Mystery Solved! Our Secret Caravan Upgrade Revealed!

[@Makey69]

We got the E&P on our caravan, makes a massive difference and always nice to be level, I spray the rams every 3 months, so much better to fit the lozenge now as I tend to forget to get the gap correct.

[@CaravanEscapades101]

Thanks for the Tip, Is it any special type you use to spray the rams

[@dazzle52k52]

We purchased E&P through MG for our old caravan and it was excellent for getting the alko wheel lock aligned on site. It also takes out all of the 'bounce' you become accustomed to, with a van. We've since moved to the dark side and purchased a motorhome, and levelling is reasonably easy. (Note, Our old Swift conqueror 560 with self leveling is still for sale at Downtide caravans near Cromer). Top vlogging. 👌👍👏💪

[@CaravanEscapades101]

Hi Thanks for watching and commenting, I am not sure I Should be replying to you now you have gone to the Dark Side 🤣🤣. Only Joking. Its good to hear that the bounce is gone, that's something Claire always moans about and sends me out to Nip Things Up 🙂

[@roblee4731]

Hello James, we have this as standard on our Buccaneer Bermuda and I can tell you its unbelievable, for ease , security but what you will notice on site is the improved stability in your caravan floor just thought I would tell ya that mate.

[@CaravanEscapades101]

Thanks for the input its good to hear, I am so glad the stability on site will be improved, I am fed up with Claire moaning about the wobble and sending me out to Nip up the legs 🤣

[@stevep.8706]

I had the full E&P system fitted to our previous caravan after years of messing about with wooden blocks and inflatable bags with the money we saved during lockdown. I'm so impressed with it though that we ordered it for our new caravan last year. I opted for the extra large footplates with the plastic covers too. These negates the need for carrying spreader plates for use on soft ground. The one and only problem I've had with the system was when the control panel battery was flat on arrival at the site we were staying on. This has never happened since and I can't explain why it happened then. Anyway, to cut a long story short, if you remove the control panel from its frame you'll find two tiny buttons in the back of the frame which you press with a ballpoint pen or similar. These provide manual up & down control so, at least we managed to get the corner steadies down to stabilise the caravan while the control panel charged. You can't self level this way though. We were never told about these buttons and only found out about them while Googling the problem as the control panel was charging.

[@CaravanEscapades101]

Thank you for confirming how good the system is and thank you for the tip reference the control panel battery. Out & About did show me the 2 small buttons on the back and how to use them in an emergency if needed. Thanks again for watching and commenting 🙂

[@CaravanningwiththeMrs]

Nice! 👍

[@CaravanEscapades101]

Thank you 🙂

[@shinkins6702]

Excellent upgrade, fitted by the best people!

[@CaravanEscapades101]

@shinkins6702 it sure is and the team at Out and About have been great

[@shinkins6702]

@ yes, they are superb. They fitted mine and my father in laws system on the same day. Brilliant work and really knowledgeable people.

[@Makey69]

PTFE as it don’t damage the seals, I had mine serviced at SAP in Doncaster, they told me every 3 months as we are not near the coast

[@CaravanEscapades101]

Thanks I have some PTFE spray so I will be doing my shafts every 3 Months :-)

[@NormanMcCully]

Our lusso 2 has e&p fitted as standard make all lock fitting a breeze. The only I had was with a very unlevel pitch which required a block or wood under 1 of the central jacks. The wheels on 1 side were approx 2” of the ground. But stable

[@CaravanEscapades101]

That's good to hear and Out & About did explain that maybe the case when on a particularly slopy pitch, it must be a bit disconcerting seeing the wheels off the ground like that 🙂

[@marilyntrain7602]

i remeber talking to you about E & P at 1 of the shows or at longleat, and you said that you might get it fitted to your new caravan, I love it, you wont regret investing in it

[@CaravanEscapades101]

We did and it was at Longleat before we got the new caravan 🙂. I am really looking forward to using it

[@barrycarpenter309]

Having injured my back last year I decided our next caravan would have this! At the NEC in October we ordered a swift challenger 670 exclusive and added e&p + a/c factory fit.🤞for end of April this year. So looking forward to easy pitching. Love this bit of kit!

[@CaravanEscapades101]

I am really looking forward to using it. We have had our Challenger Exclusive 670 for nearly a year, Its a great Caravan. Have fun with it 🙂

[@gooney71]

Brilliant piece of kit, was lucky when we upgraded our caravan two years ago it was already fitted to our Elddis crusader super cyclone. If you watch the caravan place, there's a video on there how to recalibrate the system. Just incase you're not happy how your caravan is sitting, ie if your water is not draining from your shower. It's ok being perfectly flat, but sometimes not so good for water drainage...... I'll see if I can find the link, and copy and paste it 👍🏻

[@CaravanEscapades101]

Thank you I will take a look at the Video, they did talk me though how to recalibrate when I collected it if we found we needed to because of show draining etc.

[@mentonish]

I would probable use some large distribution pads under the feei if the ground conditions were poor. Always used for the weight distribution for mobile cranes.

[@CaravanEscapades101]

@mentonish Hi, thank you for the tip. Out & About suggested exactly that and go for the ones used for commercial purposes rather than having them fitted to the Jack's. Apparently they bigger ones permanently fitted to Jack's reduce the available stroke.

[@theonlywoody2shoes]

Do you store it with the centre jacks down to prevent flat spots on the tyres? I guess it’s a lot easier to rotate the wheels periodically if not.

[@CaravanEscapades101]

@theonlywoody2shoes Hi, I was advised not to keep the centre Jack's protected from the elements when not needed. To be fair we use the Caravan almost every month so used quite regular. The storage is close so I could go up jack it up rotate the wheels and drop it down again 😁

[@theonlywoody2shoes]

@CaravanEscapades101 Thanks for the reply. We have a Challenger 650 (2021) but are having problems getting it up-plated to fit this system.

