Recent content by JohnI.Stephen

Hi Parksy; yes, I agree. we had a few niggles with our Oklahoma but, essentially, we were comfortable and, as you say, it was a means to an end. Olympus it is then :-) Thanks John

Thanks chaps. What I find curious is that, whilst I look at other makes and models, they all appear more expensive and no better than the Bailey range. I mean, is the Bailey the Ford of the caravan world; by that I mean, they are expectationally good value and do everything that you want...

Hi all; I need your advice. My wife and I are returning to caravanning after a couple of years of abstinence and, whilst it would be easy to simply re-buy what we know (Bailey Senator Oklahoma) and are happy with, I thought I'd ask your advice. My wife and I travel alone, we require a fixed bed...

Guys; I haven't logged on for almost 2 years as we were forced to sell our Bailey Oklahoma (long story). My wife and I are now seriously back in the market and spend a few hours today looking at the new Pegasus and Olympus caravans. The Olympus 534 appears to be fantastic, but we've seen no...

Thank you both very much; I am delighted to report that, some two hours later, the freezer box is quite cold, so despite my inability to be aware that the gas was lighting, all is well. Thanks again. John

Hello Mr Mod; thanks for this sound advice. I have switched on the second (full!) gas cylinder and tried again (the primary cylinder is adequate to light the hobs though). Yes, sure enough, despite the fact that I can see no evidence of a flame and despite that fact that the handbook states that...

I have a 2002 Bailey Senator Oklahoma with an Electrolux fridge. I have a problem with igniting the fridge on gas; the last time I used it, it worked perfectly; that was 2 years ago. Since then we have used the on-site 240v supply. With the exterior cover removed and the supply of gas proven by...

Yes, this is a great TV; have used it for past 2 years. It can display digital TV v well using either a freeview box or a satellite receiver. I use a portable satellite which gives crystal clear pictures; although a wider screen would be nice :-) John

john: Firstly what satellite have you tuned in to? Personally I select Astra2 because there you get the UK TV and radio stations (including the best of all, Planet Rock !) John

Yes, provided you're not fussed about C4 and C5, then the maplin's portable satellite kits is excellent ! John

Hello John and Lutz; thanks very much. I had "fiddled" (technical term !)with the LNB and have improved the Signal Quality from 16-20% --> 60%+ ! Now I seem to be able to receive all the channels OK. Many thanks to you both. John

Thanks John; I'll try what you suggest but I guess my concern is that, I was under the (false?) impression that, having locked onto the satellite, I would then be able to receive any and all available (non scrambled) channels. Up until now, this has been the case; or so I thought. However, to...

Thanks Lutz but what does that mean to me in practice? All I can do (surely) is move my dish up and down and from side to side. Or am I missing something (again ?!) John

Sorry guys; I posted this question within another thread but I guess I need to ask it separately. I have a small Maplins portable satellite setup which works well. However,whilst I can select BBC1 (South East) easily, if I select BBC1 (North West)the picture is full of squares and is impossible...

Hello all; my Bailey Senator has a Panasonic CD and RDS radio fitted. That's all fine but I want to replace it with a head unit that will also offer me an AUX input so that my Satellite receiver audio (TV / Radio) can feed into the head unit and hence use the semi-decent fitted speakers (as...