What a brilliant video, thank you so much for putting it all together for us with so many little tips (eg. Using white spirit on the edge of scissors or Stanley knife to stop it from sticking). What is the "mastic" that you're referring to? It looks like double sided tape but my local hardware store has no idea!

Leave your handbrake off if static a while safe your brakes sticking😊

Thanks for the many useful tips.

Thanks for an entertaining and informative vid, as first time caravaners we are learning as we go ( as i type we are on our first outing ) it has been a steep learning curve but looking forward to next year to get about a bit. Kev

Hello do you still sell the journal? Can you please post the link again, I can’t find it , my birthday is coming up. Thank you

Words are to fast to reed

Thank you❤

thanks for the tips,

I grinched when I see so many holes drilled in the top of the caravan the glue would have been enough there's no way I would drill anything in the top of the roof of the caravan

Please please please can we see more of Stacey! 😜✊💦

Was really helpful this video i am about to do the same as you

Hi both! Love the videos. You guys have inspired us so much. Thanks for the tips! What adhesive did you use to stick the 3mm ply to the caravan? We are having trouble sourcing the right adhesive because of the polystyrene 😢. Any advise would be very much appreciated 😊 xx

Who needs antena in caravan in 2024 ? Use mobile data and smart view on tour small smart tv 😮

And then they were gone...guessing the property purchase took precedence, dont blame ya. What happened to the cool 'hippy' look fella, suited you and the camping theme?

Absolutely the best video ever. Thank you from Australia 🇦🇺

Good guidance thanks

Fantastic

Thanks

Great videos we've just bought a caravan with one front window damp so hopefully not as damp as yours. Just to work out were to source ply boards with correct pattern already on.

This is probably a long shot but we have the same caravan as you and unfortunately it didn’t come with curtains just wondered if you knew where to get some from as we don’t know the attachments and sizes ect

I live In my caravan and my heater fan works great. I love it. The best way to use it is in auto mode. The fan will adjust its speed depending on the heat of the heater all my vents give out hot air I’ve even added one to blow hot air on to my bed and it’s great.

This video is fuckin gold

Incredible...

Ah good old Lock Bollocks Lockdowns have aged like Milk in the Sun

Watching from the Philippines where I have yet to see a caravan. If I were in the states, I would be traveling in one though. Thanks.

Finished listening when it came to your chemical usage 😮

What did you use to fill in the joints of the ply sheets?

The music is funny

Christ.... That's quite the checklist 😮😂

I'm thinking of buying my first caravan. It'll be from a dealership for me. What brand do I go for? A lot of people are saying bailey and swift because there's no wood in them.

thanks guys for the videos they are great i watched them all. im going to be getting a caravan of a friend for free, and this has front damp, smashed windows, seals are ripped and im not sure on anything else until i investigate. im going to be using bevan caravan and camping supplies as im only in rhyl north wales.

Great Advice, thank you. 🌺

Fab video. I have same job to do. If any help I noticed my old floor has sticky back plastic on underside and top inside like the insulation and wood floor is wrapped.

i LOVE your home! the bed slats pulling out from the drawer is so cool

Wonderful, thank you!

Very good Informative video. I didn't know about the leveling. We have a modern spec caravan. Also the towing is informative. But we are planning to pay for towing and move around seasonal pitches. Which improves on the longevity of the caravan for sealing. Our dish is modern and picks up channels. Ok. One thing that is not mentioned is the internet. Modern living requires the internet. Not all areas have access to mobile. In fact the prettier and more rural the location likely means you don't get mobile at all and even less likely a data signal strong to do much of anything...... Here comes in starlink satellite.....imagine having broadband speeds off the chart. Faster even than your home. 200mb/s .. minimum 50mb/s. Easy to set up and will work in any weather. Stream anything. 4k. No probs. Contract is switch on switch off. It's the holy grail matured 2 years ago and know starting to entrench itself across the country in fact across the world. 60w runs the hardware. Can even power it off 12vdc but not naturally so 240vac mostly people will use.

Great video thank you

Just finished watching the whole playlist, spending a few days on it. It's April 2024 and really enjoyed it. I know you have moved on from van life, but thank you, your videos have been really lovely to watch. I would have never, ever worked in that cold, dreary weather. Yours was a true labour of love! Good luck!

Ahah! Moved to England from Italy in the late 90s. Looking for a caravan 25 years later and had no idea that Elddis was made here in County Durham where I have been living since! LOL!

Well you have scared the crap out of me lol I never what to try take on a job like that lol Well done hope its holding up over the years. Good seeing a couple work together so well.

Caravan warranties aren’t worth the paper they’re written on!.

Have you had any problems using the blue chemical in the flush tank? I was always told that ruins the rubber seals inside.

where did u find the site to put ur caravan? or is it a friends land? i cant find anywhere like that for a touring caravan

Great video for a newbie caravan purchaser!

Thanks! We got a caravan with nothing in it, slowly slowly we are setting it up but right now our toilet is outside having a bag with a bucket and toilet seat ontop lol It was just much cheaper getting it with nothing in it and we wanted to put everything where WE wanted it.... We got it made brand new!

I wish you would stay focused and stop rambling and get on with the story, I had enough at 6m 17s. You spend too much time competing with eachother over who's going to talk. Sorry Guy's.

What a find, abolutely brilliant video and downloadable checklist. Thanks so much Jamie & Stacey for all your effort.

I have been watching all your hard work but the problem is the fact that the ALKO chassis are not diagonally torsionally strong they allow the body to twist and the first time you put a small amount of pressure on the corner steadies you will be back to square one, I am not a key board expert I speak from experience having owned a Bailey. A 2" x 1" steel tube inside the van bolted through to the chassis and supporting the corner steadies would give it more strength and reduce the body flexing and popping of the sealed joints.

Excellent video so helpful with all the information in one place 😊 you have one of these checklists for buying a campervan?

Absolute legend. Well detailed and explained. I'm handy around a car and done a few timing belts, so I probably didn't need to watch this video. Although I watched it all anyway as a backup. Your step by step visual will definitely speed this job up today. Cheers 👍🏻