Recent content by Robtel

I used to be a regular poster on this forum, originally under the name of Rob T then changed to current name unexpectedly after one of the numerous site upgrades. Been a few changes to the site since I first started posting, used to be all posts were moderated before being displayed. That meant...

Been using screw pegs for a good few years and have been impressed with the way they seem to grip and hold in the ground..... but.... I find the easiest way to put them in, especially on hardstandings, is with a hammer. I take them back out with the cordless drill but definitely hammer to get...

CMC must have been listening to complaints about their insurance prices. My renewal just in and it has actually came down in price, not a lot, as someone used to say but a decrease for the same cover. Apparently they have reviewed their pricing procedures. I used to be with Caravan Guard as...

Welcome. Long time Bailey owner and liked the Senator range. Just wanted to give a quick bit of advice and say don’t get caught up in the excitement of viewing potential first van. Take your time, consider getting a Mobile caravan engineer out to check over the van before making a definite...

Locks only deter honest people. Caravan doors and windows are pretty flimsy in general, someone who knew what they were doing could probably be inside most vans in a couple of seconds. Not an experienced burglar myself ( not even an inexperienced one) but I reckon it wouldn’t take me long to...

Correct. I would go even further and say seek advice from the likes of a lawyer regarding matters of disposing of property. You might think that because you gave your house to your family a couple of years ago, it can’t be touched. There are time frames and they can go back quite a few years (...

Just a couple of comments regarding Care Homes. For anyone who isn’t aware, full inspection reports on all care homes can be found on the CQC website. Up here in Scotland it’s called the Care Inspectorate but basically the same idea. I’ve been a registered nurse since the early 1980s, worked...

On the last three service pitches I’ve been on I’ve needed to use the extension to my fresh water hose on two occasions. Both of these being Caravan Club sites with the double tap placed at the rear in the middle of two pitches. The third where I didn’t need the extension was a non Club site...

No, I have an extension to suit these situations. At least two other outfits that arrived during our stay didn’t have enough hose to reach their aqua roll so had to do without the mains water connection. I posted my comments as a suggestion to the OP following a comment that the one length of...

I would suggest you also consider getting an extension food grade hose for your aquaroll adaptor. The last couple of sites I’ve been on and used a service pitch have had the fresh water stand (two separate taps but on one stand ) between two pitches. Fine if you happen to be pitched with the...

That does help a bit with the up/ down scenario Craig, I have tried it. The adjusting the mirror in/out is not so helped by that method though. Always concerned I’m either going to damage the car mirror or pull off the already fitted and secured towing mirror. Usually find I’m in and out the...

Anyone recommend towing mirrors that are easily adjusted once fitted to the vehicle’s own mirrors? Currently I use Grand Aeros and find they give a satisfactory view once set up correctly, problem seems to be every time I fit them I need to adjust them to see properly. Minor adjustments seem...

I bought one of these a few years back thinking it would help me reach the middle of the caravan roof for cleaning but, with mine anyway, the recommendation was not to have the platform set any higher than the third top rung as shown in the photo in the op link. I’m 6 foot tall and that wasn’t...

Just to put some context to the store at home advertises when your house is susceptible to burglary, and I hope I’m not putting the kiss of death on this. Since I started caravanning 34 years ago I have always stored the van at home without problem. We did have our house broken into once and a...

Just out of curiosity I tried to google how much Noddy Holder earns each year from that song. The amount given varied on the info source between half and one million quid, some said that was split between the band others implying that was Noddy’s cut alone. Not a bad little earner in any case...