Just as well I can't see it, so I WON'T be tempted! Before I can see the Freedom I still have to sort out a water ingress problem. I have never heard of a Gobur having an issue with leaks.....
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Quote: Originally posted by CyberCynth on 19/4/2025
Just as well I can't see it, so I WON'T be tempted! Before I can see the Freedom I still have to sort out a water ingress problem. I have never heard of a Gobur having an issue with leaks.....
I can always put you in touch if/when you decide you want it.
Quote: Originally posted by CyberCynth on 19/4/2025
...... I have never heard of a Gobur having an issue with leaks.....
I did consider a Gobur when first looking to move up from tents to some form of 'more luxurious' camping, and visited the factory/showroom, had a very long chat with one of the staff, despite not being one to fall for salesmen's BS patter, he did convince me that leaks were virtually unheard of if the seals were kept in good order.
Now how can it be that a caravan that is little more than a collection of moveable joints can be virtually leak proof, yet a near hermetically sealed at the factory conventional caravan is almost guaranteed to leak withing a few years! - BTW, I know the answer! Not terribly good design and often shoddy workmanship!
Works in the same countless century proven way, just as our houses roof tiles, and even banana leafed huts etc, overlap in the right way.
Not rely solely on the enduring integrity of sealing compounds on joints between ridged panel that will inevitably flex relative to each other, as the temperature changes, and here with our caravans we bump along travelling the roads.
Even the caravan industry more widely once used this foolproof technique, just overtime they in general drifted away from it in the vain belief in the sealants that came available, and their artisan's to consistently use them properly.
Quote: Originally posted by CyberCynth on 19/4/2025
Just as well I can't see it, so I WON'T be tempted! Before I can see the Freedom I still have to sort out a water ingress problem. I have never heard of a Gobur having an issue with leaks.....
I can always put you in touch if/when you decide you want it.
That's kind of you bofs, thank you. I think I just need to try to establish the cause of the leaks in the Freedom before selling it. My conscience won't let me sell a duff item. Appointment at a local AWS/NCC approved caravan workshop on Wednesday so I'm hoping they will be able to shed some light on the problem and solve this frustrating mystery.
So, can't even look at a Gobur at the moment!
------------- Life without dogs? I don't think so!
Quote: Originally posted by JTQU on 15/4/2025
We had one for many years, an excellent van and company, sadly no longer in production. Very well made and thought out, a product refined over the years. The folding protects the windows from aging or hedge blushes, with the lid nicely covering things up from the rain etc but allowing a heathy level of in storage ventilation. Richard the moving force behind the firm an example to any company, and was an exceedingly rare one in this industry.
Enjoy the van and the admiration of other campers, just stand well clear of a damp roof drenching you, or worse still your partner for a wet clothes drive home!
Thank you
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Aug/Sept - Leekworth
I have a gobur 12/2 slimline bought from gobur caravans . Only had it for 18 months and absolutly love it , had a few weeks in whitby last year and also weekends by the rivers in worcester and warwickshire. Great vans you can use all year round .
Quote: Originally posted by navver on 17/6/2025
Hopefully it will go soon Bridgelayer.
I'm interested to know what a Vanity Tent is for the portaloo. Is it a toilet tent.
It's just another layer of privacy for using the loo at night. When you get to my age you are up and down all night. It sits in the corner of the awning, tucked out of the way.
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some days you are the tree.
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Topic: Gobur Folding Caravan
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