Advice

Our storage site operates a self service security check in & out,

A card is filled in with your name including initials, registration number, row & pitch number, & estimated day of return, and placed into the letter box provided when taking your unit out, and again when returning your unit into storage.(See photo left)

This is located in the information shelter at the security bollard, (See photo below)

• Please park your caravan as straight as possible on your allocated plot, with the jockey wheel on the numbered slab to enable us to get our mower between the units.
  
  
• Make sure all corner steadies are down, chock the wheels and leave the handbrake off, (to prevent brake seizure over long storage periods.
  
  
• Lock all doors, windows and roof vents securely.
  
  
• Turn all gas bottles off.

• Remove all food items and leave fridge door open or on secondary catch.
  
  
• Any hitch locks and wheel clamps are fitted correctly and securely, and keys/security tag are kept in a safe place.
  
  
• Please make sure unit is displaying a current registration number and to inform us of any changes of your contact details.
  
  
• When taking unit out of storage please leave a signboard with your name or registration number on your pitch, and remember to log your unit out at the security barrier.

Additional Winter Precautions

• Drain water system and fresh water inboard tank (if fitted) including cassette toilet flush, and leave all taps open (to prevent frost damage)
  
  
• Disconnect battery terminals (to prevent discharge over long periods)
  
  
• Remove all smoke alarm batteries.
  
  
• Make sure any security alarm batteries are fully charged.
  
  
• Any caravan covers and hitch covers are securely fitted.

New to Caravanning

If you are new to caravanning or just need a refresh, we are happy to offer advice on: reversing your caravan, coupling and uncoupling your caravan to your car, levelling and setting up your caravan, and winterising your caravan.

Reversing your Caravan

Reversing a caravan can be a tricky operation if you are not familiar with it, the caravan turns in the opposite direction to your steering.

Take your time, and manoeuvre slowly.

If you are not sure to start with, try holding the bottom of the steering wheel and the caravan will turn in the direction you steer.

Reversing into a pitch

If possible try to approach the pitch you are going to reverse into on your drivers side, Place a mark on the pitch where you want the caravan wheel to be, this will act as a guide that you can use to reverse the caravan wheel onto the marker, either by looking over your shoulder or from your overtaking mirror, i.e. a slab or a white piece of board.

Remember to take your time, and manoeuvre slowly, that way you will have more control of your caravan, If you are on your own and not sure where the back of your caravan is stop, step out of the vehicle and walk round to see where you are heading.

If you have someone with you have the passenger window open, and get them stand to the side of the vehicle to watch the blind side of the caravan, to make sure you don't get to close too the unit next to you.

Turn your wheel in the opposite direction you want the caravan to go, (try holding the bottom of the steering wheel and the caravan will turn in the same direction), don't try to over steer, it only requires small movements of the steering wheel.

Steer the caravan's wheel towards your marker, don't try to turn to sharply it will only cause the caravan to jack-knife possibly damaging your van and car, if it starts to veer off course, pull forwards and try again.

Once the caravan starts turning in the direction you want it to go, follow it round gently with your steering wheel.

If your caravan is a single axle and its not straight when your wheel is on your marker, don't worry, just chock the wheel and just push the front of the van round until the jockey wheel is on the numbered slab.

Remember, take it slowly, and like all things it takes practice.

Reversing Tuition

We can provide our storage customers with one to one caravan reversing tuition.
Prices from: £40 per hour tuition. Please contact Philip Pashley for details and an appointment.