5 Simple Caravan Tips

[@davesmith7553]

Thanks for the tips Keith & Michele,wel appreciated.

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Dave, Many thanks for watching, we’re delighted you enjoyed our video & found it helpful 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.

[@davesmith7553]

@@keithandmichele HI,like your videos,very helpfull with extending the draw bar as in previous post youv put up,we are in NEW ZEALAND so ill keep up with your posts,backing the caravan is confusing,lol,especially when people are watching,again thanks.

[@busterboy7505]

Great little tips cheers, thanks Michele and Keith, 👍.

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks for watching Buster Boy, sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.

[@kenroberts6907]

Great tips Keith and Michele, thanks for your experience and helping others .

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Ken, Many thanks for watching & for your kind words. Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.

[@dgbene1463]

We are new to caravanning and about to set up for the first time. Top tips thanks very much.

[@keithandmichele]

Hi DG Bene, Welcome to the caravanning community 🎉 We’re delighted you found our tips helpful, wishing you many happy travels & adventures in your new caravan 😀 Keith & Michele.

[@allanjeffrey8363]

Lovely tips for a new caravans thank you.

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks for watching Allan, we’re delighted you enjoyed our video. Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.

[@markhooper5824]

These tips are great. I hopefully am buying our first caravan this year 2021. Your videos have nudged me into buying a caravan which I have been thinking of doing for years. Thankyou.

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks for your kind words Mark, we’re delighted you’re finding our videos helpful, good luck with the caravan, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.

[@roblet5047]

hi, I bought caravan for me and my friend to go fishing, I got it for 140 pound. I fitted towbar onto my car myself and took caravan onto a site last weekend. none of us had a clue what we were doing, we got caravan stuck because we had span it round on the spot twice because our cable wasnt long enough. we had numerous other problems but in the end it was a great weekend. we got help from another couple of people who seen the mess we were getting into, they said it was hilarious lol. jst wanted to share that

[@keithandmichele]

Sounds like you had a fabulous weekend Rob 😆 Delighted you enjoyed the caravan experience 👍🏻 Thanks for sharing, Keith & Michele.

[@Lee-zg3gx]

Great tips guys, we want more 😊

[@christanner8104]

I turn the mirror auto fold off to save the towing mirrors doing any paint damage to the door if you lock the car with them on. May sound stupid, but I've placed a label on the mirror glass to remind me to switch this off (getting to an age where I forget things!!!!).

[@keithandmichele]

Excellent tip Chris, very useful to know 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.

[@mondujar279]

These are great tips. I am returning to caravan life after a gap of 17 years, so need to remember how things are done, and some have changed too. I have watched a few of your videos and they are all simply brilliant, perhaps the BBC will be after you for presenters soon. 😀

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Andrew, Thank you so much for your kind words, we’re delighted you’re finding our videos useful. Welcome back to the caravanning community 😀 If we can help at all please feel free to email us. [e-mail] Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.

[@philipgray7951]

Massively helpful for a first timer like me. Thank you. Keep them coming 😀

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks for your kind words Philip, delighted you’re enjoying our videos & finding them helpful. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.

[@colindidntworkforme6906]

Wish I had seen your fridge tip before I went off grid for the first time in my swift challenger! I bought it second hand and I don’t think it had ever been used on gas.I’ve now subscribed

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks for watching Colin, Welcome to our channel, we’re delighted you found our video helpful. Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.

[@chrisboyes3511]

Thank you guys. Great advice.

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks for watching Chris, sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.

[@adrianjackson3361]

Great advice for newbies. Thank you.

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks for watching Adrian, we’re delighted you enjoyed our video & found it helpful. Sending best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.

[@Kevin-iw1xc]

Great tips 🤙 regarding the step goin in to caravan buy 4 new jack pads and attach those to the bottom of the step saves carrying the piece of wood and stops steps sinking

[@keithandmichele]

Great idea Kevin, thanks for sharing. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.

