I am watching and I'm not convinced about the 5 a day sweetie excuse 😂Does it apply to the grapes in wine I wonder? It's always sunny wherever you are, we are now in Cornwall where we haven't had the awful oppressive heat of the last few days. Good tips as usual.
Well obviously the grapes in wine count towards your 5 a day 😉😂😜 Thought everyone knew that 😂🍷😂 The weather where we are has been absolutely intolerable 🥵 Much cooler this morning thankfully. Thanks for watching & have a great weekend Gill 👍🏻 Keith & Michele.
We have two aqua rolls, I have a small submersible 12 volt pump that is placed in the spare roll with the discharge hose placed into the main feed roll, with a switch is in the van. If we use water for a shower etc I just flick the switch and I transfer water into the main feed roll without having to go outside. This gives you twice the capacity without leaving the van.
Thanks for great information and useful tips. Talking of towels, we always found it difficult to get towels dry too because we do like big fluffy ones, however when we last visited the NEC we made several visits to the microfibre towel stand, we were very impressed with the product and the information from the seller. We walked away because of the cost, we went back and purchased two and we are extremely pleased, they are very efficient at drying and most of all dry in no time. We no longer have thick damp towels hanging around. They also take up much less room than a standard towel. So for the £20 each we are very pleased with our purchase. They come in lovely colours so we can identify his & hers. Looking forward to your next Vlog Lozzie
Hi Lozzie , Many thanks for that information, it appears from yours & other comments that we definitely need to invest in some micro fibre towels 😀 Look forward to meeting up with you both again soon 😀🥂😎 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
arrived home today from Croatia and after 3 years of camping experiences, gained such knowledge that we didn't drive straight home but first passed our local caravan dealer and because we are quite impulsive, immediately exchanged the caravan for a new 😅 .... Nice videos who helped us to think about how we think about camping / our travels / etcetera
Hi Dennis, It’s impossible to enter a caravan dealership & not spend money 😂 Let us know how you get on with the new caravan, we’d love to see some pics 👍🏻 info@carefreecaravanning.co.uk Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele
Many thanks for watching Karen & welcome to our channel. We’re delighted you found our tips helpful & hope you enjoy our other videos. Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Thanks for response, maybe that's a topic you could ask your viewers about as I'm sure lots of people do. I feel without arch cover drafts enter awning from under van. Great magnifying mirror AND Micro fibre towels - I've brought the mirror and ordered towels. Thanks so great to watch 😁
Hi Angela, It maybe useful for you to have a look at a draft skirt. This runs the entire length of the caravan & can tuck under the awning carpet. We use this & it helps to prevent drafts coming in from under the caravan. The mirror & towels are absolutely brilliant 👍🏻 You’ll love them! Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Yes we use the skirt already which is very useful however it doesn’t cover the wheel arch. I noted in one of your videos that you had placed a piece of portable furniture (looked like a storage thing) in front of it.
Hi Angela, That’s a canvas storage unit we purchased from B & M, we use it to keep our shoes in. We featured it in our video of things to buy for a new caravan. Hope this helps, Keith & Michele.
We've put up a stainless steel wire between our awning struts as a clothes line. Quiet a popular mod in Australia. Also, I've put expanding rods in the bathroom and above the door to hang towels or jackets on hangers to dry or air out after getting smokey around the fire. They are very cheap from those generic $2 shops etc.
Keith Michele. Great tips and will be sewing tags on my towels now. I use elastic bands over the clips for our GLASS wine glasses to stop them falling of in transit when towing !!! Nick.
Hi guys I’m loving. The content , great tips and tricks ......I’ve been upgrading the van ( as you do )......The spot light upgrade ..........with usbs .... Great little lights .....but what a pain to twist them on !!!!!!! Anyone else had this issue ......but once on on , very good indeed ..thanks again .
Nice tips Michelle especially the rice in the salt and the towel loops I have some microfiber full size towels dry you off well and dry in minutes about 5 pounds from Ammazon. Thanks for taking the time to make the video Ps You have beautiful finger nails
Hi, We will definitely be investing in some of these towels as many people along with yourself have recommended them in their comments 👍🏻 Thanks for your kind words....we’re off shopping 😀 Keith & Michele.
