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02/4/2016 at 8:29am
Location: Near Belfast
Outfit: Ranger & Hymer Nova
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We like you were campers, until just over a week ago. We had a camping Easter weekend booked and the weather was looking, well cats and dogs. NOT much fun we though so Gumtree to rescue and bought a £1500 22 year old caravan 4/5 berth.
We all loved the caravan experience over the trailer tent BUT the van was too small to be ideal.
We learnt we wanted the following:-
More space,
End bed room for kids with decent upper bunk and screen door
Black old blinds
Bathroom with a fixed sink
More comfortable mattresses/seats.
So first van has got a new owner already and last night picked up our Bailer Ranger 500 5 2001. Different layout to what your looking at as we wanted kids in end bedroom that can be screened off. We have 3 kids, 10, 5 and 2 all with different bedtimes...and more humble money than your budget. We are keeping the trailer tent as I also have a trike and cant tow caravan with it...lol.
4K for everything
Great condition carven, fully serviced & demonstrated by a very knowledgeable small trader.
He even changed the stock hitch to a sway control hitch at my request.
Full awning came with van & a new porch 3.9m awning (for quicker set up for short breaks)
New step
Wastemaster and Aqua Roll
Level ramp, gas bottle
20m EHU cable & adapter to be able to plug in at home.
Hitch lock & wheel clamp (insurance requirement for us)
Extra oven shelf (we asked as gas ovens only cook well at top of oven)
Spare water pump seal
Oh and £10 luck penny (a rare trend that I was brought up with as lived on a farm)
AND a strict instruction if we want or need anything to NOT buy it but give him a call and if he can help us he will, as he has loads of spares for most things that go wrong/break.
I agree with above, try second hand and see if it all suits you.
IF (as we did second time round) you can find a small knowledgeable dealer/trader who is helpful and takes the time to listen to what you want and show you what's available, explaining the good the bad and the ugly you will hopefully get the right caravan for you first time.
If you find its not quite right, don't just stick with it, change it as we did. We only had the first van for a week.
If you were in N.Ireland I would recommend you go see the guy we bought from, but suspect from your holiday locations, your N.England.
Interested to hear what you get, I reckon you will like all the extra comfort, kit and convenience with reduced set up and clear up time, ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS WET.
Good luck and happy shopping.
Post last edited on 02/04/2016 08:34:12
Post last edited on 02/04/2016 08:52:29
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