anyone off to Eastnor

We're expecting to go, depending on business.

Steve

Is it worth going? Have you been before? the idea of Eastnor Castle appeals if for no other reason than it gives the other half something to look at while i ogle shiny bits........

Dave

Dave R uttered summat worrerz funny about:

Dave,

We will be there. It's a bit like the Jamaica of Landrover shows. Very chilled out, just relax man!

Last time we went it was very very hot and there seemed to be miles to walk to get to the stands but to be fair the kids were in pushchairs and very grumbley so it probably felt worse than it was.

The show also attracts a variety of other marques for some odd reason including steam engines and such like. I've also seen some of the most creative displays there too.

It would be rude not to!

I think there is a fair old contingent of the unofficial regulars likley to turn up too.

Lee

On Wed, 10 May 2006 18:24:13 +0100, "Lee_D" scribbled the following nonsense:

James Harvey Bathurst who owns the Castle owns a variety of Traction engines, and has steam rallies etc there as well I believe.

I will be there, having abused burrt yet again by making him drag the GLASS trailer.

We're (whisper it) going to borrow my folks caravan and take that I think, we're planning to travel under the cover of darkness so no-one sees us. Do i need a "hook up" or something to run the electrics?

The other small problem is that it will be me, other half, and baby, problem is, the baby isn't here yet!!!................

Dave

On 10 May 2006 12:13:43 -0700, "Dave R" scribbled the following nonsense:

yes, I have that problem too......!!!!!!!

surely not. When's it due?

They ARE fully portable at the tiny baby stage, we could go out for a meal and bring the baby along, fast asleep - its only when they get bigger and they won't sleep you have a problem. The 101 would have been ideal when my two were small - with all the baby gear in the car there was barely room for us.

Steve

It's an unknown quantity for us, as i suppose it is for any parent. Mind you, I didn't like kids when I was one! We'll have to see.

The isea of hitching up the caracan seems a sound one I think. I can wander off and the other half can sleep / rest or whatever whenever she feels like. And there's some other things of interest when I've walked around the same stall 10 times. We'll see. The show is a fortnight after it;s due so we may be pushing things a bit. If I could be sure that I could get the caravan out if we needed to head back early then I would be more confident. However, having only ever been in a caravan about 3 times I need to see how they work before I tow one around!

Dave

|| It's an unknown quantity for us, as i suppose it is for any parent. || Mind you, I didn't like kids when I was one! We'll have to see. || || The isea of hitching up the caracan seems a sound one I think. I can || wander off and the other half can sleep / rest or whatever whenever || she feels like. And there's some other things of interest when I've || walked around the same stall 10 times. We'll see. The show is a || fortnight after it;s due so we may be pushing things a bit. If I || could be sure that I could get the caravan out if we needed to head || back early then I would be more confident. However, having only ever || been in a caravan about 3 times I need to see how they work before I || tow one around! || || Dave

If you need a short tutorial, gizza ring. :-)

That's caravans, not babies. Babies are a piece of cake. Caravans can be a bugger.

will do, I don't want to go to the hassle of having twin electric sockets put on the rangir (the shame) then everyone think I own one even when I'm not towing one!!

Dave

On or around 10 May 2006 01:13:25 -0700, "Dave R" enlightened us thusly:

oh bugger. I KNEW there was something else missing off my calendar for that weekend. Mind, at this rate, I'll not have the land rover fixed anyway... and turning up in a minibus 2 years running might be regarded as poor form.

Don't worry, I can lend you a cammo net.

Steve

On or around Wed, 10 May 2006 23:20:44 +0100, Steve enlightened us thusly:

hehe.

no, I was buggering 'cos I'm in the process of double-booking the weekend.

in article snipped-for-privacy@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com, Dave R at snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.co.uk wrote on 10/5/06 8:13 pm:

Asfaras I know there are no electric hook ups. Caravans run on a mixture of bottled gas, 12v and mains electric via a hook up. If you have no hook up, the gas will run the fridge, cooker and any heating/hot water and 12v for your lights. I'd get your folks to show you how things work before you go.

due before june 10th?

|| will do, I don't want to go to the hassle of having twin electric || sockets put on the rangir (the shame) then everyone think I own one || even when I'm not towing one!! || || Dave

You can tow a caravan quite happily with the 12N socket alone. All you would miss would be fog and reversing lights (I think), plus a power supply to the caravan fridge. If you're not touring and you have an electric hookup at the far end of the journey, it's hardly a problem.

May 22nd. But my other half has never been early for anything since I've known her. We're thinking that maybe if it arrives on time it will hopefully have settled into a routine by then (hopefully). Would be nice to do something as a new family before I go back to work. Oh, and I want it to learn all the Land Rover Variants before it's a month old.

Dave

I'm only thinking of Ang be a able to watch the TV and to have lights on the evening. I think what I may do is to bring a few of the 12V batteries for the boats from work and can swap them over if needs be. I reckon that they should last. I'll ask them this evening, am I correct in thinking that the second socket only charges the caravan electrics while towing? Shouldn't be a problem. I think I need to give you a ring. Thought of Ang and newborn without creature comfortsbit scary.

Dave