Great tips , here are a few of mine in my 35 years of touring caravans , I am currently on number 11 , liquid hand soap , absolutely perfect for cleaning sinks in the caravan especially good for plastic ones and also your chemical toilet , never use abrasives , also great for shining up your silver/gold jewellery , the tiny little rubber bands around a bunch of spring onions , use 2 of these as replacement washers when your water pump gives up and save yourself £54 buying a new one , to also prevent clothes falling off hangers whilst traveling , buy large round curtain rings , the ones with a smaller ring attached at the bottom where the hook usually goes through , take off the wardrobe rail , and place the large round curtain rings on the rail , refit the wardrobe rail and then put your hangers through the small ring at the bottom , stops all those lovely clothes falling off in a pile at the bottom of the wardrobe at your journies end !! Use zip close plastic freezer / food bags when you open biscuits or buns , saves carrying boxes /tins etc., and lastly keep a small sealed container of water in the washroom just in case the toilet flush is empty during the night ! Hope my tips prove helpful to everyone and in the meantime Happy Caravanning and Good Health to enjoy our brilliant hobby !!
Fabulous tips Linda 👍🏻 Many thanks for sharing, so lovely to hear your 35 years of caravanning experience. We’d love to hear about your travels & adventures over so many years. Perhaps you can send us some stories & some photos? You can send them to info@carefreecaravanning.co.uk Thank you for taking the time to comment, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hi Keith and Michele always lovely to see you guys hope u both well and having fun caravaning fab tips to take on board aswell I hav a tip for u which I been doing for two years now is in the winter when not using van I get 3 to 4 washing up bowls and fill them up half way with cheap table salt and place them round the van and they help to adorb moister from van over the winter u will know if it works as the salt will go rock hard the all u need to do at the end of winter is bang the bowl up side down for it to fall out and wipe clean ready for next winter works really well can I ask when u drain down your water from van after use and put it bak in storage do u leave your drain down valve open when left in storage as I don't know what to do for the best cheers kev
Hi Kev, Many thanks for the tip 👍🏻 We have always left our drain valve open when in storage as this allows excess water to escape. The hardest part is remembering to close it when arriving on site! At least 50% of the time we forget 🤨 We also leave the drain flaps open when leaving site/driving home but close them once in storage to prevent any unwanted guests in the pipes. Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
My husband and I both use Sports Shammy towels. They take some getting used to but you can wash them out they dry very quickly. Used the same towel for years.
Hi you two, enjoying your tips remind me of hubby and me. Do you have any tips on the wheel arch cover. I made my own with eyelets and suction caps but wasn’t very successful. Any advice would be appreciated
Hi Angela, We don’t actually use a wheel arch cover so can’t really give you advice on this. Would recommend researching on Google 👍🏻 Many thanks for watching, delighted you’re enjoying our tips 😀 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hi Both, just loving your videos, so down to earth good tips... We swapped to using microfiber towels many years back, they are far more absorbent, lighter and dry so much faster. The large ones from Mountain Warehouse even have a loop for hanging already on. on the salt, using rock salt in a grinder avoids salt sticking. Im buying the mirror today, it is brilliant. Keep it coming...
Hi Steve, Many thanks for your kind words, reading yours & other peoples comments on this video it appears micro fibre towels must be the way forward for us 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, you’ll love the mirror 😀 Keith & Michele.
Hi I use the moisture absorbers in the summer to as the humidity is high I've found they take more out than in the winter but mine does go a long time closed up
Thanks again Keith & especially Michele, some great tips and tricks! Particularly like the pipe insulation on the hanger rail! We have been thinking about extra hooks around the 'van as there never seem to be enough in any of them. I think I would prefer the sucky type though, similar to that on your handy 10x mirror (which we managed to purchase after you first showed us it - Jill loves it, so thank you!). Cheers, Rog... 👍🏻 🐍
Hi Rog & Gill, Many thanks for your lovely comments, totally agree, you can never have enough hooks 👍🏻 Delighted you’ve found the mirror useful 😀 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Another great vlog, some good tips there Michele, as you know we always look forward to Fridays watching your latest uploads, whilst sat in the van, keep up the good work 👍
Hi Paul, Many thanks, fortunately the temperature where we are has cooled down so hopefully we’ll get some sleep this weekend 😆😂😆 Thanks for watching 👍🏻 Keith & Michele
Good day All the way from South AFRICA. Have you change the mirror in the bathroom? We bougth the same Swift as your current one but the mirror has no light In SA they call it the swift Challenger “Coastline de Lux” You channel is very informative. We are old campers that is camping for many years but the caravaans in SA is very different from yours in UK. Lucky for us a caravaan dealer has imported Swift into SA Thanx a million.
