New 2012 Dandy trailer tent and camper for sale thread now locked

cazz wrote:

MrsG wrote:The dart looks awesome!

Can I have it please? I'd like two - a biggie & a baby!

Are you planning on joining the two Dandy club?

Ours aren't big and small, they're old, and very old.

bgarston wrote:

cazz wrote:

MrsG wrote:The dart looks awesome!

Can I have it please? I'd like two - a biggie & a baby!

Are you planning on joining the two Dandy club?

Ours aren't big and small, they're old, and very old.

We wouldn't mind another but space to store more than what we've got already would be an issue........unless you can stack Dandy's like Lego bricks of course? :-)

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MrsG wrote:

mike wrote:Cant believe [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]is still unsold

I want this one too! It will be like Delilah is making Dandy babies....The question is, who is the dad?!

See if I can convince either Ben or Kay to go see it!

bgarston wrote:

MrsG wrote:

mike wrote:Cant believe [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]is still unsold

I want this one too! It will be like Delilah is making Dandy babies....The question is, who is the dad?!

See if I can convince either Ben or Kay to go see it!

I've sent an email to Kay with the details.

fifiskis wrote:I emailed a guy about a Discovery about a month ago and didn't pursue when he said was in Scotland. Strange to list on London Listing but he replied quickly with this "i'm based in Shetland if this isn't a problem for you i can send you some pictures" about his Dandy Discovery Trailer Tent 1993 £1000. Listing is no longer open. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

On a much brighter note I now own a 1988 Dandy 4/5 with original awning. Interior immaculate. Not a single crumb or stain so I wonder how much it has been used. Exterior a little more in need of attention- from sitting around not being used?. Had to sacrifice the original table to replace the lower door panel (ingenious, I thought, as made from same stuff). Needs a little welding to the front rail tba. Had a champagne toast last night sitting inside it on the drive with a functioning new door.
Thanks for the help guys.

MrsG wrote:

bgarston wrote:

MrsG wrote:

mike wrote:Cant believe [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]is still unsold

I want this one too! It will be like Delilah is making Dandy babies....The question is, who is the dad?!

See if I can convince either Ben or Kay to go see it!

I've sent an email to Kay with the details.

Snap!

skids wrote:

This one has been sold

ShaunJUK wrote:Preloved Advert

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Dandy folding camper/trailer tent

Llanymynech, Powys, UK

£400

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Description

Older Dandy, 4 berth 2 double beds, I bench seat. PVC sides recently replaced. Roof winterised and in good condition. Mains hook up working, but not PAT tested. Gas connections in place but not used by us. Submersible pump water connections in place but not used by us. Has a lockable front box.

Has cotton canvas Apache awning, which doubles living area. This is an adapted drive away awning, not the original Dandy one.

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What's peoples opinion on this one? Going to view at the weekend.

Tow Itch wrote:

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Not seen one like that before it's in Riva (mid blue) colours but it's a bathroom model on a built highside base i.e. not the later longer fibreglass base.
How many highside (built bodied) destinys have you seen in mid blue?
Now if Mike and Helen say they have found the bathroom fitted Destinys cramped then this one must be desperately so.
Perhaps Riva did an extra length built body as an experiment before launching the fibreglass ones?
Either that or the table must be barely suitable for four?

Though why look at the negatives? For a single person or a couple who really want a loo compartment this is far more easily managed than a glassfibre bodied Destiny 81cm longer.

I'm unsure though as while the seats look shorter they look longer than they would be if you took 80cm off for the toilet compartment.
It does look good with the newer Riva upholsery and cupboards.

I wonder what weight suspension it is on. The bathroom would knock a bit off your packing if its only 750Kg.



Just heard from a very nice lady from Bolton. Well as nice as you can get with the provision that you're from Bolton.

Gail read my comments and had got her tape measure out and it appears the Destiny is 346cm along the body.

The good lady is junking the Dandy because of her kids growing up and not needing the space also her back is pretty shot and she is no longer enjoying unfolding the Destiny. That said when she says gas struts, there are gas struts on the walls and on the the beds.

The drawbar is rated to 1000Kg so I would guess at a 1000Kg axle as well.

Phoned the lady back to confirm another measurement ( the specs on Riva's site show an unusually long drawbar length on older Destinys)no the length is as usual about 103cm.

I forgot to ask about the skirts. One as shown in the picture or two?
I will remind you that though I've not exercised the option TVS were quoting me around £350 for turning a sun canopy into a lightweight awning. There is more fabric required for this than the Delta I was looking at but it should be significantly cheaper than the £1,000 that they charged for the full awning for a Destiny that I featured a few months back.

Now in the back of her mind Gail seems to remember a quote about the number of these that were made, (Not many) but as she is unsure she didn't want this passing on. She had forgot all about the rarity as she had been to Riva recently and it had not been mentioned.

So there you have it a Destiny only 9cm shorter than a glassfibre bodied Destiny. Effectively probably longer as the gas bottle store is separate on these. If your looking to keep for a long time it has a standard dandy body which we know can be re-skinned easily as against fibreglass repairs.

Only sorry to be losing Gail as a member before we even gained her she sounded a lovely lady.
I wish them all the best with their sale.

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