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23/12/2013 at 1:52pm
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Hi all. A friend of mine is thinking of buying a caravan and keeping it at home. The only problem is that the driveway is on a gradient. Am I right in thinking that if he tries to reverse it up there then the brake would come on.
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23/12/2013 at 2:00pm
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The simple answer is NO, unless he has a van over 40 year old and they had a catch which you flicked over before reversing.
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23/12/2013 at 2:34pm
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Cheers birdman.Is that no iam wrong or no it wont move uphill sorry for being a pain
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23/12/2013 at 2:38pm
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Caravans made after about 1980 have auto reverse brakes. If you want to reverse it onto an uphill driveway you can.
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23/12/2013 at 9:29pm
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No problem in reversing but once parked I would use chocks on the wheels as I would not trust the van brake.
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24/12/2013 at 6:51am
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The brakes will not come on.Another thing is when pitching caravan on a backwards slope and applying hand brake, always re-apply it more as the caravan will be able to roll backwards when un-hitched, as a friend of mine found out 30 years ago when the van ran his wife over and broke her leg.
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24/12/2013 at 9:08am
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But reversing up a steep hill can be quite hard on the car clutch, especially if you can't approach at a decent speed. E.g. Through a narrow driveway entrance. Might be best to invest in a good mover and big leisure battery. Unless that is out of the question financially (but could be as cheap as a new clutch)
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24/12/2013 at 11:23am
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I agree with Oxter a mover would be a good investment.
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24/12/2013 at 11:59am
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I had a mover fitted in September for the same reasons, steep slope on drive and 3"-4" clearance each side of the gable and garden wall. Makes life easy and as said will save the clutch longterm.
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26/12/2013 at 7:49pm
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That is the main problem with a sloping drive. It depends on the road camber as well. You may find the caravan bottoms out and you won't be able to make it.We had to have a ramp between the drive and the road.
A mover will also make life much easier.
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Topic: Moving uphill
googled caravan mover and got some pictures of them on amazon weird looking gizmo thought it looked like some sort of winch but not sure so googled how do you use a caravan mover looks like it bolts on too the caravan and rolls onto the wheels 
