Its New Caravan Time !! Our First Experience With The New Caravan
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Hello & Welcome back to Caravan Escapades and welcome to this Vlog, We let you know in the last vlog that we had ordered a new caravan at the October NEC Show, Well it’s now new Caravan Time, In this Vlog we head off to MG Caravans to pick up the new caravan and get it home, We go through our first experience with it and Camp On the Drive, Why don’t you come along and join us as we get to know the new caravan. We will put together a full review vlog on the new caravan in the coming weeks.
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MG Caravans
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Swift, Challenger Exclusive 670 Grande
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We upgraded our caravan last year to an Elddis crusader super cyclone. It has an on-board water tank 40ltres, we use it all the time. Especially in the winter it's good, no worries about freezing pump or water. The day before we pack up, I top the water tank up. Pack the aquaroll and pump away, that gives us enough water for two showers and washing breakfast things up in the morning. Once you have a on-board water tank, you'll never have a caravan without one. Lovely caravan by the way 👍🏻
Thank you, I am quite looking forward to giving the onboard tank a go to be honest. I will need to check how big it is, but I am assuming 40L. Thanks for watching James
That’s exactly what we do with our Zephyr.
We've only used ours on a fully serviced pitch and don't use the aqua roll but put it straight to the taps and don't bother filling the tank. When and if we do have to use the aqua roll then we would more than likely still go straight to taps as we wouldn't have to play with the valves of redirection for the tank to fill. Even on our drive we have the water when needed fed in to the taps so much more convenient. We took delivery of the Challenger Hi Style special edition 650L last August as it was a steal as it was bought and after one night the people who bought it brand new and had their first night at the dealers campsite decided in the morning they no longer wanted it, their loss was our gain as we got it at a knockdown price plus dual motor movers from powrtouch. We had a Truma comfort AC fitted and we absolutely love it. Previously had a single axle but the twin axle tows a lot better. The new Nissan X trail e4orce epower pulls it with ease. We're sure you will love your outings with yours
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Hi Thanks for sharing your experience on using the onboard tank. I look forward to giving ours a good go. Wow it sounds like you got an absolute bargain with your New Caravan. Yes we love the AC, This is our second Twin Axle and agree they are so much more stable than a single axle. Thanks for watching and happy Camping James
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Congratulations on your new Caravan! I wish our Affinity 574, ordered last October at the NEC was somewhere near delivery, but Elddis are being very coy, no date even now!!
Thank you. Oh no, that's not good.. I do hope you hear something soon and can start to enjoy it.
Don't get better than pick up day. Lovely looking caravan hope you will be very happy with it. 🤗
Thank you, Pick Up Day is great. We are very Happy With it, First Time with a fixed bed.
Had an onboard water tank on my previous Swift Elegance and my current Bessacarr. Its great ... try it ... I was sceptical but the water pressure seems better and obviously its great in winter. Congratulations on your new van
Thank you, to be honest I have never considered an onboard tank before, but I am looking forward to giving it a go. We normally take 2 Aqua Rolls, so wont need t do that anymore. Do you tow with water in the tank. James
@@CaravanEscapades101 no always empty ... I still carry 2 aquarolls through habit!
@iainmclean8509 Thanks, I thought that would be the case. I bet I still take 2 aqua rolls, lol 🤣
Nice van. I towed our 8' down to south of France and found it as easy as any other tow I have done. Must admit there were some tight spots on the approach to the campsite, but no different to where we live in Pembrokeshire. Enjoy the new van all of you and perhaps wear some knee & shin pads when getting into bed 🙂
Thanks for the info, I am sure the extra width won’t be too noticeable. We can’t wait to take it to the South Of France. The sites always seem to have tight spots. I will get some knee pads ordered for Claire 😂
Really made up for you all with the new Caravan I wish you all the best of health and happiness and look forward to see your new adventures
Thank you. That's very kind of you to say. 😁
Just a quick tip, I have the same rear steady lock but found it not that secure as it’s a bit loose, so I cut a piece of plastic waste pipe and inserted it, it’s a perfect fit for the steady tube and the lock.
Thank you that’s a very useful tip. I will give it a go
Nice intro/outro.
Great van, had to laugh when Darcymay dropped het bottle and you said she is worried about the bottle, I said to the otherhalf, James is thinking oh no the new van lol.
Been looking at 8ft wide vans myself and looking forward to your next video with an update to towing it.
