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Craig007
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:59 pm |
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So, who else is a caravaner here? We're investing in a new one, as when I was up to Luss at the weekend, setting up the tent with midges all around was hell.
Any tips for the novice van owner? I already tow a fair bit with the boat, but is towing a van much different?
Towing with a 6.2 litre, 451 BHP car is... fun, shall we say? |
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Ms Mockinatrix
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:08 pm |
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6.2 litre, 451 BHP car
are you sure that's a car sounds more like a truck to me |
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Craig007
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:15 pm |
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C63 AMG. It's a beast. I used to have a BMW 5 series, and the wife an Audi Jeep (That would come in handy now ), but the BMW had way too many service issues.
So I got a Merc. And stuck a towbar on. Not the best idea, but hey! |
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Ms Mockinatrix
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:31 pm |
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the wife an Audi Jeep (That would come in handy now Embarassed) |
why the embarassed face we're not mind readers
to keep on topic - wish I could offer advice but I can't, only to say that I used to have most fantastic holidays in a static caravan down in Devon (county in the south of the UK for others)
trailer trash it was not ! |
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Roycropper
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:50 pm |
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Craig, any resemblence to J. Clarkson just went out of the window.
'GET OUT OF MY WAY!!'
Please save your money by staying in a hotel instead of having a caravan depreciating on your drive for 50 weeks a year, then spending the other two dragging it around where I can't overtake it.
Or only travel at night, another Clarkson idea i think. |
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Nanny Ogg
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:54 pm |
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Who are you and what have you done with Craig???
Now a campervan, that I can relate to
You could paint rainbows and flowers on it and go hugs trees |
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Craig007
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:58 pm |
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Roy - I am fully aware of Mr Clarkson's opinions regards caravans. That's the only time myself & the great man shall disagree.
Regards depreciation, my dad has had 5 caravans, and made a profit on all but one of them.
Doesn't having a car that says 6.3 on the side, but is really a 6.2 not count for ANYTHING?
Nanny - I was looking at campers, but you can't reverse a boat down a slipway with one. Plus, I'm frugal, and parting with 60K on camper doesn't make sense.
Of course, I could upgrade the boat, and spend 60K on a boat that we can sleep on. However, that can't be towed. Mooring at Cameron house is about £150 per foot, so a 40 ft boat is going to mount up.
Then, there is the hippy thing. |
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Corona
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 4:30 pm |
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Nanny Ogg
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 4:49 pm |
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Roycropper
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 4:55 pm |
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You know you want to.
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_________________ the European Union has bounced on our freckles
COULD YOU IMAGINE WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I WENT TO THE BANK
our Agent is Completely broke, pocketless and stranded
I WLL SEND AN AFRICA WITCH TO ATTACH YOU BASTARD
You go die like bird
i started shouting HALLELUJAGOBBLE but none of them notice me immediately police arrested me due to the shouting
f*ck u asshole ur damn mother will loose ur fcuking skull brain ur brain is nothing to compare with rat f*ck ur u
MY FRIEND ALEX WAS DETAINED IN POLICE STATION
I am not happy due to the question i answered at money office. Let me tell you do not play with me ok.
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Craig007
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:18 pm |
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I sometimes wonder if you lot DELIBARATELY want to give me a stroke
I already have high blood pressure. You want to finish me off! Bastards! |
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Corona
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:24 pm |
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Craig007
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:35 pm |
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mewing_ghecko
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:09 pm |
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being in the US I can't compare our towing styles/equipment with those of our friends across the pond.
but to answer your question, I pull our 27' 5th wheel camper with a ford F250 7.3L turbo diesel.
but having done both, camping on land and on the water, I much prefer the water. |
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Titania
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:13 pm |
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Do they have Airstream in the UK? I don't see as many nowadays as I did as a kid, but I understand they still have rallies on occasion.
Or you could get a Teardrop. Shouldn't cost much to have one shipped over. |
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Roycropper
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:23 pm |
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Top Gear - Caravan Conkers!
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_________________ the European Union has bounced on our freckles
COULD YOU IMAGINE WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I WENT TO THE BANK
our Agent is Completely broke, pocketless and stranded
I WLL SEND AN AFRICA WITCH TO ATTACH YOU BASTARD
You go die like bird
i started shouting HALLELUJAGOBBLE but none of them notice me immediately police arrested me due to the shouting
f*ck u asshole ur damn mother will loose ur fcuking skull brain ur brain is nothing to compare with rat f*ck ur u
MY FRIEND ALEX WAS DETAINED IN POLICE STATION
I am not happy due to the question i answered at money office. Let me tell you do not play with me ok.
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Ms Mockinatrix
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:31 pm |
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Roy, I rather guess you're enjoying that In a evil gloved hand kinda way. |
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HitchHiker
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:45 pm |
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Craig,
If they can do this with a poxy 1.4 Renault engine, imagine what your 6.2 would do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UCZF_UnG10
BTW I'm with Clarkson on caravans, so don't bring it down south. |
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Craig and friends on the way to sunny Bognor
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Roycropper
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Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:16 am |
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Craig makes a wrong turn...
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_________________ the European Union has bounced on our freckles
COULD YOU IMAGINE WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I WENT TO THE BANK
our Agent is Completely broke, pocketless and stranded
I WLL SEND AN AFRICA WITCH TO ATTACH YOU BASTARD
You go die like bird
i started shouting HALLELUJAGOBBLE but none of them notice me immediately police arrested me due to the shouting
f*ck u asshole ur damn mother will loose ur fcuking skull brain ur brain is nothing to compare with rat f*ck ur u
MY FRIEND ALEX WAS DETAINED IN POLICE STATION
I am not happy due to the question i answered at money office. Let me tell you do not play with me ok.
x4 6Yrs x6 |
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Ms Mockinatrix
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Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:22 am |
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awww poor Craig |
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iMike
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Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:18 pm |
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How about a trailer tent? We've had a couple. Currently got one of these.
Don't use it much now - we bought a static a few months ago. Wasn't sure about going to the same place all the time, but when we thought about it, we always took the trailer to the same 2 campsites anyway! |
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Craig007
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Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:56 pm |
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Aye - Dad had a static at Pettycur Bay, near Kirkcaudy. Fell out with site owner Wallace - AKA prick.
He's had a fair share of trailer tents too, but with 2 young kids, then I'm not sure if the space is a bit limited? |
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Connie L. Gus
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Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:10 pm |
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One suggestion- Back up camera!
My towing rig came with a camera that displays on the navigation/systems panel as soon as I engage the electric motor in reverse. There is no reverse gear. Being high on glass cockpits, I am sure that you would enjoy that. I thought that I would never need that, but will never tow without one again. Bolt on versions are available for cheap.
As what you tow gets heavier, engine power is not as important as braking power. Boats are light. Caravans or towed mobile homes with slideouts, showers, tubs, microwaves and plasma TVs get pretty heavy. The trailers have aux brakes but the tow vehicle needs to be able to stop things in a failure. Being a hybrid, our tow vehicle uses regenerative braking until the batteries are full, then friction brakes. I try and monitor battery charge levels and go into decompression or jake braking before friction braking. Its our second Lexus and has used less than 10 percent of its brake linings in 40 thousand miles.
For the record, I do not caravan. |
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iMike
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:57 am |
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not sure if the space is a bit limited? |
The Camplet will sleep 4 in the main trailer & room for a camp bed in the awning. We previously had a Trigano 340 - that would take 3 in the awning, but was a bugger to put up. The Camplet awning is part of the structure & folds out like an old fashioned pram hood. I've had that ready for occupation in a little over half an hour. |
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