Recent content by thewifeshusband14

Hi all, So my new (old!) caravan came with a full awning but alas no instructions. I have been unable to fathom out the configuration of the poles/frame and although i have been able to find a 'user manual' online it refers to a separate 'frame diagram' for the construction of the frame which...

A few weeks late but i went to purchase a 7kgs calor bottle on Thursday from a local caravan accessory supplier. They told me i had not a hope in hell but they could put me on their waiting list. Calor have reported a national shortage of bottles and have cancelled their contracts with their...

My first trip out with my new 'old' van (Compass Magnum Mendip 505). I connected two plastic pipes to the waste outlets and inserted them to my waste water carrier. It became apparent that the water was not draining in to the carrier but was exiting the caravan through an exit under the van...

I had not thought about it... just so use to everything being 'electric' at home and this is my first time touring.

Am i right in thinking that my leisure battery will provide 12v to 12v sockets and then i will have seperate 240v sockets when i use a mains hook up? In which case i will need both a 12v and a 240v kettle for example?

Hello all. So we've taken the plunge in to the touring 'van fraternity... i've had the towbar fitted and will be collecting the 'van July 1st... what have i let ourselves into? I'm looking for somewhere to take the 'van perhaps to just practice. I'm based West Midlands so any corner of the UK is...