Odd about the fuel economy tho.
Hope you all have a great time away.
all the best
Thank you, I know she was more worried about the water bottle. Lol. I will report back on what its like to tow especially when loaded,. We are looking forward to the easter break,. Thanks for watching and Happy Camping
Don’t speak to soon …!!
8ft is deffo different on smaller roads . White lining one side whilst looking down the near side just realised how close to the hedge or wall.😮😮
Thanks, I will take it easy. The site we are on right now was tight getting onto it.
Onboard water tanks are not a big deal. We have 3 tanks (100 gallon fresh water, 100 gallon gray water, 65 gallon black water). We normally travel (42 foot class A motor coach) with a full fresh water tank ant the other two tanks close to empty.
Thank you, I used it last trip out and was very impressed, I haven't had one before and its not that common to have one in Caravans over here in the UK.
Lovely caravan, keep us posted as to what you think about the build quality
Thank you, So we are just back from 5 days 4 nights away in it, Some very small minor issues that I will get MG to sort, but overall very pleased so far.
Congratulations, great new caravan!! Definitely a night on the driveway is a top idea before going away 👍 Also love the new logo and the outtro is very cool!! Enjoy your trip to Cheltenham this weekend 🙂
Thank you, it's very kind of you to say. We did have a great night on the drive 😁. We are away now near Bidbury near Cirencester. Its going great a few different things to get used to and a few teaching issues, but we will get it all sorted. Thanks for watching. Happy Camping 😁
It looks a big baby !!
It is, I love them big 🤣🤣
8:03 Looking forward to your next video as we were next to you in our new Bailey Porto as well.
Wow, what a small world you should have come and said hi. 😁. I will try and get the next one edited and out tonight. I am sure you will feature in the background. The same porch is awning as us as well 😁
@EdwardJKnight we have the porto as well love it
The new van looks amazing 😮 We towed a twinny with a Range Rover in 2012 but your van is even bigger and wider. So much more space inside. Enjoy and have many safe travels 😃👍🏻 Trev
Hi Trev, thank you. It is no trouble on the back of the MB, it has so much space we love it. All the best James 😀
lovely van we have just had a 8ft wide van and not noticed a major difference other than going from single to twin axel find the van a lot more stable
Thank you, We do like it, Out last van was a twin axel, but not an 8 ft wide one, Only issue I have had so far is getting it out through a Narrow gate and turning onto a Narrow lane
Looking forward to the future videos with the new van :)
Thank you. We are away as we speak for Easter, Watch out for the Vlog 😁
Very nice! Happy travels 😊
Thank You 😁
Good morning, I have an onboard water tank and I love it. The day before we leave I take the water barrel in store so one less thing to do when leaving. Also I noticed you using a single AKLO wheel lock. My insurance is invalidated if I do not deploy both locks ( suggest you check ).
I have E&P self levelling which make life so much easier so my arrival routine is to move my van into place, jack offside wheels, use E&P to raise near side and install both ALKO locks. Having done this now 10/12 times I can do it in about 6 minutes, so in reality takes a similar time to levelling my old single axle van. ( Also on my last evening on site I usually put on the travelling cover and take off all the locks if I am staying with the van for the evening so leaving is a less stressful activity the following morning)
Hope you enjoy the new van she looks a beauty.
Colin
Hi Colin, thanks for the Info on the water tank. I have declared one Alko lock on the caravan and 4 Wheel locks, so all good there. Fitting E&P will be something for the future and looking forward to it. I WILL BE FITTING 2 ALKO locks then. Happy Camping James
Hi James happy new van !!. Picked up our new coachman on Tuesday it has a onboard tank 40L, Love it mate, first time we’ve had one as our last van which was a 2021 challenger didn’t have one and it wasn’t even an optional extra.
Tried it out for the first time at Woodland Waters as we were put up there for two nights kindly by Grantham Caravans.
You can do a vlog on your Easter trip and let us know how impressed you are with it.
If your on a fully serviced pitch fill it from the mains water , if not fill it from aqua roll then fill aqua roll and connect it and you have 80L. Good to hear your opinion tho when your away and use it.
Enjoy your new van mate 👍🏻
Thank you. Yes, I am keen to try the onboard tank, so I will give it a go while I am away and do a vlog on it. Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy Camping
Looks nice, but that jockey wheel was a bit high when you were on the MM .