Hi Helen, This video was recorded when we had our previous caravan which was a Swift Vogue. Our Challenger doesn’t have the lighted mirror. Many thanks for watching, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hi Sharon, A good brand for caravans is Avtex as they can run on 240v mains power & also have the ability to run on 12v battery. Hope this helps, Keith & Michele.
Hi Alwyn, We purchased the dehumidifiers from B & M. Not been enjoying this heatwave, far too hot 🥵 Fortunately, it’s a lot cooler today 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Hi Gaetan, Thanks, as always, for your continued support 👍🏻 By habit, we always remove the mirror when towing purely for safety. The suction, however, is super strong & occasionally we have forgotten to take it down but didn’t encounter any mishaps. Personally, we would advise taking it down when driving just to be on the safe side. Hope this helps, Keith & Michele.
Have you tried microfibre towels? They are lighter, are more efficient at drying your body and dry much quicker. We really like the little mirror, very posh 😉 Great video. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻 Trev n Sue
Hi Trev & Sue, It appears from your comments & many others on here that we’re missing out with these micro fibre towels 😀 We’re off to buy some today 👍🏻 Hope you’re both well, Many thanks for your continued support & hope to meet up with you both soon, Keith & Michele .
If you didn’t have the dehumidifiers a half filled bowl of ordinary table salt will absorb loads of water from the air! We always done that when we had our static caravan years ago! Just make sure you check them from time to time incase they overflow but just even place them in the sinks! Also cut the tops off match sticks and put the wooden bit in with your salt, again something that I always seen from years ago! Showing my age now!!! 😉
Many thanks for watching Gracie, Jill is one of our subscribers who regularly comments on our videos 😀 Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
So there are some USA u tube video on caravan in the snow below -20 tips like heat power waste water pies and water if any one has the same issue skit around the base of the van to stop air flow under the van and place a small light in the refrigerator in let for air. Any one with other tips please contact me
Just watch your clip about tips around the caravan. Using an elastic band around open packets to keep them closed, good idea. But why don't you use a clothes peg to close the packet instead, that way you've got two uses for clothes pegs.
Hi Gary, Many thanks for your comments, Michele actually meant to say about the pegs but forgot 🙄 so thank you for sharing that tip 👍🏻 Keith & Michele.
I use shoe laces, around bags and packets too, you can be posh and use new ones, or be a cheapskate like me, and use the other lace that didn't snap on your shoes. This is in the kitchen or whilst camping etc, win, win.
Hi, so here’s a request for you based on our first trip on a fully serviced hard pitch. We stayed at Troutbeck Head in the Lake District, a great site in a fabulous location. However I had real difficulty in getting my pegs into the ground. I used what I consider to be good quality screw in pegs with a good quality 18V drill, but after clearing the top surface of the “loose stuff” I still couldn’t get a number of pegs into the ground. The peg seems to hit a substantial stone, then corkscrews opening up the hole until the point there’s no purchase left. The area can then not take another peg as the ground has been disturbed. Do you have a proven method? Like the rest of the country we had thunderstorms and heavy rain, but unfortunately for our neighbour on Thursday night we had about 1 minute of exceptionally very strong wind, we only had the windows open on the latch, so about 10mmm of gap. The wind was so strong it blew the hailstones inside the caravan, and ripped the pegs out of my neighbours 4 meter air awning flipping it onto the roof and partially over the other side. He had storm straps fitted, but his rock pegs weren’t threaded, so maybe not so robust. So you can probably see why were asking the question. Cheers from John & Al.
