Thanks for the tips, I will dig my portable speaker out, we have been struggling listening to our tv on low volume so as not to disturb our neighbouring caravaners, but now it will be low but clear👍
Hi guys 👋, we are new to caravans…well it’s been 20 years nearly since we had one . This time around we still have a touring caravan it’s older and we are going to pitched on a year pitch next to a fishing lake 🥰perfect. These tips are brilliant and have been binge watching lots of your videos, just wanted to say thank you, already you have helped us so much. Take care xx
Hi my name is Bob Nicholls just a tip about using ptfe tape Always put it on the direction that you screw your hose adapter on . It gives a better seal. Im an ex plumber . Your vidios are very good thanks for posting
Hi William, Congratulations on your 1st caravan 🎉🍾🥂🎉 Delighted you’re finding our tips helpful, any questions you have please feel free to email us info@carefreecaravanning.co.uk. Wishing you many happy travels & adventures 😀 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
For better sound from your tv run a lead from your tv 3.5mm jack to the Aux input on your radio, you can get great booming sound and if your speakers are situated near your seats like in our van you don’t need the volume that high so you are not annoying your neighbours....
Many thanks for your kind words Dog River, we’re delighted you’re enjoying our videos & finding them helpful. Happy touring & best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Some really good ideas we shall use. Just a couple of points. When putting the PTFE tape on wind it in a clockwise direction otherwise the fitting can undo it when attached.Secondly, instead of a separate speaker it may be possible to connect to the radio auxiliary socket if nearby.Keep up the good work.
Hi Brian, Keith was obviously having a senior moment when applying the tape 🙄🤗🤭 Thanks for the clarification. Great idea re the radio, thanks for sharing 👍🏻 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hi Smithy’s Kontiki, Many thanks for your kind words, congratulations on your motorhome. Wishing you many happy adventures 😀 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hi carefree caravaning. Dont know if you have done a vid on cassette toilets. But a tip for cleaning them is a simple one but can reduce a smelly mess. My tip is to rinse the cassette out after emptying with clean water but I see so many campers giving it a good shake, which could result in the full light stop working. A gentle tip from side to side is all it needs as there is a magnet attached to a float inside the cassette which can dislodge with a vigorous shake, and hence the chance of over flow in the caravan. Cheers hope this has been useful. Chris
After removing the paint off the tow ball use brake cleaner aerosol spray to remove any residue and oil, this is available from Halfords or Screwfix. I also use it to clean the ball before hitching up the caravan.
I find its actually easier to put the PTFE tape on directly from the roll and snap it off when enough is wound on - that helps keep it straight and not twisted... as per other comment below, wind on in the direction of tightening (i.e. clockwise when looking from the "nut" side) (unless it is a reverse thread) so the tightening action of the "nut" you are putting on winds the tape on tighter in the direction you wound it (and doesn't try to unwind the tape) and finally, I find the pink heavy-duty tape (in Aus at least) is best. (Yellow tape is for gas fittings)
I absolutely LOVE you guys and your channel. We are very new to camping, and have in fact just bought ourselves a little old 2 berth caravan that we didnt spend too much on to see if we like going away in a caravan p so, will be heading out I. the next few weeks for the first time. came across your channel, and found d so much great content - thank you so so much
Hi Terry, Congratulations on your caravan, excellent that you’re trialling the lifestyle before committing to a larger financial investment. We’re delighted you’re enjoying our videos & finding them helpful 👍🏻 Good luck on your first trip out, let us know how you get on. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
My tip for the tow ball is to use a Durex to prevent rusting. Mind you my tow ball folds away when not in use. Degrease before use. The other top tip is to use the radio/CD player for the TV sound. Many have a 3.5mm socket for AUX use. The sound from the caravan speaker system is a great improvement.
Finding these videos really useful as we are taking delivery of our first ever caravan (Bailey Unicorn Vigo) in a few weeks & have LOADS to learn. Loved the PTFE tip, and ordered it off e-Bay where you get 10 rolls for £3.49 (free postage) rather than paying £2.90 for just one at the local Halfords. Anita & I have booked to visit New Lodge Farm in September & are looking forward to meeting you both.
Hi David & Anita, Congratulations on your new caravan 🎉🎉🎉 We’re delighted you’ve found our videos helpful 👍🏻 Looking forward to meeting you both in September 😀 Best wishes,Keith & Michele.
