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Subject Topic: getting ready for winter
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20/11/2014 at 8:12pm
 Location: darwen lancs
 Outfit: lunar zenith eb _ quecha 4.2
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What do people leave in their caravan over winter

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20/11/2014 at 9:03pm
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20/11/2014 at 9:18pm
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You can leave everything in that is part of the caravan & take all your personal gear like bedding, clothes etc out. Leave curtains & blinds open & also cupboard & toilet door to allow ventilation. No dehumidifing devices are required but ensure all permanent ventilation is unobstructed. That works for me.


20/11/2014 at 9:19pm
 Location: Harrogate Yorkshire.
 Outfit: Skoda Octavia 4x4 & Compass Omega 482
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Everything, then we are ready to get off on those nice cold winter weekends or week.

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Skoda Octavia Estate 2.0TDi 4x4 (2012) towing a Compass Omega 482 (2014)


21/11/2014 at 9:03am
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Pretty much everything apart from bedding and electrical goods.

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21/11/2014 at 12:30pm
 Location: south cheshire
 Outfit: VW Caddy Maxi
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go here

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21/11/2014 at 4:41pm
 Location: darwen lancs
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Thanks all


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vali k


21/11/2014 at 6:10pm
 Location: Dunfermline
 Outfit: Coachman Pastiche 560 4
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Everything including a heater set to frost protect and an Ecotec charger for the battery. I'm lucky enough to have room at home so the caravan is always 'hot', ready to go. Even if sometimes, I'm not.


21/11/2014 at 6:24pm
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Everything, it's in a garage so snug and dry over winter:)


21/11/2014 at 7:01pm
 Location: Long Eaton Nottingham
 Outfit: Avondale Argente 550 4 (2007)
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We take out all clothes and bedding but leave everthing else in. We leave open all cupboards and pull the seating forward so that air can circulate.

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21/11/2014 at 8:03pm
 Location: Glasgow
 Outfit: Elddis Avante 454
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Winter? We leave everything in as we go away for short holidays in the winter. We do drain the water etc but we use our caravan all year long. It is warm, dry, comfortable and so good to be away.

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We camped for years. In 2019 we bought an Elddis Avante 454. We like it as it is short (6.9m) and fits in our driveway and has a fixed bed.
We had 127 nights away in the caravan in 2023.


21/11/2014 at 9:03pm
 Location: Argyll Scotland
 Outfit: 1997 Bailey Ranger 470 4
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I lay out all the bedding as soon as we get home from the last trip of the season and then leave a dehumidifier running for a few days until everything is bone dry.
I then vacuum pack all the bedding and stow it away.

Then the usual drain down, switch the tyres around, all the usual stuff.

The well before the ne season I book a mobile service and then we're ready for the next season.

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22/11/2014 at 9:55am
 Location: NE Scotland
 Outfit: Bailey Phoenix + CRV
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Quote: Originally posted by Jax365 on 21/11/2014
go here



Is that not the same pic and similar advice as here?
Who copied who?
http://www.caravanguard.co.uk/news/top-15-caravan-winter-checks-7017/

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24/11/2014 at 1:54pm
 Location: Keswick
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I use this check list p feel free to steal

WINTERISING VAN  
Remove furniture/bedding/carpets/curtains    
Clean/vac carpets/furniture/bedding/curtains as req'd   carpet/upholstery spray
Water Hog   Milton - sterilise pipes. Open taps; drain system. Taps open 1/2 position . Plugs in.
Toilet Cistern   Stand in Fedox whilst cleaning van. Then drain
Toilet    Thetford Toilet Cleaner
Toilet cassette   Thetford Cassette Cleaner & Maintenace spray. Olive oil seal (leave open). Wipe locker - Dettol wipes. Check Fuse
Waste outlets   Wash - dettol antibacterial wipes
Waste outlet drain pipes   Wash and soak in milton solution
Wash Van   Fenwicks cleaner
Polish Van   Fenwicks Bobby Dazzler or Over Winter
Windows   Auto Glym window cleaner
Roof Vents   Clean roof under vent windows - Fenwicks + Bobby Dazzler/Over wintering
Fridge/Cooker vents   Fit covers
Battery   Remove and put on charge every now and again
12 Point Pin    Vaseline
Chassis   Brush dirt off
Shock Absorbers   Clean and vaseline rods - remove vaseline in spring
Window frame   Olive oil on rubber around windows
Wheels   winter wheels -check tyre air
Hitch Head   Clean - Dry Cloth/Fine emery
Brakes   Clean rods and oil connections (Duckhams)
Check Brake Cable for damage    
Corner Steadies   Clean thread and oil - Duckhams
Lights   Clean lenses inside and out, vaseline edge when fitting back. Check bulbs
Aerial   Check its down and facing back
Door lock/hinges   WD40 & caseline over lock to keep water out
Clean cupboards   Morrisons Lavender Wipes/Dettol wipes.
Wash van floors & dry   Finesse 3 in 1 spray
Vents   Check they are not blocked. Fit fridge vents
Filter   Remove or cover with insulation
Kitchen sink/taps   Dettol Antibacterial wipes
Woodwork   Morrisons Lavender Wipes
Bathroom sink/shower   Thetford Bathroom Cleaner/Dettol antibacterial wipes
Fridge/Microwave   Duzzit fridge and Microwave cleaner
Cooker   Fairy Liquid/vim
Remove Radio    
Underbed/front benches   Vac then Finesse 3 in 1 spray
Waste Hog   Sterilise - Milton
Gas Cylinders   Off? Store in Greenhouse
Cupboards/doors closed?    
Descale kettle    
Check fuses    
All switches off?    
Drain Tap closed?    
Dampbuster in Front and Bathroom   Kampa Dampbuster crystals
Blinds up    
ProTec cover    
Clean Awning    
spray white lethium aerosol into the locks    


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If you're not on a fell your wasting your feet and for 2014 it's.......Feb Castleton Mar North Yors Moors; Apr Sutton on Sea; May Thirsk; Jun Clapham/Riverside (Lakes); July Wharfedale; August Crakehall; Sept Knaresborough; Oct Wirral Park/Clitheroe    


24/11/2014 at 3:10pm
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some people have too much time on their hands.. :)

trog


24/11/2014 at 6:10pm
 Location: Powys Wales
 Outfit: Abbey 2 berth. Astra sports tourer .
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Quote: Originally posted by trog100 on 24/11/2014
some people have too much time on their hands.. :)

trog





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