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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: pembroke on 21 November 2009, 19:48:22
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HI,
I recently purchased a X reg cdx sedan to replace my volvo v40. We'll use the car for camping and I need advice on roof rails, roof boxes and bike racks that work with the sedan.
Any advice from fellow campers would be great!
Thanks. ;D
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We camp but we leave the kids behind so it's just us 2 and the stuff. Did the shores of Loch Ness this year :y
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Me and her had a few cracking holidays using a Carlton GSi, including a couple on the continent.
Large boot, large back seat area and put a roof box on to carry the tent, camping gas etc etc. No great probs, provided you take the time to pack correctly, as neither of us like to do a lightweight backpacking job, preferring a full size tent with comfy lounging chairs and a table to eat meals from.... ;)
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This is out 'modest' accomodation, pitched just outside Drumnadrochit :y
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n282/doris_minor/DSCF0548.jpg)
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A tow bar :y :y
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A tow bar :y :y
;D ;D ;D ;D you beat me to it!!! :y :y :y
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A tow bar :y :y
I've got one just didn't fancy towing a tin box up the A74(M), I've pulled a 44 ton 45 footer up there enough to know what it does to lighter trailers ;D ;D
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A tow bar :y :y
I've got one just didn't fancy towing a tin box up the A74(M), I've pulled a 44 ton 45 footer up there enough to know what it does to lighter trailers ;D ;D
Is there a comparison ......... ::) ::) ::)
and they're ally ..... ::) :y :y :y
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A tow bar :y :y
;D ;D ;D ;D you beat me to it!!! :y :y :y
The man wants to go camping, not sell burgers on the truck stops of the A43 ;D
I shall need to look at roof boxes soon, what with LPG tank in the boot. They can be mega expensive, think i will keep an eye out for second hand ones!
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A tow bar :y :y
;D ;D ;D ;D you beat me to it!!! :y :y :y
The man wants to go camping, not sell burgers on the truck stops of the A43 ;D
I shall need to look at roof boxes soon, what with LPG tank in the boot. They can be mega expensive, think i will keep an eye out for second hand ones!
I don't think you will fit in one ;D ;D ;D ;D
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A tow bar :y :y
I've got one just didn't fancy towing a tin box up the A74(M), I've pulled a 44 ton 45 footer up there enough to know what it does to lighter trailers ;D ;D
Is there a comparison ......... ::) ::) ::)
and they're ally ..... ::) :y :y :y
I wasn't on about a pikey palace, I've got a tin trailer (Halfrauds Erdé type) we normally use for camping ;)
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A tow bar :y :y
I've got one just didn't fancy towing a tin box up the A74(M), I've pulled a 44 ton 45 footer up there enough to know what it does to lighter trailers ;D ;D
Is there a comparison ......... ::) ::) ::)
and they're ally ..... ::) :y :y :y
Or GRP
Or aluminium sandwiched with GRP and aluminium extrusions in a brand new design.
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I shall need to look at roof boxes soon, what with LPG tank in the boot. They can be mega expensive, think i will keep an eye out for second hand ones!
and you then need somewhere to keep it, where you're not falling over the bl00dy thing.
Boot space or lack of it, is a main dis-advantage for me for LPG :-/
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A tow bar :y :y
I've got one just didn't fancy towing a tin box up the A74(M), I've pulled a 44 ton 45 footer up there enough to know what it does to lighter trailers ;D ;D
Is there a comparison ......... ::) ::) ::)
and they're ally ..... ::) :y :y :y
I wasn't on about a pikey palace, I've got a tin trailer (Halfrauds Erdé type) we normally use for camping ;)
Too uncomfortable to sleep in ;D ;D
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A tow bar :y :y
;D ;D ;D ;D you beat me to it!!! :y :y :y
The man wants to go camping, not sell burgers on the truck stops of the A43 ;D
I shall need to look at roof boxes soon, what with LPG tank in the boot. They can be mega expensive, think i will keep an eye out for second hand ones!
I don't think you will fit in one ;D ;D ;D ;D
Why would i need to fit in one when driving? ;) :P
I actually only use the full capacity of the boot once or twice a year, when camping (3 of us) the boot was rammed, rear passenger seat which was spare would be piled high in tesco supplies.
