Hi from Richard age 59 soon.
Have a wife Sue, daughter Claire and son Chris both grown up now - sort of.
I feel a bit guilty for not saying hello before, having owned my Eriba Puck since November 2011.
I bought it from Automotive Leisure and have taken it out about 8 times. Towed it home with my Renault Clio 1.6 Diesel, quite a couple, I can do well over 40mpg to North Wales (not much 5th gear up them hills) with the Eriba and car well loaded. I had a problem with the power unit/battery charger, but eventually A.L. agreed to supply a new unit which I fitted.
Started camping about 20 years ago with tents and a trailer tent. I quite like rougher camping, camp fires and the like.
I have always admired Eribas having seen a nearly new Puck in Normandy about 1996. A retired Dutch couple had one (and two impressive Brompton fold up cycles) and were very keen to demonstrate.
It took me a long time to come to my senses and buy one, ironically almost identical in age and spec. to the very first one I saw.
Being an Engineer I have done a few of my own enhancements, to make it a bit more single berth user friendly, I have added legs to the door side bed, modified the table and support so the table can be slid away from the door side bed. I have also added a satellite box on an additional shelf and separate TV on a swing bracket on the wardrobe wall - both boxes being 12V. I use a standard Sky dish with my own design bracket attached to the jockey wheel.
The Eriba came with a nearly new Soplair Awning with fiber glass Poles. I managed to get a used bedroom Annexe from Dominic Fox - Eriba Shop on Ebay. I have made a set of poles, someone local selling me second hand stuff I modified - will be trying it out soon.
Until the last two years Sue has not done camping but we had three short breaks in the Puck last year - success, even people that do not like camping like Eribas.
I felt obliged to put finger to keyboard because I have just booked the Fforest Wales April meet. The plan is I will turn up on Tuesday 16th with Alex - Claire's partner. Sue and Claire to turn up on the Wednesday (when all the works done).
Look forward to seeing all those those Eribas in Wales (and their owners).
All the best
Richard
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