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We keep our van on the drive so it's easy for us to do things with it over the winter. When we decide it's time to winterise it we drain everything down & leave taps open. We put the cassette from the toilet along with the water containers up in the attic. I keep the battery in the garage & keep it charged. We remove all the soft furnishings into the house for the winter. We also place dishes of salt in the caravan to absorb any moisture. We bring these in to change or dry them out when they need doing.

We leave all blinds up & curtains open. When we get a nice day during the months it's laid up, we like to go out & open it up to allow air to flow through it.

Doing this just leaves an empty box out on our drive over the winter & up to Whitsun. This must have come as a shock to the scum that stole our last one because that was all they got, an empty box. Served them right!!

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salt bowls on surfaces

dont do this as the gas given off the salt will damage the finish on your worktops.place the dishes of salt on the floor.i remove all cusions and bedding wrap them in old quilt covers and put them in the attic for the winter.takes about one hour to do.

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FROST TONIGHT GUYS HAVE YOU DRAINED....

Gee, I strip EVERYTHING out of mine, there isnt a single thing left in it becasue a) I dont want things getting cold/damp over the winter, b) I dont want the damage from potential mice coming and visiting, c) if anyone nicks it they are just getting a shell!

Everything comes out and goes up in the loft!

 we just take out any perishable foodstuffs and some clothing leave everything else in the van  stand the cushions on end  drain down the water give the outside a good clean remove the battery , its already on axel stands so we just put 2 caravan covers on and dont go inside untill feb/march  i certanly wouldnt put any heating on  as it can cause condensation. the van is well ventilated and we have had no problems over the last 4 winters .

Quote: Originally posted by Fat Bum on 17/9/2010

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Why not use your caravan throughout the year? Most caravans have good heating nowadays so there is no reason not to use the van in winter. Caravans cost a lot of money and it seems silly to only use them in the summer months. We went away for New Year a couple of years ago and we were away early December last year and we were lovely and toasty in the Bailey Ranger we had then. Our new van is likely to be even warmer!

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this is my first winter with a van, and I will be moving the van into undercover storage in the coming weeks.

Does anyone know if I would be OK to leave the soft furnishings in the van ? considering its under cover (concrete floor)

Appreciate to know about your experiences

Quote: Originally posted by TKMAXX on 17/9/2010

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Gee, I strip EVERYTHING out of mine, there isnt a single thing left in it becasue a) I dont want things getting cold/damp over the winter,

SNIP

Everything comes out and goes up in the loft!

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Quote: Originally posted by Viggo on 18/9/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by TKMAXX on 17/9/2010

Gee, I strip EVERYTHING out of mine, there isnt a single thing left in it becasue a) I dont want things getting cold/damp over the winter,

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SNIP

Everything comes out and goes up in the loft!

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Anyone else see the flaw in this argument..?

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