Taylor family and faithfull dog here, moved this year from large breckenridge tent to 2 berth lunar chivron was we are now too old and knackered to erect said tent. First outing this easter to Lowther park in Penrith, beautifull site, v. peaceful. we were worried that tin tent owners would not be as friendly as campers, but everyone I met said good morning and had a smile. So will now be bombarding site for help and advice as we still dont know quite what we are doing and theres lots more in a van to fiddle with. Hello everybody.
Welcome and enjoy, ask away their is always someone to help with advice, Glad you enjoyed your trip! You'll soon be as addicted to tin tents like the rest of us!
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I was the same when I started.....welcome aboard. The most useful advice that I found when you have a problem was......relax......take your time.....have a glass of wine or two.....think about the problem.....and fix it tomorrow! Have a good time!
Welcome to UKSC. Markie and Susie Taylor. We are newbies we got our first van at the end of Feb. Been on our first mini meet and found it a great way to meet and make friends. Not to mention all the expertise at hand to help if you get stuck.
Check under "meets" to see whats happening in your area I can recommend it.
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Welcome to UKCS Mark and Susie. We are almost caravanning newbies as we haven't got a van yet but there's one in the pipeline, so you won't be the only ones asking for advice and info.
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I have a very temperamental personality - 50% temper and 50% mental
We are going away for the 1st time in our caravan tomorrow to Thetford Forest. We are all so excited though not looking forwards to Saturday night when its meant to get down to 0!!! And then snow forecast for Sunday. Its ok for the kids and dogs, they are sleeping in the caravan, me and dh are in the awning!
Good Luck and i have had every question i have asked answered on here so get asking lol
warm welcome to the taylor family, lowther is a nice park, used to stay on there alot but now seasonal near to penrith we still call on there for a walk sometimes, Enjoy the forum is addictive be warned lots of advice on offer.
welcome taylor family and dog,i am new to this as well ,my first worry is the weather we are going on first trip to cornwall on monday,but i am such a worrier ,they say its going to snow i panic lol we have heating,i think its the unknown i have to think about ,eg awning,water containers,but so looking forward to it,was anyone else like this.
welcome taylor family and dog,i am new to this as well ,my first worry is the weather we are going on first trip to cornwall on monday,but i am such a worrier ,they say its going to snow i panic lol we have heating,i think its the unknown i have to think about ,eg awning,water containers,but so looking forward to it,was anyone else like this.
Hi Hobby
Well we have just got back from our 1st caravanning trip and though it was cold outside in the caravan we were toasty and warm. We had rain, sleet, snow and hail and had 6 (and 2 dogs) of us sleeping in a 12ft 2 berth caravan. Me and dh were going to sleep in awning but it was too cold. I don't know much about the water but i did refill the bottle and stuck the hose pipe back into it then had to pump the water cos our caravan is 30 years old to get it to come up the pipe. Yours probably doesn't even need that as its probably a lot more up to date. I had to keep connecting and disconnecting a clip from the battery just to get the water to come out of the tap lol. My husband is going to fit a switch so that i don't have to do that in future. Two of my kids were sick through Saturday night and in the middle of the night i had to refill the water bottle but it was no problem really. The worst bit was having to empty the sick bucket as we didn't have a loo. I doubt nothing could put us off if that didn't!
Have a wonderful time in Cornwall and do ask help from your fellow campers as everyone we met was really friendly and helpful. We always stopped and had a natter with people on the way to and from the toilets which can be a bit time consuming but very enjoyable.
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