Green Dandy

Hi, I have a green Dandy (Betty), she doesnt have windows either side of the door and I notice that other green ones (Pictures on internet) have, is mine normal?? Also does anyone other than Cazz have a green one on here?

Sounds like yours is a 4 where Cazz has a 5, my dads orange one has no windows at the front either.

Helen wrote:Sounds like yours is a 4 where Cazz has a 5, my dads orange one has no windows at the front either.

I thought I had a reject one

No, you have a fine little Dandy

Kevin also has a green dandy, I'm sure he'll post later on

Green 4 no windows.
Do you have the early Dandy with the straight side awning or the slightly later one with the sloped sided awning.
Assuming the awning and flaps were not a later addition.
If every odd dandy was a reject I think they probably made almost as many rejects as first class product.

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I'm not sure we have only had the awning up once, I will check next time

P6660 wrote:I'm not sure we have only had the awning up once, I will check next time

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She's certainly no 'ugly Betty' she's beautiful ...... love the interior

I have been known to say it before i prefer dandys looking original but i take my hat off to you it looks fantastic

Betty looks very cosy.

We love her, and thanks for all your lovely comments. We think she's been tastefully blinged!

I remember you now it was bought from eBay and trimmed in a Kath Kidston style.

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You were having issues putting it up if I remember how did you get on?

The forum works two ways we are happy to help but what about you? How are you getting on with a 40 year old Dandy? Problems, issues joys, as folding campers tend not to live beyond 15 years or twenty at a max people wonder about 40 year old Dandys. What have your experiences been?

We are getting better at putting her up, still not fully mastered it yet, we think that the people we bought her off had completely stripped her down and hadnt put her back together properly, the strings were wrong and it didnt seem right but we have re done the strings and it is getting easier. All in all for her age she is great, who ever had her before must have looked after her, the green sides are like new as is the awning, she seems really solid and we havent come across any problems with her. We had a new door made for her last week as the other was feeling a bit soft on the bottom half and it was slightly warped. I would prefer her to look more original as Mike said but she has been painted and dont think its worth stripping her back, she does look nice though!

Will she be nearly 50 rather than 40?

She looks really lovely, I love the Cath Kidson makeover ,very tastefully blinged as you said. You should be very proud of her

P6660 wrote:Will she be nearly 50 rather than 40?

As she has a sloped sided awning I'm going for 70's (early) not 60's

she is gorgeous and not only that what fun and relaxing holls you will have in her ,your pride will swell as she will be admired by many campers as they pass by, stop and look .....I will admit I think the painting the interior helps lighten her up as lack of windows the wood effect( original ) would be dark inside

Thanks, I think its nice to breath new life into them, you cant take away the fact that she is so old with her still having the orginal green/white covering and that is in great condition, as is the awning, I would have preferred her to be more original but the dark wood is dark as you say, the hardest part is trying to convince fellow campers who dont know about dandys that she is over 40 years old! I love buying all the old vintage things for her too, its my wedding annversary today and my hubs has bought me a lovely 1960/70's picnic set for her and some 1970's flowery camping chairs, he puts up with the girlyness!!

P6660 wrote:Thanks, I think its nice to breath new life into them, you cant take away the fact that she is so old with her still having the orginal green/white covering and that is in great condition, as is the awning, I would have preferred her to be more original but the dark wood is dark as you say, the hardest part is trying to convince fellow campers who dont know about dandys that she is over 40 years old! I love buying all the old vintage things for her too, its my wedding annversary today and my hubs has bought me a lovely 1960/70's picnic set for her and some 1970's flowery camping chairs, he puts up with the girlyness!!

Happy Wedding Anniversary, totally agree with everything you said, I'm normally not that keen on the early Dandys as I don't like the dark wood but I really love the way Betty has been done out and getting more accessories to fit in with her period is a brilliant idea, good on your husband for going along with it. .

Happy Anniversary

There's so many nice things about at the moment and reasonably priced too, the Range tend to have some particularly nice things that would fit in with what you've already got in Betty .... my daughter got a Welcome bunting in pale pinks/greens/blues that had been reduced

P6660 wrote:Hi, I have a green Dandy (Betty), she doesnt have windows either side of the door and I notice that other green ones (Pictures on internet) have, is mine normal?? Also does anyone other than Cazz have a green one on here?

Hi, I am still around, just not as much as I'd like to be, but I am working on that.

Windows, I think our windows were added in the eighties because - wait for it - the little PVC tie things are the 80's beigh colour PVC.