My main concern is how to fit my snowboard in, a roof box will be the only way, as long as i find a big enough one. I usually like to squeeze in a snowboarding road trip trip to Landgraaf in the summer 8-)
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I wasn't on about a pikey palace, I've got a tin trailer (Halfrauds Erdé type) we normally use for camping ;)
So you're not even going to notice it's there then ;). And you'll be able to do 60 on the motorway/dual carriage way for a change. :y :y :y
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A tow bar :y :y
I've got one just didn't fancy towing a tin box up the A74(M), I've pulled a 44 ton 45 footer up there enough to know what it does to lighter trailers ;D ;D
Is there a comparison ......... ::) ::) ::)
and they're ally ..... ::) :y :y :y
I wasn't on about a pikey palace, I've got a tin trailer (Halfrauds Erdé type) we normally use for camping ;)
Too uncomfortable to sleep in ;D ;D
Big 4 person tent, air beds, sleeping matt, my feet can stick out the end! I am more comftable in a tent than in a burger van. None of the bloody things are designed for the 6ft5 man >:(
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A tow bar :y :y
;D ;D ;D ;D you beat me to it!!! :y :y :y
The man wants to go camping, not sell burgers on the truck stops of the A43 ;D
I shall need to look at roof boxes soon, what with LPG tank in the boot. They can be mega expensive, think i will keep an eye out for second hand ones!
I don't think you will fit in one ;D ;D ;D ;D
Why would i need to fit in one when driving? ;) :P
I actually only use the full capacity of the boot once or twice a year, when camping (3 of us) the boot was rammed, rear passenger seat which was spare would be piled high in tesco supplies.
My main concern is how to fit my snowboard in, a roof box will be the only way, as long as i find a big enough one. I usually like to squeeze in a snowboarding road trip trip to Landgraaf in the summer 8-)
Very uncomfortable for 3 of you sleeping in the roof box then ;D ;D ;D ;D
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A tow bar :y :y
I've got one just didn't fancy towing a tin box up the A74(M), I've pulled a 44 ton 45 footer up there enough to know what it does to lighter trailers ;D ;D
Is there a comparison ......... ::) ::) ::)
and they're ally ..... ::) :y :y :y
I wasn't on about a pikey palace, I've got a tin trailer (Halfrauds Erdé type) we normally use for camping ;)
Too uncomfortable to sleep in ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D
I remember seeing an Over 75 estate pulling an Erdé trailer up past Metalbridge and I'll swear that the tyres didn't touch tarmac for nearly a mile, then just bounced and hovered again! Took me 3 or 4 miles to get him to pull over so I could tell him!
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I shall need to look at roof boxes soon, what with LPG tank in the boot. They can be mega expensive, think i will keep an eye out for second hand ones!
and you then need somewhere to keep it, where you're not falling over the bl00dy thing.
Boot space or lack of it, is a main dis-advantage for me for LPG :-/
Same, i have thought about it, but when i actually think of the amount of times the boot is used to its full capacity is rare.
Thought about storage of a roof box to, again thats going to be a pain. My thinking is to hang it in the garage.....
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I wasn't on about a pikey palace, I've got a tin trailer (Halfrauds Erdé type) we normally use for camping ;)
So you're not even going to notice it's there then ;). And you'll be able to do 60 on the motorway/dual carriage way for a change. :y :y :y
If you are stuck to 60 :-X you might as well have some luxury
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A tow bar :y :y
I've got one just didn't fancy towing a tin box up the A74(M), I've pulled a 44 ton 45 footer up there enough to know what it does to lighter trailers ;D ;D
Is there a comparison ......... ::) ::) ::)
and they're ally ..... ::) :y :y :y
I wasn't on about a pikey palace, I've got a tin trailer (Halfrauds Erdé type) we normally use for camping ;)
Too uncomfortable to sleep in ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D
I remember seeing an Over 75 estate pulling an Erdé trailer up past Metalbridge and I'll swear that the tyres didn't touch tarmac for nearly a mile, then just bounced and hovered again! Took me 3 or 4 miles to get him to pull over so I could tell him!
I have seen a Rover 800 grinding its rear end on the road with a van on the back :o :o :o :o
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I shall need to look at roof boxes soon, what with LPG tank in the boot. They can be mega expensive, think i will keep an eye out for second hand ones!
and you then need somewhere to keep it, where you're not falling over the bl00dy thing.
