Recent content by Glowlight1970

Yes, all the time. We've had ours looked at and adjusted, but it still happens. We were told that it's a common problem. We stay on fully serviced pitches and use the Whale Water Master for direct mains water to the van. We do have the means to use an electric pump, but of course, the...

I'm astonished to learn that it's apparently legal in eleven U.S. states, although not New York, where this happened. Utter madness!

We left Foxtail Holiday Park, near Chirk, earlier today, heading home to Glasgow. We were originally planning to leave yesterday, but my husband didn't want to tow in the high winds, so we stayed an extra night. Plenty of caravans left the site yesterday, not us, though.

I exploded our cooker lid by putting it down before the hotplate had sufficiently cooled. :oops: Cue chips of safety glass absolutely everywhere. We were still finding the odd one months later. Fortunately there was a caravan spares shop nearby, where we got a 3 pack of lids for £75. Not...

We stayed there for six nights last summer. We took pitch two or three, we were able to use it as a fully serviced pitch as it had a tap and drain right next to it, which was lucky for us as we don't carry water containers. We knew how it was as we'd overnighted there on the way from Devon a few...

Alternatively, I don't know if it would be possible to have a fitter remove the chest of drawers from a rear twin bedroom. If so, it should be a relatively straightforward matter to insert a box like structure on the floor between the two beds, with a custom sized block of memory foam on top...

Is it just for two people to use i.e. no children? The Elddis or Compass 585 has a rear lounge with corner sofa, which would give the option of keeping the front area as a bed all the time. As a pp has said, the front chest can be removed, leaving a sleeping area of 5 feet plus in width.

We too have the crescent shaped drainer in our Avante. I bought a collapsible draining basket to sit on it. It has cutlery sections in it and , with careful stacking, can hold a full load of dishes. It might help that all our dishes are lightweight plastic and melamine, I don't know. I prefer...

For our part, we use the van in autumn and winter, when I would not expect anyone to sleep in a tent in temperatures that can drop below freezing. I know many people have an awning, but again, I can't imagine that being very warm to sleep in during cold weather, and we haven't bothered with...

To be honest I think your only options are to either seek out a recent Sprite Quattro DD, so not new, or compromise and go for a twin bed layout with central bathroom (no walking through others' sleeping area for loo visits) and possibly getting custom cut foam to make a "back" to run along the...

Yes, but from Elddis' website: "Rear Mattress Sizes: 1 Drop Down Bunk 550mm x 1650mm /1'10" x 5'5" and 1 x Double 1080mm x 1825mm /3'7" x 6'0" " So the bunk over the bed is only suitable for a small child, and the bed below is only really a large single. 3'7" isn't wide enough to be called a...

We to have to make the front sofa bed up, as our daughter sleeps in the twin bedroom at the rear of the van, bathroom in between. It suits us as with two doors closed between us at night we all have privacy and nobody needs to disturb another to use the loo. We removed the front chest to give...

We removed the cup and plate racks from our kitchen top cupboard, and use it for food - tins, packets etc. when pitched. Any groceries we take live in bags in the boot for the journey. There is a free standing wire shelf in it to maximise space, we leave it in while travelling as it fits...

In ours we have two 6 kg propane bottles (one empty, awaiting exchange), EHU lead on reel, box of feet, box of raising blocks, toilet fluids plus jug, two kneeling pads. I think that's all. Any other tools, winder etc. live in the car boot.

Happy holidays, everyone. :) We'll be heading down to Devon on Friday, starting from Glasgow. We intend to do two overnights on the way, before arriving at Golden Coast HP on the Sunday,for our two week summer break. Anyone staying at Willingcot CaMHC next door, I'll wave to you over the hedge. :p