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| JSG Member Since: 12 Jul 2007 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2412   
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Ditto  John
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4th Apr 2012 12:30pm |
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| JSG Member Since: 12 Jul 2007 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2412
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Very true. SWMBO booked us in at the Charmouth CC site for Easter last November as soon as we'd ordered the caravan  John
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4th Apr 2012 12:32pm |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 5013
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Was their two years ago, poured with rain, the bloke took us onto a pitch that ripped our pipes off the rear underside and we sold the van soon after We'll have another one day! Wife and I were brought up in Lyme 
I'm still a CC member and see in the magazine they have finally changed the rules about people blanket booking everything as soon as they can and not bother to turn up half the time leaving empty spaces that could have been filled  Not severe enough penalties still i think  |
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4th Apr 2012 3:57pm |
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| WarPig Member Since: 04 Dec 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1748  
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Yeh, they have introduced a kind of penalty system for folk who dont turn up. Think you now need to give 72 hrs notice of cancellation. Mind you, I think they allow you to fall foul 2 or 3 thimes and then all they do is put a temporary freeze on you being able to make another booking. Not the strictest of rules.
But we benefitted from the new rules this week, our favourite local CC site in Clumber is always booked up, but we managed to get a cancellation for this weekend , but then my Defender broke down so I had to cancel  . So I have probably broken the new rules now  |
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4th Apr 2012 6:50pm |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 5013
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Yeah they can work against you I suppose |
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4th Apr 2012 6:56pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897 
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We're off to Sixpenny Handley with the RRR this Easter.
Site booked last Easter. We've got our own field with Hook-ups.   |
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4th Apr 2012 7:11pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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We're off to a CC site in Dorset tomorrow. Towing with the Freelander rather than the Defender though
Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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4th Apr 2012 7:17pm |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 5013
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You must have the back field, good site and VERY convenient pub Spent 20 odd years caravanning so know a lot of the key sites Then the kids came along   |
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4th Apr 2012 8:02pm |
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| d j hutton Member Since: 30 Jul 2009 Location: Dorset Posts: 1044 
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Anyone had any experience of the Eriba caravans?
They look nicely made and good reports, although quite pricey compared with other makes - I'm assuming there is a reason for this which is what I'm trying to discover at the moment. (still a fair bit cheaper than the european spec airstream at £30k staring price plus postage from USA )
Mrs H is making noises about wanting a bit more comfort than that on offer with the tent, but she doesn't want anything too massive as there are only the two of us and dog. They look like they are not a lot higher than the 110 and will fit under our planned carport, I'm guessing from this that they'll tow nicely. Any experiences? DJ 1989 200tdi 90 csw 2011 110 usw Orkney grey Buy British 🇬🇧 Defender Clothing Designs available at http://www.rangesports.com/acatalog/Defender-Stuff.html |
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9th Jul 2012 1:41pm |
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| JSG Member Since: 12 Jul 2007 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2412
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Never used an Eriba but I've sat in one at the shows. They are much loved with a bit of a cult following and viewed as a 'premium' brand, key point is the low height for towing and storing (ie in a garage). The roof 'pops' up on site to give full headroom and build quality seems good. John
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9th Jul 2012 2:58pm |
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| d j hutton Member Since: 30 Jul 2009 Location: Dorset Posts: 1044
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After all the weather this year and cajoling from Mrs H, we have just ordered a Bailey Olympus caravan to use on our trips instead of the oztent
So looks like we will be leaving (in the main) the 'expedition' style of camping with all its rufty tufty accessories and entering the more comfy style of fixed mattress, shower and cooking in the dry! I'm in two minds whether this is a good idea to be honest, but time will tell (I'm still keeping the oztent etc for now as a fallback position but hopefully we won't look back and it'll all be good fun. Mrs H has already started a list of things she thinks we 'need' so that'll be fun. So if Billing does actually go ahead we might be there in a bit more comfort (assuming time can be taken off work of course) Shame the Bailey isn't a nice shade of orkney grey to match the 110 but I guess a few metres of vinyl wrap would sort that out 
DJ 1989 200tdi 90 csw 2011 110 usw Orkney grey Buy British 🇬🇧 Defender Clothing Designs available at http://www.rangesports.com/acatalog/Defender-Stuff.html |
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18th Jul 2012 1:53pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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Instead of announcing it on a new thread, I'll quietly say it on here....
I (mrs Greeni instigated it) now own a caravan  |
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18th Jul 2012 2:36pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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No reason why you can't enjoy both. We're taking our Bailey Pegasus to Devon at the end of next week and then the Oztent to the Wilderness Gathering in Wiltshire in mid-August Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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18th Jul 2012 2:48pm |
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| d j hutton Member Since: 30 Jul 2009 Location: Dorset Posts: 1044
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Good point, that was sort of what I had in mind really, I see you can connect an oztent to a caravan with an adaptor so maybe the best of both worlds (turn the telly round luv, I can't quite see it from out here!)
Looking forward to it for a bit of a change really. Shame we won't be able to go to Billing in it! DJ 1989 200tdi 90 csw 2011 110 usw Orkney grey Buy British 🇬🇧 Defender Clothing Designs available at http://www.rangesports.com/acatalog/Defender-Stuff.html |
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18th Jul 2012 3:04pm |
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