Boot space or lack of it, is a main dis-advantage for me for LPG :-/
Same, i have thought about it, but when i actually think of the amount of times the boot is used to its full capacity is rare.
Thought about storage of a roof box to, again thats going to be a pain. My thinking is to hang it in the garage.....
Keep it in the back of the estate - sorted :y :y
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I shall need to look at roof boxes soon, what with LPG tank in the boot. They can be mega expensive, think i will keep an eye out for second hand ones!
and you then need somewhere to keep it, where you're not falling over the bl00dy thing.
Boot space or lack of it, is a main dis-advantage for me for LPG :-/
Same, i have thought about it, but when i actually think of the amount of times the boot is used to its full capacity is rare.
Thought about storage of a roof box to, again thats going to be a pain. My thinking is to hang it in the garage.....
Keep it in the back of the estate - sorted :y :y
Dogs might complain ::)
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I shall need to look at roof boxes soon, what with LPG tank in the boot. They can be mega expensive, think i will keep an eye out for second hand ones!
and you then need somewhere to keep it, where you're not falling over the bl00dy thing.
Boot space or lack of it, is a main dis-advantage for me for LPG :-/
Same, i have thought about it, but when i actually think of the amount of times the boot is used to its full capacity is rare.
Thought about storage of a roof box to, again thats going to be a pain. My thinking is to hang it in the garage.....
Keep it in the back of the estate - sorted :y :y
Dogs might complain ::)
Well after their free bed and board the last thing they should do is complain ;D
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THIS (http://www.mywayrooftents.co.uk/index.html) is what you need ;)
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THIS (http://www.mywayrooftents.co.uk/index.html) is what you need ;)
£1,499 :o
If i had a Disco, would consider that, looks very neat when packed away. Think if you had that on an Omega you would look a bit of t!t ;D
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THIS (http://www.mywayrooftents.co.uk/index.html) is what you need ;)
£1,499 :o
If i had a Disco, would consider that, looks very neat when packed away. Think if you had that on an Omega you would look a bit of t!t ;D
My mate in down in Luton has one (well the Hannibal version) on his series shorty. managed to sleep 6 of us in it and very comfy too (well we were up on the roof the 3 on the floor weren't so happy ;D ;D)
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We love camping.Everything fits in the miggy,even the kitchen sink.We camped 70 days in 2009.Next year we want to get a towbar and trailer,so we can take the entire contents of the house with us. ;D
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u123/shell-lucy/hoddomcastleresize-1.jpg)
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We love camping.Everything fits in the miggy,even the kitchen sink.We camped 70 days in 2009.Next year we want to get a towbar and trailer,so we can take the entire contents of the house with us. ;D
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u123/shell-lucy/hoddomcastleresize-1.jpg)
We have a kichen sink, grill hob, toilet and shower ;D ;D ;D ;D
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We love camping.Everything fits in the miggy,even the kitchen sink.We camped 70 days in 2009.Next year we want to get a towbar and trailer,so we can take the entire contents of the house with us. ;D
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u123/shell-lucy/hoddomcastleresize-1.jpg)
Is that a tent or a London Underground train?
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We love camping.Everything fits in the miggy,even the kitchen sink.We camped 70 days in 2009.Next year we want to get a towbar and trailer,so we can take the entire contents of the house with us. ;D
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u123/shell-lucy/hoddomcastleresize-1.jpg)
We have a kichen sink, grill hob, toilet and shower ;D ;D ;D ;D
I suspect I am more comfortable at night, certainly less crowded, and better equipped. And don't have to empty out the aftermath of one of Dundees/AmigoV6's currys ;)
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We love camping.Everything fits in the miggy,even the kitchen sink.We camped 70 days in 2009.Next year we want to get a towbar and trailer,so we can take the entire contents of the house with us. ;D
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u123/shell-lucy/hoddomcastleresize-1.jpg)
Is that a tent or a London Underground train?
The one in front of the bouncy castle? ;D
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We love camping.Everything fits in the miggy,even the kitchen sink.We camped 70 days in 2009.Next year we want to get a towbar and trailer,so we can take the entire contents of the house with us. ;D
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u123/shell-lucy/hoddomcastleresize-1.jpg)
Is that a tent or a London Underground train?
