Recent content by Duggie_374362603

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    Product tests in Practical Caravan

    Nigel how about tests on caravan dealer servicing/warenty,s looking on this forum there never seems to be two dealers that have the same price for doing exactly the same job and some will give damp/gas /elecrtic check certificates and some will not unless pushed hard to supply them if at all...
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    Swift nose weight+tyre pressure

    Clive i have a charisma 555 2006 tyre pressures of 64psi and nose weight 0f 75kg for a passat 2.0ltr diesel estate 2008 hope this helps Duggie
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    levelling

    del i agree all with what you say it all depends on how high you need to lift your van to level it. what i use is several pieces of laminated flooring .strips about 12" long if you need to lift very high then i would use my ramp the same way as you described it but have never had to use more...
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    Drying Awning When Wet

    HI! NIKI welcome to the caravan world !! What we do if raining when you take your awning down if you have removable sides ,front,back unzip them then dry inside the awning roof with old towel( the awning will still stand its self do not remove poles you should still have the awning frame still...
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    Maplin's Camping Satellite Kit

    claire&rob re sky sat the plug next to your areal is no good you should have sat dish outside van, cable from LNB to whatever de-coder you are using (you can use your Sky plus one from the house)cable goes into No2 inlet then you will need a Scart lead from Decoder to your TV but you willnot...
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    bunree - who is all going

    HI! Dippy27 heading to Bunree 2nd wk of April for week so looking forward to it don,t listen to Scotchlad its not that bad it can be a bit wet but make the best of what you get P.S am scottish and live only 70miles from Bunree and cant wait to get there . have a great time anyway Cheeeers...
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    Maplin's Camping Satellite Kit

    P.S. John forgot to say i use my Skyplus decoder from my house just use 1 cable into N02 port at the back works a treat cheeeers Duggie
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    Maplin's Camping Satellite Kit

    P.S. John forgot to say i use my Skyplus decoder from my house just use 1 cable into N02 port at the back works a treat cheeeers Duggie
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    Maplin's Camping Satellite Kit

    HI! John i use one of Maplins sat sets and find them very good have used it from north of Scotland to about 30 miles south of Derby and have had no problems whatsoever great little think ,light, easy packed away, fold up arm ,all packed into a 2ft x 2ftx 5inch box all i had to buy was sat finder...
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    Reich

    HI! Trish have had a Reich mover for 2 years and had no problems with it, it is fitted onto front of wheels and have never grounded it yet only slight problem might be the weight 28kgs it does not have the electric activator but you use the brace from the steadies to activate it . hope this...
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    New X-trail 171 bhp problems?

    Ray i had a 55 plate 2.2 xtrail great car but had 3 turbo,s in 40,ooo go onto witter towbars website will give you the towball height it should be within legal heights so should not be a problem hope this helps Duggie
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    scotland caravan club sites

    Jo-Anne forgot to say the further north you go the farther apart the petrol stations get so keep tank topped up cheers Duggie
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    scotland caravan club sites

    Jo-anne i live in Inverness Area the Culloden site is great for North of Bonnie Scotland 2hrs from Bunree a couple of hrs from wick 2hrs from Kyle of lochalsh ( Driving that is solo)2-3 hrs from Edinburgh/Glasgow all great sites up here plenty to chose from have a great time up here all the...
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    servicing your van

    HI! John L this is a Swift dealer im talking about so would he not have to work to swift instructions for him to be a Swift approved dealer . If you c what i mean.
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    servicing your van

    HI! John L thanks 4 reply should not get charged i thought they would be included in price