Recent content by thosoneill

Looks like a Honda Civic towing that rather heavy delightful caravan

I remember my mother and father taking us to United British caravans in Giffnock in Glasgow and purchasing a four berth Fairholme touring caravan - complete with cold water floor foot pump and gas lighting with those very fragile gas mantles - we had our annual holiday at Hookhills holiday park...

A wee jaunt to Greenhalgh in Lancashire for me - and I bet that the price of fuel will also be more expensive post lockdown

Don’t know about you however years ago practically every caravanner had a fire bucket located outside there tourers - don’t seem to witness that much nowadays - terrible tragedy nonetheless

Having won a pair of tickets courtesy of Caravan Times yesterday I took myself along to the secc in Glasgow - having arrived late I didn’t have a great deal of time to look around - from what I did see I was impressed with the Volkswagen T6-1 latest campervan - the VW base van has quality...

One of the first things I would check upon buying a used car is the tyres - if all four are of the same brand and type I generally assume that the car has been treated better by the seller - maybe just me but mismatched tyres put me right off

Folks I reset the button hey presto bingo

Yes I am - I tested the rcd and it seems okay - it was functioning fine the last time I had the caravan out - say a few months ago

Hi my 1999 abbey iona has a carver Fanmaster fitted with a fused switch stating Fanmaster heater - when switched on the little red diode glows - I've chosen elec auto fan with the thermostat on full - there doesn't appear to be much heat if any coming out of the duct - am I doing something wrong...

Odd that the wheeltrims appear to be nice n shiny white - it’s a sizeable caravan however with a little effort I’m sure that it would scrub up nicely

I had the same issue recently - purchased a new rocker switch from halfords which remedied the matter

Grumpy you appear to have a modern caravan which I assume has energy efficient led lighting etc etc assuming that your leisure battery is fully charged I trust you’ll have a splendid time off grid opening up a whole new caravanning scene

Obviously you must match the caravan to your vehicle - the kerb weight of the car must be heavier than the caravan - caravanning is an expensive affair - storage insurance maintainance and the impact towing a caravan has on fuel consumption - dealers will charge premium prices due to their...

I bought my replacement caravan tyres from Camskill dot co dot uk jacked up the caravan at the designated points and had them fitted by a local tyre service - a tenner each wheel if I recall correctly - I used a trolley type jack - I think there are an abundance of you tube videos explaining how...

Tantamount to riding off on your motorcycle with the disclock still on