Taking my MICRO-CARAVAN to a WEIGHBRIDGE | Going Go-Pod Plus
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- Before embarking on a 64-night trip, I took my van and my Go-Pod micro caravan to a weighbridge.
I wanted to get the weight of my van and caravan separately so I knew how much extra weight I had spare and how much stuff I could take with me on my next big adventure.
Here's what happened...
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:20 The max weights
03:55 To the weighbridge
09:12 Back to today
11:18 The results
Thanks for watching
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Well done I am a retired HGV driver I like your attention to detail and safety 👍
Thank so much! I think too many people just buy caravans and off they go, so I’m trying to make sure I do it properly. Plus, I kinda enjoy it 😅🙈 Thanks for watching
Enjoy your trip I look forward to it one thing you might want to think of try and put your bike in the van rather than on the top take the front wheel out turn the handlebars round then you won’t have to worry about height or low bridges take care
@@trevorthorn5011 Thanks, but with all the stuff I have to take, there’s no way the bike will fit in the back 🙈
I understand 😂
The key thing is the sort of thing I do, get flustered then forget. Like your box of useful items when away. Far better that then trying to source items when away.
I still can’t believe I left them on top of the caravan 🙈😅
That box of bits always comes in handy.
Thanks for watching
Oh Rox, I wish I had your confidence and self assurance. You are brilliant.
Thanks so much 👍🏼
Everything is so so stressful these days - but you got through it all and can rest easy knowing you've done everything by the book ! .... Which I'm sure you could write ... Brilliantly 🙂
It was much more stressful than it should have been 🙈 Thank so much for watching.
Wow Roz. That must take a lot of planning. Enjoy your trip, looking forward to seeing your adventures with Winston.
I had a lot of lists 😅🙈 Thanks so much for watching
What a day at the weigh bridge! But at least you sorted it in the end. Can’t wait for your next adventure, intriguing with mention of ferries etc. I like your meticulous attention to detail, thank you for sharing it all with us.
It was a lot more stressful than I though it was going to be 🙈 The new adventure series will be along soon 👍🏼 Thanks for watching
How much planning you undertake, marvellous details and very sensible . Sorry, but we did smile that you didn't realise you were actually on weighbridge. Was it a very grumpy chap, ? can understanf you getting flustered. Then the key issue. What an adventurous day !!
But Isn't it exciting though planning and organising things to take away. Very much looking forward to our next adventures which sound very intriguing . ❤ Thanks for sharing.
I don’t know exactly what I was expecting, but I thought the weighbridge might of been a bit more obvious 😅 …or at least not right at the entrance 😅
Thanks for watching 👍🏼
Can hardly wait for this adventure to start
The first video in the series will be along soon 👍🏼😀
Thanks for watching
Great to see the prep work, I guess you are out and about now and look forward to the adventure.
Yes, we’re currently in the pod. The new adventure series will be along soon 😀🐶 Thanks for watching
Shame the guy on the gate ended up being a lord Hereford's 😂 i cant wait for your next adventure with mr wiggles 😊
The next adventure series is coming very soon. 😆 Thanks for watching 👍🏼
Love the forward planning :) I hope you are having great weather but regardless, loads of fun. Can't wait to see these adventures.
Sadly, not great weather but it is improving 👍🏼 Thanks so much for watching. The new adventure series will be along soon.
@@Roz.S you always make the best of it but I hope fairer weather heads your way soon x
Our key to roof box use was always the awkward / light / seldom used items up top, and keep all the heavy items spread between the bottom of your crates, as low as they can be stored. Great for the handling and your back!!
My paddleboard and wild swimming stuff live in my roof box 👍🏼 ...along with lots of toilet paper 😅
Thanks so much for watching 👍🏼
your load in the van and the caravan should be no more than 85% of each vehicles weight allowance.I love that you are intelligently considering all safety measures well done and happy safe travels.