[@ndprichardson]

Just purchased my first caravan, I don't know my aqua roll from my alko, so thanks, helpful video!

[@keithandmichele]

Delighted you’re finding our videos helpful Nathan. Congratulations on your new caravan, wishing you many happy travels & adventures. Best wishes, Keith & Michele.

[@shirleyjohnson4328]

Hi thanks for the tips ,its always good to know what ever little things you find someone has already experienced them , Thanks again Ian

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Ian, Thanks for watching, absolutely agree, we all experience caravanning issues & it’s lovely to share all our encounters 👍🏻 Keith & Michele

[@bencurry5295]

Excellent thank you,Stay happy.

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks for watching Ben, delighted you enjoyed it 👍🏻 Keith & Michele.

[@lostweekendscaravan]

Some great tip Keith & Michele. Yes guilty of releasing the van without extending the draw bar. Many Thanks Phil & Juliet.👍🙂

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks Phil & Juliet 😀 I bet Keith will do it again though 😆

[@anewbeginning9778]

Really useful video, many thanks, some great tips.

[@keithandmichele]

Carol Burnes Thanks Carol ❤️

[@kevsimpson88keys77]

Fantastico! more please! xxx

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks for watching Kev 🤗 We’re delighted you enjoyed our video. Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.

[@Venomator.]

Great tips, especially for newbies (like us!) and particularly the unhitching and mirror ones, thank you! Live 'n learn, always good advice, but there will always another way and some will have different preferences for surmounting the same problem - human nature... 👍🏻

[@keithandmichele]

Hi P & J, Thanks for your comments, you can’t please all of the people all of the time 😆 Keith & Michele

[@rt-ks2bh]

Great tips and best of luck to both of you

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks Robert, delighted you enjoyed our video 👍🏻 Keith & Michele.

[@ItaloMike84]

Caravanning since last year and found some useful tips in this vid. Thanks from the Netherlands!

[@keithandmichele]

Hi ItaloMike84 from the Netherlands 😀 Lovely to have you join us, delighted you’ve found our video useful 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.

[@alzmarshall3197]

Great guys 👍🏻 thanks for those. I noticed you attach the mirrors to the top side of the car mirrors. If you find they vibrate making viewing wobbly, try attaching to the underside which has less leverage.

[@keithandmichele]

Great tip Alasdair, thanks for sharing 👍🏻 Keith & Michele

[@DavetheIV]

Real helpful tips, thanks for sharing your experience.

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Dave, Many thanks for watching 👍🏻 Keith & Michele.

[@SeasideVanlife]

Some really helpful tips. I use the same water carriers in my 1960’s caravans ;)

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks Alice, convenient & space saving 😀 Good luck with the new caravan, hope your leg is healing! ❤️ Michele & Keith

[@SeasideVanlife]

Leg getting there thank you@@keithandmichele

[@stevelaw274]

A small suggestion on Aquarolls (and similar containers)....they're heavy when full and I've never understood why folks struggle to stand them upright on return from the water tap (if you have a weak back it's an action risking hurt or worse)....Most of the modern containers have a separate access cap in the side, so simply roll the barrel into position with the side cap at the top and drop the pump/pickup pipe in.... it's one more lift avoided. Energy thus saved can be used to pour more beer/wine.... :-)

[@keithandmichele]

Great advice Steve 👍🏻 Many thanks for sharing. Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.

[@AP-yp4xy]

Great tips, thanks you so much 👍

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks for watching AP, we’re delighted you enjoyed our video. Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.

[@grahamsellers9295]

Some useful tips guys, as a footnote I've just attended a C & M H manoeuvring course, they recommended when you reverse your van onto a pitch, always make your last move a forward one, this then takes the tension off the hitch and aligns the brakes, only a small movement is needed, I hope this helps.

