20' Series Well we have decided to upgrade to a 20.63-1 OB
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Well done @Flossymk1, we are also anticipating delivery late Oct early Nov but we want to hang on to our 'baby' long enough to go to Cameron Corner. That will give us a month to sell before delivery of our Journey 17-55-9. I hope we make it. 
17.56-2 has been collected today by the new owners - it's going to feel weird not having a caravan parked out the front for the next couple of months...
Congrats on the sale...Wow, how freaky is this... We sold our camper on Weds too. They came and picked it up that evening!!! We have our entire garage back !!!So the 17.56-2 has been sold to a lovely local couple
Now I can completely focus on the new van arriving in October!
Bring on the newbie!!!
You'll just get used to seeing no van out front and then time to get used to seeing the new one there
Hehehe yes indeed - now we just have to figure out how we are going to fit the new one out the front! lol
Actually, speaking of the new van - does anyone have any recommendations on good caravan covers for the 20.63-1? I want something that will protect the van, but that also breathes etc (don't want mould and other nasties growing - particularly in our NQ wet season!) - also want to be able to access the door easily, without having to take the whole cover off each time etc.
Any advice or suggestions would be much appreciated!
Any advice or suggestions would be much appreciated!
Actually, speaking of the new van - does anyone have any recommendations on good caravan covers for the 20.63-1? I want something that will protect the van, but that also breathes etc (don't want mould and other nasties growing - particularly in our NQ wet season!) - also want to be able to access the door easily, without having to take the whole cover off each time etc.
Any advice or suggestions would be much appreciated!
The dealer should have covers. We bought a coast to coast one I think. But it was soft and we never had issue with it sweating whilst the van was outside. It also had a big zipper section for the door. The only things to be careful off is put rubber corners in the solar panels to prevent tearing ( they come with patch kits too) and watch your windows because they rub even if tied down. We never did it but I have been told the trick is to put glad wrap on the windows before storing? Of course you need to clean the van before covering it. Maybe consider custom storm covers for the gas bottles and drawbar as well.
Im in Melb (save the jokes!!), and I briefly used a 4 ply Premier style breathable cover, and although our summer is short it can get pretty hot and dry. After removing the the cover to use the van on one occasion, I notice a couple of bubbles on the roof, one large one the size of a dinner plate, like the fibreglass was de-laminating. With the cover left off, I checked a day or so later and the bubbles were gone ... I assumed they were caused by the heat build up under the caravan cover. The heat the build up under the cover on a warm sunny day was extraordinary.
The bubbles reappeared once more, so I never put the cover back on after that; and the bubbled roof never returned. Our 2009 16.49.1OB sat outside for 5 years from new to when we sold it a few months back, and with regular washing and polishing look pretty much as it did new.
The bubbles reappeared once more, so I never put the cover back on after that; and the bubbled roof never returned. Our 2009 16.49.1OB sat outside for 5 years from new to when we sold it a few months back, and with regular washing and polishing look pretty much as it did new.
