How to set a caravan up on a camp site

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In this video we share how to set up a caravan on site. with all the tasks in order, what to do and when to do it. Setting up a caravan can be a daunting process so we have broken down the tasks in to small chunks that are easy to follow from arriving on site to relaxing into your camping holiday.
We filmed this segment back in 2017 at Caravan and Motorhome Club Cirencester Park.
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@martinmayers5099 3 года назад

Very informative. Getting our first ever caravan later this week, having been motorhome users for a few years. Really learning a lot through watching your vids. Thank you.

@Slash1066 6 лет назад

Excellent once again, love this channel. Planning to buy a Caravan soon to tour the UK with my kids to get them away from XBOX and WiFi and to discover all the lovely places in this country and overseas also. Your videos have made it all seem much less daunting. I love the idea of using a site with fewer amenities on occasion to become self-sufficient and teach the kids about solar energy and using resources carefully, so many good lessons in Caravanning! We were regular campers (tents) but some cold nights and the general pain of setting up the tent each time has moved me on to Caravans now. Thanks guys!

@hoisin75 3 года назад

thanks - a perfect refresher for our first trip in a year and only our second trip ever. Your videos are invaluable.

@bradleymccreary2223 2 года назад

Thank you for the " talk through". I've just bought my first caravan and you've helped me create a mental picture of some of the steps to set up. I've only ever owned Class C motorhome in the US...which are quite different from UK/ European units. My " new caravan " is a Vanroyce 450/2EK from'93. So hopefully - no tears ,just cold beers with my feet up!

@carlsmith2195 2 года назад

Thank you guys. We were looking at buying a motorhome but have since decided on a caravan. Am pleased to say, pick up our 1st ever touring caravan next weekend!!!! Your videos have been a wealth of information and now so excited to go get out there........ Our lil old 2013 Swift Challenger will be awesome thanks to what you've shown us. Keep up the good work and Happy Caravaning???????

@simonthefire 3 года назад

New caravaner here, great little tutorial which I have bookmarked for the first trip away ! Especially like the sanity check cup of tea

@stevemccauley3996 5 лет назад

Quite literally just about to go pick up my first caravan. I'm sure I shall be watching this again several times over the next day or two. Good stuff, very informative.

@bradleymccreary2223 2 года назад

Me too!

@paulpringle8263 5 лет назад

Nice to see you back. some really sound advice for people new to caravaning. We are looking forward to seeing you both in July.Paul&Deb

@keithcole8594 4 года назад

Really helpful as usual "Trudgies." So calm and confident. Keep the videos going please.

@thegrinch8161 3 года назад

I wish I’d known this when I first started caravan trips although I hardly ever used my toilet cassette because all I had was an old Thompson Glendale and you couldn’t be bigger than twiggy to sit. I bought the caravan for £250 and it towed easily with my Datsun sunny 1.3 deluxe and even now about 25 plus years later I still miss it. I spent a lot of time repairing and under sealing the van and yes I know she didn’t look all that great but she saw me through a lot of heavy down pours and she kept on ticking but the one thing I do regret using to paint the outside of her was a cellulose paint, anyhoo I’m so for rambling on but you’re very helpful video brought back beautiful memories of my van so keep up the great work. 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@tonymurphy6227 5 лет назад

We've just bought our first caravan, your videos are excellent, we're making tick off lists for the first few trips using your suggestions, thanks.

@rogergreen1787 5 лет назад

Your videos are a godsend I've been looking at your reviews on and off all day the NEC how to buy a caravan cleaning your caravan etc keep up the good work 😀😀😀

@dukeofoven 6 лет назад

Brilliantly concise. Should include this video with the manual when anyone buys their first caravan. Top work.

@amandamcgeehan5714 3 года назад

That’s us. Watching this video has been very helpful, as we have no idea. I think we should allocate ourselves jobs to do to prevent getting under one another’s feet on arrival. I’m concerned that I might not get the heating and water correct. Watch this space 😱

@Retrobution 5 лет назад

Nice! I havent been out in the caravan for 2 years so have had to find an easy setup to jog my memory, super helpful video I appreciate it very much as it's pretty much just me doing all of this stuff whilst the wife and kids are out in the park so it's difficult to try to remember all of these things when the kids are going nuts haha thanks!

