Ready for the off !

[S-MaxJon]

Counting down the days to thursday afternoon and our first trip out this year.It's been a long time since Sept with the van sat on the drive saying "use me use me".

Just got to vacuum inside and stock up the wine cellar.

 

[Tram]

And so say all of us...

 

[Wendy-Norfolk]

With the awful weather forecast, I bet the fair weather caravanners will be put off!! LOL

 

[Guest]

Yes, we are off to Alencon when my wife gets back from Tesco's. There's a web weather report that says UK temperature could drop to minus 8 in some places by the weekend and apart from rain and high winds there could be snow and ice in places!

Take care everybody!

 

[rosies]

OOOPPS, but excuse me for asking a silly question .Where is Alencon , is it a Walmart Supermarket or is it a foreign one like Aldi or Netto . ( chuckling )

STEVE .

 

[IanMc]

Will you still go if it is windy. Says wind speed of 29mph where i live thursday. Is that still ok to tow a van at them wind speeds. I don't know.

Regards

Ian

 

[davedee]

If the crowds of folk in Towsure,Sheffield on Sunday are anything to go by, there are an awful lot of caravanners taking their first trip of the year this coming weekend.

Just think, you can all huddle together like penguins trying to keep warm.

At least there's little chance of your Easter eggs melting!

Us? We'll leave it another couple of weeks for the ice and snow to clear.

If you are going away,enjoyselves.....and be careful out there.

Dave

 

[Angela_374246852]

We won't be cancelling our trip but I am concerned as the forecast for friday shows winds of 29mph with gusts of 56mph, I'm not travelling too far and will stay off the motorways so hopefully I'll be ok.

Any tips for caravanning in the cold though as this will be the first time we've been away and known it would be so cold, extra blankets are already on board! Any tips for the water/gas - we currently use flogas and the site is reasonably sheltered if the winds the right way....

Any tips greatfully appreciated!

Thanks

Angela

 

[RichardJ]

ditti, bad weather or not here we go.

 

[Hamer_5041128]

Angela,

Look under "buyers Guide Caravans"

Then Aluminium window Frames.

Then right near the end my advice to jo-anne and Alan.

Hamer

 

[ThePlotter]

Rosies,Alencon is in France,I think still Normandy where many tank battles took place and there are many monuments to this including battered American tanks.

 

[J.Lo]

What have you all been waiting for, I have done 54 nights allready this year going tomorrow for 8 more. If its the weather that puts you off you must have the wrong equipment.J.Lo

 

[LIZ_374352553]

Hi Jonathon

Hope you have a nice Easter break but I can't believe that you haven't been away in your van since last September! I can't keep out of mine.....

 

[David_from_Ashby]

We won't be cancelling our trip but I am concerned as the forecast for friday shows winds of 29mph with gusts of 56mph, I'm not travelling too far and will stay off the motorways so hopefully I'll be ok.

Any tips for caravanning in the cold though as this will be the first time we've been away and known it would be so cold, extra blankets are already on board! Any tips for the water/gas - we currently use flogas and the site is reasonably sheltered if the winds the right way....

Any tips greatfully appreciated!

Thanks

Angela

Hi Angela

We went away in February (half term) to the FOrest of Dean. The overnight temp was dropping to around -8C. Yes the aquaroll did form a skin of ice by morning, but it never stopped the pump from working. I think what may have helped was the fact that the aquaroll was between the van and car, and I made sure the car was parked as close as practical to give it some shelter.

I think at this time of year, especially with daytime temps going well above freezing you should not have any major problems with frozen water/pipes. Having said that, some wet swimming gear we left in the awning one evening was frozen solid by the morning!

We had no gas problems as we are on propane.

Don't forget the winter vent covers for the fridge. Supposedly they stop the refridgerant from freezing.

Cheers

David

 

[Pat_374304630]

Off to the Forest of Dean Thursday afternoon.23 hrs to go.Can't wait.

 

[Mikey1]

I cant believe it they are forecasting heavy snow on Sat and Sun

 

[PaulHull]

Forest of Dean? Haven't they just filled that up with Wild Boar?

 

[johno1]

Forest of Dean? Haven't they just filled that up with Wild Boar?

Hope so, yum yum!!!!

 

[Andrew._374353608]

Forest of Dean? Haven't they just filled that up with Wild Boar?

I went away last week, bit worried about the cold, needn't have been the blow air heater in my van was great.

Andrew.