Enjoying my new to me Caravan

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Doesn't seem to be many caravan users on here. Anyway here's mine off for a weekend.

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V40TC said:

that looks like a great unit.
off anywhere nice?

Off to a place called Foresterseat Park near Forfar, about 60 miles north of me. Quite often visit if it's just a weekend.

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C0ffin D0dger said:

I've got a Coachman Pastiche too! A 2008 520/4, purchased at the start of this year.

Loving it so far, had the Easter weekend meeting up with the family in Suffolk, part of the Whitsun half term on the Forest of Dean, a week in the New Forest in July, a week on the Gower (Wales) in August & we're off to the Peak District for autumn half term.

Finally the wife and I are going to have a romantic weekend away in it for our wedding anniversary at the end of November without the kids! Her idea!

Might even end up taking it down to my Mum's at Christmas, staying at her place is always a bit traumatic.

Seems to have paid its way this year.

Cracking 'vans the Coachman range.

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I've been busy installing a solar panel on the roof. Will get a chance to see how it does this weekend.

Edited by Smokehead on Thursday 27th September 19:46

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It may be just co-incidence, but there seems to be an awful lot of Mercedes used for towing.

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I feel like I've discovered a whole previously undiscovered branch of the family

Hardly ever see Mercs on sites, it's all Kia's. Only on Pistonheads

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surveyor said:

Smokehead said:

I've been busy installing a solar panel on the roof. Will get a chance to see how it does this weekend.

Edited by Smokehead on Thursday 27th September 19:46

How easy to install? On my to do list...

Remarkably easy. Hardest bit was finding a hidden route for the cabling. Second hardest bit was deliberately drilling 2 holes in the roof !

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bristolracer said:

If you havent done it already then upgrade your lighting to LED it will cut down the drain on the battery.
Also run the fridge on gas, 12v will eat into the leisure battery. If you have an inverter then use sparingly as they are not very efficient.

Remember the panel will not perform to its maximum in the autumn light, they work much better in the summertime.

The best thing about going off grid is that you can go to sites with no hook ups and avoid the ever increasing amount of idiots who camp these days.

Exactly the reason I'm doing it. LEDs are next on the list. Even the telly is 12v, no invertors. :

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Deerfoot said:

Another Coachman owner here, no Merc though, my Volvo does a fine job of towing..

I used to like my old V70 for towing, had Volvos for most of my life, but fancied going back to RWD.