Recent content by JohnJ_5040720

Two flies have somehow managed to get into the double glazed sunroof. Don’t know how as I thought they were sealed. Apart from using a vacuum cleaner to suck them out of the small vent which has a plastic stopper, anyone got any ideas please? John.

Thank you all for your suggestions. I’ve gone through all of the above options but no permanent fix found yet. Living in a hard water area (Cambridgeshire), we’ve had to de scale the system three times in 18 months so I’m wondering if maybe the limescale in the water heater is so bad that it...

We seem to have developed a problem with our waterworks. All seems well when just running cold tap(s), but when using hot water, pressure drops after a minute or so and the stops all together. At this point even the cold tap won’t work. Although the red bar is still lit suggesting the pump is...

We had our previous caravan stolen a year ago this week. Insured with the Caravan Club, the claim was settled within 4 weeks and we picked up a new Twin Axle van shortly afterwards. One stipulation is that we must have two wheel locks fitted, as well as a hitch lock. Agreed, it's sometimes a...

My son is trying to persuade me to spend a weekend at a British Superbike meeting this season. Although I used to stay with mates in a tent some 40 years ago, I fancy the home comforts of my caravan this time around! Not sure I'm too keen on staying on circuit, although might be...

Thanks Michael, that's interesting. Just checked and my factory fitted tracker was indeed the Tracker Retrieve. My Swift is just coming up to 2 years old. With Hindsight, surely a Tracker that emits a signal on any movement therefore alerting you instantly must be better than one that's only...

Well, more than 24 hours now and Tracker Company haven't picked up a thing. Police scenes of crime man came out this morning, but as expected only showed that gloved hands were used to rip off number plate etc. He suggested that the van may have been put in a "container" or "the thieves"...

We've been caravanning for 11 years with no problems. Now today, in broad daylight have had our two year old van stolen! Angry, frustrated, stunned to say the least. Stored at Father in Laws small holding just off A14 near St Ives, Cambs, we had a chap knock the door and think he was...

Does anyone tow with the Kia Sorento CRDi 1 - Front Wheel Drive? I have been considering a 2010 model and was about to buy then noticed it was a two wheel drive and not 4WD. It has a decent kerb weight of well over 1800 kg, 2500 Kg towing limit (I tow 1560 Kg) but have always used 4WD in the...

Good point Woodlands Camper! My wife always insists on clothes in suitcase(s), in car anyway. Nothing to do with Nose weight, MTPLM or anything. She has always had this dread of her "smalls" being scattered over the M-11 in the event of a disaster!

Thanks for the response Roger. I suppose having towed with the same car for the last nine years, with no issues at all, I'm just a bit hesitant to switch to a vehicle with lower nose weight limits, albeit with a couple of hundred Kg extra kerb weight and substantially more HP and Torque...

I have been caravanning for 11 years now. For the last 9 years towing with my X-Trail 2.2 dci Columbia. From Brighton to Bridlington, Abbey Wood to Anglesey and once to France. Absolutely no problems. Until 2 years ago towed 1400 MTPLM but then bought a Swift Challenger 580SE, which has a...

Thanks for the replies. I'll check the van again over the weekend.

Having completed several trips with our New caravan fitted with this system, it dawned on me that I wasn't seeing this light flashing or hearing the "self test" like we did on the hand over. I thought that it was the car battery that powered this, but have discovered that it only works if the...

Interesting to read all the comments on this awning. I ordered one yesterday after doing a bit of research. Talking to some caravanners over the weekend, they suggested using "Ducktape" to seal the sides. They had been advised by a caravan mechanic that Ducktape wouldn't harm the caravan...