Recent content by MeonIan

I know exactly where you are coming from, we had the same thoughts a couple of years ago, weekends just weren't worth the hassle of getting the van out, hitching up and then packing everything back up at noon on Sunday. We had been caravanning for nearly 20 years then, the kids were older and...

With the kids grown up we too avoid bank holidays apart from Easter which we do book a year in advance. However this year we intend to leave the towing fraternity and purchase a motorhome. Two reasons really, too many cars in our road now make it a military operation to get the van out and...

Hi In the not too distant past we were changing our cars every 2/3 years and towed with them with less than 100 miles on the clock if necessary. Modern engines are already run in and don't need anything more than just a general sense not to really push it really hard from new. I can remember...

Evening all Long post coming up.............please stick with me. I have been caravanning since 2000, old Monza followed by 2 new Baileys and then in 2015 I bought another new caravan from the Bristol company. This van unfortunately is the biggest pile of rubbish I have ever seen, water...

Mel, I was actually at work on Wednesday, my job involves being online so easy to flick between a couple of screens. However in previous years when my job has been different I've taken a morning off to deal with the bookings. There will never be a system that suits all but I think the CC has...

As a matter of course each year I enter the foray of CC bookings, maybe I don't go for the popular sites but by 9am this morning I had booked 1 week in May at Minehead, 1 long weekend at Easter in Littlehampton, 1 long weekend at Longleat and 3 weekends (2 of which were bank holidays) at other...

Hi all We have just returned from a weekend away in our 2015 Bailey Pursuit which we've owned since new. However this weekend having returned to the van after a rather hot day with the van all closed up we noticed a fan running which I traced to the electric unit under the front settee. We've...

Hi Bid My previous caravan, 2009 Bailey Ranger had a single front window and all three bottom catches would lift whilst travelling, although it had two on the sides that didn't move so always stayed secure. They never fully lifted anyway just to a 45 degree angle. Do yours lift completely? I...

Thanks for all the replies. Emailed dealer last night asking for a call early today, they called and said it should have been in the info pack but apologise as it wasn't, they are posting me one first class so when it arrives hopefully all will be okay. Now looking forward to first trip next...

Hi all Picked up my new Bailey Pursuit last weekend and slowly working round it finding out about all the new things. Now I have one query regarding the WSL anti tamper wheel bolts fitted. I have been supplied with a wheel brace but should I not have some sort of fitment to go over the anti...

Hi all, thanks for all your comments. Gagakev, I had thought about doing that but I usually have the van pointing slightly nose down so slightly nose up would be okay, water still running off okay. Ray, good idea but wouldn't work for me as the van will fit between house wall on o/s and...

Evening all, this may seem like a daft question but here goes. We are lucky to be able to store our caravan at home, bottom of the drive, next to the house. We are looking to change for a newer caravan which is longer and wider, this will mean if fills the gap completely between the house wall...

PS when I say replaced the pads, that's the pads in the stabiliser not on the van.

Hi all Had the van out for a run around today as I've replaced the pads and adjusted my Bulldog stabiliser so wanted to check articulation was okay. My house is on a road with a slight downward incline so I pulled up outside the house, reversed about 10 feet to get in line with the kerb...

Well, I think you may all be right, never thought about that, my local towbar guy fitted the new pads for me but didn't have my car so couldn't have fitted it in the bracket to set the pressure. Have checked tonight with bathroom scales, thanks for link Sproket, and to get the bar to move only...