Complete caravan virgins

You might be lucky and get a cancellation to enjoy 2 nights at Clumber keep phoning the site asking.  I hope you have a great time and a good start to your adventures. 

Hello Henzy,  welcome from fellow Notts member, have you thought of The Firs CC Site at Belper, which at the moment is showing vacancy for 1st and 2nd July or as Pippah says keep phoning Clumber direct, with it being a big site, I feel sure someone will cancel during the next week.

Shout up should you need advice, there is always someone, that will have the answer.

Fantastic, will give Clumber a call and see if they can squeeze us in an extra night for our trial run.  Thanks again so much for the friendly and helpful advice, it seems caravanners are a friendly, non judgemental and non elitist gang and we are very much looking forward to our travels.  

could anyone tell us where to get good sleeping bags. also my grandchildren love benidorm, but i dont like the campsites near the beach they are so crowded the in altea, could anyone recommend a site about maybe ten miles away from benidorm, i would be so grateful

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You might be better to ask your question regarding campsites overseas in the Overseas Sites and Touring Section.

Get duvalays instead of sleeping bags...google them. Best ever investment we EVER made!

I always carry a few fuses, check which size are in your van.  I had one blow this week.

...I very much endorse this.    The 5amp fuse for the water pump in our van went last week and we hadn't another.  We ended up having to use bottled water for several days before we could get a pack of fuses as it was a weekend.  Bought a whole set in Geant Casino supermarket for €1.97.  Lesson learnt

Apart from all the ideas everybody else has put forward, from experience of our first year you need mole grips to help in changing gas bottles and I would also suggest a portable BBQ. Best of luck to you, we have found all caravanners friendly and helpful, surd you will find the same!

Welcome.

Well you have started well by asking questions on here .

My father inlaw who Caravaned for almost 50 years , told me to speak to other vaners and look at what they buy , best advice I had , and can offer , good luck .

Henzy,you need not go to the expense of purchasing sleeping bags. We use an old duvet cover as an inner sleeping bag and then just take one of the duvets that we normally use at home. That way you can decide on the thickness of the covering you'll need depending on the weather. There's nothing more as uncomfortable as trying to sleep in a bag thats too hot, we find.

Thanks for that Nellie, we are going to use a duvet from the house for the time being rather than purchase new from the outset, I think it was another member asking about sleeping bags.  On another thread on here have picked up a tip for plates from Ikea called OTFAST or something of that ilk, 50p per plate, much cheaper than the Corelle that was originally being perused.  That will do to get us started.  Caravan Club directory arrived today, its all coming together, can't believe how excited we are

Sorry Henzy, it was richardlorainne who asked the question. My response should have been directed to them.