@@keithandmichele I thought it was going to be a tip on security reminding people to lock the locker doors as small children can get in and open the van from the inside.
Keith, Michele. Concurr with the "BoomBar" from Tesco. I have one as well and find it great. I have also purchased a Bluetooth Transmitter from Amazon which plugs into the back of the TV aux port and bluetooths the sound to headphones etc. I use it when Jan's gone to bed early to read so I dont disturb her with my Harry Potter videos :) !!! Nick T.
Great tips especially the plumbers tape and aqua roll .What I do with the aqua roll is put a black mark on the top and then screw in your idea actually looks a lot easier, we also find that the water leaks from the service tap but also from the aqua roll connection. We are going to a service pitch at Easter so we will be sure to try out these tips thanks.
Hi Paul, Many thanks for your kind words, hope you have a wonderful trip away at Easter, let us know how you get on 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
👍 I’ve found portable caravan tv’s very lacking and expensive for what they are so bought a high quality Smart LG LED 28” that is superb with very good sound that came with a 5 year guarantee all for £169! Sits on the same shelf comfortably in our Major 4SB.
Carefree Caravanning: It sits on the shelf fine with room around it to slide as wish to for set-up. Looked at LG 24” (same price) but the 28” HD image is so much better, wondered if it might be a fraction too big but the shelf easily copes thankfully and great viewing cinema like with led spotlights on!
Hi Great tips .love you Videos very helpful tips for New his caravaner. Who Are just Starting out on the caravan adventures. keep on making great videos
Normally ptfe tape is wound on the same way that you turn the device your screwing it onto the tap, clockwise, think about it, luckily it didn’t happen to you, but the way you did it could have unscrewed the tape which you put on the opposite way to the way you screwed the adapter on. I hope you can understand what I’m trying to put over.
Great tips as always Keith and Michelle. On a seperate topic, last year I watched you video on winterising the caravan. I bought the kit and tried a few times but the air hose kept stopping before I could get to 15 PSI. I eventually got it working by switching on the waterpump. Not sure why it worked that way on my Swift Conqueror because all other videos I watched used the exact same method as yours. Thought I would share just for info. Shawn
a greate video again we are coming to meet you and michele in sep the lady on site was brilliant so she book us on so me and ann look forward to seeing you both for a lovely weekend plus the hog roast see you soon
Made that mistake at the weekend with the bathroom tap - pipe pushed together and must of dislodged it putting stuff away in the cabinet below the sink 😮 everything got soaked
You obviously have never had contact with a pipefitter. You wound the ptfe tape on the wrong way. If you put it on the way you did, you can wind off the tape as you tighten the plastic fitting. The only way you wind the ptfe on as you did, is with a left handed fitting, like on fuel gas.
We are thinking of buying our first tourer and like the look of the challenger 650, any help appreciated, also would our Mazda CX-5 2.2 diesel (2019) pull it ok? Thanks for the videos. Martin and Celia.
Hi Martin & Celia. Take a look at towcar.info website. This allows you to enter your car & caravan details which will then calculate the match. Hope this helps. Keith & Michele
Another good ‘un Keith ( et Michelle). Good tips - already got the Bluetooth speaker lashed up. PTFE great idea - we went to a CL in Clitheroe ( our first experienced of this phenomenon and a departure from the usual land of Fully Serviced hard standing luxury). Woman (owner?) knocked on our van door at 7:30 at night in pouring rain to say tap was dripping at the bollard). ( And again another night to say I’d left awning light on and was wasting electricity!- she took meter readings about 3 times a day from the box!!). Anyway .... I Went out and tried a selection of adaptors yet still a drip . Fortunately, I had some PTFE so put that on . Still wasn’t enough to totally stop the drip. Realised afterwards what Id done wrong ... I should have wrapped it clockwise .... around the woman’s mouth 🤣 Keep up great vlogs and see you in September! Regards Howard
Hi Howard 😂😆🤣😀 Absolutely hilarious! Priceless! 😆 Many thanks for watching, looking forward to seeing you both in September. Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hi Howard, Most of the video was filmed at The Plassey Holiday Park in North Wales apart from the leaky tap which was at Lincoln Farm Park. Both brilliant sites 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hi Keith and Michel hope you both well fab tips there again even learnt v me a few things aswell can I ask whats the name of your small sound bar and where u got from please if you don't mind fab video guys .kev
