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16/12/2010 at 5:13pm
Location: plymouth Outfit: Ford Kuga Swift challenger
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about once every 4-6 weeks is enough if you are happy with your storage site but i must admit i have not checked my van since the end of august
16/12/2010 at 5:45pm
Location: Cheshire Outfit: Swift Challenger 390
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Hi Johnnie Boy, I’m the same, our van is in storage to, been there today to check the air it the tyres, ours is about 5 miles away, I try to go every couple of weeks to do any little jobs on it and to check its ok, (I take a flask) only had ours about 10 weeks, but not been out in it yet, we’ve got 4 nights away near Blackpool over the new-year, what a time to try it, cant wait,
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16/12/2010 at 6:10pm
Location: eaton bray beds Outfit: Discovery and Gobur 12 2T
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I usually go every few weeks and change the battery for a charged one - I do this to insure that the alarm and the tracker are operational------------- hawk
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16/12/2010 at 6:29pm
Location: West Midlands Outfit: Jeep Grand Cherokee
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If your not using over winter worth visiting at least once or twice and moving slightly so not "sat" on same area of tread on tyres.------------- Tony C
16/12/2010 at 6:41pm
Location: Shopshire Outfit: None Entered
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We go every 4 =6 weeks when we dont use the vaan. Ours is in storage about 10 miles away.------------- 2013.
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16/12/2010 at 6:56pm
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ill normally go once a week to do something, but its only 1 mile down the road for me, if it took longer to get there id go once a month, i think
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16/12/2010 at 7:00pm
Location: Keswick Outfit: Bailey
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I am the same about every 4/6 weeks. If the wheels are on I turn them.
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16/12/2010 at 7:11pm
Location: castle Donington. Nr.Derby Outfit: Hobby NJ2282
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I walk round ours everyday, but that is only because it's at the rear of the house.------------- Regards
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16/12/2010 at 9:09pm
Location: essex Outfit: Bailey Pegasus 534 Kuga 2.0 3x tents
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We can pay our storage on whatever basis we want, we chose 4 weekly as it will keep us visiting regularly.
Next visit to put the new winter wheels on.
------------- "Close your eyes and pretend it's all a dream, that's how I get by"
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17/12/2010 at 10:30am
Location: Blackburn Lancashire Outfit: Coachman Laser 650 and Discovery
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We'll be there in the Spring. We can't move it at all - the site do that with their little tractor, and we aren't allowed to move it from where they park it, even by a few inches.
Whatever happens in the winter, we'll sort it out in Spring.
In the event of a major problem, we would certainly get a call.
More things can happen to the boat, so we go and look at that every couple of months.
Jim
17/12/2010 at 12:11pm
Location: South Wales Outfit: Pageant Provence
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we go about every 4 - 6 weeks which seems to be around the norm.------------- Happy days
John
17/12/2010 at 1:21pm
Location: Manchester Outfit: Swift Challenger 524
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I go every two weeks just to check it out and make sure everything is OK. Its in storage about 7mls away from home. Like to take a flask or other drinks and some sarnies, put the heater on (this time of year) and just give it a warm through. Then a good clean in spring. however going out in feb half term so may have to be dirty then and wait till warmer weather comes.
We have a cover but not managed to put it on yet, as storage site is less than ideal for putting things on the floor etc (its a bit muddy). Yes i know cover goes on van, but storage is bit close and difficult to put cover on at times.
18/12/2010 at 9:21pm
Location: South Gloucestershire Outfit: Sterling Excel 550 - Honda CR-V Mk4
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Not seen ours since October...but I know it is safe in it's barn.
Mr UM
20/12/2010 at 6:20pm
Location: Mid-Wales UK Outfit: VW + Bailey Pageant Burgundy 08
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We haven't seen ours since the end of October either - it's in a barn with lots of playmates so I'm not too worried. We ca't move it as it's nose-to-tail with others.
We'll pop and check it some time in the New Year, then it will be Easter.------------- Claire x
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