Thanks Mark. Every day is a school day! I never knew about over inflating the tyres - great tip 👍 Normally I'd use the Winter Wheels but the van is heading to Spain in January. Removing the freezer box what a revelation 👍 Regarding the mattresses on those singles place together on one bed on their side, and bagged bedding on top of the other bed - maybe. Similarly with the double turn the mattress on its side, and leave over the slats. I tend to also leave all the inside cupboards and doors open so there's reduced cold spots and air can circulate.
Hi mark we use salt in plastic tubs all over the caravan inside cupboards, inside storage under bed also on top of the mattress, wardrobes, bathroom, shower. We haven’t had a problem over winter still open all the cupboards. Take cushions off. We do check the caravan every few week through winter to change the salt . Hope this helps other people .
Thanks Mark. Never completely shut the van down in the winter, want to be able to go away at short notice. What I do is blow down the water system using the shower, until it's easy to blow through. After cleaning the toilet I put a couple of pints car screen wash in the tank (-10) flush a bit through and that stops it from freezing. Will not go into what I think of moister traps.
Hi some great tips there mark.going back to the holding the bed up I use my aqua roll.it fits perfectly in the frame and doesn't strain anything. People may think it's a silly idea but it works for me.give it a try mate.
Another good video.....what I like to do when I store the caravan over winter, is to wind the jockey wheel right to the top, all the water, snow runs off the back so you have fewer black lines around the front, and the back is easier to clean......
Cheers Mark for the tips, going to close our van on Sunday 20th for the end of our very first season. I'll let you know next year if it all went well. Also thanks to to all the other comments from people. All appreciated, as I'm a newbie
Great over winter tips. I always stack up the seating and every few weeks move around. The fixed bed mattress I stand on its side in the caravan near the kitchen area, and again move round occasionally. The battery I occasionally turn on the charger on the caravan to top it up, I’m lucky enough to store our caravan on the drive. Outside I do all of your tips and cover the caravan with a Specialised cover that keeps it clean. Finally I put out the moisture traps, I use the unibond Aero 360 and amazing how much they pull out of the air…but like you say always good to leave a few windows on the vent setting 😀😀
I found wire wool in any water pipe gaps under the van stopped mice getting in even around electric wire holes near tail lights and fridge gaps or air vents.
I'm hoping not to over winter my caravan but get out and about weather permitting. I am now draining down after every outing and then priming back up again. I put in dehydrated dessicant dehumidifiers too. I clean down after every outing too. Thank you for the tips for the toilet cassette.
Thanks so great tips. We have only had our caravan a year, so this will be 2nd year at storage yard. We can come and go whenever we like. So we can check it regularly. Will try and get the over winter product
Great video as always, our van stays on a seasonal pitch over winter so like to know its drained down fully. I had a spare water pump so made my own drain down kit by cutting the pipe and adding a tyre valve to the end with a jubilee clip.
Thankyou Mark. Great tips for all existing and new caravan/motorhome owners. 2 X Tyre Saver Round Wheel Stop Leveller Ramp Prevent Flat Spots Caravan Motorhome Car Trailer Camper Van. keeps tyre shape. Available at various caravan parts shops/Amazon/eBay Etc. Sargent Solar PWM controller flashes green when it's supposedly charging (its a piece of junk). It never really fully charges the battery during the summer. but with alarm/tracker. caravan battery went flat over winter. I always have a full charge since changing that to a Victron MPPT charge controller, and can check charging history via the App. They reckon 25%-35% more power from the same solar panel using a MPPT controller than a PWM charge controller. A PWM controller wastes power generated by the solar panel, A MPPT controller maximises power from the solar panel Very easy to swap out in most caravans/motorhomes.
Also forgot to ask, i haven't got a solar panel but my van is hooked up on my drive, should i just leave it hooked up during the winter or take the battery out and put on charge in a warmer place like a garage thanks
An old trick that I heard many years ago is to leave a few big bowls of simple plain salt, that will absorb the moist left in the caravan over the winter. Any salt will do, even grit salt.
a 2ft tubular heater bud , burns 1 pence per hour , i use them in the garage and my son has one in his caravan , £21 for 3 moth , it has a thermostate clicks on and off , keeps the van frost free
Water freezes and expands cracking your taps. I leave mine half way open, theory is that the water if there is any it won’t stick in either hot or cold. If caravan is standing I rotate my wheels every month 1/4 turn. To avoid flat spots.