You are correct, and it’s way under 85%. I think last time I calculated it, it was about 50% 🤔 Anyway, it’s a safe towing match 👍🏼
Thanks so much for watching 😀
Thanks for reminding people. I used to pull wagons, weigh them, checking axle weights, train weights, grooss weights, tare weights. Engine off, brakes off and so on. Used to check them on dynamic axle wighers, weighbridges, public and VOSA stuff too. The two things that most people forget is their own weight and fuel weight too. I see lots of conversion videos on here, people doing home van builds. I often think that there's no thought put in to what the outcome will be with regards to weight.
Caravans are deceptive, too. It may have a payload of 150kg but by the time you take into account gas, cushions and bedding, cutlery and plates, food, etc, you've not got much left. Then some people wack a great big heavy awning in the back and they're over the maximum weight. It's very easily done.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Hi Roz, I've been binge watching your videos and have enjoyed your channel tremendously!! I'm looking forward to enjoying your newest adventure with the wonderful Winston!!!🤗🐕❤
Yes, I did subscribe!!!
So glad to hear you’ve been enjoying our video. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing. Our new adventure series will be along soon. 👍🏼
Stressful day at the weighbridge but you thankfully got things sorted . I’m certainly looking forward to seeing you and Winston’s great new adventure. Take care 🚐👍
You went through a lot to get some very important weight information. I’m a little surprised at the attitude of the weigh bridge attendant, it doesn’t take make to be kind. Looking forward to your adventures ahead ☺️✨✨
Thanks for watching. Our new adventure series is starting very soon!
Always have spare set in car. Found out by mistake its easy to lock caravan door, I knock latch in lock position then close door, did this few times at home while working on it. Luckily spare set were nearby, now leave van keys in my pocket instead of in van. Easy to leave keys and motor mover remotes behind in hurry. Your bright orange lanyard is good idea. Maybe worth adding Airtag or similar to keyring, then you have fighting chance of finding them.
I have a constant fear of locking myself out or losing my keys while on an adventure. I keep my van keys and caravan keys separate, each on a different coloured lanyard (it’s unlikely that I would lose both of them, plus they’re easier to spot) but it still worries me 🙈
Thanks for watching 👍🏼
Very thorough. Better to be safe and legal. 😊 Good videos.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching 👍🏼
You should come to canada doing some rving, you would love it....
It’s on the list of life experiences 👍🏼🙌🏼
@@Roz.S Cool, love your adventure, are you on Facebook ?
@@falconxvid sorry, no. This so the o my public social media account I have.
Thanks for following the adventure! 🙌🏼
@@Roz.S no worries... keep the adventure coming
Good sensible planning for the trip. Looking forward to following it.
Thank you very much! The new adventure series will be starting soon 👍🏼 Thanks for watching
I’m looking forward to following along on your next adventure.
Thank you! Our new adventure series will be starting very soon 👍🏼
Hello you two,
And off we go again on a great adventure tour. Yes, it's so easy to forget something and you'll end up with a lot of damage and perhaps even trouble. I've gotten into the habit of just standing still and taking a deep breath whenever I'm under pressure or put under pressure and think about it again, so I have everything important together. Regarding the weight, the support load, which is the lowest, is the measure of all things, e.g. the caravan has 75 kg and the car would have a support load of 60 kg, so the 60 kg must be adhered to, and if possible, always make the car heavier than the caravan, otherwise it will make a difference Caravan isn't very easy for you to drive. I wish you a lot of fun and a good time, best regards Oldie👍
Thank you so much for tips and thanks for watching. The next adventure series will be along soon! 😆
I enjoyed that video, Roz. Especially noseying about in the back of Dory.
I don't blame you for getting flustered. It was an unfamiliar environment for you, and, if you're anything like me, feel that everyone is watching what you're doing.
At least you found the keys, even though they were damaged. It would have been worse if they had got lost. Imagine wondering if someone had picked them up and would have access to all the locks for the caravan.