Hi John & Al, We have never tried the screw in rock pegs, we only use the 12 inch heavy duty pegs & in particularly hard ground use a small club hammer which drives them in perfectly. On occasions when we have encountered severe windy conditions, we always double up on all of the pegs for extra stability, driving 2 pegs at opposite angles towards each other at 45 degrees so they interlock. Also, if possible, it’s worth tying a storm strap to a firm footing such as a tree or fence etc. Hope this helps, thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Hi, thank you for the information, we think we will try out your advice. Do you remember the peg manufacturer, just had a look on the Internet and there are a few options for 12” pegs. I’d like to get a recommended product if possible. If you can’t help with the manufacture any chance of a picture or description. For information I do have 6 heavy duty screw in pegs which I purchased from Australia. They are the screw in type with a forged guy rope attachment. They are great but too expensive to order up more. Take a look at their promotional video at hexpeg.co.au The Aussies have some great gear which isn’t available in Europe. Cheers
Hi John & Al, Sorry we don’t know the manufacturer, they are the ones with the dark green plastic tops & we usually buy from campsite shops when in the UK. Apologies this isn’t much help to you 🤨 We will have a look at the Hexpeg website as you suggested. Keith & Michele
I think using air dryers is not a good idea. The caravan has a number of ventilation openings which go out into the open and which cannot be closed. Then you just suck in moisture from the outside into the caravan. We leave a number of windows slightly open, and all cabinets and drawers open. Then the humidity levels becomes the same outside as inside. And we don't have to put rice in our salt to keep it dry. We live in Denmark, and there probably just as humid as in the UK. Sincerely, Lene & Michael On Tour
So here go has any one caravan in the alps in winter ❄️ and can give heat cost on gas for the week if you have I love to here all about it can you help ie did the caravan keep warm If you caravan in Scotland or in the north of England equality if you can answer the question it be great 👍 but please understand that uk camp site are free unlimited electricity Europe camp sites run at .95 euro a kill wot of electricity by until
Hi Andrew, Thanks for your question, can’t offer any advice on this unfortunately 🤔 Hopefully you’ll receive some information from other viewers 👍🏻 Keith & Michele.
10:41 ‘If your a gentleman for when you’re shaving’...... shock horror Michele, don’t you realise that we now live in the snowflake world, and the female gender may get upset by that comment. I mean, my wife shaves more than I do for instance. 😂
Hi Green Eel, As Michele said in a previous video regarding shaver points “I don’t need them just yet....but give me time” 😆 😂😆 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Hi Steve, Keith won’t share his sweets with anyone! You should know that 😆😜😂 Apologies we missed you to say goodbye, you must have been out with Bobby. Hopefully meet up with you both again soon 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Hi Kylie, Unfortunately we don’t have any control over the amount of ads, that’s all down to UA-cam. Hope it didn’t spoil your viewing too much. Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
I am watching and I'm not convinced about the 5 a day sweetie excuse 😂Does it apply to the grapes in wine I wonder?
It's always sunny wherever you are, we are now in Cornwall where we haven't had the awful oppressive heat of the last few days. Good tips as usual.
Well obviously the grapes in wine count towards your 5 a day 😉😂😜 Thought everyone knew that 😂🍷😂 The weather where we are has been absolutely intolerable 🥵 Much cooler this morning thankfully. Thanks for watching & have a great weekend Gill 👍🏻 Keith & Michele.
Always watch you guys if I need cheering up, honestly if I have a stressful day I look forward to watching your vids! Keep them coming 😀
Thanks very much for your kind words Christian 👍🏻 Delighted you’re enjoying our videos 😀 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele
They only make their videos when the sun shines Gill... 🤷🏼♂️ 🌞 😎
Good tips and we’ve been caravans for many many years especially the mirror thanks both stay safe
Hi @johncattell9546 Many thanks for watching John ❤️ We’re delighted you enjoyed our video 🤗 Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele xxx
We have two aqua rolls, I have a small submersible 12 volt pump that is placed in the spare roll with the discharge hose placed into the main feed roll, with a switch is in the van. If we use water for a shower etc I just flick the switch and I transfer water into the main feed roll without having to go outside. This gives you twice the capacity without leaving the van.
Thanks for sharing Phillip 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Thanks for great information and useful tips.
Talking of towels, we always found it difficult to get towels dry too because we do like big fluffy ones, however when we last visited the NEC we made several visits to the microfibre towel stand, we were very impressed with the product and the information from the seller.
We walked away because of the cost, we went back and purchased two and we are extremely pleased, they are very efficient at drying and most of all dry in no time. We no longer have thick damp towels hanging around. They also take up much less room than a standard towel.
So for the £20 each we are very pleased with our purchase. They come in lovely colours so we can identify his & hers.
