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Not had major problems with caravan yet but did lose my trailer once moving off the drive. Didn't put the hitch handle down.

Still got the scars on the road!

Quote: Originally posted by rustyfrog on 18/10/2009

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We couldnt unhitch our van the first time we towed it home after buying it.
It was a Winterhoff with attitude!
To our neighbours amusement, it took over ten minutes trying everything from swearing at it in German, to sneaking up on it when we thought it wasnt looking.
We got there in the end.
Once we mastered it there was no looking back.
A good hitch that worked well.

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Your first experience with a jockey wheel is mirrored all up and down the country. Remember the other 2 classics as well - drive off without unhooking the brake cable and my favourite (done it 3 times - so much for learning from your mistakes) drive off with the lighting cable still attached.

Now that you have got it over and done with enjoy your van.

Well done Nelmo,

Your first trip always has to have so kind of little blip, Its part of the breaking you into caravanning process., Glad you enjoyed it.

o/h unclamped the jockey wheel on our first jaunt too, makes a hell of a clatter doesn't it? much to the amusement of surrounding caravanners.

now if i'd done it, i'd never have heard the last of it...

Quote: Originally posted by Jerry+Tina on 19/10/2009

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I remember being on my 2nd aquaroll when OH said I can hear water. I had forgotten to close the drain tap from the hot water system.

OH has done this one more than once, along with filling the aquaroll through the hole on the side & not tightening the cap on the top (soggy ground around tap). Cursing at the cooker because the oven wouldn't light (had cooker lid down so we now know safety cutout works). Left an open bowl of prunes in the fridge while travelling home. Didn't put fruit away before travelling so we got home to find 'van floor covered in badly bruised apples & bananas. Best one though removes shoes before entering 'van then kicks the furniture & breaks her toe (done this twice).

Or first experience was with a 1.6 Cavalier, and a deanline crown ( much to big and heavy)

We where on our way to a site near Flaxton near York, took the wrong turning and ended up going through the city

then we came to one of those old arched gates that they have, dont know how we managed it there must have been less than half an inch clearance

Could not help noticing the expression on the faces of the 2 bobby's in a patrol car on the other side of the old gate, they where ducking at one point

Sorry but i was rotflmao at your post.  I don't know if you intended it to come accross so funny but i was in tears lol.  Then i scrolled down the page and was back on the floor at Rustyfrog creeping up on his caravan.

Caravanning is just the best way of life!  Hope you have a great weekend without any mishaps this time lol

Nelmo, you had me in stitches too! Reminded me of all the mistakes we have  made since starting caravanning with my long gone ma and pa many moons ago! My old dad used to have a saying : " caravanner's knee". This was a black patch of grease on your trouser leg (s) (usually light coloured!) caused by rubbing past an unprotected tow ball in one's excitement to get pitched or hitched. Also, he had an elderley mate who got sick of emptying his waste water bucket. He drilled a small hole in the side so that it never filled above a certain level! Disgusting behaviour and not socially aceptable, I know but in mitigation, his mate was very old and not too fit.Mind you he taught me a great deal about repairing cars which broke down a lot back then. I can still see his rascally old face peering over a pint of beer!