The latest musings of the Caravan Talk forum http://www.caravantalk.org.uk/index.php Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:24:52 +0000 60 http://www.caravantalk.org.uk/topic/34525-timely-tyre-reminder/ Good job to, virtually the same as the hole on the other tyre.
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Gav]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:24:52 +0000 http://www.caravantalk.org.uk/topic/34525-timely-tyre-reminder/ http://www.caravantalk.org.uk/topic/34524-buying-a-new-van/
The car is fitted with a petrol tank, and a pipe to get the fuel to the engine and it doesn't cost you extra for this.

The car is fitted with a battery to illuminate all the lights and start the car. It doesn't cost you any extra for this.

Why is it then, when you buy a caravan, it's not fitted with a battery or a pipe to link the gas bottles with the fuel for the cooker and heater. It's not even fitted with one such gas bottle.

You can't caravan without these things.

So the caravan you buy is actually incomplete.

Oh! they say, you can take the ones out of your old caravan.

Do you take the battery out of your old car when you sell it, or the petrol tank. No' that's simply absurd.


Just as absurd as selling an incomplete van.]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:24:09 +0000 http://www.caravantalk.org.uk/topic/34524-buying-a-new-van/ http://www.caravantalk.org.uk/topic/34519-forum-chatting-and-security/

I belong to Traction engine forum and last week the owners of the forum took it upon themselves to post peoples actual names on the posts in the top right hand corner of the post to make the forum more "personnal" feeling . I raised the issue of security as from a name you can soon find an address and people normally give an area they live in just from forum chat .

So one member said he would test it and googled his name and after he said picked himself off the floor because up came his name and address and all his credit ratings this highlighted it . Although names are not posted on this forum it is well known that undesirables come and watch and note whats said in forums . So when you say I have got a brand new XXXXXXXXXX caravan and its sitting in my drive and I have XXXXXX locks on it you are actually telling to world where to find it if they get a owners name .


So my advice is be careful posting email addresses on a forum as alot of people use real names and make sure you have some idea whos sending you a PM .


It great that friends can chat in a forum but it does unfortunatly have its down side .http://www.caravantalk.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif


Dave]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:18:54 +0000 http://www.caravantalk.org.uk/topic/34519-forum-chatting-and-security/ http://www.caravantalk.org.uk/topic/34506-gaslow-expensive-but-any-good/
Due to the layout of the local LPG stockist I couldn't get the van in but it does appeal, but I wouldn't use enough to warrant it.]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:34:09 +0000 http://www.caravantalk.org.uk/topic/34506-gaslow-expensive-but-any-good/ http://www.caravantalk.org.uk/topic/34505-google-maps/ Looking at post codes of friends, relatives etc. I cannot believe the clarity of the images, BUT it must be a blessing for the low life as they can now access their possible crimes without getting off their back sides.No more having to ride around looking for something to steal.
For instance any caravans parked can be located and their ease of "removing" can be judged from the comfort of a thieves home.
I believe that there is in place the facility to contact Google and have your premises removed.
Maybe a good idea if you want to try and protect your belongings.]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:12:55 +0000 http://www.caravantalk.org.uk/topic/34505-google-maps/