Hi Kev, Lovely to hear from you. The sound bar was purchased from Tesco. At the time it was reduced to £16.99, the model is a KS Boombar+. The more expensive one was purchased from PC World at a cost of £79.99 (this was over a year ago) the model is a Jam HX-P920. Hope this helps, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hey Keith ‘n Michele, lovely to ‘see’ you in action, as opposed to inaction, again... 👍🏻 😉 More great tips and, for once, they ain’t gonna cost me, as I am already ahead of the curve, for a change... 👏🏻 😂 Is it wrong to be getting excited for September already... 🤷🏼♂️ 🤪 Thanks again and cheers, Rog... 👍🏻 😉 🐍
Hi Rog, Many thanks for your kind words, we’re delighted that we’re not costing you money for a change 😆 Of course it’s not too early to be getting excited! 😀 It’s going to be a fantastic weekend 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks for watching, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Thanks, Keith and Michele, just got my PTFE :-). Hate to think of all that water going to waste! Could you possibly advise on the length of fresh and waste hoses for a serviced pitch on CMC sites? The whole question seems to lie within Caravanning Black Arts! We have booked a serviced pitch for the first time in late July, and I am confused about what length of pipes to buy. Thus far I have bought an 8 metre flexible waste hose and an 8 metre food grade fresh water hose, but I am wondering whether I need an extra section of fresh water hose just in case? The Club site in question, The Firs near Belper, is closed so can't get advice from them. CMC quotes 25 metres for a fresh water hose, but then I read of people who use around 7 metres, maybe with an extension that they hardly ever use in the UK. Sorry for such a long and yet basic question!
Hi Hywel, Personally we carry two lengths of hose, a 4 metre & a 12 metre. We’ve never had the need to join both together but we do carry a connector should the need arise. We also have 4 metres of waste pipe & have only had to use the waste master when the drain was over 12 metres away. Although The Firs near Belper is closed (we haven’t been here) we’re sure like most other sites they will be monitoring & responding to emails if not answering the phone. In our experience, when visiting sites with serviced pitches, when the services are a distance away from your caravan/motorhome the shop/reception have supplies of pipes/hoses to purchase, some may even loan them to you. Hope this helps, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Some great tips there Keith and Michele love your vlogs have been very useful as I’m a first time caravaner and super excited to be getting out in our van soon xxxxxx
Hi Peter, Many thanks for your kind words, dark times for all of us at the moment, wishing you all the best, stay safe & stay healthy, Keith & Michele.
Hi Bob, No, never grease a tow ball. The tow ball should be free of any dirt, grease, grime or rust to work effectively. Periodically you should clean the tow ball with brake cleaner & very fine wet & dry sandpaper to remove any unwanted particles. Many later model caravans have a stability bar that is lowered onto the tow ball which uses friction pads to aid the caravan stability, any grease/dirt/rust on the tow ball will inhibit the stability when towing. Hope this helps, Keith & Michele.
Good vlog, first time I’ve come across your channel and really enjoyed it so have subscribed. Your awning looks nice, what model is it and do you think it might fit our 2016 Bailey Pursuit. ? Greetings from the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand.
Hi Graham, Welcome to our channel & thank you for your kind words. Our awning is a Kampa Rally Air Pro 390, the current model available is slightly different with two front panels instead of the three panels we have. Pretty sure it would fit your Bailey, but double check with your dealer or Kampa 👍🏻 Best wishes to you in New Zealand, Keith & Michele.
Many thanks for watching Robin, apologies we’re costing you money 🤗 We’re accused of that quite frequently 😀 Delighted you’re enjoying our channel, sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Hi guys, we’re new first time owners, we had a practice night on the drive which was great! I was surprised in your video about the PTFE tape tip. I ASSUMED service pitches had the ‘hose lock’ type tap connectors already attached. Do you normally have to provide your own? Thanks!
Hi Elliot, Congratulations on your new caravan 🎉 It’s great that you’ve done a practice run on the drive 👍🏻 In all of our years caravanning, we’ve never been on a serviced pitch that had the hoze lock connector attached. We always carry two, one x 1/2 inch & one x 3/4 inch, as the tap sizes on pitches can vary. Don’t forget your PTFE tape! 😀 Wishing you many happy travels & adventures, Keith & Michele.
