Recent content by MDemaine

Thanks guys Not made my mind up as yet, just want to be safe and legal 50kg apparently is low, a recommended towing vehicle is 60kg-120kg 2.0 litres are often only 60kg so the nose weight must be adjustable I think my only option it to purchased a nose weight scale and try in on the in-laws...

Good morning Thanks for the info, it is all easy to understand but contradicting According to the tow car checker and two dealers that I have visited claim there is no grey area, it is solely the MTPLM and not the MIRO, there is no way of checking the weight in the even of an accident and...

Hi, thanks for the information above The reason I mention my friends is because none of them come away with us anymore due to them giving up caravaning and they won't came, we are all busy these days and now we see each other less, but such is life. We have been to on local caravan dealer —...

Good afternoon Mel We have looked at a trailer tent, briefly, however my wife was against it. She has friends who visited us on site in Weymouth and they loved our van and how much easier it was. I know everybody are different but I consider them similar to ourselves in many ways. They...

Thanks for you reply I believe I can have the caravan plated at 1200kg? I know bailey do it for 60 GBP The vans I am looking at are around the 1260 laden weight, 1050kg MIRO and I won't be loading much into it, I can weight my additional pieces and I am quite happy to make necessary...

Thank you very much Dustydog! It gives me something to look into, I thought it was going to be the end of the line but there might be hope. All the best

Hi Guys I think I know where I stand with towing and laws but as I have my third child on the way I will not be taking my B+E test, getting a new caravan and a new car! I have a Hyundai Ix35 1.7 crdi and the nose load (tow bar capacity) is only 50kg I have been looking at a bigger caravan as...

Hi I have a Abbey 416 1999 and last time I took it away (2 months ago) the electrics worked perfectly. I am going away this Sunday, so I had it drawn out of storage and it was connected up to the mains (battery level full). However, my wife and her father could not lift the mains button to...

Hi, I will contact them but it's stored a little distance away so I can't measure the windows The colours probably wouldn't match, so I would need to change all three. From your previous purchases, do you think you could give a very rough guestimation on them?

Cheers, I have ordered some Would a hairdryer be sufficient to get the moisture out first? I have some small, round plastic vents that I could drill into the internal side, but the window is very old! Ill-advised?

Oh no! Thanks Damian Not even if I Was to drill some internal holes at the top? I can't match a second hand one and it will take too long for one to be made, I am taking it to Cornwall in less than two weeks :(

Hi guys Looking for some help if anybody could be so kind? So I went to visit my caravan at the farm that it Is stored and i noticed condensation all inside the front centre window. No fault of anybody's, it's an old abbey gts vogue 1999. There's a 4" crack from the edge on the right towards...

That's brilliant Nigels There's 2 on the front bed, both say 'water heater' Both switches are 'on' but I don't know why there's two? I though that the heater switch on the control panel had to be 'on' I have hope now that maybe it still has life! Thanks Nigel

Thanks, sorry for making it difficult but each reply takes20-30 mins as the text is delayed! The caravan is at a family farm so I will get over there to take some pics as soon as I can. My gas is always off, so the element heats the water (past tense) At the top of the electricity board are...

Thank you Raywood I have done the breaks on the trailer, replaced the tyres as they looked very old, replaced all the lights to led plus added extra, bought a lovely limited edition awning (second hand hardly used), changed the alko hitchlock breaks, changed faulty taps, but now I have an earth...