Recent content by brad1

we have a twin axle van and it was a pain. our van came with an alko jack. it was hard to use as you could only turn the handle 180 degrees then it would fall out!. it used to take between 20 and 45 minutes to fit both locks. i have now bought a cheap 2 tonne trolly jack. i pull the van onto the...

yes we picked it up. we have been away a couple of times. the first time i injured my back though so my wife had to tow us home.....bit scary as she has never towed anything.......ever! Anyway, we survived and went away a few weeks later and had a much better time. Do you smell gas more than you...

Hi martin, have you still got your Carolina? The roads leading into the park are pretty tight so be careful! CC directions are good by the way.

We have recently been given a bike rack to fit onto the spare wheel of our Discovery. Does anyone know if it is against the law to use this whilst towing and also has anyone ever done this? I haven't tried yet as i am unsure as to whether it is safe. any advice please as we go away next weekend...

Hi martin. We are going to Knaresborough for 4 nights the week before easter just to try things out. If all goes well, we are going away for the 2nd week too...not sure where though! We are in Devon for 2 weeks in summer too - where are you going? We are staying at the cc Hillhead site.

Hi Ian, we had an X Trail for a few months and in most respects i agree with everybody else. Economy is ok, ride, handling, and "grunt" are all good too. The problem we found was that it had a very weak clutch. Where our caravan was stored at the time required a bit of a hill start. Now I'm not...

Thanks martin. We are all getting excited now. We collect our van on 8th April and are going away on the 9th. I'll let you know how we get on!

Sounds great Martin! We are a family of 4 (at the moment)and are looking forward to the extra room. My wife is wanting us to fill all the beds I think, so cupboards will follow I'm sure. We have a LR Disco TD5 as a tow car but, can I ask, ss there much of a difference towing a twin axle?

We are awaiting delivery of a new Senator Carolina together with a full-size walker awning. I am after a porch awning for weekends but don't know what to get. Most light weight "dome tent" style awnings only seem to be for caravans with a height of 240 - 255ish cm but my senator brochure gives...