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When we sold our caravan earlier this year I advertised it in several places. The only ad that generated any interest was on E-bay. You can use an option to advertise it as a classified ad rather than auction it - this is done through the motoring section. It was much cheaper that an auction as...

Hi Sparkle, We have 2 boys with ASD, as well as third who isn't. We have been camping and caravanning for many years and I find the boys love it. Once they get more used to the routines and the van it should get better. In the caravan they can have their own things like bedding etc. I always...

Sorry meant to add, we have just changed from a 6 birth van with fixed end bunks, to a larger 6 birth van with a fixed bed for us and then the children are sleeping on the two front seats , with the 3rd child on the side dinette. One of the reasons for the change was because 2 of our children...

The pull out bunks normally have a weight limit, so you need to check that, I think some are better than others. Have to say we have found with our children that some of the bunks are very small. When we have looked at vans we have put up the bunk and got the child who'd be using it to try it...

Hi we have just replaced all the spotlights in our Bailey Pageant Loire with LCD ones. I bought a batch of bulbs from e-bay and we are very pleased with them. We got 'warm white' which has a yellow glow rather than 'bright white' which has a bluish glow, just our personal taste. The bulbs...

Hi Paul, There was one couple who came on the course that I was on but they had paid for two places. The club restrict the number of places on the course so there is a good ratio of 'pupils' to 'teachers' In fairness to the club they have to pay for renting the venue, in our case it was a...

We store our van on a farm. As has been said, some insurers won't insure, others will charge a larger excess. The Caravan Club are who we insure with, they were the most competative this year and don't make any extra excess charges for it being on a farm. Well worth ringing around to get several...

I did a C&CC one day course a few years ago, when we got our first caravan, it was very good. I learnt a lot and came away feeling a lot more confident about towing a caravan. I would recomend them. I wouldn't mind doing another one. The course I was on has a mix of people who were new...

Ray, have you thought about asking at local farms? We store our van on a farm in a compound with a locked gate. They don't advertise it, they get buisness by word of mouth. And the caravans can't be seen from the road. The vans are all nicely spaced so you can get in and out easily. Best thing...

We also got our last two vans from Chipping Sodbury. My understanding is that the reason they don't charge a delivery fee is because they are quite close to the Bailey factory in Bristol and they collect the vans themselves from the factory. Jog

Hi, There is a site a couple of miles outside Devizes in Wiltshire called Lower Foxhangers http://www.foxhangers.com/camping.cfm It is a C&CC CS site, but also has another field for about 6 units. The family that run this site have a canal boat hire buisness and marina a short walk from camp...

I also watched that, it was very interesting. Like you I've had verbal confirmation about cover in the past, but now think it wasn't what I thought we had! Will definatley make sure I get it in writting next time we go abroad. Jog

When we got our new car, one of our top things we looked for was sliding doors at the rear, as we used to quite often find with our old Galaxy problems in car parks as so many bays are quite narrow for modern bigger cars. I have to say I love the sliding doors, it is much easier for the children...

Hi Olly, We have camped at this site: http://www.foxhangers.com/selfcatering.cfm it was very nice, they had a few static caravans for hire. The site is on the Kennett and Avon canal, so there are some lovely walks from the site and it is about 15 miles from Longleat, sorry I don't know any...

I've not stayed there myself but my sister has and rates it as one of the best sites they've ever stayed at. It is run as per the C&CC club rules so the 6 meter rule is enforced so I don't think the units are too close together. We have tried booking a few times but can never seem to get on...