Looking forward to your next Vlog
Lozzie
Hi Lozzie , Many thanks for that information, it appears from yours & other comments that we definitely need to invest in some micro fibre towels 😀 Look forward to meeting up with you both again soon 😀🥂😎 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
arrived home today from Croatia and after 3 years of camping experiences, gained such knowledge that we didn't drive straight home but first passed our local caravan dealer and because we are quite impulsive, immediately exchanged the caravan for a new 😅 .... Nice videos who helped us to think about how we think about camping / our travels / etcetera
Hi Dennis, It’s impossible to enter a caravan dealership & not spend money 😂 Let us know how you get on with the new caravan, we’d love to see some pics 👍🏻 info@carefreecaravanning.co.uk Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele
Nice to see well explained suggestions for many things that us men don't think about
Hi Rorymax, Many thanks for your lovely words 🤗 Delighted you enjoyed our video. Sending all our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
I’m a new scriber we have a camper van thank you for shareing your tips I will go and check out some more of your videos .
Many thanks for watching Karen & welcome to our channel. We’re delighted you found our tips helpful & hope you enjoy our other videos. Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Thanks for response, maybe that's a topic you could ask your viewers about as I'm sure lots of people do. I feel without arch cover drafts enter awning from under van. Great magnifying mirror AND Micro fibre towels - I've brought the mirror and ordered towels. Thanks so great to watch 😁
Hi Angela, It maybe useful for you to have a look at a draft skirt. This runs the entire length of the caravan & can tuck under the awning carpet. We use this & it helps to prevent drafts coming in from under the caravan. The mirror & towels are absolutely brilliant 👍🏻 You’ll love them! Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Yes we use the skirt already which is very useful however it doesn’t cover the wheel arch. I noted in one of your videos that you had placed a piece of portable furniture (looked like a storage thing) in front of it.
Hi Angela, That’s a canvas storage unit we purchased from B & M, we use it to keep our shoes in. We featured it in our video of things to buy for a new caravan. Hope this helps, Keith & Michele.
We've put up a stainless steel wire between our awning struts as a clothes line. Quiet a popular mod in Australia. Also, I've put expanding rods in the bathroom and above the door to hang towels or jackets on hangers to dry or air out after getting smokey around the fire. They are very cheap from those generic $2 shops etc.
Great tips Mark, many thanks for sharing 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Keith Michele. Great tips and will be sewing tags on my towels now. I use elastic bands over the clips for our GLASS wine glasses to stop them falling of in transit when towing !!! Nick.
Hi Jan & Nick, Great tip, thanks for sharing 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Hi guys I’m loving. The content , great tips and tricks ......I’ve been upgrading the van ( as you do )......The spot light upgrade ..........with usbs ....
Great little lights .....but what a pain to twist them on !!!!!!! Anyone else had this issue ......but once on on , very good indeed ..thanks again .
Hi Chris, Must agree with you, they are a little tricky to lock in but well worth the perseverance 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Nice tips Michelle especially the rice in the salt and the towel loops I have some microfiber full size towels dry you off well and dry in minutes about 5 pounds from Ammazon.
Thanks for taking the time to make the video
Ps
You have beautiful finger nails
Hi, We will definitely be investing in some of these towels as many people along with yourself have recommended them in their comments 👍🏻 Thanks for your kind words....we’re off shopping 😀 Keith & Michele.
Great tips , here are a few of mine in my 35 years of touring caravans , I am currently on number 11 , liquid hand soap , absolutely perfect for cleaning sinks in the caravan especially good for plastic ones and also your chemical toilet , never use abrasives , also great for shining up your silver/gold jewellery , the tiny little rubber bands around a bunch of spring onions , use 2 of these as replacement washers when your water pump gives up and save yourself £54 buying a new one , to also prevent clothes falling off hangers whilst traveling , buy large round curtain rings , the ones with a smaller ring attached at the bottom where the hook usually goes through , take off the wardrobe rail , and place the large round curtain rings on the rail , refit the wardrobe rail and then put your hangers through the small ring at the bottom , stops all those lovely clothes falling off in a pile at the bottom of the wardrobe at your journies end !! Use zip close plastic freezer / food bags when you open biscuits or buns , saves carrying boxes /tins etc., and lastly keep a small sealed container of water in the washroom just in case the toilet flush is empty during the night ! Hope my tips prove helpful to everyone and in the meantime Happy Caravanning and Good Health to enjoy our brilliant hobby !!