Looking forward to the big adventure, and please keep doing preparation videos for us nosey types🤥😂
Dory and Pod did stick out like a sore thumb at the weigh place 😅 so I’m sure everyone was wondering what I was up to 🙈
Thanks so much for watching. I’ll try to keep doing these recap and prep videos 👍🏼
Ahh jezz can i go 😂? Sounds great
I’m currently on the trip now. Some days have been great, some have been very challenging! 😅🙈 The videos will be out soon! 🙌🏼
Yikes, stressful day! Upcoming trip sounds fantastic. Looking forward to the vlogs 😊x
Thanks to much. The adventure series will be starting soon 👍🏼
I am so sorry that happened to you. It will never happen again.
I hope not 😅 I hope I have learned my lesson. Thanks for watching
Hi our white German shepherd Grace has fallen in love with Winston, she loves to see him on your blog, we also enjoyed watching your adventures, we have a small touring caravan and love getting away too, take care.
You are so kind. Thanks so much for watching and all the best on your adventures!
P.S. I will tell Winston he’s got a doggy admirer.
I’m really looking forward to the vlogs from your Scottish expedition Roz, I hope everything is going well for you and Winston. Very impressed by your systematic and process driven approach in this video, so unfortunate about your keys, if they had slid off to the left you might’ve been able to retrieve them safely from the side of the road. Hope you were able to pack everything you wanted before you departed.😊
Apart from some weather problems (which I always seem to have 😅🙈) everything is going great. I'm hoping to get the first video of this adventure edited and ready for Wednesday!
Thanks so much for watching.
OMG. Poor you. Good video as always. Don't forget to weigh the spare keys and, also, weigh the batteries fully charged!
Hoping for good things to come. Atb.
Thanks so much! Wishing you all the best. Thanks for watching and commenting
Interesting video and great attention to detail 👍
Thank you very much! Appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment 👍🏼
Good for you looking into the weight of your van and caravan, if only everyone was that diligent ! Just came across your channel and have enjoyed your content. I am an expat now living in Canada and have what is considered to be a small 21 foot travel trailer (caravan) coming in around 2,200 KG's with our normal payload. We tow it with a fairly hefty pickup truck which is more than capable of towing a lot more but I did the same as you, I took our truck & trailer to a CAT scale (commercial scale) and the good thing is the scale is split up into different sections so you can get both axles of the truck on one part and then the trailer on a separate part of the scale so I could see what the weight was over the front & rear axles of the truck and then the weight of the trailer. It is a good exercise to do for sure. One thing you should take into consideration is that whatever the tongue weight is of your loaded caravan that needs to be added to the payload of the tow vehicle. I have seen so many people with completely inappropriate tow vehicles whereby the tongue weight of what they are towing probably maxes out the payload capacity of the tow vehicle and that is before you add all the passengers, pets & cargo which basically creates a very unsafe situation.
Again good on you for doing your homework, the most important thing is that you and your precious cargo stay safe at all times. Looking forward to your trip videos.
Thanks so much for tips and for watching our videos. It’s much appreciated!
I've never been on a weighbridge so this was very interesting to watch.It's a bit annoying about your keys but it happens and your getting spares made for most of the keys.Perhaps use one of those key rings with those (long) plastic type springs when you use your keys ?You won't be able to walk off without them! Safe travels .See you on the next.
It’s the first time I’ve lost my keys (hopefully my last, too). Luckily I had the camera and could easily locate them otherwise I would of have a clue 🙈 Thanks so much for watching 👍🏼
Wow you’re so organised 👏👏 very impressive 😁 I’m looking forward to coming along on your adventure 👍🏻 I’m sure you guys are going to have a fabulous time 💙🐶💙 xx
PS.. made me laugh when you politely said you Sh@t yourself 🤣🤣
The feeling I had when I suddenly realised I had left the keys on the pod! 😱 it was not good! 🙈
Thanks so much for watching. The adventure series will be starting soon.