Thanks for the tips, I will dig my portable speaker out, we have been struggling listening to our tv on low volume so as not to disturb our neighbouring caravaners, but now it will be low but clear👍
Hi @mikebro2557 Many thanks for watching Mike ❤️ We’re delighted you found our video helpful 🤗 Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele xxx
Now I know where my Mrs keeps getting her ideas from 😂😂😂
Hi @53HB Many thanks ❤️ Delighted your Mrs is enjoying our channel 🤗😘😜 Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele xxx
PTFE tape tip. So simple and cheap. 👍✌😎
Many thanks for watching Peter, sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Great Tips.thanks
Many thanks for watching BX, sending best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Hi guys 👋, we are new to caravans…well it’s been 20 years nearly since we had one .
This time around we still have a touring caravan it’s older and we are going to pitched on a year pitch next to a fishing lake 🥰perfect.
These tips are brilliant and have been binge watching lots of your videos, just wanted to say thank you, already you have helped us so much.
Take care xx
Hi Karen. Thank you so much for your lovely words. Enjoy your seasonal pitch and the fishing. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Thankyou. A great help and so freindly and informative.
Many thanks for watching James, we’re delighted you enjoyed our video & found it helpful. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Just bought a TV so your tip on that very useful also the tape tip
Hi my name is Bob Nicholls just a tip about using ptfe tape Always put it on the direction that you screw your hose adapter on . It gives a better seal. Im an ex plumber . Your vidios are very good thanks for posting
Many thanks for your tip Bob, sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Thank you so much for the tap tip lol, it was very helpful x
Many thanks for watching Sharon, We’re delighted you enjoyed our video & found it helpful. Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele x
Great tip on the sound bar thank you
Many thanks for watching Dave, delighted you found our video helpful 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Good tips. Like the TV speaker and drain unblocking.
Hi Paul, Many thanks for your kind words, delighted you found our tips helpful 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
New caravan owners, (3 days in fact) total newbies, new sub.
Hi Karlos, Huge congratulations on your new caravan 🎉 & welcome to our channel. Wishing you many happy travels & adventures, Keith & Michele.
Just got our 1st van your tips are brilliant many thanks
Hi William, Congratulations on your 1st caravan 🎉🍾🥂🎉 Delighted you’re finding our tips helpful, any questions you have please feel free to email us info@carefreecaravanning.co.uk. Wishing you many happy travels & adventures 😀 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
@@keithandmichele thanks for that i'm sure there will be some advise i'll need.
I like your channel. The title of your videos is exactly what the information IS. Thank you!
Hi Dee, Many thanks for watching, delighted you’re enjoying our videos. Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
For better sound from your tv run a lead from your tv 3.5mm jack to the Aux input on your radio, you can get great booming sound and if your speakers are situated near your seats like in our van you don’t need the volume that high so you are not annoying your neighbours....
Many thanks JK, great tip 👍🏻 best wishes, Keith & Michele.
I am a newbie to touring. I love you two. Your vids are really helpful. Thank you.
Many thanks for your kind words Dog River, we’re delighted you’re enjoying our videos & finding them helpful. Happy touring & best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Some really good ideas we shall use. Just a couple of points. When putting the PTFE tape on wind it in a clockwise direction otherwise the fitting can undo it when attached.Secondly, instead of a separate speaker it may be possible to connect to the radio auxiliary socket if nearby.Keep up the good work.
Hi Brian, Keith was obviously having a senior moment when applying the tape 🙄🤗🤭 Thanks for the clarification. Great idea re the radio, thanks for sharing 👍🏻 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Very good, guys. Enjoy!
Many thanks for watching Guys 👍🏻 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Great tips...we always struggle with the ballcock on the water barrel...and the hose pipe tap always leaks too...Thanks again..
Delighted you found our video helpful Enzo, many thanks for watching, sending best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Very useful tips
Many thanks for your kind words Steven, delighted you found the tips useful 👍🏻 Best wishes, stay safe, Keith & Michele.
Great video guys IV had a caravan or caravans for over 20 years now moved to a motorhome love the outdoors always have xx
Hi Smithy’s Kontiki, Many thanks for your kind words, congratulations on your motorhome. Wishing you many happy adventures 😀 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
@@keithandmichele thankyou xx
Great tip with the tap. 😀
Many thanks Chris, delighted you found our video helpful 👍🏻 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Great ideas. Just one point, you should put the ptfe on clockwise (in the direction of rotation of the nut) otherwise it might unwind the tape
Many thanks for watching Jim & thanks for the great advice 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Hi carefree caravaning.
