Poolsbrook Country Park

We have just had four nights at CMC Poolsbrook Country Park near Chesterfield complete with grandchidren.

Poolsbrook is a lovely spotlessly clean and tidy site situated on an old mine complete with playgrounds,lake for fishing and a cafe.

I am glad we bought a Passat estate and not a Mini as every nook and cranny,including a Kamei roofbox, was jam packed.

Cadiz wise it was a non event,everything performed as it should,well the Avtex TV soundbar wouldn't work on HDMI but I think we can overlook that one in the "problems from hell,first world dept".

Gave my new Colapz waste pipes their first run out and they were very good,much,much better than fighting with coils of waste hose.

The waste pipe supports worked as well although they could do to be of a thicker gauge for hard standings and a sharp point would help..


I wanted to put two extra rafter poles in the Eclipse canopy to make it a bit more rigid and resistant to wind and to avoid water pooling on the roof,but they are a price,about £50 or so each,but in one of those miracles that come once in a lifetime I was just browsing round a dealers last week and they had two for £15 each.

They needed shortening slightly as they were intended for a different awning but two minutes with a hacksaw from Mr.Roscoe's comprehensive tool set and they fitted perfectly.

Isabella have agreed to take back the Eclipse side panel adaptor and shorten it to 210cm FOC as it certainly doesn't fit as it is at present,well done Isabella.

You may pay top dollar for their awnings but the customer service is excellent.

I have sent for one of these from E-Bay and are awaiting delivery:-

Caravan Solar Light

I saw one on a van on site and it looked a good idea as you can situate it over the Aquaroll area,or anywhere else for that matter, to give a bit of illumination if the barrel needs attention in the dark.

Beware when buying though,I have noticed that some models on E-Bay only have 20 LED's whereas this has 30.

All In all a good trip,I even met someone who I used to work with forty years ago,coincidence is
a strange thing.

( Just one of my periodic reminders,if you click on any picture they come up full screen.You may have to do this with the waste pipe one to see the supports ).

Ian