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Some of my favourite bloggers really do write from the heart. And its so lovely to see others point of view on the caravanning scene. Its interesting to hear other peoples motives and journey into caravan ownership. I asked a fellow Deb from the In Pursuit of a dream blog to write a guest blogger entry on their experiences of owning a caravan. Here is Debs story : We are a northern couple, who for the last 10 years have been living down south in Hampshire. Working for a big corporate company, promotion meant we upped sticks and moved from our native town of Bolton to rural Hampshire...
Read MoreNorth Devon
May bank holiday saw us visit North Devon. We stayed at the Caravan Club Exebridge Lakeside club just outside of Dulverton. The site is simply stunning and we managed to get a space on one of the serviced pitches. The serviced pitches here are great. Providing you have a motor mover, the site allows you to “drive” the ‘van onto the pitch and take in some breath taking views of the exe valley. Access to the site is extremely straightforward. Straight off the M5, onto a couple of A roads and you are there. It simply couldn’t be easier. I could of course waffle on about how we set up, what we...
Read MoreTow ball maintenance
Pretty much every caravan these days has a dry towing hitch. That means that the tow ball and tow hitch is to remain dry, void of lubricants and grease. Because the tow ball is made of steel, over time the tow ball without grease will to corrode. Maintenance of the tow ball is essential as road dirt, grease and contaminants can corrode the surface of the tow ball. Cleaning the tow ball is an easy task. All you need is some de-greaser (we use brake disc cleaner) and some fine grade wet & dry paper. Tom and I filmed how we maintain our tow ball, the clip shows how the ball should look and...
Read MoreRollaway awning
Since 2014 we have owned a Kampa Air pro 390 awning. It was our very first awning and at the beginning all was well. In recent months, however, we have started to notice a few shortcomings with the air awning concept. Not wanting to babble on here are just a few of our highlight issues : 1. Twisting air poles 2. Slack roof panels 3. High condensation 4. Leaky roof For us, the biggest issue we have with the awning, is inability to erect it at home to “dry it off” when packed away damp. Its just so big, and in 1 piece. Angela & I searched for options and we came up with the Quest...
Read MoreCampervan Treks
Planning any holiday can be a time consuming process. The process is no different when you are camping or caravanning. The research into the site facilities, where the nearest town is or how close you are sited against attractions can be a daunting process. CamperVan Treks have created a package that allows you to take your existing caravan or motorhome on a guided tour of France and have all the stress of planning taken out for you. Today, I’m joined by Matt from CamperVan Treks who will tell us more about this package. Hi Matt, welcome. So very briefly explain what CamperVan Treks...
Read MoreJacking up a caravan
A question that we had right of the beginning of our caravan adventure was “how do you jack up the caravan ?” initially we thought this was a straight forward task and just like jacking up a car. The reality is, it isn’t. Some preparation and serious considerations need to take place for the safety of ourselves and for the safety and protection of the caravan. We filmed the process on how to jack up a caravan and below are the results. One good thing that came out of this was both Tom & I decided we needed to purchase the jacking add on kit in order to make this easier. ...
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