Dont know if you have done a vid on cassette toilets. But a tip for cleaning them is a simple one but can reduce a smelly mess. My tip is to rinse the cassette out after emptying with clean water but I see so many campers giving it a good shake, which could result in the full light stop working. A gentle tip from side to side is all it needs as there is a magnet attached to a float inside the cassette which can dislodge with a vigorous shake, and hence the chance of over flow in the caravan.
Cheers hope this has been useful.
Chris
Excellent advice Chris, Many thanks for sharing 👍🏻 Stay safe, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
After removing the paint off the tow ball use brake cleaner aerosol spray to remove any residue and oil, this is available from Halfords or Screwfix. I also use it to clean the ball before hitching up the caravan.
Great tip Howie 👍🏻 Many thanks for sharing with everyone. Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
I find its actually easier to put the PTFE tape on directly from the roll and snap it off when enough is wound on - that helps keep it straight and not twisted... as per other comment below, wind on in the direction of tightening (i.e. clockwise when looking from the "nut" side) (unless it is a reverse thread) so the tightening action of the "nut" you are putting on winds the tape on tighter in the direction you wound it (and doesn't try to unwind the tape) and finally, I find the pink heavy-duty tape (in Aus at least) is best. (Yellow tape is for gas fittings)
Hi Jeff, Many thanks for your words of advice, very helpful for everyone 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Great tips thank you for making the video 😊
Many thanks for watching Jo, delighted you enjoyed our video 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
I absolutely LOVE you guys and your channel. We are very new to camping, and have in fact just bought ourselves a little old 2 berth caravan that we didnt spend too much on to see if we like going away in a caravan p so, will be heading out I. the next few weeks for the first time. came across your channel, and found d so much great content - thank you so so much
Hi Terry, Congratulations on your caravan, excellent that you’re trialling the lifestyle before committing to a larger financial investment. We’re delighted you’re enjoying our videos & finding them helpful 👍🏻 Good luck on your first trip out, let us know how you get on. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Great video with some fantastic really useful tips. Looking forward to your next one
Many thanks for your kind words guys, delighted you enjoyed the video 👍🏻 Many thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Very helpful. Keep up the great work.
Many thanks Wayne, delighted you found our video helpful 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Great videos guys 😀👍🏽
Many thanks for watching David, sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
My tip for the tow ball is to use a Durex to prevent rusting. Mind you my tow ball folds away when not in use. Degrease before use. The other top tip is to use the radio/CD player for the TV sound. Many have a 3.5mm socket for AUX use. The sound from the caravan speaker system is a great improvement.
Thanks for sharing your tips Henry, hopefully others will find them useful, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
I like the idea of using the caravan speakers for tv sound, will give this a try.
Great idea but mine are all large lol.
Thanks again guys for another great vlog
Many thanks for watching Jason 👍🏻 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Another great vlog, a few helpful tips yet again, take care and look forward to your next one 👍
Many thanks for your lovely words Bren & Jules 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, best wishes Keith & Michele.
Very very good blog. 👍
Many thanks for your kind words Rick 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Finding these videos really useful as we are taking delivery of our first ever caravan (Bailey Unicorn Vigo) in a few weeks & have LOADS to learn. Loved the PTFE tip, and ordered it off e-Bay where you get 10 rolls for £3.49 (free postage) rather than paying £2.90 for just one at the local Halfords. Anita & I have booked to visit New Lodge Farm in September & are looking forward to meeting you both.
Hi David & Anita, Congratulations on your new caravan 🎉🎉🎉 We’re delighted you’ve found our videos helpful 👍🏻 Looking forward to meeting you both in September 😀 Best wishes,Keith & Michele.
Thank you so much for the tip on PTFE tape, we’re using our first service pitch this weekend and didn’t know about it xx
Hi Jayne, We’re delighted you found our video helpful, happy travels, sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
@@keithandmichele Thank you so much xxx
You need another rubber washer in not ptfe tape. That’s not the sealing face
@@spanner134 thank you xx
We want to see Keith actually climbing into the locker !!!!