I'm lucky to have a DVSA weighbridge about 15 mins drive away. Really accommodating & friendly!
Wish I could say the same 😅
Thanks for watching 👍🏼
How calm were you? I'd have been so stressed. You handled that crisis so well! Can't wait for your next adventure.
Thank you. I think I look calmer than I actually was 😅🙈 Thanks for watching
U can also put some weight I to it caravan to even it out..
The caravan only has a payload of about 100kg and has a total maximum weight of 750kg, so thats the most I can put in her 👍🏼 Thanks so much for watching
That's the trouble with caravans, most have a ridicously low payload and most people put way too much stuff in them. I've seen caravans with such little payload that just putting the awning in maxed it out. Also most people don't realize that the advertised empty weight, excludes things like matrasses, water, gas, cushion etc. Our teardrop weighed in at 550kg empty, that leaves us with 190kg to play with. But we travel with two teens, and food alone takes up a lot of that and we have a small car so we have to be careful.
It’s very easy to go over! Especially when adding in food, it’s all a lot heavier than people think. 👍🏼 Thanks so much for watching and all the best on your adventures 🙌🏼
A really useful vlog and something that we have to undertake on our Fiat Ducato based Constellation 3XL. We purchased some "drive over" scales which will hopefully give us a reasonable idea of what we weigh! We have a payload of 480kg so hopefully all will be fine! Looking forward to catching the vlogs of your epic journey. Stay safe. Sid and Nicola, Rugby UK
Oooh I didn't know you could buy your own scales to weigh your vehicle, I'll have to have a look at those. 👍🏼😀 Thanks so much for watching.
Surprised you not mention a jump starter, just plug it in and away you go.
Interesting. I took my campervan to a public weigh bridge recently ahead of a big trip. Like you, I had no idea what to expect but fortunately the person on the phone was helpful and told me the quitest time to come to avoid the HGVs. Otherwise I'd have got flustered too. It's reassuring to know the weights and what payload you have to play with.
Glad to hear your experience was smoother than mine 🙈😅 It does help a lot knowing the weights 👍🏼 Thanks so much for watching
Great video , so many people don’t consider their weight and it’s surprising when you start adding things up how much weight there is . Well I’m hoping you’re doing Scottish islands 🙏🏻 if you are I have recently watched a few backpackers who had trouble getting mobile signals , just a thought .
Thanks so much! We’ve been out here for over a month so far. Some places has no signal, but I’m in the Pod at the moment with 4G and wifi, so all good 👍🏼 It’s a bit hit and miss in locations though. Thanks for watching.
Excellent video - I'm trying to work out what size caravan I can pull, and what I can put in it. Looking forward to the next packing video. Dumb question - did you have to pay to get your rig weighed??
Your vehicle will have a silver weigh plate located somewhere inside. It will tell you the max weight of your vehicle and how much it can tow 👍🏼
I thought I was going to have to pay to get it weighted, but he didn’t ask me for payment 🤷🏻♀️
Thanks for watching.
Say hello to Winston please 👏
Will do. He's currently asleep next to me in the Pod 👍🏼🐶
A week is too long to wait between vlogs, I have just decided 🤣
I need to learn how to edit quicker! 👍🏼😅
Always good to have a spare set of keys hidden on your vehicle. Do not use one of those magnetic boxes, they do not last. Use a real caribiner. Not a cheap tiny one given out for free. Buy a real mountain climbing caribiner. Not locking as the locking mechanism will rust / oxidize and be filled with grit making it impossible to open after a few months on the road.
