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Topic: First time carvanner - tips please!

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Tom85

09/9/2011 at 12:45am
Location: Northampton
Outfit: '98 Swift Challenger 490 SEL

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Hi

I've just bought our first family caravan. By reading these forums and what I've cobbled together from owners manuals, I've put together some notes. Have I got anything wrong, and is there anything I've missed out?

I've saved it as a public google document, so anyone can edit it. :o) (although it has messed up the formatting for some reason)

MY NOTES

Many thanks in advance!

Tom

D S B

09/9/2011 at 2:56am
Location: Polesworth Warwickshire
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Careful of the details in owner manuals about fuses and lightbulbs. Be guided by what is actually in the van. Sometimes manufacturers will slightly alter the spec. according to the availability of the component or of they find something will do the job better, or the same at a cheaper price! e.g. our awning light is different to the spec. in the handbook. Handbooks are also sometimes very generic - dealing with a range rather than ispecific model in that range. Just my opinion.

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dancinglilly

09/9/2011 at 6:42am
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Enjoy your new caravan.
Amy

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Im itching to get pitching
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Tom85

09/9/2011 at 9:26am
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Many thanks, will bear it in mind.

I'm booking a weekend later in the month to do a "shakedown" trip in it, but I'd like a few weekends away in it over the winter to be honest!

Janx

09/9/2011 at 1:47pm
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My goodness you are organised, looks like you got everything covered, I usually have record of everything I need to take t.v. pills, glasses dog stuff, etc etc including essensial food and print one off about a week before a trip.
I also put on things I need to check and fill i.e tea bags, coffee, loo rolls etc.
We go away quite often so most things live in there anyway and it's just a case mainly of food and clean clothes.

Hope you enjoy your trip.

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Cloverlady

09/9/2011 at 4:24pm
Location: Monmouthshire
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