My name is Rita Sadler and I’m the Operations Manager at Safeguard, which keeps me very busy but never too busy to chat about all things caravan and motorhome. Together with my husband, Ron, I am always out and about in my caravan, and this is where I’ll be sharing my adventures and experiences with you all.

There's no doubt about it, I love caravans! Not as much as I love my husband, Ron, though. He’d say he comes off second best to our second home, but that’s just not true! our two dogs Penny and Missy are up there as well!

In a way, I’ve got my dream job. My official title is Operations Manager at Safeguard,  that really just means I look after the team and make sure our customers are kept happy with their quote and cover. I’m fortunate I can combine my passion for ‘vanning with my work.  To be honest, I think it was my passion for ‘vanning that helped me get my job! Some days I manage to get out of the office and go and visit caravan and motorhome dealers around the UK. It’s through the dealers that many of you hear about us so I like to keep in touch with them. It also means I get a chance to nosey round the latest models, too. I love that. And when I’m not going to all the big shows, I’m managing the unit making sure you are all looked after!

Although I’ve worked at Safeguard for the past 8 years, next January I’ll have been with the Swinton Group for 30 years (funnily enough, that’s when we bought our very first caravan, a 9 year old Panther). I’m hoping for a bit of a do, but it won’t compare to mine and Ron’s 40^th wedding anniversary two years ago – or my 60^th, which we celebrated in the same month.

Ron and I have a daughter, called Chrissy who used to come touring with us when she was little (unfortunately she did not inherited the passion for caravanning ,she likes to visit for a BBQ now.), and two marvelous dogs. Penny’s a Labrador cross, and Missy, a Whippet cross. We don’t go anywhere without them, unless it’s to Las Vegas, which was for our anniversary. When we head over to the East coast, where our caravan is mostly permanently pitched in a lovely spot, they’re always with us. Penny and Missy actually sleep in the shower room. In their beds, not on my towels!

Most people (especially my Safeguard customers) really want to know what caravan I own. Well, it’s a Lunar Lexon 2009 – a single axle fixed bed 4 berth. We bought it at the NEC February show and picked it up from one of my dealer friend Jim Lally at Pleasure Time Caravans  last April, Because we always take good care of of vans we had no difficulty  in selling our old Lunar to one of our friends on the site... We absolutely love the Lunar; it’s our pride and joy. In fact, it’s my personal favorite of the six caravans we’ve owned to date. Although I have to say it’s taken Ron a year to really get used to the fixed bed, he likes his space and you can’t get away with it the bed does take up a lot of room, but hey it’s nice just to be able to fall into bed at night.

You’ll hear lots about it in my blog entries as we spend half our lives camping. Or so it seems, what with our long weekends on the East coast at least three times a month . When I retire  we will find time to tour Europe. My ideal trip would be to stay somewhere warm on the continent, overlooking a secluded beach. Then when I get bored, we’d up sticks and go somewhere quiet near some big towns or a nice city where I can catch up on my shopping.

So, that’s a bit about me! I could go on, but I’d have nothing to say in my blog entries! I hope you enjoy them – do feel free to comment, especially if you’ve been to the same places as us or you have your own top tips to share with the ‘vanning community. You know how we like to do that.

Thanks for reading.

Rita x

Rita Sadler Safeguard Manager

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