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[Kevin Wood]

why are caravans white? and not green anyway as they spend all there time in woods and green fields

If they are anything like aircraft made from composite materials it's to reduce the absorption of UV light which will cause the material to degrade.

[Vamps]

why are caravans white? and not green anyway as they spend all there time in woods and green fields

If they are anything like aircraft made from composite materials it's to reduce the absorption of UV light which will cause the material to degrade.

The sort of technical answer that most of us can not argue about, so must be true.... I thought they were made from aluminium.....

[Entwood]

why are caravans white? and not green anyway as they spend all there time in woods and green fields

If they are anything like aircraft made from composite materials it's to reduce the absorption of UV light which will cause the material to degrade.

The sort of technical answer that most of us can not argue about, so must be true.... I thought they were made from aluminium.....

Large parts now made of GRP, certainly mine has front, rear and roof panels of GRP, sides are still aluminium.

[Vamps]

why are caravans white? and not green anyway as they spend all there time in woods and green fields

If they are anything like aircraft made from composite materials it's to reduce the absorption of UV light which will cause the material to degrade.

The sort of technical answer that most of us can not argue about, so must be true.... I thought they were made from aluminium.....

Large parts now made of GRP, certainly mine has front, rear and roof panels of GRP, sides are still aluminium.

Yes, thinking back to our last tourer the front and back were GRP.......

[paul.lovejoy]

great to see all these caravaners will need some help from you if you would be so kind. I will put up a seperate post for advice nearer the time in view that we are thinking about a caravan 1) newent and a few other meets and 2) mother in laws now on her own and we thought it would be a good idea to take her away now and again.will post something in a few days any advice will be appreciated as i know absolutley nothing about caravans

[Vamps]

great to see all these caravaners will need some help from you if you would be so kind. I will put up a seperate post for advice nearer the time in view that we are thinking about a caravan 1) newent and a few other meets and 2) mother in laws now on her own and we thought it would be a good idea to take her away now and again.will post something in a few days any advice will be appreciated as i know absolutley nothing about caravans

That reminds me of a song...D-I-V-O-R-C-E.............

[skyblue]

great to see all these caravaners will need some help from you if you would be so kind. I will put up a seperate post for advice nearer the time in view that we are thinking about a caravan 1) newent and a few other meets and 2) mother in laws now on her own and we thought it would be a good idea to take her away now and again.will post something in a few days any advice will be appreciated as i know absolutley nothing about caravans

My advice is, take someone with you who knows what they are looking for and also someone who will give you an honest answer to buy or walk away ... you do hear of the poor sods who thought every thing looked good but months later found it was rotton to wheels

[paul.lovejoy]

great to see all these caravaners will need some help from you if you would be so kind. I will put up a seperate post for advice nearer the time in view that we are thinking about a caravan 1) newent and a few other meets and 2) mother in laws now on her own and we thought it would be a good idea to take her away now and again.will post something in a few days any advice will be appreciated as i know absolutley nothing about caravans

That reminds me of a song...D-I-V-O-R-C-E.............

No Vamps you will have to go and sit with Millwall in the not funny room   ;D

sadly its the other one farther in law retired at 65, 6 months later got a pain in his neck and before you knew much about it all he was gone. Bone cancer, hospital spent 2 weeks messing around with his neck realised there was nothing they could do 5 weeks later he was gone

been 2 years now and its been a struggle to see the mother in law as much as wifey would like. Went to Newent met some fantastic people and wifey got the camping bug even though we erm stayed in a hotel up the road wifeys been talking tents /trailer tents I just cant persuade her to camp in the back of my van instead for some reason

Sooooooo thought i would suprise her with a car a cara a caravan phew said it plus we can take the mother in law with us if we get a 4 berth

been watching a few on ebay but think theres a lot more to it which may meen its pie in the sky at the moment but will get a seperate post open for some advise rather than gate crashing this one cheers campers

[Gaffers]

Paint it with Marine Anti-fouling and then turn it into a boat.  On second thoughts, ditch it and get a boat 

[feeutfo]

why are caravans white? and not green anyway as they spend all there time in woods and green fields

If they are anything like aircraft made from composite materials it's to reduce the absorption of UV light which will cause the material to degrade.

