Hello

Hi there,

Good luck with your new van!

Not wishing to put a dampener-excuse the caravan pun-on your purchase but please make sure you inspect your van thoroughly including making sure it works on gas/240/12 volts and don't let the salesman hurry you before handing over your money!

Hello and welcome to the club. VERY sound advice above. Ensure everything is demonstrated in detail. If you can record or video the handover, as there is much information to take it. Might be worth asking to see them test for damp in your caravan whist you watch. Sadly damp is a big big issue even with new caravans. If things don't work or there's damp don't hand over your money until they're fixed. Getting jobs done once you've parted with your money is much harder.

These things are said not to detract from your exciting new purchase but to give you a heads up and to avoid future disappointments.

That said once you've got it use it locally, so you can pop home for anything vital you've forgotten 😉 so that you can check it all works and familiarise yourself with the whole experience. Lastly enjoy 😆

If  you  have  still  to  collect  your  new  'van  take  Bakers  advice   and  record  the  'Handover'  talk.  Lots  of  things  to  remember  and  its  only  at  11 pm  on  a  cold  wet  night  you  realise  that  the  instructions  for  using  the  heater  are  missing  from  your  memory  !!  ( Well  you  know  what  I  mean  --  some  vital  bit  or  other  of  info    !!)

Then  get  out  and  enjoy  yourselves  !!

Hi Oldbirder.  Welcome to Club Together and to the world of caravanning.  All the very best for your new adventure.  Do let us know how you get on.

Da5

Welcome to Club Together and caravanning, Oldbirder. Good luck with your new caravan!

A warm welcome from me too Oldbirder. I hope that the handover of your new toy was painless and that you are now ready to start booking sites and getting amongst us. Have a great time.