Recent content by Simon_5041575

I have a 1990 Swiftwith rear washroom on the offside. The shower plug hole is at the front offside of the tray. Why is it that when my van is level I have to bail out the shower tray?

I have a 1990 Swift and want to change the shower head to a new Whale with on/off switch on it. The problem I have is my old shower head is a different size. Does anyone know if A) There is an adapter or B)There is a hose with different siza threads on each end. thanks.

Swift Corniche 1990. The plug hole in the shower is never in the right position. I have to bail out the area every time before the toilet can be used again.

When I first started my van did not have a gas locker. Someone gave me a 15 kg bottle. This obviously just sat on the grass at the front of the van. What do you lot do when you go away? I have a lot better things to do with my time than worry about gas bottles. you lot are the type that sit in...

Thames water state on thier website "the ban includes any vehicle drawn by a private motorcar". So a Caravan can not be cleaned by a hose or pressure washer. However the ban is only for domestic customers so I take my caravan to a nationwide car wash establishment called arc and use thier jet wash.

Thanks for your replies. What I forgot to mention was my van is a 1990 Swift, the water heater runs on gas not 240 v, does this make any difference?

Is it safe to leave water heater on for entire duration of stay at site? At the moment I switch it on in the morning and evening for showering and washing up and all other times it remains off.

I stayed at a cc cl recently and was told to put my waste water into the bushes behind my van. Why do a lot a caravanners spend most of thier time looking out thier window watching what other people are doing and then moaning about it. Get a life!!!

I cancelled my subscription about 8 months ago. I had forgotten why, I soon realised when I purchased the latest edition. The testing of 20 different screwdrivers!!!!! I have a 50p anything you see market stall set of screwdrivers in my van for emergencies. I have had them 16 years. Maybe there...

I have been vanning for 16 years. I brought my first van when I was 18.

I take 5 windbreaks with me everytime I go away. This gives my young daughter a safe area to play in. If people have a problem with people using windbreaks perhaps they should give up caravanning or go to adult only sites.

Try Norfolk Line. They go from Dover to Dunkerque. Crossing time 2 hrs. 30 minutes closer to Belgium than Calais. You will probably find the crossing cheaper than Dover to Calais as well. www.norfolkline.com

I have a Carver water heater (12volt/gas) in my 1990 Swift. When I switch my electric to the hook up the Carver makes a loud buzzing noise. when I switch back to the caravan battery the buzzing stops. The water gets heated either way.

I am a loading officer on a cross channel ferry. It is very rare to see any problems. The problems I have seen are incorrect jockey wheel stowage (too low). Incorrect outfit loading, car heavy at the back and van at the front causing sagging. During times of bad weather there may be movement...

Ten years ago I would hook up drive to a town I wanted to be near. Then I would look for a site and get straight in. Today even if I try and book a week in advance decent sites are full. I know caravanning is getting bigger but I have not noticed this ammount of growth.