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks for watching Graham, hope you enjoyed the course and now feel competent in towing. 👍Keith & Michele

[@grahamsellers9295]

We’re both enjoying your videos, we’ve just returned to caravaning after many years away. I would recommend to course to anyone, I was fine with towing, my reversing wasn’t brilliant, the course gives lots of practical and useful tips. Keep up the good work

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks Graham, good recommendation, hope you enjoy your return to caravanning & have lots of adventures!

[@LatitudeAdventures]

Great tips there. Especially like the one for pulling car forward a couple of inches

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks for the comments & for watching 👍🏻 We still forget 😆 Keith & Michele

[@plasticsman10]

Thanks for the great tips

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks for watching Barney, sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.

[@alenatichy1062]

Great tips especially about the tow bar thank you I just bought UK caravan as not many videos are here in down- under about them.

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks for watching Alena & huge congratulations on your new caravan. Sending our best wishes to you, happy travels, Keith & Michele.

[@alenatichy1062]

@@keithandmichele thank you this weekend is my first trip

[@carlabeggs8596]

Great video Keith & Michele, excellent tip with the elastic bands. We could've used that tip last weekend with storm Freya

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks Carla, sometimes the most simple things work the best 😀

[@lesleyleese8035]

excellent video, you two have a great easy going style,...and very informative!!

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Lesley, thank you so much for taking the time to watch our video & commenting ❤️ Glad you like our style 😀 x

[@sanc47]

Excellent tips ….thank you

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks for watching Seyed Clour, we’re delighted you enjoyed our video. Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.

[@tuggytaylorful]

Thank u..great tips. The wood under the steps one is one i will use from now on.

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Ray, Thanks for your kind words, glad you found them helpful 👍🏻 Keith & Michele

[@armigerdino]

Novice here, thanks for the tips..the aqua rolls were a great idea!..thank you!

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Dean, thanks for watching 👍🏻 If you have any questions about any caravan topics that you’re worried about, please let us know & we’ll do our best to help 😀 Keith & Michele [e-mail]

[@bobshunt9]

Have I got this wrong, isn't the aqua roll designed so you don't have to carry water

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Jan & Bob, No, not wrong 😀 The top ups are literally for topping it up. For example, if you’ve had a shower at night you can easily top up the aqua roll instead of having to disengage it from the caravan & roll to the nearest tap. Handy if it’s dark, wet & windy! A lot of people do this with a watering can stored beside the aqua roll, we do it with the collapsible water carrier as a space saving measure. Hope this clarifies the topic for you. Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele

[@michaelatkins2616]

Great Tips Keith Thankyou Mick Atkins (Taunton)

[@keithandmichele]

Delighted you found our video useful Michael. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele

[@richardthornton1235]

Just found your channel. Excellent tips, used to use cable ties to stop the flap blowing up and down, not any more. Just found 2 elastic bands dropped by the postman !!

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Richard, Sounds like we have the same postman 😆 Thanks for watching 👍🏻 Keith & Michele

[@paulpringle8263]

Some very useful tips. I love simple solutions to a problem. Regarding caravan steps we had the same problem of the step sinking.so we got a new step the type with tube all round the bottom of the step this makes more surface area with the ground and works perfectly.might save you carrying that piece of wood

[@keithandmichele]

Cheers Paul, haven’t seen this style of step, thanks for the tip 👍🏻

[@paulpringle8263]

Have a look on eBay.milenco make them £18.00 .same one we use

[@HowardB54]

Hi Keith & Michele , just found your channel and subscribed, love your videos , it’s amazing no matter how long you have been caravanning you always pick up new tips from others . Thanks for taking the time to do these Best wishes Howard

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Howard, thanks so much for your lovely comments, greatly appreciated 👍🏻 Welcome to our channel 😀 You’re absolutely right, we ourselves are picking up tips, learning along the way & being asked for advice on various matters. We’re more than happy to help. Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele

[@nanookmoose]

Loved the tips thanks. We learnt the water flap tip many years ago but then found driving a motorhome on the motorway with the unsecured flap constantly hitting the side of the van is also incredibly annoying. Especially when it wasn't me who forgot to secure it! Going back to a caravan now and had forgotten the extending hitch issue; thanks for saving my bumper. 😁

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Nanookmoose, We’re delighted you found our video helpful, wishing you happy travels in your new caravan 🎉 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.