Fabulous tips Linda 👍🏻 Many thanks for sharing, so lovely to hear your 35 years of caravanning experience. We’d love to hear about your travels & adventures over so many years. Perhaps you can send us some stories & some photos? You can send them to info@carefreecaravanning.co.uk Thank you for taking the time to comment, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hi Keith and Michele always lovely to see you guys hope u both well and having fun caravaning fab tips to take on board aswell I hav a tip for u which I been doing for two years now is in the winter when not using van I get 3 to 4 washing up bowls and fill them up half way with cheap table salt and place them round the van and they help to adorb moister from van over the winter u will know if it works as the salt will go rock hard the all u need to do at the end of winter is bang the bowl up side down for it to fall out and wipe clean ready for next winter works really well can I ask when u drain down your water from van after use and put it bak in storage do u leave your drain down valve open when left in storage as I don't know what to do for the best cheers kev
Hi Kev, Many thanks for the tip 👍🏻 We have always left our drain valve open when in storage as this allows excess water to escape. The hardest part is remembering to close it when arriving on site! At least 50% of the time we forget 🤨 We also leave the drain flaps open when leaving site/driving home but close them once in storage to prevent any unwanted guests in the pipes. Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Thanks for the advice much appreciated all the best
My husband and I both use Sports Shammy towels. They take some getting used to but you can wash them out they dry very quickly. Used the same towel for years.
Hi Marilyn, Many thanks for sharing 👍🏻 Keith & Michele.
Hi you two, enjoying your tips remind me of hubby and me.
Do you have any tips on the wheel arch cover. I made my own with eyelets and suction caps but wasn’t very successful. Any advice would be appreciated
Hi Angela, We don’t actually use a wheel arch cover so can’t really give you advice on this. Would recommend researching on Google 👍🏻 Many thanks for watching, delighted you’re enjoying our tips 😀 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hi Both, just loving your videos, so down to earth good tips... We swapped to using microfiber towels many years back, they are far more absorbent, lighter and dry so much faster. The large ones from Mountain Warehouse even have a loop for hanging already on. on the salt, using rock salt in a grinder avoids salt sticking. Im buying the mirror today, it is brilliant. Keep it coming...
Hi Steve, Many thanks for your kind words, reading yours & other peoples comments on this video it appears micro fibre towels must be the way forward for us 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, you’ll love the mirror 😀 Keith & Michele.
Hi I use the moisture absorbers in the summer to as the humidity is high I've found they take more out than in the winter but mine does go a long time closed up
Thanks very much for that tip Ashly 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Thanks again Keith & especially Michele, some great tips and tricks! Particularly like the pipe insulation on the hanger rail! We have been thinking about extra hooks around the 'van as there never seem to be enough in any of them. I think I would prefer the sucky type though, similar to that on your handy 10x mirror (which we managed to purchase after you first showed us it - Jill loves it, so thank you!). Cheers, Rog... 👍🏻 🐍
Hi Rog & Gill, Many thanks for your lovely comments, totally agree, you can never have enough hooks 👍🏻 Delighted you’ve found the mirror useful 😀 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Flocked hangers ☺️
Excellent video and tips. Keep the great videos coming. Brilliant work guys! 👍👌
Hi Gareth, Many thanks for your kind words & thanks for watching 👍🏻 Keith & Michele
Some good ideas well done on the towel front we use microfiber ones they are light weight and dry very quickly
Hi, Many thanks for your advice 👍🏻 They’re on our shopping list now 😀 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele
Another great vlog, some good tips there Michele, as you know we always look forward to Fridays watching your latest uploads, whilst sat in the van, keep up the good work 👍
Hi Bren & Jules, Delighted we’re still part of the Friday routine 😀🍷😎 Thanks for watching, enjoy the weekend 👍🏻 Keith & Michele
Even as motorhomers these are extremely good tips, well done.
Hi Mark & Tracey, Delighted you’re finding them useful 👍🏻 Thanks for watching 😀 Keith & Michele.
Hi both useful information thanks for sharing.Have a good weekend
Hi Paul, Many thanks, fortunately the temperature where we are has cooled down so hopefully we’ll get some sleep this weekend 😆😂😆 Thanks for watching 👍🏻 Keith & Michele
Good day
All the way from South AFRICA. Have you change the mirror in the bathroom? We bougth the same Swift as your current one but the mirror has no light In SA they call it the swift Challenger “Coastline de Lux”
You channel is very informative. We are old campers that is camping for many years but the caravaans in SA is very different from yours in UK. Lucky for us a caravaan dealer has imported Swift into SA
Thanx a million.
