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Hi Dave & Helen, Pleased you enjoyed the video 👍. A bit different this one and we had a laugh along the way 😂. After all that research and a lot of clips Gail and I are ready for putting our feet up and relaxing on our first jaunt of the year. Not long to wait now. Cheers and best wishes to you both, Rob & Gail 😀

Cheers very much Mathew 👍. It was nice to dust off the old toy cars from out the loft and I enjoyed having fun with this one. We’re off in the caravan soon, so watch this space 😀. Best regards, Rob & Gail 🙂

Hi there Pete and Su and thanks for your great compliment. 👍 Nice to hear you and Su tow in safety ✅. I guess back in the 80’s caravans were basic and cars didn’t have safety features like today. We’ve only seen the one unfortunate jackknifed caravan however, we have seen a few wobbly ones probably down to uneven loading. Your bro has good taste 😁. I like my gadgets, gizmos and boy’s toys 😂 . I know what you mean about car tax rises from April. My cars not clean air compliant being over 13 year old ! They are trying to drive people away from combustion engines. I know my car is old but if it was new in April, the first year tax would be £3,300 😮. Gail says hello both. And we’re both back on site soon. Take care and best wishes, Rob & Gail 😀

Hi Graham, I think it’s best doing research beforehand like checking handbook and manufactures specifications. Gov.uk states ‘ If your VIN plate does not list a train weight, you should not use your vehicle for towing’. No doubt insurance companies will investigate after an accident. Towing with a vehicle that is not approved could invalidate an insurance claim. Thanks for watching 👍 and best regards, Rob & Gail 😀

Hi Victoria, Thanks for your kind words and top score. Makes it all worthwhile 👍 . A light hearted video amidst all the calculations and a humdinger of a blooper to finish it off 😂. Glad you appreciated it all. Thanks for praising my car too. Kind regards, Rob & Gail 😀

Hi Simon, Thanks very much for your positive comment 👍, I really enjoyed making this one. I more than smiled at the very end after my blooper 😂 , even Gail couldn’t stop laughing. It was good to dig my old toys out too. Thanks for watching and best regards, Rob & Gail 😀

You’re welcome Ray 👍 . Pleased you liked the video. Thanks for watching and commenting. Best regards, Rob & Gail 😀

Hello Clive, You have a good tow car there 👍, same as subscriber Sandra’s we featured in our Goodleigh Hill CL video. Agree with you there about excessive speed being the cause of most accidents. My car is a little old for a speed limiter, but I do use the cruise control set at 60. Thanks for watching and commenting. Best regards, Rob & Gail 😀

Thanks for your compliment Tony and Pam 👍 . We are due to go away soon too. It’s an exciting time prepping for that first holiday of the year and we have several sites booked. Happy travels and thanks for watching, Best regards. Rob & Gail 😀

Pleased you like my dream garage David 👍 I rather taken with it too 😂. You’re absolutely right about the dash tell-tale light. It’s there to monitor the correct functioning of the indicators. No doubt it will be in the Road Vehicle Lighting Regs or ECE Regs 48. When I had my 1994 Ford Granada I purchased the Ford tow bar wiring. The kit included a replacement indicator relay and a wire that went from the new relay to the dormant trailer light behind the dashboard. Thanks for watching and commenting. Best regards, Rob & Gail 😀

Thanks very much Dave, pleased you were impressed 👍 . Best regards, Rob & Gail 😀

Ah yes David, good point 👍 and you’re absolutely correct I did forget to include this info. I will mention this in our next holiday video. As for the Skoda brochure, maybe I should have read the next sentence under the one I read out, as it says ‘as such it may not be possible to retrospectively fit a tow bar if the car is not fitted with tow bar preparation at factory’ . Tow bar preparation is mentioned as a separate item in their options list next to the factory fit folding tow bar. Cheers for watching. best regards, Rob & Gail 😀.

Good morning Shaun and Sally, Pleased you enjoyed this video. Hope your new tow car is as good as the Q7 👍. Take care and best regards, Rob & Gail 😀

Hello Morag, Great to hear your wonderful news, we’ve been waiting for this 👍. You’ve had Gail and I reminiscing over our first trip away and how much we enjoyed it too. A learning weekend we called it, at a site close to the dealership in case we needed them 😂 . It’s lovely to be able to say safe travels to you too. Pleased you found this video helpful and we will be back on site soon. Take care, Rob & Gail 😀

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Hi Paul, thanks very much for your compliment 👍. Being in civil engineering I only use metres and mm. This annoys Gail too 😂. But yes sometimes it’s best quoting them all. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Rob 👍

