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In further efforts to financially support the Archive, our team have produced a wealth of educational material. I have also considered putting together a basic caravaning manual for the newbie covering such things as 85% weight recommendation (with explaination), hitching, reversing, pitching etc. All the thing usually learned by experience or error. The Winterisation Guide will walk you through the process of preparing your caravan for winter storage. This season, we are thrilled to commemorate a significant milestone - a decade of SMART Construction.

Trumatic Heater S3002 – 5002 Operating Instructions | Trumatic S3002 – 5002 Installation Instructions | Truma Ultraheat Operation Instructions | Truma Ultraheat Installation Instructions | Truma Ultrastore Rapid Installation and Operation Instructions | Trumavent TEB – TN Instruction Manual VOSA Enforcement Weighing Of Vehicles – Consolidated Code of Practice : Code of Practice on Dynamic Axle Weighers-1 Older Caravan Wiring Diagrams When it comes to caravan electrics, you must be aware that both 230V and 12V systems can potentially lead to fires and fatalities. However, some owners have extensive experience of using the appropriate cables, switches, fused control units and so on. Accordingly they adhere to safety advice, and wire-up interior caravan lights and couple-up leisure batteries. However, anyone who has doubts about their own knowledge, ability or experience should entrust such work to an electrical specialist who is familiar with the practices adopted in caravans.

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However, some floor panels fail when the bonding agent shears in high-use zones (typically just inside the door, and also around the kitchen). Once this delamination spreads, the floor loses its strength dramatically. Incidentally, you should suspect problems if part of the floor starts creaking badly and feels ‘springy’ in places. In a severe case, the top layer of ply rises up like a shallow blister.

It is really great that someone from within the leisure industry is seeing it from the perspective of the end user and lifting the cloud of mystery that some of caravan dealers have covered the industry with. When you’ve stripped out unwanted appliances and furniture, and have a caravan whose towing and running gear are safe and serviced, it’s time to take it (empty) to a weighbridge. However small monographs, dealing with the specifics of ranges of caravans from different manufacturers or different 'years' could well find a market, especially if supported by the industry. Personally however, I wouldn't hold my breath I'm afraid. Founded by post-war pioneer Philipp Kreis in October 1949, Truma has transformed from a gas lamp assembly company into Europe’s leading manufacturer in the field of liquid gas heaters for leisure vehicles and boats. Given the existence of the 'generic' Haynes Caravan Manual, with all the publishing power, and its multi-authors, behind it, I think that any 'similar' product is unlikely to be supported by another publisher.As you might appreciate, this is a mammoth project requires a huge amount of time and considerable funds to continue to run and grow. But your contributions and donations help to make our job of creating a useful archive so much easier. Is your product defective and the manual offers no solution? Go to a Repair Café for free repair services.

This educational material helps caravanners new and experienced alike to learn more about owning a caravan, upkeep and other important things.

Countless caravans have been affected by leaks in the past. Although ill-fitting items suchas windows can sometimes cause weak spots, most problems occur where the screws that hold trim strips deteriorate. That’s especially common when ordinary steel screws have been used (instead of stainless-steel fixings).Every screw hole representsa potential leak point, so a flexible mastic is used, too. In particular, we recommend investing in our Caravan Damp Test Video Course which we have paired with our Ultimate Caravan & Motorhome Winterisation Guide (Ebook) as a free bonus.

You’ll see that for each of the Millard caravan renovations, I’ve included the link to the people who did all this hard work. Without exception, renovatinga caravan is going to involve a critical look at the basic supply systems. As already mentioned, gas supplies should be left to experts, although you can replace cylinder-mounted regulators and items such asthe flexible coupling hose. Our library currently contains more than 100 digital owner’s manuals for the mainstream caravan manufacturers past and present.The old caravan kitchen pictured above would benefit hugely from some newer kitchen appliances, but I’d install them in the same location. Similarly, the space-heater recess could takea newer replacement; although minor changes to the furniture may be necessary to achieve that. My friend's manual on Trailers will also incorporate sections by other experts, and will include much material relevant to Caravans e. g. chassis, loading and towcar electrics etc. To date he's been on it 14 months, getting photos and information etc. and he's still working on it!!