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Hi, after a couple of great years camping we have taken the plunge and bought a caravan. Nothing fancy, its a 96 Elldis 4 berth, although it does have most of what we need to start of with. it had some damp at the front which wasnt too bad however I ripped the front inside out and replaced it, following some of the great advice linked in these forums.
Anyway, planning to take it out next weekend and would just like to ask and check a few things if thats ok. sorry if some of these seem obvious, ive tried to research things however would just like to be sure. if anyone can help if appreciate it.
The van has a plated weight showing MAW at 1100 and another figure below CAP of 281. iif imright the 1100 is the max allowable weight and that the 281 is the user payload so effectively i can add about 281kg of 'stuff' to an empty van max but mustnt exceed 1100kg.?
how exact does noseweight have to be? ive bought some cheapo bathroom scales to check before we leave. the car is a 2014 ford kuga 2.0d awd with a max of 105kg, the towbar says 120kg so is it right that i take the lowest figure of 7% of the total van weight which i make to be around 75-80kg, if anyone can narrow this down though that would be great.
i cant work out the tyre pressures. the car , im told is 41psi back, 35 front. the van i have no idea though as its had two new tyres, well last year anyway. apparently they are commercials although thats only what the last owner said. the only markings i can see are
155r13 - doublestar ds805 - 85/85n 6pr. standard rim 450b - max 487kg, max single 515kg at 61psi cold. none of this makes sense to me to be honest. anyone confirm these tyres are ok please and what the pressure should be?
ive bougt and fitted an alko aks2004 hitch to replace the original, anything i need to watch out for when hitching and towing. ive towed a few trailers with standard hitches but thats about it and never with a stabiliser.
ive bought some extending mirrors, jack, triangle and a spare, anything else i might need emergency wise?
what tools do you consider to be must haves in the van?
and finally (whew) does this setup sound ok, would you be happy towing it fully loaded 100 miles across to Whitby next weekend?
sorry lots of questions, just saved them up until now 😄
thanks a lot
Regards
Ron
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Topic: A few questions!
