Posted on 03/10/2019 10:44
Hi everyone,
I don't know if it's the same across the UK, but we really felt a drop in temperature here in Sussex yesterday! It looks like autumn has set in.
We're looking for your tips and recommendations for anyone new to touring who may not have experienced caravanning and motorhoming in the autumn and winter seasons.
What are your top tips and must-have items?
Hannah
Posted on 04/10/2019 10:56 by huskydogis there a difference to touring over the winter months ? , I do it and all I take is a torch, willies and a few extra tins of soup , I still bbq and do all the things I would do in the summer months
but were all different and that's great , if you don't want to tour over winter then don't .......
Posted on 04/10/2019 11:10 by Tinwheeler“…just my thoughts.“
Mine too, Corners. Hannah started a potentially useful thread which quickly went the way of so many others😕
Posted on 04/10/2019 08:56 by JVB66There is no such thing a unpredictable weather in the UK it is inapropriate clothing for the conditions
Posted on 04/10/2019 11:10 by Tinwheeler“…just my thoughts.“
Mine too, Corners. Hannah started a potentially useful thread which quickly went the way of so many others😕
Posted on 04/10/2019 11:06 by Tinwheeler“…torch, willies and a few extra…”
😵😱😵
Posted on 04/10/2019 11:06 by Tinwheeler“…torch, willies and a few extra…”
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Posted on 04/10/2019 11:14 by Cornersteadyyes thanks, I thought it was just me that thought suggesting not going or heading over there was a 'real' suggestion?
Posted on 04/10/2019 11:42
of course its a real suggestion....
one option re winter touring is most certainly to pitch up here and make adjustments to your touring processes....new jackets for outside kit. pipe lagging by the metre, van full of waterproof coats, willies(sic) and umbrellas that wouldn't last two minutes in the weather weve had here.
you can sit inside your van for hours on end watching the rain and you can traipse to the water/waste point and shower block in your North Face gear...
there is another option, that involves none of this yet allows folk to spend time away in their van, enjoying stunning beaches, countyside, lakes, rivers, mountains etc just as you can in the uk....
but without all the precautions/workarounds to prevent the van freezing up and the extra wardrobe.
and 16 deg will be a shade temperature measurement and the equivalent outside daytime temperature would be nearer 20-22 in that case.
despite being a 'non-specific thread', I'm sure (knowing CC) this thread was about lagging barrels and pipes in the uk....
however, it doesnt have to be like that and assuming every new caravanner (this section) would rather do that and sit inside with a bowl of soup rather than sit in the sun with a nice Rioja is a bit blinkered.
like DD above and many others, we do a bit of both and i dont see anything wrong with raising the awareness of new vanners that there is another way which can be done in addition to their uk touring or instead of.
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