Hi Helen, This video was recorded when we had our previous caravan which was a Swift Vogue. Our Challenger doesn’t have the lighted mirror. Many thanks for watching, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Great video as always guys with some useful tips! Thanks for sharing 👍🏻
Hi Aaron & Vicky, Many thanks, loved watching your adventures in Cornwall 👍🏻😎👍🏻 Hope to catch up with you both sometime soon, Keith & Michele.
thanks for spreading our top tip for today it really works well x
Hi Nila, Thank you for your contribution 😀 Keith & Michele
In relation to the hangers, if you use the ring pull from a can of pop you can double up your hanger space.
Cheers
Matt
Great tip Matt, thanks for sharing 👍🏻 Keith & Michele.
Can you please tell me in your opinion what's the best TV for a small caravan
Hi Sharon, A good brand for caravans is Avtex as they can run on 240v mains power & also have the ability to run on 12v battery. Hope this helps, Keith & Michele.
Hi thanks for the video. Where did you purchase the pack of four dehumidifies from? Hope your enjoying the mini heatwave.
Hi Alwyn, We purchased the dehumidifiers from B & M. Not been enjoying this heatwave, far too hot 🥵 Fortunately, it’s a lot cooler today 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Thanks for the information Michele, looks like another B&M bargain. Enjoy your weekend wherever you are.
Thank you Keith and Michelle for another great vidéo. I'm going to buy the mirror for my caravan 👏 do you leave it on the mirror while your driving ?
Hi Gaetan, Thanks, as always, for your continued support 👍🏻 By habit, we always remove the mirror when towing purely for safety. The suction, however, is super strong & occasionally we have forgotten to take it down but didn’t encounter any mishaps. Personally, we would advise taking it down when driving just to be on the safe side. Hope this helps, Keith & Michele.
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Thank you Keith and Michelle for replying and for the advice.keep the vidéo comming. You are a great couple.☺
Have you tried microfibre towels? They are lighter, are more efficient at drying your body and dry much quicker. We really like the little mirror, very posh 😉 Great video. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻 Trev n Sue
Hi Trev & Sue, It appears from your comments & many others on here that we’re missing out with these micro fibre towels 😀 We’re off to buy some today 👍🏻 Hope you’re both well, Many thanks for your continued support & hope to meet up with you both soon, Keith & Michele .
Great tips, thanks. The mirror is fab, bought it after seeing it on your previous vlog..👍😊
Hi Jean, Many thanks for watching & your kind words 👍🏻 The mirror is great isn’t it 😀 Keith & Michele.
Another great video! Thanks for the tips, keep them coming 😁👍🏻
Hi Grace, Many thanks for your lovely words 👍🏻 Have a great weekend 😀 Keith & Michele.
If you didn’t have the dehumidifiers a half filled bowl of ordinary table salt will absorb loads of water from the air! We always done that when we had our static caravan years ago! Just make sure you check them from time to time incase they overflow but just even place them in the sinks! Also cut the tops off match sticks and put the wooden bit in with your salt, again something that I always seen from years ago! Showing my age now!!! 😉
Thank you so much for your great tips Ann Marie 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele
Who's Jill? 🤣 Amazing video as always :)
Many thanks for watching Gracie, Jill is one of our subscribers who regularly comments on our videos 😀 Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
How many clothes do you actually hang? I’m thinking of getting rid of the hanging and doing all shelves
Hi Lane, It’s a personal choice/preference really. What works best for you is the best option. Thanks for watching, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Love the mirror 👍🏻
Hi Paul, Many thanks for watching, it’s a great little mirror 👍🏻 Keith & Michele.
Carefree Caravanning Love your vlogs guys, you have such a great manner and charisma on camera. Keep up the excellent and informative videos 👏🏻👏🏻
So there are some USA u tube video on caravan in the snow below -20 tips like heat power waste water pies and water if any one has the same issue skit around the base of the van to stop air flow under the van and place a small light in the refrigerator in let for air. Any one with other tips please contact me
Many thanks for your tips Andrew 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
I love the dried banana chips too... but they are full of sugar.
Just watch your clip about tips around the caravan. Using an elastic band around open packets to keep them closed, good idea. But why don't you use a clothes peg to close the packet instead, that way you've got two uses for clothes pegs.
Hi Gary, Many thanks for your comments, Michele actually meant to say about the pegs but forgot 🙄 so thank you for sharing that tip 👍🏻 Keith & Michele.
I use shoe laces, around bags and packets too, you can be posh and use new ones, or be a cheapskate like me, and use the other lace that didn't snap on your shoes. This is in the kitchen or whilst camping etc, win, win.