The sort of technical answer that most of us can not argue about, so must be true.... I thought they were made from aluminium.....

Large parts now made of GRP, certainly mine has front, rear and roof panels of GRP, sides are still aluminium.

Yes, thinking back to our last tourer the front and back were GRP.......

Some of the large statics are indeed green. Like at the lakes, to comply with national trust rules maybe? Doesn't look to clever with a load of white sheds dotted around Cumbria.
 But I don't think that's too wise to camouflage a towable caravan. Might give people an excuse to drive straight through the middle of one. Oops sorreeey!

[YZ250]

looks like i have got to wash the caravan again its going green again from all the rain we had does anyone know how to stop it going green 

It will always go green and streaky if left for long periods. I have found Fenwicks Caravan Cleaner quite effortless to use. It gets the green and streaks off with the minimum of effort, even if only done once every three months or so.

burn it

There was an Anti-Caravan Club started many years ago but it was shut down due to lack of support from the public. So there, na na na na na.   
Personally, I think that caravan threads should be password locked so that only caravanners can give their input. 

Regards
Alan

[Amigo]

As already said LOOK FOR DAMP as you would look for rust under an old car. First stop is take the cushions out from the front/bottom end of the van, same at the rear (all four corners). Then check the shower room/toilet & roof vents. On older/cheaper vans a damp repair & evidence of it is ok as long as it is dry, you can't disguise the damp smell. My old Elldis had the whole 3 front windows out, treated & replaced, still dry years later. This is only on the lower end of the market though. I bought said 2 berth van for £200, attended a few OOFMEETS & Classic car meets then sold her for £400 3 years later.

  This was my first van & have many happy memories of the time away in her & the midnight stews cooked after the teatime curries & morning brekkies. Really cosy to sleep in, all electrics so you can run your lappy/toaster/kettle/halogen heater/shower etc etc. & you don't have to put it up or pull it down in the rain & wind. You can keep most things packed away all year, crockery/cutlery, tinned soups/beanz/toms, herbs & spices, paper towels , dishcloths, pots/pans, i could go on. Just check the car over hitch up & go wherever you like.

   I'm getting another one soon & will spend a bit more. Worth every penny.

[Vamps]

great to see all these caravaners will need some help from you if you would be so kind. I will put up a seperate post for advice nearer the time in view that we are thinking about a caravan 1) newent and a few other meets and 2) mother in laws now on her own and we thought it would be a good idea to take her away now and again.will post something in a few days any advice will be appreciated as i know absolutley nothing about caravans

That reminds me of a song...D-I-V-O-R-C-E.............

No Vamps you will have to go and sit with Millwall in the not funny room   ;D

sadly its the other one farther in law retired at 65, 6 months later got a pain in his neck and before you knew much about it all he was gone. Bone cancer, hospital spent 2 weeks messing around with his neck realised there was nothing they could do 5 weeks later he was gone
been 2 years now and its been a struggle to see the mother in law as much as wifey would like. Went to Newent met some fantastic people and wifey got the camping bug even though we erm stayed in a hotel up the road wifeys been talking tents /trailer tents I just cant persuade her to camp in the back of my van instead for some reason

Sooooooo thought i would suprise her with a car a cara a caravan phew said it plus we can take the mother in law with us if we get a 4 berth

been watching a few on ebay but think theres a lot more to it which may meen its pie in the sky at the moment but will get a seperate post open for some advise rather than gate crashing this one cheers campers

I understand that, we are facing out first Christmas without FIL We have a static, have done tourers, but even swmbo would never think of inviting MIL down to it for the weekend.....  Now my mother would be a different story, she gets on far too well with swmbo....