Showing posts with label caravanning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label caravanning. Show all posts

Thursday, 28 April 2016

Caravan Essentials for Excellent Journey Experience

Caravan is a mobile home that includes bathroom, beds, kitchen, as well as dining facilities. However, you will need lots of accessories for exteriors and interiors. Travelling in luxury with your personal living arrangements can increase the excitement. Your country expedition can be more enjoyable and convenient with properly equipped caravan.

New caravan door is up to 2 feet above the ground. No one desires to jump down or clamber up.  It is wise to invest in one of the vital caravan accessories, sturdy two rung step.


New caravan owners must be aware of all the essential caravan accessories and check it out, before they embark on their journey. Below is a list of essentials to get an idea and be prepared.

Fresh water supply - Water containers are available, especially for caravans. Container has wheels and can hold 25 liters fresh water. Thus, you can wheel it to campsites water supply for filling it and back.

Waste water removal - Wheeled container fitted under the caravan allows collecting waste water from sink, which can be emptied directly in designated drains at the campsites.

Toilet chemicals - It is a must item for obvious reason.

Crockery - Say a big NO to household breakable china and buy a caravan friendly crockery set.

Tool kit - One advantage of caravanning is that you are going away from noisy civilization, but to solve the needs on the way carry a simple toolkit. Basic maintenance and repairs can be performed on the go.

Wheel chocks & leveling blocks - Wheel locks will prevent caravan from rolling, even when you are changing a wheel. When parking on uneven grounds leveling blocks help caravan to level on a slanted surface.

Security essentials - Hitch lock, wheel clamps, and tracking devices are some vital security measures.

Gas cylinders - It is sensible to invest in two gas cylinders, so you don’t run out of gas in the middle of nowhere.


Friday, 15 January 2016

Enhance your Caravanning Safety with Good Tyres

As with any vehicle, your caravan’s wheels and tyres play a critical role in your caravanning safety; thus good to ascertain that they’re up to the job before caravanning out. Besides the potential danger they pose, blowouts or punctures can cause much inconvenience; you can figure out the discomfort that this can cause especially if you’re out there with kids, dogs and other assorted baggage.  Click here to know more.

Replace the worn out or defective tyres immediately

In addition to checking the pressure of your caravan tyres every other time you’re about to set off, it’s good to check it every few weeks when the caravan is in storage. Upon realizing that the tread of all or one of your caravan tyres has fallen below the recommended minimum, you need to replace them immediately with new ones from your trusted caravan parts dealer. Also, if you discovered that the wear in your tyres seems uneven, you need to find out the underlying cause and rectify it before changing the tyres.


You need to keep in mind that tyres may age before they can even wear out especially if your caravan doesn’t cover loads of distance. Degeneration of tyres due to advanced age can lead to blowouts. Therefore, it’s advisable to change your caravan tyres every few years even if they haven’t shown signs of wearing out especially if the caravan isn’t out on the road most of the time. Remember to check your tyres for cuts, cracks or bulges on a regular basis and replace the affected ones immediately.