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The site where we store our van & use for short weekends (only 20 miles from home) Pencelli Castle, nr Brecon, South Wales has a Wi-Fi (Hot Spot).

Hi All, Just thought I'd mention one other scenario to the potential problems of front wheel drive. I was preparing to drive off the ferry @ Caen on Friday 11th August and noticed that it was raining quite heavily. The ramp was lowered down to the ships deck and was getting very wet. Some lane...

Hi, about 15 years ago we had a Lunar Kumara, which was a model from the "planet" range. Underneath the bunk where the water tank was situated there was an in line pressure valve on the water pipe. On this there was a little thumb wheel to adjust the pressure. If this was moved for whatever...

Hi Rich, The niggles were, a flyscreen which needed to be re-tensioned and the door handle on the bathroom had to be re-placed. The only other problem was that the clamp on the jockey wheel came loose & half of the clamp came off. This happened about a month after buying the van. They sent an...

We're on our 3rd van from Mendip, Newport. The last being an Abbey GTS Vogue (May 2004). Must say the van has been fine and apart from 1 or 2 minor niggles no problems at all. The last van being an Elddis Typhoon GT, build was not as good as the Abbey but when we did have a problem they put...

The only thing to watch is the max towing weight. I think that the Jaguar has a max of 1500kgs whereas the Mondeo is a little higher at 1800kgs. It depends on the weight of the caravan you will be towing and how near to the limit you want to be.

Hi LRG, Pencelli Castle near Brecon is a no dog site. It's a 5 star site with 1st class facilities. I've stored my van there and have used the site for the last 10 years or so (It's only about 28 miles from home). Suits my family as none of us are that keen on dogs but each to their own.

Hi Nick, Going on the same crossing in August. We've booked on to a site about a mile or so from the ferry terminal for the night. http://leshautescoutures.site.voila.fr/. We booked the site at the same time as booking the crossing etc via the Caravan Club. Good luck.

Myself 46, my wife about the same along with a 15 year old daughter. I started vaning with my parents around 1967. Just kept on going really. We bought our own fist van 1990 and we all still love it!!

Hi Mark, Depends on the weight of the Elddis. My brother in law had a Rover 400 GSI 2ltr and found that it was restricted to a max tow weight of 1000kgs. Hope this helps.

Andrew, I tow an Abbey GTS vogue 517 (2004 model) with my Merc E200 auto.(No extra oil cooler added.) Tow regularly in the UK and last year went from S.Wales to the Loire Valley & back without any hint of a problem. Looking forward to Brittany this year. I certainly would not worry about towing...

A collegue of mine has a problem with the flushing mech. of his Thetford CW200 toilet. The flow from the flush has deteriorated and is now only a trickle. Has anyone else experienced the same and if so what was the outcome. Thanks in advance for any help.

Hi Simon, It's so good to read your post. I too was introduced to caravanning by my parents back in 1967. Back then we pulled a fleetwind van with a Mk II Cortina travelling all over the uk including 2 trips to Scotland. Progressing to an Astral Ranger caravan pulling it with an Austin Maxi...

A site that I have been to many times over the past 8 years or so is Rowston Holiday Park at New Hedges. The site is about 3miles from Tenby. They have a nice play area with soft floor around. We went to Kiln Park once, personally I would never go there again. A very large site with a lot of...