@teresastrachan2378 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Dan, all of your videos have been extremely useful for us first time caravanners!

@Cat_Lover745 3 года назад

Thank you for this. Concise and informative and love the cup of tea check.. Will easily adopt that method 👍

@hazelhamiltonbrown4732 11 месяцев назад

As a single lady of 65 just bought my first caravan to have on my own , the ex used to do everything whilst i filled water hogs lol so its very helpful to watch a video like this thanks

@johngreen7311 4 года назад

Excellent, thank you. Just got our caravan cant wait to use it for the first time.

@anthonywatkins2783 Месяц назад

Great little video, just bought our first caravan, that all made sense, don’t feel quite so daunted now, thank you. 👍

@sabinehobden-dj5sr Год назад

What a great video to follow. We are complete newbies and going out for the first time this weekend with our caravan. You make it look so easy. Thank you.

@TheTrudgians Год назад

Glad it helped, and genuinely after a couple of goes - it becomes second nature. Our very 1st outing took 4 hours to set up. These days (without awning) it’s about 30mins or so.

@ianwaters1144 Год назад

Looking into caravan travelling around the Uk myself, wanted to get a good picture of it all before committing. This helped a lot thanks

@mikejb77 6 лет назад

Another great video-thanks. I wish this was around when we started as first couple of times out are daunting. I'm really glad that other guests are so helpful as twisting the electric plug was new to me and I thought I'd broken the van first time out! For newbies I hope you follow this up with "leaving a caravan site" video. Keep up the good work.

@TheTrudgians 6 лет назад

HI, well if you look in Practical Caravan i have written 4 part series taking in the entire life cycle of a caravan holiday, which includes leaving. Its out now in the shops. Dan

@Jb7515. 5 лет назад

Just bought our first caravan and now I feel much more confident when we take her on her maiden voyage. Away to watch much more of your videos.

@brendanmurphy1206 5 лет назад

Thanks very much - we are about to buy a caravan and this has really helped give us confidence.

@lizwrixon7059 2 года назад

Wow what a fantastic video for our first caravan holiday this year CANT wait 😊😊

@kernowcapers6199 6 лет назад

I wasn't expecting to see Tom. 😍 Great video as always, Dan. X

@VEWNZ 3 года назад

Lovely to watch such a thorough demo

@hectorhall8467 5 лет назад

Good little video, you made it look very easy and stress free. Just how we do it 👍

@bellsH81 5 лет назад

We are looking into getting a caravan (after being tent owners) - this video is perfect for complete newbies. Thank you!

@martinkitchin6204 2 года назад

After a ten year gap we're about to return to caravaning. It's amazing what you think you remember and clearly don't ! So this has been really useful. I'm making notes ..Thanks !

@dylanhancock5226 Год назад

I have a caravan

@stevechurchman1824 6 лет назад

Brilliant. I have never seen the setup procedure described better any where.

@davidparsons2161 9 месяцев назад

Good walk through and I like the Sanity check cup of tea as a simple way to check it all.

@wmiller9424 5 лет назад

Great video, just about to purchase our first caravan this will be a great help : )

@neilwalker9635 3 года назад

New to caravanning very informative and helpful, cheers guys .

@mattsimmons2576 3 года назад

Brilliant video. Newbie caravan owner so your video is amazing

@DarrylBass 5 лет назад

Excellent very informative for people like myself who love Caravans but don't know anything about set up or maintenance

@MyTanaka123 4 года назад

Thank You, so informative, clear and concise.

@joanneweston2 5 лет назад

I always check the power cable reaches the power point first. Once you know this, start with the levelling. Nothing worse that disconnecting the car to find the cable don’t reach. In sites where the pitches are marked this shouldn’t be a problem. Your videos are great!

