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- Preston, Lancs
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- S204 C220CDi Sport ED125 (Mr) Kia Picanto Domino 1.1 (Mrs)
Just got back from a short break in Shropshire with the new caravan A round trip of about 340 miles.
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Generally pretty pleased. A few random thoughts/observations ...
- The Vito's tailgate doesn't clear the handbrake lever (up or down), so hitching up has to be done with the dogs already on board and the tailgate closed
- Having shock-absorbers on the caravan definitely makes it smoother over bumps in the road
- I only noticed the Al-Ko ATC once, going round a mini roundabout slightly enthusiastically!
- Having tyre pressure & temperature monitoring on the caravan is quite a distraction till you get used to it (watching both rise and wondering when they will stop!)
- The little LED spotlights are are all individually dimmable, which I never realised!
- The cooker has a built-in cooling fan that comes on it you do much more than boil a kettle
- The Avtex TV (16") we got is very nice and the directional antenna gave great reception
- The 100W solar panel on the roof had the battery fully recharged by the following lunchtime, even in cloudy/rainly weather
- The big fridge is lovely but being at the foot of the bed the burner is audible at night (and there's a distinct click when the thermostat activates)
- Never had a pressurised water system before but I quite like it!
- Four rooflights are a lot to remember to check when it rains!
- Although the overall length and weight are very similar to our old caravan it feels significantly bigger and more airy inside
Mrs BTB and BTB Junior playing backgammon last night
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Beautiful!
Do you have a link or name) for that fencing please? Want it for the decking fence on our static as can can squeeze through the uprights! LOL