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Hi,I am very confused and wondering if anyone can help me out with my question (or two!) We have got a 2004 Pennine Pullman which has some kind of reverse braking system.....but I'm not sure what that means or how it works??

My problem is that when we arrive at a pitch and it is on a slope how do you stop your FC heading off down the hill when it is unhitched?? We recently went to a site over Easter and it was on a slope,in previous experiences the hand brake never seems to hold on a slope (should it??) and there was no way we could hang onto the FC whilst the car was unhitched!

I thought I'd read somewhere that after reversing a FC if you move it forward it somehow does something to the braking system to stop it rolling backwards?? Anyway we pulled the camper forward slightly on the car then chocked the wheels,put the breakaway cable round the tow hitch (just in case it decided to head off down the hill!) and gingerly unhitched the camper.It was all fine but I'm not sure what that was down to.....probably chocking the wheels!!

Sorry for the long post but I'd be very grateful for any advice/ideas

Thanks

Sorry to sound thick! but I need to get this right before I lose the camper down a hill! If I unhitch the camper whilst on a slope (backend facing down the slope,not towards the car) if I have the handbrake in the upright position I won't see my camper start trundling off to pastures new??!! and if it does my handbrake isn't working!?

Oh and I guess it's still a good idea to chock the wheels?

thanks

As steer 2001 says the auto reverse braking system is for when you reverse he FC with the car, it releases the brake so the FC will reverse easily. The brake should hold on a slope if they are in a good condition and you pull the lever as far up as it will go. I say about the lever because I believe pennines have a facility on the brakes that if you only pull it half way on you can push the trailer back but it won't roll forward. This is so you can push the trailer backwards up a slope and it won't roll down on to you.

Having said the brakes will work we do carry two pieces of wood around with us and use them to choke the wheels if we pitch on a slope. I position them behind the wheels and put the brake on full before unhooking the FC from the car and driving the car away from the FC, just to be on the safe side. It gives peace of mind because i would hate to wake in the morning at the bottom of the hill i went to sleep at the top of.

Thank you for all your kind help! I feel much happier now!

Jan P,unfortunately we couldn't go across the slope on this occasion as they were quite strict in which way everyone was facing! we are off to the same site next month but have picked a flatter pitch!

Thanks again.P.S my chocks are only off-cuts of wood too!!