It's ok to call us mad!

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O and we have motor mover, !!!! I don't even know how to use tv remote !!!

Thanks David very helpful, we have just bought merc e220 cdi also, so interested to hear how yours tow as not towed with it yet!!  thought your web site very helpful Thanks,

..... I don't even know how to use tv remote !!!

because men rarely get the chance to practice as it's normally down the side of the couch/chair where SWMBO sits 

Not sure what you have got but good luck and if you ask for help you will find most caravanners only too willing to help. 

If the caravan is from an existing builder and you have no handbook try their web site and you might get one. If no luck there try and see if there is a club for that firm and you should get help there.

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You may want to take advice about the gas supply for touring Calor doesn't cut it over the channel - no places to refill I understand.   I have a Safefill and two euro converters so I can fill in Europe but as yet I haven't needed to refill overseas.  Others will know more. 

Be gentle with the motor mover - my first attempt resulted in a branch penetrating the caravan! (luckily only the front locker bit!)  I was watching the garage door not the tree trunk! 

No you aren't mad - unless most of us are!  Adventure is good! 

All sounds very exciting, trevorstretch.  Check everything out on your UK outing first.  Take on board what has been said about using Calor in Europe. 

You really ought to get electric hook up lead converters - your lead may not fit some of the european electric hook up bollards, so get a converter from your local caravan stockists - it's a very short lead that plugs into the end of your electric cable converting it in order to connect to some european bollards.  Also a similar short lead with UK plugs with reversed neutral and live wired on one of the plugs, in case you find a electric bollard with reversed polarity.

David

..... I don't even know how to use tv remote !!!

because men rarely get the chance to practice as it's normally down the side of the couch/chair where SWMBO sits 

not in our house it's not

lookng forward to hearing how you get on, trevorstretch.  We had so "interesting" experiences when "newbies" but practice improves your skills!

So we arrived on site at 1430, at 1600 we were seriously struggling with the awning, guy from across the way came to our aid just as it started to pour down, we managed to get it up to an OK standard but by no means perfect, we threaded the rubber beading through the channeling!!!!! Will redo it tomorrow now we know, we cannot get gas to cooker have played with all combinations but nothing, cyl is new, but nothing!!!! Again sort in morning, guess cold tea in morning, filled and connected water hog but no water! Found but ten saying pump pressed it no nothing!!!!!!! So no water no cooker, fridge works so testing temp of wine we put in earlier, !!! Let you know how we get on tomorrow.