😀😂😆 It took him half an hour to get into that position & another 45 minutes to climb out 🤣 Thanks for watching, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Carefree Caravanning I bet your were laughing 😂. Next video is on hip replacements ???
@@keithandmichele I thought it was going to be a tip on security reminding people to lock the locker doors as small children can get in and open the van from the inside.
Another great video guys, all good tips as always.
Hi Andrew, Many thanks for your kind words 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Keith, Michele. Concurr with the "BoomBar" from Tesco. I have one as well and find it great. I have also purchased a Bluetooth Transmitter from Amazon which plugs into the back of the TV aux port and bluetooths the sound to headphones etc. I use it when Jan's gone to bed early to read so I dont disturb her with my Harry Potter videos :) !!! Nick T.
Great idea Nick 👍🏻 Thanks for sharing, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
great tips thanks
Many thanks for watching Debbie, delighted you enjoyed our tips 😀 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
P.T.F.E (Plumbers Tape Fixes Everything) :-) or Polytetrafluorethylene . Handy Stuff.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks MultiOutdoorman
Great tips especially the plumbers tape and aqua roll .What I do with the aqua roll is put a black mark on the top and then screw in your idea actually looks a lot easier, we also find that the water leaks from the service tap but also from the aqua roll connection. We are going to a service pitch at Easter so we will be sure to try out these tips thanks.
Hi Paul, Many thanks for your kind words, hope you have a wonderful trip away at Easter, let us know how you get on 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
👍 I’ve found portable caravan tv’s very lacking and expensive for what they are so bought a high quality Smart LG LED 28” that is superb with very good sound that came with a 5 year guarantee all for £169! Sits on the same shelf comfortably in our Major 4SB.
Wow that’s huge Gary 😀 Many thanks for watching, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Carefree Caravanning: It sits on the shelf fine with room around it to slide as wish to for set-up. Looked at LG 24” (same price) but the 28” HD image is so much better, wondered if it might be a fraction too big but the shelf easily copes thankfully and great viewing cinema like with led spotlights on!
Great tips again thanks 👍🏻
Many thanks for your kind words Tammie & thanks for watching 😀 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
I plug my tv into the ear phone socket on the front of the caravan’s radio. That also improves the sound.
Thanks for that gtricgtric 👍🏻 Hopefully others will find this useful. Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Hi Great tips .love you Videos very helpful tips for New his caravaner. Who Are just Starting out on the caravan adventures. keep on making great videos
Many thanks for your kind words Eugene, delighted you enjoyed the video 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Ptfe tape is best to wind the same direction on the tap as the tightening direction so you don't undo the ptfe when tightening.
Many thanks for that tip Full Fat Cars 👍🏻 Great advice, thanks for sharing, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
When putting PTFE on go in the direction of the nut tightening.
Many thanks for this info 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Normally ptfe tape is wound on the same way that you turn the device your screwing it onto the tap, clockwise, think about it, luckily it didn’t happen to you, but the way you did it could have unscrewed the tape which you put on the opposite way to the way you screwed the adapter on. I hope you can understand what I’m trying to put over.
Many thanks for the clarification Dave, very useful advice 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Another great tip is, If your wife says she will go and fill the water barrel later, just do it now and save an agument later !
Hi Nigel, 😆🤣😂 Advice noted 😜 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Great tips guys 😊 Just ordered my ptfe tape! 😎
Many thanks for watching Labradors on Tour, delighted you found the video helpful 👍🏻 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Thanks for the aquaroll tip I wouldn't have known that and because of your previous site reviews I've booked the Plassey for this year too.
Delighted you found the tip useful Dan 👍🏻 The Plassey is beautiful, you’ll have a great time 😀 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
I was going to send you a tip about always to carry a bottle of Bacardi, but it looks like you already have that one sorted!
😂😆🤣 .......and a bottle of vodka, southern comfort, Baileys.......oh and not forgetting the vino Dave 😜 Thanks for watching, cheers, Keith & Michele.
Great tips guys, especially the ptfe tape, we always end up with a leaky tap. Thanks for sharing.
