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im sure that cant be right. there are lots of older caravans with glass windows still in use and being towed... look at the classic caravan clubs, the majority of the vans' there have glass windows. You may be right however. The tan front sprites were late 70's and the dark brown fronts were...

yes i have one of these made by bulldog. its great and really handy on sloping pitches. simple to use, just slide it under the wheel of your parked van and use the corner steady handle to wind it up to a level, takes less that 5 mins and much easier than using planks of wood like i did before!!

hi, i use auto glym car polish, its easy and quick to use and brings the caravan up nice. i use a small amount of t-cut on the plastic windows, polishing and buffing up and down the way instead of circles, it takes the tiny scratches out of the windows and the whole van looks like new even...

hi im the same, my 1st outing will be in april, i cant wait. i live in ayrshire in scotland and was snowing here this morning for a wee while, the sun is out now and iv been out to the caravan to open the door and let some air in, i wish it was april!!!

hi robert i caravan alone too, im in my late 20s and like you, enjoy walking and sight seeing. i have had the same experience as you many times in all types of sites, its not the caravan clubs fault, its the people who are on site, they see a young guy on his own and think the worst, i have a...

hi welcome to the caravan word and congrats on your purchase. Craigie gardens caravan club site in ayr is open until christmas, its a nice site and about 10 min walk into ayr town centre would be great here for a weekend or longer. i found the caravan club sites were well equiped and by far of...

Hi mel, Great ha ha, im sure your not an old wrinkly, you are as old as you feel!! thanks for replying

Im 26 and enjoy caravanning like everyone else. I bought my own caravan about 5 years ago. Is there any other younger folk i.e in their 20s early 30s who enjoy caravanning?

I bought a small worktop oven from Argos for

Hi, i have an old 1981 Eccles topaz, when i bought it about 5 yrs ago it was the same. I used t-cut, it was real hard work but so so worth it. After the t-cut i waxed it. The plastic windows were dull as well, i used t-cat and wax on these too polishing in an up and down motion rather than in...

Hi im simon, just joined the forum after reading practical caravan. Im from Ayrshire on the west coast of scotland. Im in my late 20's and have a 1981 Eccles Topaz which is in great condition for the age, iv had it about 5 years now! I tow it with a ford focus! Im just back from a 2 week holiday...

Hi, I usually coil the 2 cables together. When they are coiled togeter they kind of loop like a telephone wire this keeping them up away from the road.