Hi Gordon, Pleased you enjoyed the video and thanks for your comment 👍. According to the spec, my Audi can tow 2100kg on a 8% gradient. But this is over 100% of the cars kerbweight. The 1662kg I quoted is the recommended 85% of the kerbweight. It’s great to be able to tow at just 66% though. Thanks for watching and best regards, Rob & Gail 😀

Many thanks for your top marks for my tutoring 👍. I’m no teacher Vicki but my job in civil engineering has taught me a thing or two. Pleased to hear you are impressed with my dream garage. We very often sit by the caravan with a coffee ☕️ (or Kit Kat hot chocolate 😂). And in the summer we eat our tea by the caravan ! Yes it’s very convenient having the caravan in the garage and we don’t have to winterise it. Gail’s in and out all the time changing clothing in the wardrobe and adding other bits in preparation for the next holiday. Thanks very much for watching and best regards, Rob & Gail 😀

@ you really do have the dream garage x

Thanks for your compliment Howard 👍. The Touareg was an excellent tow car choice, shame you’re not keeping it as your everyday car. They always receive excellent reviews on UA-cam and the latest model is a great looking car. Sorry to hear you’ve given up touring but it’s great to know you will continue to follow our channel 👍. Take care and all the best, Rob & Gail 😀

Thanks Robb & Gail Only getting rid of the Touareg as we don’t need such a big car anymore and have another small car so will probably down size to a Golf or similar . Retired now and make good use of rail card ! Look forward to all your vlogs and tech tips, it doesn’t go unnoticed the amount of work you put into production Regards H 🚗 👍🏻

Thank you Howard, A lot of research, notes and 104 clips went into the making of this one. Not to mention all the retakes along the way 😂. Sounds like a reasonable size car to down size to Howard. Enjoy your retirement and travels and thanks for sticking by us 👍.

P.S. Regards to Sandra

Hi there Chris, Cheers very much for the compliment 👍. We’re sure you would encounter serendipity in our garage 😂 . Our bags are almost packed and we are looking forward to jetting off in our caravan soon. We hope to discover many pleasing things to see and do that we had not been looking for during our forthcoming holiday 🙂. Regards to Mrs D, best wishes, Rob & Gail 😀

Thanks for the best score in the world Colin 🍺 😂👍. Cheers, Rob & Gail

Hi there Phil, Thanks for your compliment 👍. It’s good to hear you have factory fit and your safety is covered. Sounds like you’ve set yourself a challenge for an interesting project there Phil. You’ll end up spending a lot of time in there like I do in the garage 😁. All they best from us both, Rob & Gail 😀

Thanks very much Paul and Joanne, Good to hear you have the specific wiring loom 👍. It really ought to be a legal requirement as it activates safety features. We’re really looking forward to going away and Gail is busy looking up things to do and places to visit. We’re ready for a rest too 😌 Best wishes to you both 👍 Rob & Gail 😀

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Hi Glyn and Carol, we’re both fine thanks and excited to be prepping for our first trip away. I’ve still got a 6kg Calor lite but it’s running low. I know all to well a standard 6kg steel bottle has our nose weight panicking! Kit Kat coming up Glyn 😂. Thanks for watching 👍 and all the best, Rob & Gail 😀

Thank you very much John, glad you enjoyed the video 👍. It’s my dream garage 🙂. Cheers for watching and best regards, Rob & Gail 😀

Hi Lily & Bruce, I’ve just played it on UA-cam and it’s ok 👍. Cheers, Rob & Gail 😀

​@robswiseways5697 Ah, it's only playing through the left channel in parts, so can only hear it through left headphone (or without headphones). I often only one earbud which is why the sound was missing for me

@@ArtJourneyUK We’ve noticed some early clips are in mono. Must have been a glitch with the microphone so apologies for that. Hope you enjoyed it though. Cheers, Rob & Gail 😀

Hi Steve, we would have walked but the train journey sounded intriguing. I guess we experienced the best of both walking the final mile up then back down again. We’re with you with the Morris Leisure sites. Wish there were more of them. Someone else commented they stayed on our pitch too. Must be a good spot 😁. It was a brilliant holiday. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍, Cheers, Rob & Gail 😀

@ I’m only teasing about walking up. The train does look fab. We stayed on the Ludlow morris site at the start of January after flying to Edinburgh to pick our new Swift Kon tiki motorhome up. Fab site too. Happy travels both 👍🏼🥰

😂😂We stayed at Ludlow and Oxon Hall before UA-cam, both great sites, must return one day. We absolutely loved it at Stanmore Hall. The only ML we haven’t stayed at is Poston Mill and it is on our list of future sites to visit. You’ve got yourself a fabulous motorhome there Steve. A touch of class. Hope you have some great holidays and make lots of memories. 👍 Take care 😀😀

