How to prevent caravan sway

Join caravan expert Mike (from Driver Risk Management) to learn how caravan sway happens, and how to prevent it. He will take you through the steps to ensure you can prevent sway on your next journey, and travel safely while towing your caravan.
0:00 What is caravan sway
0:41 Causes of caravan sway
01:03 Towing capacity load limits
01:32 Weight distribution
02:23 Strong winds
03:20 Tyre pressure and road surface
04:52 Erratic movements
06:08 What caravan sway feels like
06:42 Steps to prevent caravan sway
09:05 Electronic stability control

[@user-uj7ux1xp8t]

I wish caravan and electrical suppliers would stop pushing the Redard knob type brake controller, they are far from adequate, especially when needing to apply the caravan brakes in an emergency. By far the best unit is the Tekonsha P3, it has a large easy to use lever you can apply gradually and will go to the maximum that you have the brakes set at and will not change the settings, it also does all the important diagnostics and readouts, it also can tell you when the brake coils are warn and shorting out on the drums. The Red Arc cannot do any of this. I know, I have had them both. And please stop being precious about your vehicle and mount the unit on the top right hand side of your dash where it is easily seen and safe to use.

[@darylcarson6937]

Keep the weight low is a rule to abide by and not to be broken. This rule gets totally ignored when the decision is made to load the roof with solar panels. The added inertia from the high mass in a dynamic instability instance with have the same effect as 100+ tins of soup in the top cupboards. When the spuikers of sway prevent guidance start addressing this issue and not ignore it the sooner we’ll see positive results.

[@thelonewolf666]

sway: too light a tow vehicle single axel van