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Help, I want to buy a caravan but I'm not sure how to get it on my driveway as it is sloped.

Can It be done?

Yes.  Ours is quite steep - 1 in 5.  We had a rhyno motor mover fitted which copes easily and saves the clutch on the car.  Before that we had to reverse it on.

Photo of it on driveway here.

My driveway is a very similar slope but then I have to take the van between two houses which are pebbledashed ( i have approx 2ins each side) I then have a 180 degree turn to park in my back garden.

I had Reich movers fitted a few weeks ago and I can manage this with no problems whatsoever.

Whatever mover you have fitted is a good investment

John

Hi, just a note......... Once your caravan is parked chock it well and then release the handbrake.

Leaving the handbrake on for long periods in storage can cause the brakes to seize on which is not very handy when you`re just about to go away with it !!

Many years ago I left my brake on on my Pennine on a flat surface in my garage one winter and then when I tried to move it to go away the wheel nearest the wall was locked solid ....... a bit (or rather a lot) of groveling round underneith and a few smacks with a hammer on the bakes released it but it was most inconvenient and a lesson was learned.

Cheers

Rick

Thankfully our drive not quite as sloped. OH reverses it in but difficult as we live on a corner with high kerbs and a street light and neighbours with cars parked everywhere.

We always level the van using the jockey wheel and blocks below the front steadies and jockey wheel.  First we put front steadies down, then move jockey wheel pole down, put in a block, then lift up the front more with the jockey wheel, then when level put down the steadies.

A bit of a nuiscance, but at least I can get fridge working when packing up night before we head off.

I would have gone for the winch idea if my drive sloped down to the road.

The idea of using breeze blocks is a good one.  I might look into that.

a mover is the best money spent at times.see

http://www.powrwheel.com/

hi all

There is a "hitch drive" advertised at halfords at the moment for £229. do you think it is any good - we are on a level drive in the back garden but the wife suffers with very bad tendernitus and cant alwas help me manover in if it involves too much manovering (cant always get it lined up correctly- but am trying !!) so we thought this might help

what do you think ?