Many thanks for your kind words Stuart & Rebecca, delighted you found our tips helpful 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Great tips as always Keith and Michelle. On a seperate topic, last year I watched you video on winterising the caravan. I bought the kit and tried a few times but the air hose kept stopping before I could get to 15 PSI. I eventually got it working by switching on the waterpump. Not sure why it worked that way on my Swift Conqueror because all other videos I watched used the exact same method as yours. Thought I would share just for info. Shawn
Thanks for the info Shaun, hopefully others will find it useful. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
a greate video again we are coming to meet you and michele in sep the lady on site was brilliant so she book us on so me and ann look forward to seeing you both for a lovely weekend plus the hog roast see you soon
Many thanks for your kind words David, looking forward to meeting you & Ann in September 😀 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Was considering a pipe wrench 🔧 for the leaky tap thing. PTFE plumbers tape !!
Hi Karen & Peter, Delighted you found our tips helpful 😀 Many thanks for watching, speak soon. Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Made that mistake at the weekend with the bathroom tap - pipe pushed together and must of dislodged it putting stuff away in the cabinet below the sink 😮 everything got soaked
Thanks for sharing 👍🏻Graham
Thanks for watching Graham 👍🏻 Keith & Michele.
You obviously have never had contact with a pipefitter. You wound the ptfe tape on the wrong way. If you put it on the way you did, you can wind off the tape as you tighten the plastic fitting. The only way you wind the ptfe on as you did, is with a left handed fitting, like on fuel gas.
We are thinking of buying our first tourer and like the look of the challenger 650, any help appreciated, also would our Mazda CX-5 2.2 diesel (2019) pull it ok? Thanks for the videos. Martin and Celia.
Hi Martin & Celia. Take a look at towcar.info website. This allows you to enter your car & caravan details which will then calculate the match. Hope this helps. Keith & Michele
Very useful. You reminded me, I could do with a long extension from my TV to my headphones so I don’t keep Sue awake 😄 Trev
Hi Trev & Sue, Delighted you found the video useful, Many thanks for watching 👍🏻 Hope you’re both well 😀 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Another good ‘un Keith ( et Michelle).
Good tips - already got the Bluetooth speaker lashed up.
PTFE great idea - we went to a CL in Clitheroe ( our first experienced of this phenomenon and a departure from the usual land of Fully Serviced hard standing luxury).
Woman (owner?) knocked on our van door at 7:30 at night in pouring rain to say tap was dripping at the bollard).
( And again another night to say I’d left awning light on and was wasting electricity!- she took meter readings about 3 times a day from the box!!).
Anyway .... I Went out and tried a selection of adaptors yet still a drip .
Fortunately, I had some PTFE so put that on .
Still wasn’t enough to totally stop the drip.
Realised afterwards what Id done wrong ... I should have wrapped it clockwise .... around the woman’s mouth 🤣
Keep up great vlogs and see you in September!
Regards
Howard
Hi Howard 😂😆🤣😀 Absolutely hilarious! Priceless! 😆 Many thanks for watching, looking forward to seeing you both in September. Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Carefree Caravanning Meant to ask , what site is that you are on in the video , it looks nice 👍🏻
Hi Howard, Most of the video was filmed at The Plassey Holiday Park in North Wales apart from the leaky tap which was at Lincoln Farm Park. Both brilliant sites 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hi Keith and Michel hope you both well fab tips there again even learnt v me a few things aswell can I ask whats the name of your small sound bar and where u got from please if you don't mind fab video guys .kev
Hi Kev, Lovely to hear from you. The sound bar was purchased from Tesco. At the time it was reduced to £16.99, the model is a KS Boombar+. The more expensive one was purchased from PC World at a cost of £79.99 (this was over a year ago) the model is a Jam HX-P920. Hope this helps, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Thanks so much
Keith if you put your ptfe tape anticlockwise then it won't undo when you put you tap connector on just a little tip for you
Sorry Keith it's clock wise so when you put your tap connector on it don't unwind your ptfe tape
Keith In the film you applied the tape anti clockwise instead of clockwise.
Thanks Guys, rookie mistake 🙄 🤭🤗
Hi. Will the aqua roll adapter kit give a constant water supply as long as there is a tap to connect to? Thanks in advance and great video.
Hi Barney, Yes, this kit will give you a constant supply of water if connected to the tap. Hope this helps, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
You put the PTFE tape on the wrong way around LOL. Should have put it on clockwise...
