I'm completely new to caravanning but have always found this site a great source of information. I'm off to look at this caravan on Friday evening. Has anybody owned one similar and can suggest things for me to look out for? I know it's old, but I don't want to spend much trying out the lifestyle in case it doesn't suit us!
I’ve got a ‘95 Abbey. Mine was well looked after by previous owners with a full service history that shows several reseals over the years so it is dry but these caravans are typical UK built caravans of that era & fact is the one you are looking at could be anything from pristine to a damp wreck fit for scrap.
When looking at it press the walls inside bathroom, all around window frames & all the floor/wall join areas inside caravan if damp there will be spongy soft spots. Look for discolouring of interior walls also a sign of damp. Damp meters are cheap enough from B&Q etc so worth getting if you are looking at caravans.
Damp is the only real problem, anything else is relatively easy to fix if you are reasonably competent at DIY. As Opensauce says, get yourself a damp meter, they are invaluable.
Don't worry about the age, as many of these older caravans were better built than some of the newer ones from what I have heard. Mine is a 1992 Elddis, and it's fine.
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Topic: 1993 Abbey County Oxford
