Recent content by Threehorsehead

Thank you everybody for your help.

I think the best advice is to make use of the car storage as much as possible and minimise the payload added to the van. In addition I would think it good practice to keep the centre of mass of the payload as close to the axles as possible to reduce thetendency to yaw.

Our motor is a 2L diesel. I didn’t realise that things like gas bottles and the battery were not included in the MIRO figure. I presume it is because they are removable? I think new would be out with our budget, hoping to get one that is maybe 3 years old .

Good morning everyone. We started caravanning last year with an old van and have really enjoyed it. Our first van is a 2001 Abbey Freestyle 520SE. We are now considering an upgrade because we find it a little small with children and a dog. We have been looking at a Swift Sprite Major 6 TD...

Indeed. I have just gone back and searched again. I have located a favourable insurance policy which doesn’t require me to move the van. We like where it is. But as you thought, the premium increased 40%. Still it is now insured. Thank you all for your help.

So I have been running into an issue, which seems to be causing a problem. Our van is stored in a locked compound surrounded by a steel 8ft fence. The site store the vans side by side, close together so when in storage there is not enough space between the vans for a person to get into. The...

Ah ok, no it is one number then . It has 17 digits, just etched into window in two lines.

Thank you. I haven’t got that and because it’s still stored at a location remote from me getting it is a bit of a pest. I have two CRIS numbers, would either of them be it? None of the insurers I have spoke to so far have asked for it.

Is that the chassis number for the caravan?

Thank you all very much. I’m pretty sure this will all just take some getting used to. Some quick googling suggests the awning is worth another 100 quid second hand (it’s not a full awning). I like the idea of making a spreadsheet, a quick way of totting up costs. We went along to our local...

My family and I have been campers for a while and the opportunity arose to buy a relatives old caravan. It is an Abbey Freestyle 500SE. We thought, why not. We have never been caravanning and know nothing about it, it just seemed a nice way to take a family holiday. I have been lurking reading...