Prepare your caravan for winter storage

Great Tips Dan, One thing we always do is open the blinds and close the curtains we've found that if you leave the blinds down over a long period on time, the springs inside tend to get a bit week and when we come to use them again they never seem to roll up neatly.
Best wishes
Jon

Good vid. We are lucky we are able to keep ours on our drive, so able to hook it up, and we keep the heating on a low setting. We do take all the bedding and seats out and also the carpets, and put the winter covers on the fridge. The battery we have on it is from our previous van, making it 11 years old! Open most cupboard doors, though we did find the wardrobes ones did warp a little so we leave them shut now. We also leave our blinds shut.

Some great advice here, keep up the good work.

Good information but u do crack me up !

Very comprehensive video. I have to say you are much more thorough than we are.

Hi we found closing the blinds or curtains when the caravan is standing for long periods unattended causes mold to grow on everything leaving the blinds up or half up and curtains open basically allowing sunlight into the caravan stops the growth of mold.

Very informative and helpful video. Please keep them coming. Also, removing the water filter prevents it cracking if water freezes inside it. If it's stored in a sealed jar that helps keep it moist until the next time you need it. Some folk prefer leaving the blinds closed, others open, but Lunar and others recommend left open. They also suggest cupboard doors should be shut to prevent warping, as Dawn Allard points out in an earlier comment in this thread. In a perfect world I'd have my 'van inside a barn and plugged into the mains in winter. But I guess they're winterised for a reason.

Hi we have just brought out first caravan and have it in storage. I have noticed some people keep the caravan on slabs or bits of wood and just wondered if you knew why.
thanks

I did most of these things when I winterised our caravan. I have a cover so I can't use a solar panel even if I wanted to. I just removed the battery, kept it in the house and checked it every so often. I had a puncture on the way home from our last outing so I replaced both tyres at the soonest opportunity.

Hi, really enjoying going over your videos,i am looking to get a caravan next year and your tips and advise are being very helpful,keep up the good work
Paul

As a soon to be caravaner, this video and your others too are really useful. Thanks for the advice, it does seem a bit daunting at the moment!

Andrew Ditton send me over to your channel, I watched you and he at the Dusselvlog and enjoyed it.

I do so love your "How to Vids" it gives me confidence as I am a learner? Dan! could you do a little Vid on "how to drain the toilet flush" you know that liitle plug by your Pink flush filler? I was given vary cursory info when buy my van, ie. "flush this?" no demonstration whatever! and it is awkward, to say the least. (as the plug is flush with the caravans surface) spillages are de riguer, so please Dan using your really good delivery! (this is true) can you do this there are no vicds on you tube for this at all.
Hopefully looking foreward.
Anyway I am sure load of caravaners would like to see this done PROPERLY

We bought our van last Thursday and had a fab few days in it, I think I need to get to the storage depot asap!

Hi Dan just got our caravan and are finding you tips a great help.
Keep up the good work.
Regards Gary.

Picked up our Elddis two days ago and this video has given us some great ideas that we hadn't considered. Thanks for your tips. 👍🏻

Your videos are the best. Really clear and informative. Thanks :)

Do you keep the solar panel on throughout, and do you check it periodically? Thanks 🤙🏼

Hi, just a quick question about batteries. We bought our first caravan last summer, its an 89 challenger. Now the battery is under the seat by the wardrobe, so you can see it when you lift the seat cushion. Is this safe? As ive seen most are boxed in and you gain access from the outside. Ive heard batteries need to be vented or is it just certain types? Thanks.

B

Brilliant video new to caravanning great info

Thanks for all your coverage on caravans..it's helped us soooo much...

Another great video....many thanks

new to caravaning great advise. another thing is to cover the tyres as sunlight causes the sidewalls to perish.

Thanks bro, good vid.

Excellent videos Trudgians, well done, and thanks for sharing. I am new to caravans, and your videos have helped enormously!! Please keep them coming, thanks!!

I also remove batteries from smoke and gas alarms as well as from the clock and the fridge igniter and any other item like torches left in the caravan. The batteries may leak over the winter lay up and ruin the equipment. I spray wd40 on all the internal hinges and metal fittings to stop them rusting. Leave toilet slide in open position over winter.

Thanks for the tips, really good video. We are complete newbies so this is really useful

Great video. I would like to say, I cleaned out my cassette housing just by chucking water in and then with a wipe with a rag, BUT IT WAS TOTALLY MY FAULT I DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A FUSE IN THERE AND THE NEXT TIME I WENT OUT THE TOILET FLUSH DID NOT WORK ? I know now lol just thought I’d let you know on my clumsy ness and you might want to mention this to, I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s done this lol silly me, 😂👍

Just picked my caravan up from indoor storage after about 3 months of not using it, while giving it a good clean I have noticed that some of the cupboard doors no longer fit properly and the bathroom door has expanded to a point where I can hardly close it. Any advice greatly appreciated

Hello. Do all struts need to be down when storing? Thanks

Great advice Dan. We pick our van up in a couple of weeks so have been glued to your vids!

What product do you use on your plastic windows to drop UV damage and them becoming brittle? Regards Rich

For my nooks and crannies I use an old electric toothbrush.

I am new to caravanning and your video is a fantastic help. many thanks indeed. Can i ask if i should use a cover on my caravan if it is to be stored undercover. I have been able to use a 3 sided hay barn which will stop any rain getting on it, but not any cold. Many thanks

Great advise bit harder for some people due to some storage sites not allowing access to caravan as they park up and get out for you and not able to take home being a option

Really enjoyed many of your videos. I would be really interested in your views on placing the caravan on axle stands over the winter months. Thanking you in advance.

Excellent videos and well presented may I say! Very useful for some of the things I’d never have thought to ask. Keep it up! Quick Q; Any recommendations on solar panel for trickle charging the leisure battery? And how do you wire it in to get the output to the battery itself?

Less than a week to go before we pick up our first caravan. Sitting here watching at silly o’clock because I’d forgotten the clocks go back this morning 🙄. I’ve found lots of answers to my questions in your videos as we prepare for our new baby. We have been camping all our lives first in tents and then in camper vans but there is still a lot to learn. Your content is really well thought out and presented in a really nice engaging way. Thanks very much for all your help.

Could I keep my caravan plugged in my garadge during winter?

Thanks for the videos, we have only started caravanning this year. The videos have saved us making a lot of mistakes.
We have the van parked at our house and connected to the mains, we have done all the tips but thought we could leave the heating on. Is this the right thing to do?

Dale

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What a helpful video. Thank you.

Great tips - thanks very much :)

I wonder if once the flush tank is drained that there may be some water still occupying the pipe from the pump to the nozzle(s) in the toilet bowl. Perhaps briefly activating the flush pump may clear this?

Great Video Dan. I'm lucky enough to be able to store our caravan on our drive at home. In regards to winterisation in this situation what would you recommend?

Hi mate. How do you connect your Solar Panel(s) that are in your window to the battery. Cheers. Phil

Way too many adverts bud sorry, moving on

Also don’t forget your damp boxes :-)