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02/10/2012 at 8:40pm
Location: essex
Outfit: Bailey Pegasus 534 Kuga 2.0 3x tents
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We changed to a caravan after 5 yrs of TTing and numerous yrs of tenting, we wouldn't go back to TT ever, too damp and cold and your season is so much shorter because of the weather, plus the whole setting up and taking down seemed to take ages. Sure you will get the hang of it all as TTents sort of get you in training a bit for it, especially if like us you had a porta loo and 3 way fridge. Ask plenty of questions no matter how daft you think they are. 
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02/10/2012 at 10:27pm
Location: whitstable kent
Outfit: sterling eccles sport 584 freelander 2
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Enjoy, we are currently away in our van, it's raining and windy, but we are warm and cosy, we wouldn't of dreamed of being out in October when we had our TT especially in this, you'll love it, have fun :)
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03/10/2012 at 8:42am
Location: Barnsley South Yorkshire
Outfit: Lunar Freelander
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I know you will enjoy your new 'Holiday Home', as for towing, after many years of vanning I still dont enjoy the first 5 minutes of any journey, but the rest just flows. Good Luck.
Regards, John.
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03/10/2012 at 3:51pm
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I agree with the forum on this one, the first 5 miles can be knuckle clenchers, but the rest is easy. We did the tent, then the trailer tent, being cold, damp and had condensation dripping onto us in the mornings...no more, our van is comfy, warm, dry and very very welcoming for us and our two retrievers after a hard walk on the fells. Welcome and enjoy yourselves, life isnt a rehersal so make the most of it.
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03/10/2012 at 6:14pm
Location: None Entered
Outfit: Coachman Pastiche
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I thought it was just me that takes a few miles to acclimatise myself to the different feel of the car when towing. I soon find it quite enjoyable though.
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03/10/2012 at 7:17pm
Location: Nottinghamshire
Outfit: Sprite Alpine 2 Caravan
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congratulations and welcome to the tin tent club. You will love it.
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03/10/2012 at 8:01pm
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A lot of things you have with your trailer tent you can use on the caravan. Make sure you have the correct gauge for the gas bottle fitted.
Unlike a trailer tent, you do need a leisure battery for a caravan. You also need to make sure you have the water pump.
If you plan on using an awning, you may find you need the feet things that sit against the side of the caravan and clamp onto the awning bead. When we bought our first caravan from a dealer we did a deal to include the awning but these bits didn't come with it.
You don't need the 12S wiring on the car but without it the fridge won't work while you are travelling and the battery won't be getting recharged.
On the subject of electrics, make sure you have the matching combination on the car and caravan, or an adapter to convert the 7 pin to 13 pin or vice versa.
Do you have an AlKo stabiliser hitch on the caravan? Identified by red patches on the casing and a large red handle. If you do and you have a bolt on tow ball then you will need an AlKo towball. Regardless of the towball type if you have a stabiliser hitch (AlKo or the dark blue Winterhoff)then you need to remove the grease from the ball.
We always seem to forget to take salt with us when we go away, we now have tubs and tubs of it in the house because everytime we use the caravan we end up buying more salt.
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