Hi, so here’s a request for you based on our first trip on a fully serviced hard pitch. We stayed at Troutbeck Head in the Lake District, a great site in a fabulous location. However I had real difficulty in getting my pegs into the ground. I used what I consider to be good quality screw in pegs with a good quality 18V drill, but after clearing the top surface of the “loose stuff” I still couldn’t get a number of pegs into the ground. The peg seems to hit a substantial stone, then corkscrews opening up the hole until the point there’s no purchase left. The area can then not take another peg as the ground has been disturbed. Do you have a proven method? Like the rest of the country we had thunderstorms and heavy rain, but unfortunately for our neighbour on Thursday night we had about 1 minute of exceptionally very strong wind, we only had the windows open on the latch, so about 10mmm of gap. The wind was so strong it blew the hailstones inside the caravan, and ripped the pegs out of my neighbours 4 meter air awning flipping it onto the roof and partially over the other side. He had storm straps fitted, but his rock pegs weren’t threaded, so maybe not so robust. So you can probably see why were asking the question. Cheers from John & Al.
Hi John & Al, We have never tried the screw in rock pegs, we only use the 12 inch heavy duty pegs & in particularly hard ground use a small club hammer which drives them in perfectly. On occasions when we have encountered severe windy conditions, we always double up on all of the pegs for extra stability, driving 2 pegs at opposite angles towards each other at 45 degrees so they interlock. Also, if possible, it’s worth tying a storm strap to a firm footing such as a tree or fence etc. Hope this helps, thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Hi, thank you for the information, we think we will try out your advice. Do you remember the peg manufacturer, just had a look on the Internet and there are a few options for 12” pegs. I’d like to get a recommended product if possible. If you can’t help with the manufacture any chance of a picture or description. For information I do have 6 heavy duty screw in pegs which I purchased from Australia. They are the screw in type with a forged guy rope attachment. They are great but too expensive to order up more. Take a look at their promotional video at hexpeg.co.au The Aussies have some great gear which isn’t available in Europe. Cheers
Hi John & Al, Sorry we don’t know the manufacturer, they are the ones with the dark green plastic tops & we usually buy from campsite shops when in the UK. Apologies this isn’t much help to you 🤨 We will have a look at the Hexpeg website as you suggested. Keith & Michele
Thanks
Thanks for watching Andrew 👍🏻 Keith & Michele.
If you need some elastic bands àsk a postman do you have any elastic bands you do not want Thanks FOR FREE
Great tip John. Thanks so much for watching, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
I think using air dryers is not a good idea.
The caravan has a number of ventilation openings which go out into the open and which cannot be closed. Then you just suck in moisture from the outside into the caravan. We leave a number of windows slightly open, and all cabinets and drawers open. Then the humidity levels becomes the same outside as inside. And we don't have to put rice in our salt to keep it dry.
We live in Denmark, and there probably just as humid as in the UK.
Sincerely, Lene & Michael On Tour
Thanks for sharing your opinion Michael, always good to hear different thoughts 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
So here go has any one caravan in the alps in winter ❄️ and can give heat cost on gas for the week if you have I love to here all about it can you help ie did the caravan keep warm
If you caravan in Scotland or in the north of England equality if you can answer the question it be great 👍 but please understand that uk camp site are free unlimited electricity Europe camp sites run at .95 euro a kill wot of electricity by until
I stayed on lake annecy for 7 days,took two 7.5k red gas bottles,job was a good one didnt use the second👍.
Hi Andrew, Thanks for your question, can’t offer any advice on this unfortunately 🤔 Hopefully you’ll receive some information from other viewers 👍🏻 Keith & Michele.
10:41 ‘If your a gentleman for when you’re shaving’...... shock horror Michele, don’t you realise that we now live in the snowflake world, and the female gender may get upset by that comment. I mean, my wife shaves more than I do for instance. 😂
Hi Green Eel, As Michele said in a previous video regarding shaver points “I don’t need them just yet....but give me time” 😆 😂😆 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Green eel; doesn't she know beards are in??
You didn’t offer us any of your sweets Kieth :-)
Hi Steve, Keith won’t share his sweets with anyone! You should know that 😆😜😂 Apologies we missed you to say goodbye, you must have been out with Bobby. Hopefully meet up with you both again soon 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
So many ads!!
Hi Kylie, Unfortunately we don’t have any control over the amount of ads, that’s all down to UA-cam. Hope it didn’t spoil your viewing too much. Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.