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Geist do one. The XK 565 Xklusiv. We've got the AK495 and love it and would assume the xk565 is even better as it's the higher range.

Thanks Klarky. Obvious when you think about it - feel a bit daft now! Cheers

We've taken the plunge and bought a Bradcot Sport awning from ebay. Thanks to all of those who replied to our previous post re size advice. We plumped for the Bradcot after Rob-T pointed out that Bradcot's 975 size covered the size range required for our 974 cm ground to ground measurement...

We take a cheap hosepipe from wilkinsons and fill the aquaroll as and when required. It takes very little effort when everything is left connected and costs under

We made sure we had an email from the suppliers of our caravan confirming that they were happy with the mobile servicing company we use. Luckily we never had to test the legality of this but it made us feel better.

Thanks for all replies. We feel much more confident about choosing a suitable awning now. Cheers Claire & Rob

We've got a 2006 Geist AK495. Cheers

Yes I mean ground to ground measurement. I've measured twice but it's so close to being the next size up, I'm a bit worried that a smaller one won't fit if the ground is sloping. Thanks for replies so far.

Our A frame measurement is 974 cm and we're agonising whether to go for the 950-975 size or the 975-1000 size for a full sized awning. We want to buy secondhand as we only intend using it on longer holidays as we have a good sized lightweight porch that serves us well for short breaks but we...

We've got a Geist AK495 (5 berth with fixed rear bunks) and we love it. The bunks are a sensible width for our growing teenagers and the layout works perfectly for us. It's our first caravan and the build quality just seems more rugged than some of the others we considered. It also came with...

Thanks Richard, helpful advice. We do only carry one but we've got a gas barbeque-come-camping stove with a small camping gaz bottle so could at least use that if we were caught short. We intend changing that to an extra Calor Bottle when we've emptied it but it was leftover from our tenting...

Try Cleethorpes Showground Site, Gav. It's almost next door to Pleasure Island right on the sea front. Very reasonably priced when we were there for May Day Weekend

Parking in Brighton Centre is a nightmare. You'd be much better parking at the Marina and catching the little train along the seafront into the centre unless you're up for a nice flat stroll along the promenade (we would have loved to but our kids think walking is what you do if you haven't got...

Hello everyone. Now, I'm probably tempting fate now but we've had our caravan for nearly 2 years now and we're still on our first gas bottle. Every trip, I'm expecting it to run out and, up to now, it's still going strong. We only use the gas to cook as we always go on EHU sites and we've got...

PS Loved Parksy's Post, it rang a few bells and made me chuckle!