[@CaravanEscapades101]

@ What's the ep[problem getting it updated is it you cant get anyone to do it or up plating it wont give you enough payload.

[@theonlywoody2shoes]

@CaravanEscapades101 Can't get anyone to do it. Swift recommended a place down in Essex, but they say they can't get the necessary data from Swift to issue the up plating. Swift hasn't replied to my email about this; and there is apparently some issue with their record keeping at that time, so they can't provide the info the dealer needs to issue the up plating paperwork.

[@CaravanEscapades101]

@@theonlywoody2shoes That's Crazy, The Caravan I had before the current one, I did after 2 years over owner ship and this one when I bought it. Do you know what you will get as an uplift if you can get it sorted. I hope you do

[@colinrimmer789]

Nice kit James, I’m holding my breath for the Automatic Awning Erector! 😂😂😂

[@peterdavies-el1jx]

Aren't we all 😂

[@CaravanEscapades101]

Now that's not a bad Idea Colin, I will get the team on designing one 🙂

[@colinrimmer789]

@ James where do I invest? The words “Sell” and “Hot Cakes” springs to mind. 😂😂

[@CaravanEscapades101]

@@colinrimmer789 I might see if we can program one of our new Humanoid robots could do it

[@ng2361]

Hi James, probably the best investment for twin axle, just hope you kept the original legs because you can have the system removed and refitted to another van. I tend to extend the front legs and back because it hides the rams on the level system so no grits collected,but the central ones will. Also I’ve disabled the bleeper from the box underneath, can be annoying on site if you leave early. Some advice is to use a off cut piece of wood for central jacks because they will sink in on soft ground etc, I had no issues with my system, but every year service the legs with a clean and some spray of white grease. Just put the handbrake on when you have fitted the locks before you lower down and always chock the o/s wheels before jacking up and letting off the handbrake, because you’re caravan can roll slightly and bend the central ram, just things no one tells you. But amazing you have this now life changing, hope the rest of family are well happy holidays 👍

[@gooney71]

@@ng2361 may I ask how you stopped the bleeping? Is it a fuse? It can be annoying, plus it does say "look at me, look what I've got" 😂

[@ng2361]

@ Hi if you can gain access to the box underneath you remove the cover and disconnect the wire to the bleeper from,easy to do it’s just getting underneath hopefully this helps 10min job good luck

[@CaravanEscapades101]

@Thanks for the Tip 🙂

[@breeze1472]

great stuff so i assume that jack is fitted to the chassis?

[@CaravanEscapades101]

Hi Yes they are and I believe also the Legs as they are different to normal Steadies as they level the caravan as well, I have the old ones in a Box 🙂

[@robswiseways5697]

Hi James, Brilliant upgrade 👍. I would have had this (I like my gadgets) but unfortunately I don’t have the payload. I notice Swift only offer E&P as a factory fit on the Elegance Grande only. By the way, did you have the weight plate upgrade when you first bought the caravan. Cheers, Rob 😀

[@CaravanEscapades101]

Hi Rob, that's a shame and I wonder why only a Factory fit on the Elegance, I would have thought all the chassis are the same. I did have it updated when we bought the van and it gave us an extra 198 Kilo's 🙂

[@barrycarpenter309]

I asked at the NEC show last Oct & got it added to the challenger for factory fit. I guess it's about who you speak to. Same as the ac but listed in the brochure as dealer fit!

[@robswiseways5697]

It’s down to that old saying, ‘if you don’t ask, you don’t get’ 🙂

[@Letsbehappy-d3u]

Best extra we added to our van.

[@CaravanEscapades101]

Glad to hear we have made the right decision 🙂

[@ian.woodcock]

Do you normally put one or two wheel locks on?

[@CaravanEscapades101]

@ian.woodcock Hi Ian. When the Caravan is in storage, I actually fit 4. When we are out and about, i fit 2.

[@scotiajinker8392]

Great bit of kit for a twin axle van , unfortunately I have a single axle van and the payload won’t cover the extra weight of the system.

[@CaravanEscapades101]

That's a shame, when I bought the caravan, I had it updated and it gave me another 1908 Kilos 🙂

[@scotiajinker8392]

@ new single axle vans have a shockingly bad payload, something to do with new drivers license. My bailey only has 165kg & that’s with an “upgrade “ of 10kg. My previous van a single axle Pegasus had a payload of 250kg.

[@CaravanEscapades101]

@scotiajinker8392 Wow, I didn't realise that that's not good.

[@peterdavies-el1jx]

Keeping up with the caravan vlogger😂

[@CaravanEscapades101]

Lol there is no keeping up with him 🙂

[@elddisguy]

How much has it eaten into your load margin?

[@CaravanEscapades101]

We get to loose the wright of the old legs, so overall it added 22 Kilos' I also don't need to have the Koja jacking system anymore or need to carry the Lock & Level so there is a few kilo's saving there. I also had the Caravan updated when we bought it and that gave me an additional 198 Kilo's

[@paulhilling6208]

I want it how much lol

[@CaravanEscapades101]

It was £3750. 🙂

[@paulhilling6208]

@@CaravanEscapades101 would definitely help with the 2 wheel locks ! , maybe aircon 1st mmm

[@CaravanEscapades101]

@paulhilling6208 Depends where you plan to take the Caravan as we always go to the South of France each year. If I had to choose between 1, I would go with the AirCon 😁 its been a game changer.

[@gooney71]

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[@CaravanEscapades101]

Thank You. 😁