Hi Lewis, Don’t see the reason for disconnecting the cables. There will be a pair of terminals for each element. Might be worth watching a UA-cam video by Steve Watson. Type in UA-cam Truma combi element replacement and the 6min 25sec video should come up. You can see where he has taken the wires out of the terminals. The terminals look colour coded as in, light and dark for one element and same for the other. Hope this helps. Cheers Rob 👍

Actually it’s s a fairly simple job. Mine looked a bit complicated because of where my master socket was in relation to the hub. I suppose anyone not confident in tackling this could ask someone who’s competent. Thanks for watching. Cheers Rob 👍

Hi Vicki & Gary, Thank you so much for your kind words 👍 . It’s a really nice site and we had a great holiday there. We don’t own an awning or a sun canopy as we’ve never felt the need for one. Having a two berth we enjoy relaxing stretched out on our long benches on a caravan day in or after a busy day out 🙂. I’m working on a video now but we can’t wait for our next trip out in February. Best regards, Rob & Gail 😀

You’re right Shane. But I think most people would just sit out a power cut and wait for it to return. This video was basically about having battery back up for a corded phone plugged directly into the hub. That’s if you have a landline as part of your broadband package. Cheers Rob 👍

You’re right Shane. However, WiFi did work as normal because the mobile phone was still on WiFi calling. Cheers Rob👍

Hi Dixie, It’s likely that Openreach will install the fibre cable to the property and disconnect the master socket. If your mum has extension sockets, the extension wire will come out of the master socket as in my video. Once they disconnect the master socket, it’s probably worth asking if they can leave the master socket in place. This can then be used to plug the landline cable into from the router that will feed all other extension sockets. Hope this makes sense. Cheers Rob 👍

Hi Nick, Yes you are correct about everyones master socket being in different places which I did mention. My situation is a little different but the end result is exactly the same and works perfectly. It took me approx two hours because of locations of phone socket and wiring but for most people who want to keep their landline and extension sockets, it would probably take half to one hour to make this very simple alteration. My video is basically demonstrating on how to keep your original phone sockets which is something BT does not tell you. They don’t even mention it on their regional digital voice events. Cheers Rob 👍

You’re very welcome Simon. Cheers Rob 👍

Hello there Douglas. Great to hear you love our channel 👍. This is one of our favourite caravan meals and the flavour of the lentil pasta makes for a real change. Never actually timed the cooking but would say around 15 minutes. Have you watched our video titled ‘our favourite caravan meal’, another simple and easy, tasty, gluten free meal. We also eat fresh hot smoked salmon from Lidl. They come in a pack of two and microwave for one minute each. We have this with salad and potato salad, delicious. When holidaying on the coast we search for gluten free fish and chip shops. Happy travels in your motorhome for 2025. Best regards, Rob & Gail 😀

@ there’s a great fish and chip shop in Llandudno called barnacles

Thank you Douglas 👍

You’re absolutely right Quentin, but I guess we have to move with the times. One consolation if an area doesn’t suffer from power outages there wouldn’t really be a need for battery backup. Thanks for your comment. Cheers Rob 👍

Sorry it was Kick Kennedy.

Hi Jason, Yes it was the same problem of water not heating as hot as it used to on electric alone. I’m pleased to report water is now heating up to full temperature within the time expected. I would point out if I was a caravan engineer, I would fabricate an heating element extraction tool for my toolbox as they were very awkward to get out. Someone did say they cut the old element in two which made getting them out a bit easier. First it’s probably best disconnecting the connecting wires from the elements and doing a test on them to see if they are dead or not before trying to extract them. Similar to what I did at the start of the video but yours will still be inside the combi. Hope my video helps and the job goes well. Cheers Rob 👍

@ Thanks that is much appreciated Rob. There was one other thing i didn’t mention. When the fan was set on either boost or high it would revert Bach to low after a short while. This was confusing but then thought would this be because there is not enough heat within the heat exchange so the fan intern is reduced in speed via a censor of some kind until there is the required temperature to run at higher speed. Its a shame the boiler has to be removed from the van to access the ends of the elements to do the test on them.

​@@jasonhargreaves8506 ​ @jasonhargreaves8506 Not sure about the fan speed as this is the only time I’ve used a combi. But I suspect you’re right about sensors controlling the fan speed. If there isn’t room to take the cover off then there maybe no alternative but to take out the combi. Going by what you have described, it does sound like one of the elements has failed, so it may not be abortive work. There are two UA-cam videos from David Hirst and Steve Watson that are worth watching before starting any work. Type in UA-cam search ‘changing Truma combi heating elements’. Both videos should come up. Cheers Rob

@ Thankyou Rob for getting back to me. You have been a great help.