The one in front of the bouncy castle? ;D
God, yeah. Missed THAT ;D ;D ;D ;D
Is it Peckham on Bacardi?
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Yes you can pack half your life into a Mig but it's OOF's fault i bought a cara pikey tin snail. At my first & second meet i decided tenting is too hot in the summer, too cold in the winter & a long drawn out process to put up/pull down. With a caravan you can keep the bulk of needed "stuff" in all year round & have plenty of time to add the last few bits & "boobs" before departure ie tinned food, clean bedding, crockery/cutlery, telly, radio/cd, heater fridge shower, fan for the summer, 3 point pins for your lappy etc, toaster, kettle, pots/pans, microwave & god knows what else. You can stop en route for a proper brew & when you get where you're going & it's peeing down you don't have to sit in a steamed up car waiting for an hour or two's work when & if the weather clears. Same goes when you leave.
I love my little van, cost me £200 & sits nicely on the front so no storage fees, & of course we all drive one of the best towing cars! :y
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Yes you can pack half your life into a Mig but it's OOF's fault i bought a cara pikey tin snail. At my first & second meet i decided tenting is too hot in the summer, too cold in the winter & a long drawn out process to put up/pull down. With a caravan you can keep the bulk of needed "stuff" in all year round & have plenty of time to add the last few bits & "boobs" before departure ie tinned food, clean bedding, crockery/cutlery, telly, radio/cd, heater fridge shower, fan for the summer, 3 point pins for your lappy etc, toaster, kettle, pots/pans, microwave & god knows what else. You can stop en route for a proper brew & when you get where you're going & it's peeing down you don't have to sit in a steamed up car waiting for an hour or two's work when & if the weather clears. Same goes when you leave.
I love my little van, cost me £200 & sits nicely on the front so no storage fees, & of course we all drive one of the best towing cars! :y
Caravans....
Living and working in a tourist area, they have always annoyed the hell out of me pootling about at 35mph stopping me getting to appointments and being oh-so-flashing-righteous when I have to overtake on a short straight and cut in because even though they are in no rush and could pull over to be courteous after fifteen miles, they don't >:( >:( >:( EVERY DAY >:( >:( >:(
Now got a baby, no money and a **tow-bar** so may become the world's biggest hypocrite sometime soon ;D ;D
But I WILL pull over :y
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i like the sound of rain on canvas...(or other man made material).And i can get beer and pizza from the bouncy castle...and they have showers and even a bath in the castle...And the miggy can go full speed fully laden up the m74...Full speed.
A "tintent" would need to have some extra advantage for me.
How do you park that tin thing in a supermarket? and how much to insure it?...
i love my tent.
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i like the sound of rain on canvas...(or other man made material).And i can get beer and pizza from the bouncy castle...and they have showers and even a bath in the castle...And the miggy can go full speed fully laden up the m74...Full speed.
A "tintent" would need to have some extra advantage for me.
How do you park that tin thing in a supermarket? and how much to insure it?...
i love my tent.
I like my tent, too.
Doesn't make me crawl along either!
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Caravans....
Living and working in a tourist area, they have always annoyed the hell out of me pootling about at 35mph stopping me getting to appointments and being oh-so-flashing-righteous when I have to overtake on a short straight and cut in because even though they are in no rush and could pull over to be courteous after fifteen miles, they don't >:( >:( >:( EVERY DAY >:( >:( >:(
Now got a baby, no money and a **tow-bar** so may become the world's biggest hypocrite sometime soon ;D ;D
But I WILL pull over :y
I don't have to pull over, it's the morons in front of me that hold me up! ::) ;D :y
Mick
(http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/gallimages/large_10489_1.jpg)
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Caravans....
Living and working in a tourist area, they have always annoyed the hell out of me pootling about at 35mph stopping me getting to appointments and being oh-so-flashing-righteous when I have to overtake on a short straight and cut in because even though they are in no rush and could pull over to be courteous after fifteen miles, they don't >:( >:( >:( EVERY DAY >:( >:( >:(
Now got a baby, no money and a **tow-bar** so may become the world's biggest hypocrite sometime soon ;D ;D
But I WILL pull over :y
I don't have to pull over, it's the morons in front of me that hold me up! ::) ;D :y
Mick
(http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/gallimages/large_10489_1.jpg)
They should be helicopter only fitment ;D ;D