The Caravan Nut is a channel following a family from Lancashire on their journey with their caravan. There will be reviews, tips and advice, along with any useful information that we have gained whilst on the way.
I am NOT an expert but a fellow caravaner who wants to share experiences and help others, any work undertaken on my van are not necessarily the correct way of doing them, they are MY way of doing them.
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I totally agree with your comments. Our experience is the same as yours. It does give the impression that it is a business rather than a club. I have written Ti the club several times asking what they are doing to promote our interests from the danger of the Govt forcing everyone to move to electric cars, which as we all know are no good for towing a caravan. They have totally ignored my communications and instead published useless articles on EV tow cars. I get the feeling that the people running the club and writing the magazine are not caravaners.
EV tow cars at the moment are not practical for towing, maybe in the future they might get it wright. I don’t know what audience the club are trying to attract with their magazine, for us it’s boring and not relevant. They need to move forward and attract younger people into the mix. Cheers
There seems to be a lot of patronising comments on here by saying well done, great job and girl power etc, when I’m sure Angela like most women are capable of doing many things in the same way as men can do them… she did like many people including myself, go onto RU-vid find out how to do something and then crack on and do… no doubt this will annoy some people LOL
Great work Angela, hope your on the mend, enjoy your time away in the van. I love being away currently on holiday near Glastonbury, great site. Take care x
Great job, Angela. Well done 👏, overseen by the Caravan nut. Go easy in the future when turning the key. They can break easily if you're a bit heavy handed. 👍
I bought the same Damp meter its brilliant easy to use,wouldnt be without it,your old van if someone is sellling this without fixing it,could you report them,i would have contacted the seller and asked them,as you went to the trouble of not selling the problem on privately?
Thanks for sharing your experience and good on you for not passing the problem bailey on,i bought our 2015 bailey valencia 3 weeks ago,but before i bought it i went through the whole van with a damp meter and didnt find anything, and we love it,the criteries where a fixed bed Tall fridge,motor mover and single axle,i nearly went for a vigo privatly until i saw the service report in 2022 which stated 48% moisture reading and the engineer said it was ok for now but keep an eye on it🙄🙄 couldnt belive what an engineer had written ! so that one was a no brainer,but the guy readvertised on ebay not a mention of damp. i did buy from a dealer and luckly enough it came with everything,it was well looked after. I can understand when people have a bad experience with a caravan they wouldnt go back to that brand,but i think all brands have there issues. but you now have a nice van and hope you have a problem free experience
Well done, Angela. Tony took about six hours to do ours. Then he had to rewatch his video because he couldn't remember how he took it apart. Stewart Longtons just gave us a new lock the same day Tony rang them. Speak soon x
E-Bikes are something we are looking at. Our holidays are a little restricted with our Dog, he’s 18 yrs ( not a typo) so can’t manage big walks. So bikes for future breaks.
That's brill Martin. Good luck with the 'health kick'. Look forward to hearing how you go on in the future with it.. ie, transporting, charging, maintenance etc. Regards, Mo 😊👍. ps "garlic bread" 😂😂
Hi there. I’ve put a Thule G2 Elite bike rack on the back of my caravan (same as yours). It’ll take up to 60kgs. I have 2 x 15kg bikes which I put on it. If anything, the caravan tows better with the bikes than without. Just an option to consider 👍.
That’s something I need to look into, a lot of people say you shouldn’t put bikes on the back of the van but if they put the fittings on there why not? I know you will have to balance the weight out but you have proved it works. Cheers for the info.
Well done Martin, we have the exact TT tow bar and no problems. On a side note I need a mobile tyre fitter for 2 new tyres on our Vigo (185/R 14C) we are in Morecambe , do you have any suggestions or recommendations. Cheers Keith & Trish
I have a retractable towball and found a solution to keeping rust free. I put a balloon over it before retracting. Still a bit of surface rust but easy to clean off with emery paper. Ballon’s are poundlands finest!!
Talk about timing,I’ve just bought a GLE,was looking at deployable towbars but limited my search. Then I thought what if it failed while we were away,so went for one without and getting a removable one fitted.
Definitely happy with the professional friendly service. Sam has phoned me today and has sorted a cover for the hole when the bar is not in use. Roy is very knowledgeable and a great bloke. Cheers
The myth about leaving the tow ball on to protect your car is incorrect. With the tow ball in place any impact is transmitted straight into the chassis / structural elements of the car and not into crush areas as designed potentially leading to more severe damage to your car. The missing protective cover can fall out as my 1st one did, I have drilled a small hole in the new one and added a retaining cord and clip that I attach to the car so I won't loose it again.