Been to NEC and looked at a Weinsberg Care One. Can someone tell me a definitive answer as to whether you have to treat the underside of the road side floor or not? I thought it was necessary to prevent water egress and rot?
Great video, i haven't got a decal showing what the tyre pressures should be, do you have any idea on pressures on my lunar club man single axel, alloy wheel. thanks
Can I ask why are smaller caravans over priced, I only want a small caravans as I'm new to towing, and they are priced ridiculously £15k plus, yet your caravans are priced fantastically and a lot more materials involved making them, yet smaller ones less material to make and priced higher, I've looked on few sites ? I don't understand it, I'm wanting a two berth, about the size of a freedom jetstream, as I want it to go on my driveway through the driveway gates? Any suggestions on smaller models please? Thanks you
Think about it. When the bed is down the gas pressure is at it greates because the stays are compressed.t . It has more chance to let gas escape when the bed is down. Nothing to do with supporting the weight of the bed.
I used to build them and the difference in materials between a 14ft and an 8ft wide 22ft long van is just a few pounds. It really is manufacturers greed.
Thanks Mark. Every day is a school day! I never knew about over inflating the tyres - great tip 👍
Normally I'd use the Winter Wheels but the van is heading to Spain in January.
Removing the freezer box what a revelation 👍
Regarding the mattresses on those singles place together on one bed on their side, and bagged bedding on top of the other bed - maybe. Similarly with the double turn the mattress on its side, and leave over the slats.
I tend to also leave all the inside cupboards and doors open so there's reduced cold spots and air can circulate.
Top tips mate.
Wet & forget on the roof, brilliant stuff. Saves faffing around trying to keep the caravan roof clean 👍🏻
Thanks Mark and Mrs Mark for all of your tips 👍👍.
Thanks Mark, another great video.
Hi mark we use salt in plastic tubs all over the caravan inside cupboards, inside storage under bed also on top of the mattress, wardrobes, bathroom, shower. We haven’t had a problem over winter still open all the cupboards. Take cushions off. We do check the caravan every few week through winter to change the salt . Hope this helps other people .
Thanks Mark. Never completely shut the van down in the winter, want to be able to go away at short notice. What I do is blow down the water system using the shower, until it's easy to blow through. After cleaning the toilet I put a couple of pints car screen wash in the tank (-10) flush a bit through and that stops it from freezing. Will not go into what I think of moister traps.
Hi some great tips there mark.going back to the holding the bed up I use my aqua roll.it fits perfectly in the frame and doesn't strain anything. People may think it's a silly idea but it works for me.give it a try mate.
Thanks Steve great idea 👍
Another good video.....what I like to do when I store the caravan over winter, is to wind the jockey wheel right to the top, all the water, snow runs off the back so you have fewer black lines around the front, and the back is easier to clean......
Cheers Mark for the tips, going to close our van on Sunday 20th for the end of our very first season. I'll let you know next year if it all went well. Also thanks to to all the other comments from people. All appreciated, as I'm a newbie
Great over winter tips. I always stack up the seating and every few weeks move around. The fixed bed mattress I stand on its side in the caravan near the kitchen area, and again move round occasionally. The battery I occasionally turn on the charger on the caravan to top it up, I’m lucky enough to store our caravan on the drive. Outside I do all of your tips and cover the caravan with a Specialised cover that keeps it clean. Finally I put out the moisture traps, I use the unibond Aero 360 and amazing how much they pull out of the air…but like you say always good to leave a few windows on the vent setting 😀😀
I found wire wool in any water pipe gaps under the van stopped mice getting in even around electric wire holes near tail lights and fridge gaps or air vents.
I didn’t know about not using detergent on solar panels. Thanks mark!
I'm hoping not to over winter my caravan but get out and about weather permitting. I am now draining down after every outing and then priming back up again. I put in dehydrated dessicant dehumidifiers too. I clean down after every outing too. Thank you for the tips for the toilet cassette.
