Recent content by Frank_374237154

There are two variables:elevation and direction. I found it easier to set up my tripod on level ground at home,follow the usual instructions,and do an initial set up while not under campsite pressure! Lock the adjustor for elevation and scribe two marks on the mount so you can always go back...

I used a 66cm Maxview dish on a Maxview Tripod.These come with simple groundsheet pegs which push through pre-drilled holes in the legs of the tripod. The pegs proved totally inadequate at a number of sites,finally blowing over twice at Pembrey and breaking the LNB. My solution was to enlarge...

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I have a 66cm dish.In use it was excellent,however it is a large area and the dish blew over twice at Pembrey,breaking the lnb. The supplied fixings for tacking down the Maxview tripod are inadequate and I ended up drilling holes in the legs of the tripod to take screwpegs (both types,two...

I ran an Audi A4 Avant quattro 1.9tdi sport for 70k+ miles. I had the rear springs and dampers replaced at 65,000 miles as the rear end was noticeably drooping,to the point that you could not get your hand in between the rear wheel arch and the tyre. The car had towed a Bailey Pageant Vendee...

One of the reasons I got rid of my 1.9TDi Audi Avant Quattro at 72,000 miles,was the comment that the turbos on these engines could fail at any time from 80,000 miles onwards and that mine was "showing signs of imminent failure".Possibly this related to the black smoke apparently pouring out of...

Following up my previous post: Vacuum formed ABS panels are used for ease of production and lower cost,not because they are "best for purpose". Once the significant cost of the mould has been paid,the panels can be vacuum formed at a rate in excess of 10 panels/hr (depending on the...

Bailey end panels are vacuum formed in acrylic capped ABS. I had 30 years experience in the industry and predicted this problem with cracking some time ago in this forum. There are three main causes: 1) Vibration around fixing points.Unlikely in a caravan but possible.I once supplied a new...

I bought a new Audi A4 Avant 1.9tdi Quattro Sport in 2003 and ran it for 72,000 miles,towing no more than 5000 miles.I very carefully ran it in for the first few 1000 miles and then took delivery of my Bailey Pageant Vendee (1321kgs mptlm)Weight of car was given as 1632kgs,so a good match. It...

As a postscript to my previous post,having read the general response,I would add the following: When you are having to reverse anything through a right angle and up a slope,some slipping of the clutch is required due to the high gearing of reverse gear.I still think the new clutch linings are...

Seems to be a common problem,which some have put down to changes in clutch linings as a result of asbestos being banned. My audi a4 with 1.9 tdi engine required a new clutch at 65,000 miles,after perhaps 5000 miles of towing.It particularly objected to the wife reversing the caravan up our 1 in...

Sort of rumbled.I cannot justify the cost of caravanning now,however if in the future I do get back in I will do it differently,having learnt from my first attempt at caravanning,which lasted 5 years. First off I will not buy another brand new van as depreciation is as big a killer for caravans...

Your friendly caravan dealer has a Glasses for caravans.I simply rang mine up and asked him what the going price was.He gave me a trade in price and a private price.For the record he offered me

I sold my caravan off the www.c4caravans.com website (free).I also got a few enquiries off the caravan club Online Trader (

Try the forestry commission site at Loch Morlich (Glenmore) which lies at the foot of Cairn Gorm near Aviemore. Tracks lead out in all directions.If you are feeling hard enough you can cycle into the heart of the cairngorm from here.