Recent content by johnstafford

Rubix, the one thing that puts me off a side dinette layout is that when child/children are in bed with curtain around they are only a couple of feet from where parents are watching tv/sleeping/chatting etc. Having kids at other end of the van is the option for me. Bailey pageant Provence is...

Alexander, The touring site at haggerston has two parts, one is rows of van with access roads inbetween the other is a horseshoe shape in a small wood. The problem i thought from a tourer point of view is that everything is geared at or around the castle. The tourers dont have their own park or...

Hi Pip, We love our series 5 provence. Far better than the series 6 ( with the exeption of the microwave) I bet not many series 5 owners have upgraded to the series 6. I was a bit unsure at first , thought maybe a bit big and heavy but after the first trip I soon forgot all that. The only...

Two years ago I posted a moan about a family who were a bit invasive of our space and didn't make an effort to speak to us. Basically spoilt our weekend with noisy unruly kids and the usual. A year later I was unlucky enough to get pitched next to them again ( they had a seasonal pitch at this...

Hi Gavin mate, Well the pipes have kinda been on hold since the turn of the yeas as the wife has been in and out of hospital. Ive got my next lesson on monday and i am still with the chanter (after getting a new polypenco) I am also still getting to know the doublings ,etc. I can knock a few...

In a reply to one of my earlier postings it was said QUOTE: 'if you want to watch t.v. stay at home' Now without rambling on about freedom of choice etc.etc.i will say this. My daughter gets up at around 7.30 and likes to watch cebeebies it makes her happy, a little to early to play on swings...

Whilst at a popular site near Bamburgh over easter we had to endure a major water problem. If it wasn't the pressure it was a heat problem. Most of the weekend they were handing out bottles of still spring water to fill aquarolls (even my toilet flush..posh or what!!) because there was just a...

I have a brand new drop in carpet for a Bailey to sell but when looking on a popular auction site i cannot find any others to compare. I could go with the local freebie admag but its a limited area so limited viewers, any suggestions. Regards John

Iv'e said it loads of times, this day and age damp or water ingress on modern caravans should be a thing of the past. The technology shuld be there in manufacturing to prevent this. Like Andrew says if say Nissan cars had a common fault or design problem do you think they wou;d just sit back...

Hi all, slightly confused here. My series 5 pageant provence is going in for it's first service on monday, do I need or even mention the condensation boards ? Regards John

Hi Jane, two years ago we went away to the lakes in early feb for the wife's birthday. On the sunday morning it was snowing, so unexpectedly. The kids loved it, so my advice is....take a camera!! The scenery was fantastic, the kids playing outside the van in the snow made for really good...

Hi Gavin, I wes brought up on pipebands as my father was a drummerin british legion bands. When he died 11 years ago I thought about learning but just did not have the time. Now all the kids are at school and ive turned 40 I thought it's now or never. So iv'e got myself a couple of chanters a...

...... that's the idea folks , keep it up. If I may just add to mine; Pull Bailey series 5 with X-trail, Im 40 the wife is 35 But works part-time due to her MS. Three Daughters 14,11and 5 We go to the Edinburgh Tattoo every year, My hobbies...well im learning to play the Bagpipes !!!!

From someone who mainly just reads the posts I recognise all the familliar names that crop up all the time on all forums.It would be good to know a little more about everyone-- just a little. So This is me : From Co.Durham, Firefighter, Bailey Pageant Provence,3 kids,Fave site is Wild Rose in...