We can't use ours in the cold & wet weather due to Julie having arthritis & wet cold weather makes it worse for her. Therefore we possibly go over the top winterising ours but it works for us.
I wash it & give it a really good coat of wax, I then place it on the drive where it can stay for the winter & put two old wheels & tyres that I've kept for years on it with two wheel clamps. I also jack up under the axle & place two RSJs under, one each side to keep the weight off the suspension units.
I drain down everything & leave taps in the ON position. I don't remove the battery but I do keep it charged on the van, we also connect electric up to it now & then to keep it all warm & working. I drain the flush tank out into a container so I don't waste the fluid (how tight is that) I wash out the cassete & keep it in my garage with the flap slightly open & rubbed with vaseline.
We remove ALL the upholstery into the house & keep it under the beds, this, I believe, would deter any thieves as they'd be nicking an empty box. It also keeps the upholstery aired by the central heating pipes that pass through the floor/ceiling cavity in the house.
We keep the fridge door slightly open & place two large dishes of salt, one each end of the van, this absorbs any misture in the air & has kept our vans dry for years.
I used to keep the electric plugs for the van inside the hitchlock to make life difficult for thives but our new hitchlock won't take them so I'll have to leave them cable tied under the A frame cover.
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Topic: Lying van up for Winter
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he just wont.treid all ways but to no avail.
