Practical Caravan Eriba Touring Troll 542 review, the practical caravan guy really likes this van...

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the practical caravan guy really likes this van.

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A very pro report

Quote: Deeps wrote in post #3

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Quote: Poptop320 wrote in post #1

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the practical caravan guy really likes this van.

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He's not the only one - we went and bought one for ourselves.
However, somebody please answer a question for me. I asked this of hob but he wasn't really too sure either. If you look at 0:53 seconds into the video you'll notice that two of the wheel bolts have coloured blobs of paint on them - one blue one red. Now what on earth are these blobs meant to indicate?

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I like the stainless steel handles, can i replace my Pucks

But I still don't 'get' the 542.

Not meaning to denigrate anybody's choices but why?

I get the feeling from the PC video that the guy would've loved it if it was a 540, 530 or 550 as well, because the bed layout, which is the only difference to the 540, got relatively little airplay.

Then he seemed to get his positioning wrong as surely your head is supposed to go at the back as your shoulders and chest are your widest part and your legs are the narrowest.

However I just don't see the purpose of that tiny 'V' shaped floorspace, to me it's neither use nor ornament. OK it gives you a fixed 540 length bed, sort of, but if that's what you want then just leave a 540 double made up all the time.

For us, floorspace is important for dog sleeping space and to be able to shoo them to either end when cooking is going on and/or access to the loo is required.

As I say, I just don't get it, but I'd love someone to open my eyes to its reason for being.

Now the 535, that is a real advance, it's just sad it's based on the 530 rear lounge where you either have to make up the bed every day or lose a chunk of floorspace to a fixed bed. A 545, now that would be something.

OK Colin thanks, I like plastic handles now, the stainless steel ones are 62€,maybe thats for a pair but still ! Plastics ones are £10 each

I bet they've had to opt for compressor because part of the tubular steel frame means they can't have the external fridge vents that an absorption fridge needs there. Solar panel needed or a big battery or two.

I shouldn't think a Truma Combi needs a mains element as an extra, the clue is in the name they're a combi gas and electric water and space heater. Certainly I've never heard of a gas only version being installed anywhere else.

Colin, good advice, my puck has been stored under a corrugated plastic car porch (in effect a greenhouse) and the handles are all crazed. The red trim around the waist is also faded. That was a question for the future - I think you can replace that easily though. All minor points but I'm enjoying the chase.

I recall buying new handles for our '05 540 and new red trim. The handles were expensive but the trim was relatively cheap but a lot of finger fiddling to get it seated properly. Both items purchased from Jandi.