Recent content by Cyclewalkbob

Sorry if I miss posted but the van is a single axle and the van came with the alko lock included and the insurance wants me to fit it! I have the alko jack which I will try next time out as suggested with the Kojack. Thanks for all you help and advice. cheers bob

Hi Joann, is that the type that fits around the wheel and use it like a jack to lift the wheel up to put a ramp or block underneath? if so do you need something firm to position it on on grass before you use it? Cheers bob

I have the yellow milenco leveling ramps but when I try to reverse up them the clutch slips and I get the dreaded burning smell. As we have an aal-ko wheel lock it is not easy to side to side level and line up the lock with the chasis hole. I have an al-ko jack, would you advise setting up the...

My OH bought me a kindle 3G for Xmas so I had to buy her one for her Birthday. however she was happy with just the WiFi as we would have the laptop with us to sares the books if needed. Great bit of kit, is going to save me a whole box full of books when we go on hols. Bought a number of CD's...

The OH bought me a 3G kindle for Christmas so I do not have to take loads of boos with me on holidays. I bought from ebay a couple of CD's with over 2000 books on them. I have used it extensively since xmas and now have had to buy one for the OH for her Birthday!!!!

Just been to Lidle this evening and they had a free to air sat box for £22.

I went to the NEC show as well and bought a Seville. the price on the van was as per the list price, without the dealers pre delivery costs - if I remember correctly around £495. I have just pulled out the same retail price list that I was given at the show ( as at 1st September 2010) and see...

Thanks everyone for your comments, we have decided to go for two of them! Now just waiting for our new van which will be ready in December,! thanks agian Bob

Thanks for the info, we have decided to give them a try, I have measured uo, and they just , with a but of squashing, will go under the front settees for storage. cheers bob paul

Hi, I have a similar dish a Zehnder Multimo wich is equivilent of a 40cm dish. Have used in Uk up as far as Peak district with great results and in France down to the Swiss border - though only managed to get signal once as French pitches are usually surrounded by trees! What appealed to me...

Hi Just bought a New Bailey Unicorn Seville and seriously considering getting it Paintsealed - I saw it at the NEC. Pros - Van in storage and cannot get on drive so cleaning dificult Don't like cleaning van! Cons- Expensive Is it worth it? Does it do the job? Would appreciate...

Hi Has anyone tried one of these? what are they like? does the memory foam make them too hot? I fancy getting one for my Yvonne and I, as fed up with putting on the mattress cover, bottom sheet, top sheet and sleeping bag each night- Yvonne will not consider a fixed bed! cheers bob

I have just invested in a 40w solar panel from Sunstore.co.uk. I need it to keep my battery charged during storage - I have tracker and PIR system on the new van, but also it is powerful enough to go for weekends on non electric hook up sites. When I came to look at buying I found that you can...

Hi We are looking to go to France next year for 6-8 weeks and want to access to internet. Does anyone have experience of getting wi fi on the continent? Is it best getting a dongle with a UK provider of buy one in France cheers bob

Hi William, With a 1250 max weight then a CRV diesel would do you fine. I have just returned from our first continental trip and drove 1500 miles in France without a hitch. It was mostly motorway driving at 60mph in 6th on cruise control. Overall got 25mpg towing a Bailly Monarch which is...