Thanks for the advice Philip 😉 Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Hey Keith ‘n Michele, lovely to ‘see’ you in action, as opposed to inaction, again... 👍🏻 😉
More great tips and, for once, they ain’t gonna cost me, as I am already ahead of the curve, for a change... 👏🏻 😂
Is it wrong to be getting excited for September already... 🤷🏼♂️ 🤪
Thanks again and cheers, Rog... 👍🏻 😉 🐍
Hi Rog, Many thanks for your kind words, we’re delighted that we’re not costing you money for a change 😆 Of course it’s not too early to be getting excited! 😀 It’s going to be a fantastic weekend 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks for watching, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Thanks, Keith and Michele, just got my PTFE :-). Hate to think of all that water going to waste!
Could you possibly advise on the length of fresh and waste hoses for a serviced pitch on CMC sites? The whole question seems to lie within Caravanning Black Arts! We have booked a serviced pitch for the first time in late July, and I am confused about what length of pipes to buy. Thus far I have bought an 8 metre flexible waste hose and an 8 metre food grade fresh water hose, but I am wondering whether I need an extra section of fresh water hose just in case? The Club site in question, The Firs near Belper, is closed so can't get advice from them. CMC quotes 25 metres for a fresh water hose, but then I read of people who use around 7 metres, maybe with an extension that they hardly ever use in the UK. Sorry for such a long and yet basic question!
Hi Hywel, Personally we carry two lengths of hose, a 4 metre & a 12 metre. We’ve never had the need to join both together but we do carry a connector should the need arise. We also have 4 metres of waste pipe & have only had to use the waste master when the drain was over 12 metres away. Although The Firs near Belper is closed (we haven’t been here) we’re sure like most other sites they will be monitoring & responding to emails if not answering the phone. In our experience, when visiting sites with serviced pitches, when the services are a distance away from your caravan/motorhome the shop/reception have supplies of pipes/hoses to purchase, some may even loan them to you. Hope this helps, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Thank you, that's really helpful :-)
Some great tips there Keith and Michele love your vlogs have been very useful as I’m a first time caravaner and super excited to be getting out in our van soon xxxxxx
Hi Joanne, Many thanks for your lovely words, welcome to the caravanning community 😀 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Hiya guys, just wanted to say, stay safe and look after yourselves with what's going on in the world right now.
Hi Peter, Many thanks for your kind words, dark times for all of us at the moment, wishing you all the best, stay safe & stay healthy, Keith & Michele.
Please tell me... Is it ever right to grease a towball?
Hi Bob, No, never grease a tow ball. The tow ball should be free of any dirt, grease, grime or rust to work effectively. Periodically you should clean the tow ball with brake cleaner & very fine wet & dry sandpaper to remove any unwanted particles. Many later model caravans have a stability bar that is lowered onto the tow ball which uses friction pads to aid the caravan stability, any grease/dirt/rust on the tow ball will inhibit the stability when towing. Hope this helps, Keith & Michele.
Good vlog, first time I’ve come across your channel and really enjoyed it so have subscribed. Your awning looks nice, what model is it and do you think it might fit our 2016 Bailey Pursuit. ? Greetings from the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand.
Hi Graham, Welcome to our channel & thank you for your kind words. Our awning is a Kampa Rally Air Pro 390, the current model available is slightly different with two front panels instead of the three panels we have. Pretty sure it would fit your Bailey, but double check with your dealer or Kampa 👍🏻 Best wishes to you in New Zealand, Keith & Michele.
2 great tips with the PTFE tape and tv speaker! I think I might stop viewing your channel as it’s costing me money! 😁😜
Many thanks for watching Robin, apologies we’re costing you money 🤗 We’re accused of that quite frequently 😀 Delighted you’re enjoying our channel, sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Hi guys, we’re new first time owners, we had a practice night on the drive which was great! I was surprised in your video about the PTFE tape tip. I ASSUMED service pitches had the ‘hose lock’ type tap connectors already attached. Do you normally have to provide your own? Thanks!
Hi Elliot, Congratulations on your new caravan 🎉 It’s great that you’ve done a practice run on the drive 👍🏻 In all of our years caravanning, we’ve never been on a serviced pitch that had the hoze lock connector attached. We always carry two, one x 1/2 inch & one x 3/4 inch, as the tap sizes on pitches can vary. Don’t forget your PTFE tape! 😀 Wishing you many happy travels & adventures, Keith & Michele.
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Excellent Guys 😀 Thanks for sharing 👍🏻 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
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