Recent content by Nimrod

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    Caravan club

    I am joining a caravan club this year so what’s the best one, we are two people in our 70s, not fussy about club houses,
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    Caravan sites

    Hi all has anyone noticed site fees are going up you do expect a little but a site I used to go regular in 2019 was £12 in winter and £19 in summer, new owners took over in 2020 and now the fees jumped to £26 a night all year round,,
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    Giving up,,

    Enjoyed reading this stay safe and may you have many more years camping
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    Giving up,,

    Is anybody like me, I am 74 and this COVID business has affected a lot of things, I have a 3 year old caravan and a Mazda six I use for towing,, last year I put 200 miles on the car and used the caravan once, this year doesn’t look much better so I’m now thinking of selling up, does anybody...
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    Bath room sink plug

    O rings don’t work as the original washer is shaped
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    Bath room sink plug

    Ok thx damian
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    Bath room sink plug

    Yea thats the one
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    Bath room sink plug

    I know this sounds silly but ive got an Elddis Xplore 304 caravan, and the bathroom sink plunger you use to drain the water away, The washer has disintegrated and need to be replace but I can’t seem to get one any where, I put an O ring washer as a temp one But that doesn’t seen to work, thanks,
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    Want to downsize to an xplore 304

    hello I own a xplore 304 and still find it difficult at time coming from a larger van and there is only two of us and downsizing with a growing family, I wouldn’t recommend the 304 as it would be to crammed for you and would be so closer phobic,, and there’s the other thing of putting things...
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    Recommendations for a used petrol tow car, budget £8-10k

    I have had many different types of tow cars over the years, my best one by far is my Mazda 6, I got the sports estate and and this is my third Mazda and has been excellent in handling and performance,
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    Buying a Awning

    I know this may seem silly to some but i have been caravanning for 40 years, and i have been useing the same awning for almost 30 years so its served me well. But now i need to replace it, i own an elddis xplore 304 the light weight baby model, and just wondering what people reccommend, my old...
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    Water system

    It’s a 2018 van just had first service and I have done most of what you have suggested including pressing the button marked tap symbol and also the button marked plus symbol on the control panel and this should show me a fault code but it doesn’t and when I do everything seems normal for couple...
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    Water system

    I own an elldis Xplore 304 and the water heater function key on the unit above the door will not come on and is showing it’s off all the time with a red light showing next to the water heater function key, it may be back to the dealer but I am holiday in a week and just wondered if I can try...
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    Awnings

    I tow an elddis Xplore 304 and was wondering if anyone can reccomend a reasonable full size awing as i have been useing my old one which has lasted over 20 years, thanks,
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    tow ball

    I have an alco hitch on the van and a new towbar fitted on the car, is it correct that I need to remove the paint on the towball, thanks