Recent content by MargaretW.

Dear Oklahoma, I am on bended knee! The awning that caused us so much grief was a HarriSON not Harrington porch awning. We used it only a few times and we both came close to blows! I could have wrapped hubby's walking sticks around his neck and the awning could well have been dumped, only...

Unless you have room for a divorce lawyer - don't even think about it! I have always liked the look of the Harrington porch awnings; however, they have a twist and turn locking on the poles, which in turn twist out of the brackets against the caravan, they also have a locking gadget. At the...

Hi Rob One, As you say, we are not out all the time. However, I don't sit glued to the computer all of the time either! The first time we took brand new 'van out, May '05, in Dorset, not far from home and there was the most awful thunder storm, large hailstones which damaged the 'van, new...

Hi Craig, There are too many nitwits speeding up and down the motorways. Like you I tow between 55-60mph. One must also remember that the speed limit on motorways and dual carriage ways is 60mph, in any case I feel more in control keeping the speed to around 55mph. We have a new X-Trail...

A further point, whatever you take, especially to the Steam Rally camp site, take a strong chain and if necessary "nail everything down". Margaret W.

Hi Cheap n Cheerful, welcome to Dorset. If you are staying on the actual site at Tarrant Hinton, then whatever genny you take the noise will be swallowed in the general hullabaloo from the site itself. If you are staying at the New Forest DA site (C&CC) at Stourpaine, then a quick one would...

You were very lucky indeed. I have read David's input and would say that we have an active HomeWatch scheme in our village. In the close where I live there are 16 homes, and we all keep a watchful eye on every one's property. I am the co-ordinator for the close. So really you can say...

Hi George, We have not had any problems. Our Carver Mover was fitted to our first "fully Grown" 'van in 1998 and has been fitted to two others and has been on our Pageant Monarch (05) and still works. The work shop manager suggested that we have the remote control fitted, which we did but...

I was told that the black bits are from the cistern plunger, that is assuming you have a swivel seat loo. It was our service manager said don't leave plunger down hard to the bottom of its travel. Hope this helps, we haven't had any problems since. Margaret W

Hi, our shelves have rusted, however, they do stay in place. The problem we had was we couldn't get the b****y thing to light on gas. On one occasion it took 12 hours, going back to it time after time after time. Told the dealer and all of a sudden it works. My biggest worry is that when...

Well, that stirred you all up! Margaret and hubby are most definitely NOT, NOT fine weather caravanners! Hail, rain AND snow we are out in it. TV is still booooring! Margaret W.

Why do you need to have a television? Personally, I cannot think of anything more booooring. Sorry and all that.

Hi, Howard, We have a new X-trail and I too found the inside entertainment mirros furred, but I found that if I dropped a cog so that the engine was struggling it cleared. Absolutely delighted with the car; just back from 5 weeks away from Dorset up to North Northumberland, to Brown Rigg...

What gets us are the people, with dogs on leads, who walk right up close to the 'van knowing full well the cat is sitting either in the door or on the steps minding her own business. As she is elderly and only has three legs (removed because of cancer), she cannot move fast or without the...

Wot'z sunshine?!!! Margaret W.