Swift Caravan Cant Rail Replacment.

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  • Опубліковано 21 гру 2024

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  • @stehume
    @stehume 4 місяці тому +32

    Who else would like to see workshop videos?

  • @dw6549
    @dw6549 2 місяці тому

    Another fine vlog. Really informative and well put together, shame manufacturers don't send their boys to you, so you can train them. Keep up the great vlogs always good content.

    • @atlanticcaravansUK
      @atlanticcaravansUK  2 місяці тому +1

      Thanks, really appreciate it, there must be a good reason for it, tune into caravan radio, I’m hoping to get to talk to one of the designers at Swift to find out why they have to make it like that..

  • @jeffreyholroyd1479
    @jeffreyholroyd1479 4 місяці тому +4

    Great video and very informative, keep up the good work.

  • @Steve-k2c3d
    @Steve-k2c3d 4 місяці тому +1

    Interesting to know and good information on what to look out for👍

  • @dreamjewels
    @dreamjewels 4 місяці тому +2

    An excellent video thanks, Very well explained. Cheers from NZ

  • @Meggy6571
    @Meggy6571 4 місяці тому +3

    Great insight 👍.
    If only the manufacturer's took that much time 😮.
    Quantity before quality 🤔.
    Do agree why doesn't the roof overlap the side?.
    Will defo be checking our swift.
    Paul 👍

  • @helenpriestley2810
    @helenpriestley2810 4 місяці тому

    We recognise that caravan ha ha! Love the Priestleys!

  • @muddymarvellous
    @muddymarvellous 4 місяці тому

    Love videos like this...Roof strap on Bailey would be good ..I've done mine...thank you.x

  • @paulanderson9072
    @paulanderson9072 4 місяці тому

    Great job and video, cheers.

  • @tgburchick
    @tgburchick 4 місяці тому

    Thanks for another excellent video. On the subject of The Cant rail, what do you make of the top edge of recent Adria caravans, with cross head screws on show (if you look from above), screwed into an aluminium strip / maybe awning rail and open to the elements! It makes Swifts Cant rail look thorough. I have a photo of this available.

  • @garymcafee5995
    @garymcafee5995 4 місяці тому

    Thinking about your thoughts on why the roof doesn't overlap the sidewall, perhaps its to do with the awning rail loading with an awning attached. with the existing way its built you have a full height sidewall to fix an awning rail to, with your suggested idea with the roof panel sitting on top of the sidewall you wont have the same solid area to fix a rail to and will have a join. just a thought

    • @atlanticcaravansUK
      @atlanticcaravansUK  4 місяці тому

      Maybe, but I would think it would be screwed down from the top giving just as much strength?

  • @beccabeme
    @beccabeme 4 місяці тому +2

    It wouldn't be too difficult for the manufacturer to make the roof panel the width of the caravan and machine a slot in the underside of the roof for the walls to fit in to.
    Would still need the cant rail though, but would vastly reduce any potential water ingress.

    • @atlanticcaravansUK
      @atlanticcaravansUK  4 місяці тому +3

      Yes, I was going to do a little drawing showing that, but I forgot, that would stop the problem, the cost of doing it must be less than the cost of warranty claims, and no fed up customers to boot..

  • @markhooper5824
    @markhooper5824 Місяць тому

    Makes sense with overlap.

  • @neilisherwood7358
    @neilisherwood7358 4 місяці тому

    Great video. Why do swift not overlap the roof. It does not make sense

  • @scott291
    @scott291 4 місяці тому

    Would this also be a problem with swift Motorhomes ?

    • @atlanticcaravansUK
      @atlanticcaravansUK  4 місяці тому

      Good question, I don’t think so, I think the construction is different.

  • @merv690
    @merv690 4 місяці тому +1

    ah ha someone else has noticed that manufacturers are making the clothe size smaller (sneaky way to save material and cost)🤣🤣🤣🤣 I thought that for some time, One other thing I have noticed bathroom scales as not as accurate as they used to be🤔🤔

    • @atlanticcaravansUK
      @atlanticcaravansUK  4 місяці тому

      Yes, my scales seem to be faulty as well..

    • @49googie
      @49googie 4 місяці тому

      @@atlanticcaravansUK Italian sizes !!! lol

    • @atlanticcaravansUK
      @atlanticcaravansUK  4 місяці тому

      @@49googieahh, is that what it is, I’ve actually noticed they did send the wrong size, so I don’t feel so bad.😊

  • @paulbird3235
    @paulbird3235 4 місяці тому +1

    There is a you tube video of one of the top caravan manufacturers building one of their caravans and guess what! the roof overlaps the sides about 30mm and they then turn the roof panel over the sides. (100% watertight). Sorry but I can't remember the manufacturer's name.

    • @keithfletcher6358
      @keithfletcher6358 Місяць тому

      Think the video is vanmaster factory

    • @paulbird3235
      @paulbird3235 Місяць тому

      @@keithfletcher6358 Yes you are right, I have justlooked on-line and they are still in business. 😄😃😁...

  • @crozzy28
    @crozzy28 4 місяці тому +1

    Could it just be that caravan manufacturers don’t want to make these vans last a long time just so we fear all these problems happening to us so we upgrade every 3 years and if you don’t your 30k+ investment becomes virtually valueless or costs us a massive repair bill.

    • @atlanticcaravansUK
      @atlanticcaravansUK  4 місяці тому

      I think that if the warranty wasn’t so long, if you bought this van new, you’d have a ten year ingress warranty on it, all these problems cost them money, unless they have insurance themselves, I don’t know?