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I cannot find a model which matches the one commented on in Practical Caravan.
It would be most gratefully appreciated if you could help with the name, and apologies for any inconvenience caused. I thank you in anticipation. Name and address withheld
Sarah Wakely says…
Thank you for the email – I can help you with this, because I wrote the review of the charger! It was the Veko Smart Battery Charger, available from www. simplycar.co.uk. I hope this helps, and that you continue to enjoy Practical Caravan magazine.
YOU MIGHT NOT NEED A MOTOR-MOVER
I thank Clive Oxborrow (issue 417) for his kind reply to my article on chassis-attaching wheel locks and moving your caravan (issue 416). Yes, use of a levelling wedge was indeed outside the remit of the article, but no, a motor-mover is still not essential.
With a non-chassis-attaching wheel lock, reverse the outfit onto your pitch a little behind the desired final position.
Place the ramp in front of the relevant van wheel, then drive forwards under supervision until the wheel is on top of the ramp. Now brake very securely, and unhitch.
The only difference when using this lock is to use a home-made timber ramp that is a little wider and longer than the commercial version.
Measure the distance up the ramp and onto the level top, and adjust the position of the outfit so that a suitable wheel opening will appear at the top of the ramp. You will need to measure part of the distance round the tyre to establish this.
This procedure is really not as complicated as it sounds, and might provide a solution to Clive’s problem.
Tony Brown
(Tony’s Tech Tips)
LEVELLING YOUR VAN ACROSS THE AXLE
I read with interest the recent letter from Clive Oxborrow (issue 417) regarding potential problems when trying to level the caravan across the axle.
This has always been a much more difficult problem to solve than levelling the caravan lengthwise, which can be done simply by raising or lowering the jockey wheel.
However – as a regular user of hardstanding pitches – a simple solution occurred to me a few years ago.
I simply gather a mound of hardstanding under the wheel that needs to be raised, until the caravan is level. If the pitch is significantly uneven, this might also require a bit of the hardstanding being pulled away under the other wheel, although I find this is not normally necessary.
A simple answer then, but, as a responsible caravanner, I always make sure I reinstate the hardstanding when leaving the pitch.
I hope this idea will help fellow caravanners!
Ian Ogilvie
DO WE NEED SPECIAL TOILET TISSUE?
Having just bought four rolls of ‘caravan-specific’ toilet tissue, I find myself wondering whether other caravanners might also be of the opinion that ordinary household items are just as suitable for caravan cassette use, provided that they are not the especially soft and fluffy variety? What do other readers think?
TNG Abbott