[@kevandrews4699]

Hi Keith and Michele very useful tips it's good to pass tips on to other car avers it helps a lot It looks like u were bless with good weather look forward to your review of the site tour thanks for sharing .kev

[@keithandmichele]

Kev Andrews Hi Kev, thanks for watching. Weather was incredible 😎 Site review next week 😀

[@markallisonparamotor]

I'm new to caravanning, great tips.

[@keithandmichele]

Hi markallisonparamotor Many thanks for watching, we’re delighted you’ve enjoyed our videos & found them helpful. New vlogs coming soon. Wishing you a very Happy New Year, Keith & Michele x

[@paulwilliams3882]

We are new to owning a caravan,after having years of motorhoming,yet i still find im still learning.Thanks for your tips.

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Paul, Many thanks for watching & for your comments. Wishing you many happy adventures in your new caravan 😀 Keith & Michele

[@sgbirch]

With experience of both, which would you recommend for a newbie?

[@paulholliday4630]

Love your videos 😊

[@nicholashaynes1982]

Really useful and done in a really thoughtful manner...top job!

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks for your kind words Nicholas 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele

[@jamesfoote8916]

Nice video thanks On the Aqua roll well it a role why carry weight when you can easily role 40lts Again as you say what ever works for others I just thought you have turned an easy job to a harder job James

[@keithandmichele]

Hi James, We don’t fill a 40 litre aqua roll with containers 😂 They’re merely a top up if you run out at an inconvenient time 😀 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele

[@jorgeferreira2009]

That was fantastic. Thanks a lot for the tips. For someone starting the adventures in "caravaning" that was really helpful. Also allow me to say that you two make a lovely couple.

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Jorgeferreira, Many thanks for your kind words, delighted you’re finding the tips useful 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.

[@kacsurt]

The first really useful similar video.

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks for watching Kacsur, sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.

[@paulling4588]

Great tips, thanks 👍🏻

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks @paulling4588 ❤️ Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele xxx

[@chriscoulson7684]

Hi guys, just bought my first caravan and haven’t got a clue! Thanks for the tips and can I say you just seem like such nice people. All the best 😀

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Christian, Thanks for your lovely words 😀 Wishing you many happy adventures in your new caravan & if we can help in any way, please feel free to contact us [e-mail] Thanks for watching 👍🏻 Keith & Michele

[@lensmanonline]

Great tips I can relate to the rattling water inlet cover used to drive us made. Looks like we have the same caravan bought from the same dealer, who are very local to us. Best wishes Jon and Karen

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks Jon & Karen, great choice in caravan 😀 she’s a beauty isn’t she 👍🏻

[@Mr1967flyingv]

Hi Keith & Michele , thank you for the tips. We’ve been vanning for 5 years and still learning, keep up the good work!

[@keithandmichele]

Hi, Thank you so much for your kind words 👍🏻 Keith & Michele

[@CaravanChitChat]

Hey guys, some really useful tips there, and some things that I still suffer with every time, like the tow hitch into the bumper and the flapping water inlet cover! Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks for watching guys, simple tips but useful 😀

[@stehume]

really good tips, especially the tow ball one, watched a few of your vids really enjoyed them, newbie here lol

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Ste, Welcome to the community & many thanks for watching, we’re delighted you’re enjoying our videos & finding them helpful 🤗 Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.

[@chrisdenison6550]

Fantastic tips 😉👍🏁

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks Chris, glad you enjoyed the video 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.

