Recent content by Wheel_in_The_Sky

No it wasn't on the caravan land, he'd swung out at full pelt into the roadway. I was ok with the fact that he completely accepted fault so hadn't even considered involving the police. Have now been able to organise a hire car at the other insurers expense so at least am mobile again but my...

Thanks Otherclive, I've declined their offer and I'll send some similar car comparisons today now the weekends over. They've accepted full responsibility - there's zero chance they'd have been able to say it wasn't their fault. In fact if the police had attended I wouldn't have been surprised...

The caravan adventure is currently on hold. On going to view some caravans at my local caravan sales place the owner decided to zoom out of the entrance and straight into my car in his huge Land Rover. My car is now a write off 😟. The best bit being my insurance company is offering £1,500...

Ahh that's good to know... thank you RogerL - I'll keep those in mind too now. I had no idea there was SO much to know about caravans! :LOL: Feeling a bit like a huge can of worms has been opened. For example, just been reading about Swift caravans moved to a Smart HT construction...

Ahh..I didn't realise that. Wonder if there's a way to find out which of the older vans are better insulated?

:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: slight error in my thinking there. They might be warmer but they're also twice the price of earlier models! Ya never know though, so still a consideration to keep in mind I guess.

Having read through the other thread on electricity consumption, I noted the mention of some vans coping better with cold weather so had a tootle round the net and found out that vans with grade 3 insulation are pretty well suited to wintery conditions. Interesting to know the differences...

Hoping that the temperatures should be rising a little by the time I've settled in and I'll just use the inbuilt heating system if it's a bit too cold to manage without. I'll definitely plump for the larger bottles if I need to though - no point in it being more expensive than it needs to be...

Good info there on the review..thanks for that OC. I've not checked the C&MC classifieds because I thought you had to be a member but I'll definitely check it out, see what's available. It would be great to get something with just about everything I need rather than having to buy lots of...

:oops: eek! You'd think a dealer would have a bit more gumption than that and at least some fear of ruining their reputation? Just goes to show it pays to have a healthy dose of scepticism! I've got a super comfy topper already so I'll use that I think. I'll see if there's anyone locally ish...

Then again, the lowest price one I could see on eBay is still 6,800 for a 2008 model, so they certainly keep their value well! Might be able to spot one elsewhere so will definitely keep that model in mind as the layout looks pretty good for what I need. :relaxed:

That sounds perfect Otherclive - great to have a separate sitting area. I'll have a look see if I can see any for sale. :relaxed:

Good call..I'll measure the length from the outside tap to where the caravan will be sited. Am I thinking right with one aquaroll for fresh water and another for discharged water from sinks and shower? I am pretty much clueless as you can tell. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: I'd definitely use a seating...

Thanks Beachball, Had a quick search on Auto trader yesterday and found some possibles but wasn't 100% what to look out for so better armed today I'll take another look.

I've spoken to a dealer in York that's got a Sterling Windward 500 for sale and he says one seating area can be used as a permanent bed rather than having an already fixed bed. Not sure if it's worth it for the age but I can keep looking...