Hidden ON my vehicle? 🤔🤔 Where could I hide them? 🤔
@@Roz.S Attach to your van's frame. Somewhere it will not dangle to the road or interfere with anything mechanical. Your mechanic might find it though that does not matter as your mechanic does not need keys to be able to steal your van. There are usually miscellaneous dill holes in the frames of vehicles. The location can be difficult to reach, you just need to know the keys will be there sometime when you need them. Do not attach to something that can break off like a bumper or tire. Do not use plastic zip ties as the plastic will eventually become brittle and break. Looks like RUclips has suggestions. This looks OK though I would be very carful about drilling into anything.ruclips.net/video/44Golw46PHk/видео.html&ab_channel=POWERNATION
2:49 Your full size spare wheel -- will that sub for both the van wheels and/or the caravan wheels? 12:43 I love that the first 'additional item' you calculated to add in the van is Winston ❤
The van has a spare wheel in the back, and the caravan has its own spare wheel under the chassis 👍🏼 I forgot to point that out in the video 🙈
Winston is something that was definitely coming with me and I could leave at home 😂😂
Thanks for watching
The van has a spare wheel in the back, and the caravan has its own spare wheel under the chassis 👍🏼 I forgot to point that out in the video 🙈
Winston is something that was definitely coming with me and I could leave at home 😂😂
Thanks for watching
I really fancy I micro van being single but I have a petrol berlingo which is 17 yrs old and I find the brakes so inferior to modern cars. I have changed every braking component on the car but still feel it is poor compared. I think towing would be a Nono. Such a shame as the vehicle itself is marvellous. Says it can tow a ton. Good on you for checking
Pods are classed as 'breaked trailers' which means that they have their own breaks. When I break in my van, the Pod applies its breaks as well. Your van's breaks are still going to be under more strain when towing, but the Pod's breaks do help out 👍🏼
Thanks for watching.
If all drivers where as careful as yourself, the roads would be a safer place.
Thank you, but I am far from a perfect driver and I do still make mistakes and misjudge. I'm trying to be better 😅
Thanks so much for watching.
Has you are getting near to your max weight perhaps it is time just to think about a slightly bigger van ?? I say this just to give you a little piece of mind , you are going about thing in the correct way so good luck with the new adventures.
I have been thinking about going bigger, but I don’t think it will be for at least another year. 🚗 Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏼🙌🏼
Don't you love people that answer 'Yes' to anything on the phone knowing that they haven't actually got a clue.
They owe you an apology, not the other way round.
Thank you. I did ask them before I went there if I could unhitch and they said yes, but they failed to mention that the weighbridge was right near the entrance and I would have a queue of larger vehicles spilling onto the road 🙈😅 but we got there in the end 👍🏼 Thanks for watching.
A box that contains clothes line, bin bags and a rubber mallet 🤔🤣
Yeah …don’t you have a box like that? 😅💀🙈
I did…until it was taken away for evidence 🤣🤣 safe trip and look forward to plenty of vlogs 👍
Jeez that weighbridge bloke was a right jobsworth misery! 😶
Sorry like the videos
Glad you like the video, thanks for watching 👍🏼
There is nothing like a jobsworth with the sole intention of ruining everyone else's day...🙄
We just got our Gopod can I check what nose weight should be as Gopod site says (Nose weight 54 with front box or 49 without ). I think you said up to 75 on video
The "Nose weight 54 with front box or 49 without" is the nose weight of the caravan when empty. If you look on the hitch of your caravan, there will be a chassis marker stamp. The weight next to the letter "s" will be the maximum nose weight. On mine, it's 75kg, but double check your own stamp 👍🏼
Hope that helps.
Many thanks 🙏 I’ll have a good look at it when back home . I know our new detachable tow bar has a max 75 kg vertical load
@@Bijou_Voyager Double-check it as I could be wrong. I will double-check mine, also. (I hope I'm not wrong, as I don't think I could get mine down to 54kg with a full gas bottle in the box 😅 It's just under 60kg before I start to pack it 🙈)
The weigh bridge bloke was a bit of a grump. Shame about your keys. Security keys are always a pain to replace.
They were a pain to get hold of, but I suppose that helps to make them more secure 😅👍🏼 thanks for watching
Why do people have to be such jobsworths
Who was the piss and vinegar at reception?