Recent content by shouldknowbettor

I've rented motorhomes several times but when we came to buy we went for a caravan. No regrets there although I would still chose a motorhome for weekend breaks.

I was once told it was for insurance reasons. The insurers insisted all caravans were parked ready to leave quickly in case of a flood / fire, and they were not willing to have you park with the doors facing the 'wrong' way (which makes sense on a hardstanding/gravel pitch as is common). Thats...

Just be aware of weasel wording on things like this. For example saying that because the bubbles were not apparent (ignoring you noticing them) from new is NOT the same as saying the fault was not there. The bubbles are a symptom not the fault. The fault is a failure to properly bond the...

The problem is that those jobs just recycle money. The best jobs for any economy are the ones that make something that can be sold overseas. Be that digging oil or minerals out of the ground, turning sheet metal into diggers, or painting oil on canvas perhaps. Jobs are best when they add that to...

Its also because we would leave home of a morning, go straight to work, eat the sandwiches made at home at work for lunch, come straight home, eat at home from the food bought in a budget weekly shop. 1/2/3 nights a week you'd shake that up with a trip to the local for a pint or two. Now its...

Exactly... They're doing the rented/partial ownership thing, just without paying!

Sorry to hear of your issues, and made only worse by having to rely solely on the extended warranty :( To be honest though, soggy corners on a Bailey? Yeah they do that. Improper bonding on the internal walls? Also not new. Locker doors not fitted right? Well you did buy a Bailey... Sounds...

Jeremy Clarkson et al. probably did more damage to the image of caravans than anyone else. That hasn't impacted the latest generation (Gen Z apparently as my daughter was telling me the other day) but they don't own anything anymore, everything is rented, PCP or paid monthly on a contract or...

You mean the right way round? It's UK vans that have it back to front!

Another 3002? Mines a 55T of the same vintage which I had apart for a clean/ignition swap last week and it looks nothing like yours ;) The issue has been with the caravan/vent not the heater. You can get them 2-300 on ebay / breakers. As mentioned you'd be better off getting a whole 'new' one...

You might find the battery has been replaced but the hose for venting not been as the changer thought it unnecessary as it said it was sealed... Mine had the hole drilled for it but not a hose in sight. I changed it out for Gel which gives better capacity (70% usable) and won't release gas even...

Like all vans depends on the make and spec. My 2003 Hymer has dual gas/electric heat and water, oven, grill and thanks to a redundant TV cupboard a microwave too.

I wouldn't be surprised if by this time next year that was not a problem you would ever be faced with again, at least on a new one.

Me too. Have tickets for the Scotland - England game which should be good.

The simple solution to the (possible but unlikely) amperage issue is never run your heating on electric. If you have to, use on 1kw. If you do that you're really going to struggle to push past 10A let alone 20.