Recent content by Louise_374462998

Hi, if you do rent a static, do not let the salesmen talk you into buying one. We have just sold ours. The van was only two years old and we lost half our money when we sold it. They tell you about the sites fees etc, but there are loads that they don't bother to tell you. In our experience...

Hi, like you we live in South Wales. Had a look at both Highbridge and Chipping Sodbury as well as a few others. We ended up buying our caravan through Chipping Sodbury as they offered us a really good deal. I cannot fault them at all and when we went to pick the van up, they took their time...

Hi Carol Like Pat said, we found friends and also this forum invaluable in giving us hints and tips. There is also a book, which I have not read but have been told is very good, its called "Teach yourself Caravanning" by Rob McCabe, you can get it on Amazon for

Thank you everyone for all your help and advice on how to put the awning up and not end up killing each other, it was all very much appreciated. We managed to get the whole thing up in about 45 mins, I kept thinking we must have missed something vital and the whole thing would end up collapsing...

Thank you to everyone for all your tips on how to put an awning up and how not to kill your other half!!! We managed to put it up in 45 minutes! I was pretty shocked, I kept thinking there must be something we haven't done and it is all going to full down in a minute. There were a couple of...

I'm dreading putting the awning up. We are only going for one night to test it all out. We have shipped the dog and kids off for the night. I don't want them seeing other half and I getting violent with eachother!!!! All I have heard are horror stories. It would be nice to hear someone say...

Hi David We picked up our new caravan yesterday and are going away Saturday for first time. I cannot wait, I'm a bit worried though that I'm going to forget everything I have been told!

Thank you Chrissie. That is a great idea about keeping a journal, I think I will follow your lead. I was all for sleeping in the caravan on the drive tonight, but him indoors insisted it went off to storage! We are going away Saturday though so wish us luck.

Hello everyone, we are finally picking up our new Bailey Ranger GT60 this afternoon and I cannot wait. We have wanted a caravan for years and we have finally taken the plunge. All I can say is... YIPEE!!!!!!!

Thank you everyone for your help. We are not taking the kiddies with us the first time, we are just going to go for one night and see how it goes... I am expecting a few fireworks so thought best keep little ones out of the way!! ;-)

Hi, could anyone please suggest a good campsite for a pair of novices, near Brecon/Hereford/Ross on Wye for our first ever touring caravan experience? Thanks