Great thread thanks everyone for sharing all the cock ups that I have no doubt we will probably repeat when we get our Triton, at least now when I make a mistake I will know I am in good company and this should go some way to lessening the embarrassment of making a prat of myself. So for me this thread was a very positive read and has made me feel better about our future as caravaners, however.......

Ellens response was " oh my God so many things to go wrong" followed by "we must download the monocled man's check list" .

So now while I am much happier about my future caravaning experience Ellen is wondering what the hell has she got herself into.

By the way I love the way during a thread about mistakes made while caravaning, somehow the subject of cats and the correct pronunciation/spelling of words got introduced, along with the word etymology (I had to look it up). This is truly a quality forum.

thought the thread related to a character from' In the night Garden'
for those folk who haven't been blessed with watching, its a young childrens program.

ok, this weekend was my first use of the loo! and working out how to use it, empty fill with some pinks stuff . Luckily was near a caravan supplies and after trying to pour the pink stuff in the little glass vial with it running down the tube into the kitchen roll decided to take pictures of my loo on n iPad and take it to the shop to ask what I put where and how. Very helpful sales took me to a used caravan and showed me what to do, and said it was the first he had heard of someone pouring the pink in the 10mm glass pipe for viewing!

That nice Mr Calder's check list stops me from making too many c*ck ups and lives on the back seat of the car on my clip board

That nice Mr Calders check list

Without it there would probably be too many to list here

Recommended................stop in the nearest layby to departure venue (site or home) just to walk round the car and van.................have a good look at the hitch area ..............window catches...............steadies..............try the door ......look up at the poptop and chimney if you have one........look at van and towing vehicle tyres..... 5 min walk round to see all is well.

I heard of a van being towed for a considerable distance with the handbrake on ................needed a whole new wheel assembly at the end of the trip
There is a layby about a mile from home that I stop in every trip and "walk round" the van and car to satisfy myself all is ok ...............after that I feel much better about towing the van and merrily go on my way more confident that all is well.

'after trying to pour the pink stuff in the little glass vial with it running down the tube'

I add the 'pink stuff' into a 20ltr container that lives in the gas locker in the front of the van. Easy to fill the flush tank and drain the excess flush water back into when leaving a site.
Also an easy way of adjusting the nose weight if nescessary.

Unhitched at Polstead CCC site, jockey wheel down. check. Breakaway cable undone. check. Hitch undone. check. Drove away from van with electrics still attached. Luckily no damage.

Ain't old age a bitch

I managed to make the Familia do a wheely when using the motor mover going over the kerb....

Oh hopes it's bottom was ok

image.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)Well I got home from hospital yesterday following my sixth operation afet the accident in 2013. The photo is of my new external fixator, which I have to wear for about 6-8 months! No driving, no eriba, lots of sitting down.

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Oh hopes it's bottom was ok

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Ohh dear Markereriba, hope you have a speedy recovery, but what a horrid thing to have for so long.

Hi Mark. That looks bad but hopefully it feels better than it looks and lots of digits crossed for you to make a proper recovery.
Good luck.
TandF