Caravan design and build
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Is rubbish.
Simple thing, but how the hell is a jockey wheel designed to it can come unscrewed in transit?
Ours decide to on the way back from France...luckily it only destroyed the wheel and not the whole A frame but after a big of net research it seems it's quite common!!!
Are the vans with the new stabilisers easier to tow than mine? Flipping thing is massive but still gets buffeted around even by a small car whizzing by, quite unnerving.
Anyway, ours is jinxed, I destroyed my D3, the plastic trim is falling off the cupboard doors, the shower dour broke, one of the gas rings doesn't light (despite being "fixed"), warranty work takes 3 months to get "approved". The general build quality is appalling...and the bed is :censored:.
Was I'm afraid to say, easier and less hassle with a tent. The only thing I find better is having your own loo and shower. Apart from that, can't see any real advantage.
Am flogging ours in the spring and going to Florida with the money lololol
Simple thing, but how the hell is a jockey wheel designed to it can come unscrewed in transit?
Ours decide to on the way back from France...luckily it only destroyed the wheel and not the whole A frame but after a big of net research it seems it's quite common!!!
Are the vans with the new stabilisers easier to tow than mine? Flipping thing is massive but still gets buffeted around even by a small car whizzing by, quite unnerving.
Anyway, ours is jinxed, I destroyed my D3, the plastic trim is falling off the cupboard doors, the shower dour broke, one of the gas rings doesn't light (despite being "fixed"), warranty work takes 3 months to get "approved". The general build quality is appalling...and the bed is :censored:.
Was I'm afraid to say, easier and less hassle with a tent. The only thing I find better is having your own loo and shower. Apart from that, can't see any real advantage.
Am flogging ours in the spring and going to Florida with the money lololol
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Re: Caravan design and build
I find myself agreeing with you on quite a few points
We got rid of ours beginning of the year, inlaws brought a new 6berth twin axle, very nice plus we get to use it when ever we want.
Sorry to hear of your woes.
We got rid of ours beginning of the year, inlaws brought a new 6berth twin axle, very nice plus we get to use it when ever we want.
Sorry to hear of your woes.
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Had the same problem with the jockey 'leg' on a trailer, noticed fairly quickly as I had the drivers window open and it was only low speed, boy did it leave a big groove in the tarmac
The tintents with Alko stabilisers are easier to tow and it stops the swaying a lot. I found in France I was getting sucked in more than the uk, once we got back to the uk I realised I was correcting the away ever so slightly without really thinking, it seems I was doing the same in France, but because of driving on the right, my auto reflex was actually making it worse...... now I've figured that out I won't make the same mistake next time
Also makes a big difference in ours if there is anything of any significant weight in the high level cupboards, ie centre of gravity is too high
Enjoy Florida!!
The tintents with Alko stabilisers are easier to tow and it stops the swaying a lot. I found in France I was getting sucked in more than the uk, once we got back to the uk I realised I was correcting the away ever so slightly without really thinking, it seems I was doing the same in France, but because of driving on the right, my auto reflex was actually making it worse...... now I've figured that out I won't make the same mistake next time
Also makes a big difference in ours if there is anything of any significant weight in the high level cupboards, ie centre of gravity is too high
Enjoy Florida!!
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We are off to Florida in a couple of weeks.
Big 6 bedroom villa with 30ft x 15ft pool. 6 man hot tub, games room with pool table, table football, pingpong and PS3 etc.
£890 for 2 weeks (including pool heating)
Then a 4 day cruise to the Bahamas and Disney's own island £1500 for 5 of us.
Flights, car hire and park tickets aren't cheap at £4,500 but I've booked them all through BA and should have enough Avios points for a return trip to New York for me and Mrs Stu
Now would I swap that for a caravan? let me think about that.....
Big 6 bedroom villa with 30ft x 15ft pool. 6 man hot tub, games room with pool table, table football, pingpong and PS3 etc.
£890 for 2 weeks (including pool heating)
Then a 4 day cruise to the Bahamas and Disney's own island £1500 for 5 of us.
Flights, car hire and park tickets aren't cheap at £4,500 but I've booked them all through BA and should have enough Avios points for a return trip to New York for me and Mrs Stu
Now would I swap that for a caravan? let me think about that.....
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I bought a boat a few years ago, when the guy arrived to deliver it from dealers the entire jockey wheel was missing.
He said it was somewhere between Somerset and Hampshire. Quite a big bit of metal to leave on the motorway
He said it was somewhere between Somerset and Hampshire. Quite a big bit of metal to leave on the motorway
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Gaz - you're seeing sense at last!
I told you not to get one years ago - up to when I met you over Glossop way buying it.
I told you not to get one years ago - up to when I met you over Glossop way buying it.
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Lol Stu, that's half a decent van blown in two weeks so you can see the attraction
We have had Sind nice trips away but I'm sure a nice Gite would have been just as good.
Ken...yer, I was warned!!!
Maybe I might think differently if I had a 9m twin axle £30k Defleffs thing that pulled up on site yesterday, now that was a piece of kit!!!
We have had Sind nice trips away but I'm sure a nice Gite would have been just as good.
Ken...yer, I was warned!!!
Maybe I might think differently if I had a 9m twin axle £30k Defleffs thing that pulled up on site yesterday, now that was a piece of kit!!!
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Think it's down to the brand. Our Lunar wasn't cheap but it was perfect in every way quality wise. Jump a brand
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I have to say, whilst sitting here in London watching 24000 cyclists going by, that I would rather be in my Caravan!
Off Roading is OK.... But I'd rather be Boating!
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They all use the same basic stuff underneath mate, it's just the fixtures and fittings are different, plus how it's screwed together/looked afterNeild wrote:Think it's down to the brand. Our Lunar wasn't cheap but it was perfect in every way quality wise. Jump a brand
Seen some proper duff lunars!!
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