I appreciate that!

Thanks 👍

Bob don’t forget both of your health comes before videos 👍💖

Thank you, I will

I recently got my Collapz water barrel and trolley delivered, along with various other items such as waste pipes and some connectors. The water barrel and pipes etc. are all very good quality, but the trolley is a piece of junk. It's quite flimsy and poorly constructed, with rough weld marks and some sharp areas on it. To fold it down the wheels have to be removed, and the pins holding them in place don't look like they'll hold up to doing that too often. The extendable handle doesn't, as it's so poorly fitted it's just jammed in place. As for the base, the little metal 'nipples' that are supposed to click in place and hold the platform open don't work as they don't align with the holes for them. As a result, unless the water barrel is actually on it, the trolley keeps falling over as the platform keeps folding back up. There's also a warning stating the trolley is only rated for 20KG, which is the weight of the water barrel when full, but honestly I wouldn't trust it as I imagine it would fall apart between the water point and your pitch. I ended up ordering a Stanley trolley from Amazon to use instead, it's rated for 60KG, has wheels already attached that fold in and out automatically, and it just works much better. My advice would be save £30 by only ordering the water barrel, and put that saving towards a 3rd party troley that will work for other purposes as well. The Stanley one I got cost £47. I didn't return the trolley as I've had such a bother getting my order from Collapz in the first place, and am still waiting on missing items being delivered. They managed to send me some wrong items, and also missed things like storage bags that should have been included. Their customer service has been pretty poor overall, taking ages to respond, an needing a couple of attempts to correct minor issues. On the whole I think the Collapz products (trolley excepted) seem very good, given the limited use I've put them to so far. But to be honest their customer service would make me think twice about buying from them again.

I'm much better. Jenny is on the mend.

Absolutely. Need some down time.

Jenny just blew her head off as I was reading your comment. 😬We'll be fine thanks.

@@BobEarnshawMoHo 😂😂😂

Sometimes the best plan, stick with what you have.

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I'm just about over it, but Jenny's got it now.

Hopefully some of the big prices rises have slowed down now.

Yes I did

Not been good to be honest, this cold was a bad one.

@@BobEarnshawMoHo Sending wishes for a speedy recovery.

Like the Alora then?

It’s linked to the price of base van’s and general inflation (circa 20% over the last 2 years alone) - then add in labour costs (Minimum Wage for example is going up 10% next month).

I hear that but my wages have actually gone down over past ten years in real term considerably. @@br5380

I don't know, it was originally mid Feb to March.

It's the price people are willing to pay.

Yes, it's great having garage space, but not if you're banging your head all the time.

We bought it from B&Q years ago. It's actually too small!

@BobEarnshawMoHo thanks for reply I just like the way it fits under the lip of sink and you can put cover over the top.

As long as you don't exceed your maximum weight, it's safe to travel with a little water. Remember that 90 litres of water weighs 90kg. If your payload is only 350kg, that's a significant chunk of payload gone.

@@BobEarnshawMoHo ah, so it’s more about the lack of payload. Always surprises me how little payload vehicles have due to manufacturers trying to squeeze under the 3500kg. Luckily I’ve an old-time licence 😀

@br5380 yes many motorhomes under 3500kg suffer from lack of payload. I was hoping the government were going to increase the 3500kg threshold for BE licence holders, but that now looks like it will only be for electric vehicles.

They say that because they don't include water in your payload, like most manufacturers. That why you need a decent payload to start with. As long as you've sensible with how much water you carry, it's fine.

Good to hear. I like the look of Wildax.

Here's the video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/auClapVisK-5XXk.htmlsi=9jNFm_99bbr8sh_P I've had 2 MOTs now with LED lamps fitted and no issues. I'm not saying it won't happen, but you always keep the old ones.

Much better thank you.

I don't like giving advice on what to buy. It's a big purchase and you need to do your own research. Carthago are a well respected brand. I'm feeling better, but Jenny's come down with the cold now.

@@BobEarnshawMoHo Hi Bob thank you for taking the time to reply Give my best wishes to Jenny.

I've never bought a motorhome on finance, seems crazy expensive.

Camping started out as cheap holidays, not any more!

No, just feel hot.