Hi Thank you. It is good practice to have the Jockey wheel high on a twin axel when manoeuvring,especially if you have to do tight moves, it makes the caravan easier to move and less stress on the tyre side walls. It reduces the weight and pressure on the front axel. Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy Camping James
@@CaravanEscapades101 Everydays a school day, didnt know that with twin axles. 👍
@billytheghillie no worries, I didn't know ow until someone showed me. 😁. Have a great Easter.
Well done James and family. Loving the new caravan and logo's looking forward to more videos. Cheers Paul and Sarah
Thanks Guys much appreciated. Hope all is well with you.😀.
Great looking caravan James. You managed to collect it on a dry day and not get it dirty on wet roads 😀. I bet you’re looking forward to your first vacation, hope it goes well 👍. Cheers Rob
Thanks Rob, when we left home it was raining, but then it cleared up. So pleased it stayed that way. We can’t wait to go away Thursday in it. Take care. James
What a lovely caravan and you are lucky you get to keep it at home and not on a storage site 👍
Thank you, we do like it. We can only have it at home for a few days at a time. We are Lucky though that we have storage within 15 minutes walk of home.
Nice to see the new van. How exciting. Poor Claire’s leg! What caused that??? And then the water bottte! Disaster! (Missed a trick on the clickbait thumbnail 😀). Enjoy the new Van! See you guys soon hopefully
Oh btw, 2 places left at Tourfest! Get on it
Thank you, guys. She caught it in the side of the bed getting out. Lol. Now we have the Caravan, and we can plan a weekend away together. 😁
Very pleased for you mate you’re like a kid in a sweet shop very excited but of course very understandable as to why it’s lovely. I think you’re at your happiest when you’re not talking about those collapse products 😂😂..
Thank you that’s very kind of you to say. I am always at my happiest when away in the caravan😀
Have an onboard water tank in a coachman, wouldn’t be without it. We connect up to the mains without the aquarole. Once it’s full switch the tap off at the post and just refill when it’s empty! No e&p?
Thanks for the info. That's great. I will give it a try over Easter. I did want E&P fitting , but unfortunately, it wasn't in my budget right now. I will save the pennies and have it fitted in the not to distant future. Thanks for watching, and happy camping. James
Hi James fantastic caravan just a question them battery terminals can you put a solar panel in them we do have one on top of the caravan but would like to use an additional one to top up the battery when off grid cheers
Thank you. With regards the Solar Panels, thy need to go through a Solar Control device first before the battery. This prevents damage to the battery if they are overcharged. The Battery Terminals will take up to 5 inputs. Hope that helps and Happy Camping, James.
@@CaravanEscapades101 do you use an additional solar panel the one I was looking at has something fitted to cut out if the battery was full but it was only £50 so don’t know any good
@philashmorecarpfishing455 hi I don't, but I am considering adding an extra one. I think you potentially need all solar panels going through one controller. But I am not 100 %
Great van James. Looks absolutely stunning. We have the elddis avante in this lay out……… but I can see a change coming 😂
Great vlog . Enjoy.
Thank you, we really do love it. We did see the Avantie, but we just preferred the Swift, also MG caravans do t do Elldis and they are a great dealer that look after us. Will you go with the same layout 😀
@@CaravanEscapades101 the lay outs are great family vans. There is 5 of us so this layout is perfect, beds are always ready for you meaning you have a choice on making the front bed up or not.
The dealership sound pretty decent, always good to keep hold of them 👍
The swift model does look really smart
Thank you. we are really enjoying the new layout. We are currently away fir Easter, and it is so much easier. MG Caravans are really good. they are 80 Miles from where we live but the travel is worth the customer services. Happy Camping 😁
did u change the front tow cover or did the last vans one fit the new van
Hi I had to change it as the new van is 8ft wide and the old one wouldn't fit.
Nice looking caravan James 😆
Oh I like those battery terminals, where do you get those bad boys?
ThankanGraham. 😁. I got the battery terminals from Amazon. AUTOUTLET 2PCS Car Battery Terminal 4/8 Gauge AWG Chrome Battery Terminals Connector Kit Positive & Negative Set with Clear Covers www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07C41STTJ/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_GzZS76O1qhggL
Where did you get the battery connection terminals from?
Hi, I got them from Amazon AUTOUTLET 2PCS Car Battery Terminal 4/8 Gauge AWG Chrome Battery Terminals Connector Kit Positive & Negative Set with Clear Covers www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07C41STTJ/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_GzZS76O1qhggL