I've been having some mixed feeling this evening, but finally starting to feel some semblance of relaxation. Everything has just taken so long to sort out, unboxing stuff, learning how stuff works etc. It's just seemed like every time I was about to relax there was something else I needed out the car or whatever. Finally settled down with a glass of cider!
My first tow was not too bad, roads only moderately busy and the X Trail seemed happy enough with the van on the back. Very nervous at first but quickly started to feel more comfortable with it.
Managed to get the van in the pitch after a few failed attempts. Didn't use the motor mover.
One of the wardens even complimented my positioning.
Was a little bit miffed to discover the van is missing a TV antenna . Apparently nothing in side the dome where it usually is. There are two clamps on one corner with butterfly nut to tighten and an aerial socket below it. Picked up a domestic antenna from B&Q, only to discover a vital part is missing, so it needs to go back tomorrow. With hopeless Caravan Club wifi wanting to do 3D auth thing with the bank and not actually loading anything, and sporadic 4g connection, I had resigned myself to staring at the wall all evening whilst drinking into oblivion. Then I suddenly remembered reading that the front of caravans are plastic rather than aluminium. With phone placed in top cupboard above front window I have a superb hotspot to connect to on my laptop. So at least I'm online now.
Didn't get round to putting the awning up, I'm going to have a look at that tomorrow. Had a takeaway this evening and tomorrow morning will Christen my cooker with a full English. I'll have plenty to do tomorrow, but I'll have all day to do it so can do it in a relaxed manner. Tomorrow I will try and get my TV up and running after exchanging antenna at B&Q. Then if I'm feeling keen and it's not raining too hard I'll get the awning up.
One thing I need to sort out is gas bottles. At the moment I only have two 3.9KG cylinders from my tenting days. So I dealt with some ****head at one garage who wouldn't exchange my empty one for a 6KG because "it has to be like for like"; no it doesn't, just within the same "family" of cylinders. After realising my locker will take a 13 KG, tried exchanging at another garage for 13KG (they had no 6KG), only to be told again "it's gotta be like for like". Went on the Calor website on my phone hoping to be able to go back in and prove them wrong, but discovered 13KG is next "group" up, so my argument would fall flat on it's face. So I think for the time being I'll put up with the 3.9KGs and changing often until a 13KG on eBay comes up at a reasonable price and distance. Might even look at Flogas, I don't think their bottle charges are as extravagant as Calor's. Or stop at every garage I see selling LPG until one makes a mistake and accepts my 3.9!
Anyway, nice to get all that off my chest. I'm feeling a lot better now and more relaxed. I've been a busy boy today and hopefully I'll sleep well. I'll post some pictures when the van is a bit tidier and my awning is up.
My first tow was not too bad, roads only moderately busy and the X Trail seemed happy enough with the van on the back. Very nervous at first but quickly started to feel more comfortable with it.
Managed to get the van in the pitch after a few failed attempts. Didn't use the motor mover.
One of the wardens even complimented my positioning.Was a little bit miffed to discover the van is missing a TV antenna . Apparently nothing in side the dome where it usually is. There are two clamps on one corner with butterfly nut to tighten and an aerial socket below it. Picked up a domestic antenna from B&Q, only to discover a vital part is missing, so it needs to go back tomorrow. With hopeless Caravan Club wifi wanting to do 3D auth thing with the bank and not actually loading anything, and sporadic 4g connection, I had resigned myself to staring at the wall all evening whilst drinking into oblivion. Then I suddenly remembered reading that the front of caravans are plastic rather than aluminium. With phone placed in top cupboard above front window I have a superb hotspot to connect to on my laptop. So at least I'm online now.
Didn't get round to putting the awning up, I'm going to have a look at that tomorrow. Had a takeaway this evening and tomorrow morning will Christen my cooker with a full English. I'll have plenty to do tomorrow, but I'll have all day to do it so can do it in a relaxed manner. Tomorrow I will try and get my TV up and running after exchanging antenna at B&Q. Then if I'm feeling keen and it's not raining too hard I'll get the awning up.
One thing I need to sort out is gas bottles. At the moment I only have two 3.9KG cylinders from my tenting days. So I dealt with some ****head at one garage who wouldn't exchange my empty one for a 6KG because "it has to be like for like"; no it doesn't, just within the same "family" of cylinders. After realising my locker will take a 13 KG, tried exchanging at another garage for 13KG (they had no 6KG), only to be told again "it's gotta be like for like". Went on the Calor website on my phone hoping to be able to go back in and prove them wrong, but discovered 13KG is next "group" up, so my argument would fall flat on it's face. So I think for the time being I'll put up with the 3.9KGs and changing often until a 13KG on eBay comes up at a reasonable price and distance. Might even look at Flogas, I don't think their bottle charges are as extravagant as Calor's. Or stop at every garage I see selling LPG until one makes a mistake and accepts my 3.9!
Anyway, nice to get all that off my chest. I'm feeling a lot better now and more relaxed. I've been a busy boy today and hopefully I'll sleep well. I'll post some pictures when the van is a bit tidier and my awning is up.
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