Caravanning 2015 - what are your plans?
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hornetrider said:
Got stuck on a slippy grassy not quite slope today at the campsite, needed to get towed onto the pitch by the tractor. Oh the shame! 
God Damn RWD V8s, fecking useless
God Damn RWD V8s, fecking useless
We are safely setup on 15 acres of prime Cornish real estate with only the grandparents cottage for company!
Electric hook up, facilities should we need them and all for FREEEE!!!!!
Result
hornetrider said:
Nice as they are I'm not really an Audi guy
Been eyeing up Legacy/Outback 3.0 petrols...
Get the right one and I believe it's rated to tow 2000Kg. Probably the Outback with self-levelling suspension. Would need to be a gen-4 (3-litre) or gen-5 (3.6 litre) because the latest one (gen-6) uses a CVT "gearbox" which limits towing capability to 1300Kg (plus - they aren't bringing the big engine one into the UK for some reason Been eyeing up Legacy/Outback 3.0 petrols...
). My gen-4 LEgacy was rated to tow 1800Kg whereas the Outback was rated to tow 2000Kg because of the self levelling suspension.
We did our trip up to Scotland over Easter. Last Tues(31st) going to Keswick we drove through a full on blizzard: nearly a white out with horizontal snow 
A week later though it was beach weather up in Scotland
Only issue was driving off the end of my Millenco quad levelling blocks
...still no damage to the MH and a bit of remedial work with a hacksaw and emery cloth has made them safe again!
What a tool I felt
A week later though it was beach weather up in Scotland
Only issue was driving off the end of my Millenco quad levelling blocks
...still no damage to the MH and a bit of remedial work with a hacksaw and emery cloth has made them safe again!What a tool I felt
Warranty work on the Motorhome over the Easter weekend meant we missed going away, so although we'd planned to go this weekend, MrsTheWife decided to buy a new car instead :-O
Roll on the summer for our trip to Poland, via bits of Germany, then back through Czech and more Germany. I feel a lap of the Nürburgring coming on !!
Roll on the summer for our trip to Poland, via bits of Germany, then back through Czech and more Germany. I feel a lap of the Nürburgring coming on !!
Got set up over the Easter weekend. The awning makes the whole experience so much easier. All the stuff that was getting in the way inside the caravan can now be stashed there. We've some camping wardrobes to go in there but already we have given ourselves space to breathe.
There's an annex to go on the back of the awning which gives even more room. We'll probably use that to stash the bikes in future but we have an inner tent that can be hung inside there too if we decide to host friends or other family.
ETA: The 3x guy lines on the side of the awning are actually Isabella "luggage straps" clipped onto ground anchors hammered into the earth some 16 inches. It may be overkill but gives us some confidence as it can get windy on that site.
There's an annex to go on the back of the awning which gives even more room. We'll probably use that to stash the bikes in future but we have an inner tent that can be hung inside there too if we decide to host friends or other family.
ETA: The 3x guy lines on the side of the awning are actually Isabella "luggage straps" clipped onto ground anchors hammered into the earth some 16 inches. It may be overkill but gives us some confidence as it can get windy on that site.
Edited by Watchman on Friday 10th April 15:47
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