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Bob61

31/8/2018 at 9:48pm
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A few days ago I noticed a caravan being towed through my village with it's skylight wide open. It was one of the large skylights possibly about 18" or more square. It was chucking it down with rain at the time so I dread to think what state the inside of the caravan would be like when they arrived at their destination.

It wouldn't surprise me either if the wind didn't eventually rip the skylight off completely as I once witnessed when following a caravan on a motorway.

So...just a reminder to double check the skylight is closed and secure before driving off.

Kelper

31/8/2018 at 10:36pm
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Not just for caravans, Bob61, I don't know if they're called the same in motor-homes but I was following one coach-built job with a skylight open a couple of weeks back in quite high winds and it twisted itself almost right off going over Rannoch Moor at 60mph. Fortunately, I managed to overtake him and signalled to him to slow down and pulled him into a layby. He was a bit leery at first but his partner went and checked and then I got profuse thanks.

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I noticed one yesterday sitting bolt upright, thought that it didn't look the thing to do.

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This is one of the reasons we don't like people to come over and distract us when we are packing up to move on. We have seen other campers caught out by this, and politely discourage it. Forgetting a small but important chore can cause much cost and inconvenience.
When an adjacent camper, or someone we have been friendly with on site, are preparing to leave, we keep out of the way until they are actually ready to get in their vehicle to drive off. Then we go over to say our 'goodbyes'.
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our system is that we close the blind once every window /roof light has been checked and shut, the kitchen roof vent and the one in the bathroom both have pegs put on them if they are open, and when the pegs get removed they are put on the coat pegs by the doorway so we know its been done

Kelper

01/9/2018 at 11:59am
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Oh, I thought one was not supposed to drive with blinds closed ... as they could spring, and damage?

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01/9/2018 at 12:21pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Kelper on 01/9/2018
Oh, I thought one was not supposed to drive with blinds closed ... as they could spring, and damage?

been doing it now for the 20 years and 4-5 caravans and not once had any issue at all, they never "spring" or damage anything mind you the vans we have had we had nothing to gain from having them opened as we couldn't see thr the caravan regardless

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One caravanner told me the when he engages the mover, he puts the wrench on his driving seat as a reminder to disengage it before moving off. A good idea, which I now use as well.
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Ray Clayton

01/9/2018 at 4:04pm
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Hi

To be honest,everytime i go out on a long trip with the van on the back,i notice either,a skylight up, or TV antenna up.

Sods law really

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Jax365

01/9/2018 at 5:00pm
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Quote: Originally posted by The 2 Tops on 01/9/2018
This is one of the reasons we don't like people to come over and distract us when we are packing up to move on. We have seen other campers caught out by this, and politely discourage it. Forgetting a small but important chore can cause much cost and inconvenience.
When an adjacent camper, or someone we have been friendly with on site, are preparing to leave, we keep out of the way until they are actually ready to get in their vehicle to drive off. Then we go over to say our 'goodbyes'.
Bertie.

I got distracted when leaving home by a nighbour... I forgot to wind the jockey wheel up and drove that way for approx half a mile before I could pull over and see what the noise was all about! Luckily it didn't do any damage, although the jockey wheel was a bit hot! :)

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bobmel

02/9/2018 at 9:57pm
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I do all the checks, walk around etc before leaving home or the site. Last week a car drove along beside us and the passenger was pointing up and at the van, so I pulled over. Low and behold the skylight above the bet had sprung and the window must have been bobbing up and down. God knows how they spotted it but thank you very much. This was on the A90 before Forfar. marg6 it never happens

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Jo Parker

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When we take the awning down the top window is closed, done it so often now it's just done automatically.

gailbonney

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I've seen a lot of motorhomes with the roof vents open recently. So much so that I assume its okay for them!

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We did thIs once - the Heiki survived but the replacement blind was the thick end of �200😥

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I take it the answer is check and check again and never assume as we once did when travelling over a hundred miles with the TV still in it's mount on Highland roads. I was shocked to see the TV still on it's bracket and assumed the wife had stored it away, she of course had assumed I had done so, we now tell each other what we have done to prepare for travelling a sort of double check.

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