Great thanks, we will start our use over winter tips over the coming weeks 👍
Top winter tip: buy a coat and carry on using it !😂
Love Winter Caravanning!👍
Has Mark never heard of grade 3? caravaners use their vans all year round this stuff is straight from the 1980s 😂
Thanks so great tips. We have only had our caravan a year, so this will be 2nd year at storage yard. We can come and go whenever we like. So we can check it regularly. Will try and get the over winter product
I’m with mark I use the Mioster traps ,even the little dehumidifiers with the tablets,work extremely well.👍
My anti mouse tip.. spray your tyres with a strong jayes fluid mix.
Great video as always, our van stays on a seasonal pitch over winter so like to know its drained down fully. I had a spare water pump so made my own drain down kit by cutting the pipe and adding a tyre valve to the end with a jubilee clip.
Thankyou Mark. Great tips for all existing and new caravan/motorhome owners.
2 X Tyre Saver Round Wheel Stop Leveller Ramp Prevent Flat Spots Caravan Motorhome Car Trailer Camper Van. keeps tyre shape. Available at various caravan parts shops/Amazon/eBay Etc.
Sargent Solar PWM controller flashes green when it's supposedly charging (its a piece of junk). It never really fully charges the battery during the summer. but with alarm/tracker. caravan battery went flat over winter. I always have a full charge since changing that to a Victron MPPT charge controller, and can check charging history via the App. They reckon 25%-35% more power from the same solar panel using a MPPT controller than a PWM charge controller. A PWM controller wastes power generated by the solar panel, A MPPT controller maximises power from the solar panel Very easy to swap out in most caravans/motorhomes.
tube heater 2ft 80w , burns 1p per hour , over a 3 mounth period £21, no brainer keeps van frost free and damp out , also has a thermostat
Atlantic caravans did a great video on moisture traps, might help settle a few discussions for you
Great thanks 👍
Are mice a problem?
Also forgot to ask, i haven't got a solar panel but my van is hooked up on my drive, should i just leave it hooked up during the winter or take the battery out and put on charge in a warmer place like a garage thanks
Do people caravan through the winter and do campsites stay open?
An old trick that I heard many years ago is to leave a few big bowls of simple plain salt, that will absorb the moist left in the caravan over the winter. Any salt will do, even grit salt.
a 2ft tubular heater bud , burns 1 pence per hour , i use them in the garage and my son has one in his caravan , £21 for 3 moth , it has a thermostate clicks on and off , keeps the van frost free
Sounds interesting but I am not sure what that is. Could you let me know where they are sold from please ?
Water freezes and expands cracking your taps. I leave mine half way open, theory is that the water if there is any it won’t stick in either hot or cold. If caravan is standing I rotate my wheels every month 1/4 turn. To avoid flat spots.
Been to NEC and looked at a Weinsberg Care One. Can someone tell me a definitive answer as to whether you have to treat the underside of the road side floor or not?
I thought it was necessary to prevent water egress and rot?
Great video, i haven't got a decal showing what the tyre pressures should be, do you have any idea on pressures on my lunar club man single axel, alloy wheel. thanks
I’m looking for a straight end island bed, mid bathroom, dinette with a U or L living area what models or make an I looking for ?
Can I ask why are smaller caravans over priced, I only want a small caravans as I'm new to towing, and they are priced ridiculously £15k plus, yet your caravans are priced fantastically and a lot more materials involved making them, yet smaller ones less material to make and priced higher, I've looked on few sites ? I don't understand it, I'm wanting a two berth, about the size of a freedom jetstream, as I want it to go on my driveway through the driveway gates? Any suggestions on smaller models please? Thanks you
Think about it. When the bed is down the gas pressure is at it greates because the stays are compressed.t . It has more chance to let gas escape when the bed is down.
Nothing to do with supporting the weight of the bed.
put a furry blacket on top of the bed or a fleece
For the solution to the mattress on the bed we just lift our bed up and stand the spare wheel on its side and rest the bed on the wheel with the frame
I used to build them and the difference in materials between a 14ft and an 8ft wide 22ft long van is just a few pounds. It really is manufacturers greed.
Make sure your spare wheel mechanism and wheel are okay if stored outside under the caravan 🤓
With reference to bed struts. Unclip one end then prop the bed up. Then reconnect them next season
Great way to do it 👍