Thank you for your compliment, much appreciated 👍. I did purchase a ups. I show it in my ‘Full Fibre Setup with Battery Back Up’ video I posted in October. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers Rob 👍

Hi Kevin, I had a length of wire bent in the shape of a hook at the end and slowly lifted the float in the cassette through the toilet opening. There are three control panels and only the standard one doesn’t have the multi level waste indicator lights. The standard one only has a single red LED to indicate the cassette is full. Hope this helps. Cheers Rob 👍

Thank you very much Janet 👍. This is our most viewed touring video. We are so happy it’s done so well as we we had such a brilliant time here. It’s just great to be able to share it and influence others to visit. Thank you for watching and happy touring for 2025. Rob & Gail 😀

Hi there Dean, That’s great news, we’re pleased our videos are proving helpful for you. We looked up Beverley and it’s really lovely. There is one thing preventing us from travelling too far at the moment and that is Gail spends a lot of time looking after her mum who’s 90. At the moment we don’t travel more than approx 3 hours away from home and for more than 5 nights. But thank you for the site recommendation, we have made a note. Hope you had a good Christmas and happy touring for 2025. Cheers 🥂 Rob & Gail 😀

@ thank you ☺️ All the best to you Gail and Gail’s mum

Thanks very much and a Merry Christmas to you too Kevin🎄

Hi there Scott and thank you for your comment. Our most useful lightweight item is our Dry:Soon heated towel airer from Lakeland, although we realise not every washroom has space for one / or would need one. Another favourite gadget is a small plug in ioniser air purifier to neutralise the air after cooking salmon etc. Not exactly weight saving but very handy for cooking outdoors is the electric Lakeland Remoska. It’s a low wattage 400w, one temperature setting cooking pan. Gail sometimes cooks sausage and onions, bacon & egg and skinned and boned chicken thighs. She uses it all the time at home but doesn’t do an awful lot of cooking in the caravan. After a full day out exploring we enjoy throw together easy meals such as cold meats, cheese and pickles, salads as well as pasta and rice dishes 😂. Pleased you are enjoying our videos 👍. Have a lovely Christmas and all the best for 2025 🥂. Rob & Gail 😀

@robswiseways5697 thanks for that Rob and Gail. Have a very merry Christmas and a great new year 🙂🎄

Hi Martin, Never done this before. Apparently Truma do a Combi E heat exchanger element kit. This includes all gaskets / seals, screws, nuts and exchanger. Have a look at the website leisureplus.co.uk There is a download on the Truma combi element page. I’m not sure whether doing what you ask is actually required or is a DIY job. To do this you would need all those gaskets etc. Hope this helps. Cheers Rob 👍

​@@robswiseways5697 I clean the intake fan every year like you did in this video. What I have noticed is a small layer of very hard to remove dust , some kind of ultra fine dust particles that collect over time on the bottom of the fan fins. After a couple of years use, my Combi stopped working (if I remember correctly it was constantly overheating itself) and I had the combustion chamber replaced (if I recall correctly, this was the part that was replaced, but maybe it could have been the exchanger, or both) and the mechanic said he saw a thin layer of hard dust covering the entire thing, just like what I see on the fan. If this was the reason we needed to do the very expensive replace in the first place, then this means the Combi will always fail perpetually like almost on a schedule. I have tried compressed air on the fan it doesn't do much against the hard thing layer of dust, which need to be brushed away. So no need to be blowing compressed air into the machine. Btw, when you were cleaning the fan, did you notice this kind of thin, hard layer of fine dust?

@@themartinandersson After cleaning the dust with the vacuum and brush I don’t recall seeing a hard layer of fine dust. The caravan is a 2019 model and the combi is still going good. I’m not an expert on these appliances but I cannot see this causing your combi to overheat. It’s a puzzling one. Only thing I can suggest is keep using it and see if any errors occur over time. Cheers, Rob 👍

That’s made Gail laugh over breakfast 😂 . Doodling yes, flashy no 😂 . We had a very good time at Burrs and especially enjoyed the market. Lots of sites to sift through still before we make our final selection for 2025. Hope you both have a lovely festive period too L & B and thank you for your support this year 👍. Rob & Gail 😀

Hello there and welcome. Thank you for watching and for your lovely compliment 👍 . We had a great time at Burrs Country Park. Best regards, Rob & Gail 😀

Hi Snack, pleased you enjoyed our final 2024 jaunt. Never done a bloopers reel 😂. If there are any clips worth saving we tend to slot them in mid roll or in our older videos have show them at the end. Thanks for watching 👍 and have a great Christmas and New Year, Rob & Gail 🥂