[@StephSancia]

I've no idea how I'm going to remember all of these tips over KZbin in the near future when I take my debut voyage of caravanning in New Zealand. My head is spinning ! I have driven a 40 foot designer transporter with 2 lwb fridge vans onboard across the country for Polar Motors in York UK in the 90s before I left the Homelands but that was a rigid chassis and didn't seem so daunting as 21 feet of a wobbly caravan behind an Isuzu SUV ! Goodness ! I guess I should sub so I can post at the time of emergency advice LOL Winter Greetings to you both from Middle Earth 🙃

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Steph, You’ll be absolutely fine, a few trips & it will all fall into place 👍🏻 If you need us, please email carefreecaravanning.co.uk We’ll be happy to help. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.

[@gallowaygetaways5326]

Great video you two! Loved your tips and could relate to most. Looks like you had a lovely weekend away with amazing weather. Our first trip out was last weekend and we were bombarded by Storm Freya....enough said!! Keep up the good work :)

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks Guys 😀 We were incredibly lucky with the weather 😎 The site was excellent, review on that next week. Hope your trip went well despite the weather 😕 x

[@alistairtaylor4852]

Brilliant, thankyou soo much

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks for watching Alistair, delighted you enjoyed our video. Best wishes, Keith & Michele.

[@HelenandDave]

Hi Keith & Michelle, just found your channel. Love these top tips, always really useful. Will be getting a few of those water carriers, what a great idea. Subscribed 👍 Thanks Helen & Dave

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks for watching & subscribing Helen & Dave, we aim to put new videos up weekly with more tips & our caravanning experiences 😀 Michele & Keith x

[@briandouglas5098]

Good Tips. Thank You

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks Brian, Hope you found them helpful. Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele

[@karendyba5213]

Very good tips thank you

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks for watching Karen, sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.

[@krippleinacaravanxxx707]

Thanks. Great tips👍 especially the tilting mirrors! I didn’t realise I could turn them off! Fabulous!!

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks for watching & your comments. Keith & Michele 👍

[@irenejater1101]

A few good tips which we will use,thank you

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks for your comments Irene, hope you find them useful. Keith & Michele

[@TheCaravanNut]

Great vid Keith & Michele, some great tips. We put a door matt under our step to protect the awning carpet. Keep up the good work. Martin 👍

[@keithandmichele]

The Caravan Nut Thanks Martin, we put a door mat outside the awning entrance as well as the board 😆

[@robertsharp286]

I'm 16 and this really helped me and my dad very much thanks

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Robert, Happy to be of help 😀 Keep watching & if there’s anything you’re both unsure about let us know 👍🏻 Keith & Michele

[@lestat143]

Great stuff guys.

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks for watching Gerrard 👍🏻 Keith & Michele

[@petervoros840]

Great tips thank you, just a thought, if you clip the mirrors onto the bottom of the car mirrors instead of the top it won’t knock them off when selecting reverse. You may need to change the sides of the extended mirrors.

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Peter, Thanks for the tip 👍🏻 Great idea. Best wishes, Keith & Michele.

[@davidallen7540]

Great video, nice people

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks for watching David, We’re delighted you enjoyed our video. Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.

[@mattcoombs233]

Great tips!

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks Matt. We’re delighted you enjoyed our video. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele

[@ejmo14559]

Just new to Caravanning, thanks found your video really helpful . That’s me subscribed 👍🏻

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks, welcome to our channel 😀 Keith & Michele

[@MrJona7han]

Some great tips. Instead of carrying a piece of wood around for the steps I bought some furniture castor cups off good old amazon. They are about 2 inches in diameter so should fit most steps.

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Jonathan, thanks for that tip & thanks for watching 👍🏻 Keith & Michele

[@melstaxihomevideos7565]

Good tips… Thanks 👍

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks Melstaxi 👍🏻 Keith & Michele.

[@andrewkirkland4740]

Good stuff, nice useful advice, keep em coming

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks Andrew, new one out on Friday 👍🏻

[@desclarke9485]

Re: the water containers, my top tip is get yourself a second aquaroll, fill both to start with, when one is empty or low, simply swap the pump head over to the full one, then take the empty one to refill at your leisure. I've been doing this for years now as do many seasoned caravanners and never have to worry about running out, or hand carrying 10 litres of water.

