine, I just grabbed whatever was closest when I used it last weekend.
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16/12/2011 at 10:24am
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Quote: Originally posted by magsruby on 15/12/2011
Wickes have got hot water cylinder jackets on special offer at the moment, they are down from £7.99 to just £2.99 (could be £3.99, not absolutely sure).
I bought one to cover my cascade2 as the previous owner had lost the polystyrene jacket. I only used 1 out of the 4 panels for this & there was more than enough left to do an aquaroll.
I also bought a cold water header tank jacket from Wickes for a few quid, this is black in colour, rather than the red hot water jackets, but a much smaller item. There's stil enough there to cover one aquaroll though.
The hot water jackets are a better deal & better insulation, but they are quite a bright colour. I've still yet to make up my mind & make a permanent jacket for mine, I just grabbed whatever was closest when I used it last weekend.
Thanks for that I shall pop in and have a look.
Sue.
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