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19/5/2013 at 10:26am
Location: Barnsley South Yorkshire
Outfit: Lunar Freelander
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Hi Steve, and welcome to the Forum, you'll find lots of advice on these pages, just use the 'search' catorgory above. Good luck and Happy Touring.
Regards,
John
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19/5/2013 at 1:31pm
Location: Dumfries
Outfit: 2022Coachman565+VIP
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Hi make sure your leisure battery is fully charged and keep lighting and TV if your using one to a minimum just to be on the safe side .
If your battery is up to scratch it should last no problem.
What is your tow car and is it wired up with twin sockets for charging the battery while on the move
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19/5/2013 at 4:21pm
Location: cannock staffordshire
Outfit: sterling caravan ford focus
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use the gas for the hot water and heater-but you need to make sure your van is level or the gas wont work. get it level side to side first (across the width) while still attached to the car if you can, you may need a choc or levelling block.
you can then level front to back after using the jockey wheel.
make sure you have a torch handy
you'l love your time in the van so enjoy your new hobby
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19/5/2013 at 7:58pm
Location: Leicester
Outfit: coachman avocet565 + discovery sport
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Try looking on the Camping and Caravan Club website. They have some help sheets you can download. Think they are available to non members. Enjoy your new van and car.
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19/5/2013 at 8:02pm
Location: flint north wales
Outfit: swift challenger 480se 2002
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dont let that battery voltage drop to low or it will knacker it ,minimal use is best .if it drops below 10volts its had it .
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19/5/2013 at 9:31pm
Location: Somerset
Outfit: Bailey Olympus 540-5
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Welcome! Congratulations on your new van. If its any comfort to your kids, we have 2, who are 9 and 5 and no tv. Just don't miss it. We take lots of board games, their bikes, swing ball. Don't know if you are going to tour but we also started a scrap book which they put leaflets in and little drawings and writing. We've only had van a year and already its lovely to look back through. Good luck.
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