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Des, Great tip, thanks for sharing 👍🏻 Keith & Michele

[@kevinm1455]

Agree. We always use 2 aqua rolls.

[@rogerjob2780]

Very useful tips. Keep them coming guys 😎🍷

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Roger, Thanks for your comments & for watching 😀 Keith & Michele

[@joanhiggin1134]

Great tips as I'm just starting caravaning

[@keithandmichele]

Many thanks Joan, delighted you enjoyed our video 👍🏻 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.

[@daviekirkpatrick2189]

Very informative thanks for sharing

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Davie, Thanks very much for watching & your comments 👍🏻 Keith & Michele

[@TCSC47]

The de rigueur caravan tip which you missed was after you have hitched up use the the jockey wheel to lift the car marginally to show that the hitch up is complete and safe.

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Tom, Thanks for that, we have in fact covered this in another video titled “Caravan Advice & Tips For Beginners” Thanks for watching 👍🏻 Keith & Michele.

[@johnwoodhouse6797]

My answer to the steps sinking into the ground (no carpet involved) is to use 40mm diameter plastic tubing such as is used for internal or external domestic plumbing. Cut sections out of them to insert the legs of the steps into. This spreads the load preventing any sinking into grass or fine hardstanding. Very lightweight and easily dropped into small spaces in the boot of the car for transporting.

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks for sharing your tip John 👍🏻 and thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.

[@ascott6804]

Would be great here in the US to have the hand break installed on our camper. I've used the "emergency" break away twice to help. Lol!!

[@barryeaton8907]

Just found your channel and subscribed. I've been caravaning for a few years and thought I knew quite a bit but I leaned a few new things. Thanks great content and good presentation

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Barry, Many thanks for your kind words, never too old to learn 😀 Thanks for watching 👍🏻 Keith & Michele

[@alanpalmer4143]

Very helpful, just about to start caravanning so these as fantastic, thank you :)

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Alan, Many thanks for your lovely words, wishing you many happy adventures in your caravan 👍🏻 Keith & Michele

[@tombenson8316]

Hi guys. Great tips. We're getting back into caravanning after a long break from it due to hectic work schedules. We're both now retired. I've given you a thumbs-up and I've subscribed to catch up on your other vids. I've watched a lot of people on this type of thing and had to leave before the end. Well done to you both on your presentation skills.

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Tom, Many thanks for watching & thank you for your kind words. Welcome back to caravanning, wishing you many happy travels & adventures, Keith & Michele.

[@steinarnicolaysen4245]

Thank you for the tip :)

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Steinar, Many thanks for watching 👍🏻 Keith & Michele.

[@andreasmarx6847]

... so einfach und wirklich nützlich

[@keithandmichele]

Thank you Andreas, delighted you enjoyed our video. Best wishes, Keith & Michele.

[@davidduffy7994]

thank you for that tip on the on the spring chasiss on the caravan i try to tell my wife i put my handbrake on but the van moved forward marked my bumper so thank you

[@georgeknowles5327]

I wish I had a quid for every mark on my rear bumper. But I wouldn't want to implicate my wife. It just ain't worth it. PS. Of course, it's called "bumper" for a reason. So no problem.

[@joaquimsesifredo6863]

@@georgeknowles5327 8Ģ Ì

[@colinrimmer789]

Hi Keith and Michele, putting strip of masking tape on your car mirror prior to fitting towing mirrors will stop the rubber feet marking your painted mirror cases. Remove the tape after arriving on site. 👍

[@keithandmichele]

Another great tip from you Colin 👍🏻 Many thanks for sharing, Keith & Michele.

[@lizleonard3681]

Hi New subscriber I like your tips especially the water carriers I will be putting them on my shopping list also the wood under the step excellent 👍

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Liz, Welcome to our channel 😀 We love the water carriers as we can just top up the aqua roll as & when we need to, just to keep it topped up 👍🏻 Thanks very much for watching, Keith & Michele

[@nanrod981]

Brilliant - thanks

[@keithandmichele]

Thanks for watching James, delighted you’re enjoying our videos 👍🏻 Keith & Michele.

[@Daveks3]

Great video! Tip 1 always get me with my Brian James trailer 🙈😂

[@keithandmichele]

Yep even after recording this I still forgot!! Think I’m just so happy to have reversed in 👍 thanks for watching Keith

[@ooheaven1459]

Add to the mirror tilt, switch off the auto fold, if like mine your mirrors fold right in the towing mirrors his the window glass. So when I fit the towing mirrors I switch off the auto fold. On my Mercedes it's done by the menu buttons on the steering wheel.

[@keithandmichele]

Excellent advice Paul, many thanks for sharing 👍🏻 Best wishes, stay safe, Keith & Michele.

[@chrisswindell7517]

Alternative for Tip1: If you have a motor mover - engage it and carefully move the caravan backwards away from car until hitch has extended. 5 great tips - happy caravaning!

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Chris, Great tip 👍🏻 Thanks for sharing, Keith & Michele

[@jamiermathlin]

"if you are brave enough to reverse on to pitch" ! electric movers are creating a whole group of caravaners who have lost the art of reversing, wonderful when you come face to face with them on a country lane, the look of sheer panic on their faces is a joy when they realise someone will have to go back :-)

[@superbike1]

Just ordered my first ever caravan for jan/feb delivery. Any site recommendations would be appreciated, in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset,New forest etc. Don't know how many sites have fully serviced pitches these days but that's what we would prefer. Thanks and great channel

[@keithwheeler9982]

Thanks for the tips, a couple there i will be using, thanks again. ... ps. ive subscribed to your channel .

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Keith, Welcome to our channel 😀 Delighted you found the video useful 👍🏻 Thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.

[@chrisbain9062]

thank you for the tips, i will be using all of those! weve been vaning now for 2 years and absolutely love it, i have just subscribed and i look forward to watching more of your videos :)

[@keithandmichele]

Hi Chris, Glad you’ve found the tips useful 👍🏻 Thanks for subscribing & watching 😀 Keith & Michele

[@stevezodiac491]

Tip 1. for the truma water inlet. On the inlet pistol, smear olive oil or vegetable oil on the two o-rings. This will stop the cracking around the bottom of the plastic inlet plate nossle fixed to the caravan shell, that usually happens over a period of time because the pistol slides in and particularly out much easier. This will save you buying a new inlet plate nossle which costs an unbelievable £38 or more. Tip 2. Always travel with the Truma water heater gas outlet shroud removed. They have a habit of falling off in transit costing you £22 or more a go. Tip 3. Never buy one of those £9.99 nose weight gauges, get a better make that is usually calibrated like a Milenco one. Better still pay nothing and use your personal scales and two small wooden boards, beneath and above the scales to spread the load and steady the scales alongside a stout shaft of wood placed vertically between the alco cup and the wood placed on top of the scales and lower the jockey wheel to find the nose weight. Tip 4. In my experience using a ramp in conjunction with a motor mover is a nightmare, whilst side to side levelling the caravan. I have found that an adapted Milenco mechanical leveller is the quickest, quietest, most mechanically robust and cheapest option for side to side levelling on a single axle caravan. It does have a problem though. It comes supplied with a cheap ratchet, which takes a lot of effort to use in practice. Instead i have bought a drill drive to square drive ( set of 3 sizes for £3.50 from screwfix, which you only need one) and a 15 mm socket i already had, to operate the Milenco leveller with a portable drill. When levelling always ensure the caravan handbrake is on of course with a chock placed either side of the wheel that is not being lifted, to level the caravan. Tip 5. Use a drill drive to operate the steadies. Much quicker and far less effort but be careful not to damage the floor of the caravan by lowering the steadies beyond just steadying the caravan. A drill drive can apply a lot of force very quickly, if you are not careful using the drill, with the steadies in the fully up or down positions.