@stevenbentham6786 4 года назад

Informative to anyone is new to caravanning, safe travels

@shelliemoore7727 Год назад

Just bought a caravan on a little site off a lovely lady in my dream area! This guide is super as I’ve never owned a caravan !

@Rphasmid 6 лет назад

Where I live in Western Canada some things are a little different when we hook up and head out for the weekend but most things though are exactly the same. I also had a bottle of Casillera del Diablo in my "trailer." Nice vid!

@northlancsscotsman7475 6 лет назад

Great video Dan, for all the caravan newbies out there. I've been caravanning for nearly 20 years now and wish i had a video to go off back then. Best piece of advise I can give to anyone new to caravanning is to ask plenty of questions before trying for the first time and don't worry, there's hundreds of years of experience when you arrive on site and if someone doesn't come to help if your stuck, don't be afraid to ask its the only way you'll learn. Finally, just to add on to Dan's advice, don't forget to pull a couple of feet forward after reversing onto your pitch to allow the caravan brake to reengage.

@marypenny647 5 лет назад

Love your videos very informative.

@dr.t. 2 года назад

I'm thinking about buying a tourer in a couple of years and this was excellent information thank you 😎😎

@beverleypearson2646 3 года назад

Really informative and great tips. Thank you 👍🏻

@yuwaretfowler5681 2 года назад

Thank you very very much 🙏 for an amazing knowledge. We’re going to use the caravan for our first time. Cheers

@TheTrudgians 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@ht6501 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing. It's been a massive help. 👏👏👏

@Daveks3 6 лет назад

Excellent video as usual. Your videos are very interesting and can’t wait to get my own caravan! One thing you did forget was the corner Steadies! And that levelling the caravan front to back should be done using the jockey wheel.

@TheTrudgians 6 лет назад

Hi Dave, i make reference to leaving front to back & the corner steadies at 3:02 in this video, also I have included a link to our levelling video which goes into further detail regarding how to level a caravan. This video is really a high level overview, and im sure you can imagine each topic could go into another 20mins just discussing that item at length. I hope that helps, when are you getting your own caravan ? im sure you will really enjoy the adventures, and I really hope our content is helping you. Let us know when you collect a 'van Take care Dan

@EnglishVeteran 6 лет назад

Jezzer & team did a jolly interesting video on blowing up a caravan. Ripping wheeze!

@lostweekendscaravan 6 лет назад

A Really useful video. Thanks Phil.

@placeboantwerp4312 3 года назад

Love the “Sanity Check Cup of Tea”! First class advice :-)

@muckybobbies 4 года назад

When putting the water pump into the aqua-roll, ensure the roll is as close as possible to the van to enable the pump to work even when the water level gets a bit low, i.e. keep it under the water. Leaving a lot of the hose outside the roll, means you can not pump the water below the pumps position.

@kylo9928061983 2 года назад

Thanks for your tips We just bought our first caravan and didnt have a clue whatsoever what need to be done first! So will need to make a list and attach in a caravan :)

@HereWeTow 6 лет назад

Top draw. Great vid. Love the sanity check cup of tea. Never heard that before. 👍

@mrbillhicks 4 года назад

Top drawer...

@silviu788 Год назад

Mate this is a professional and cool and interesting type of video. Congratulations for your work.

@TheTrudgians Год назад

Thank you.

@bitie100 5 лет назад

Very helpful! Thank you very much!

@bradrrzz2726 4 года назад

Very helpful thanks for making this helpful video.

@chloexo3503 2 года назад

Very helpful and well explained. Thank you! :)

@HomefromHomewithLinRich 6 лет назад

Great video Dan as always - Lin xx

@TheCaravanNut 6 лет назад

I’ve just deja vu moment, read your article in Practical Caravan last week! Nice one Dan 👍

@Dieferdan 6 лет назад

Dan is definitely James. Reckon Tom could be a good Jezza :D

@carolhandrahan4959 6 лет назад

Thanks for this 😀 Is there a tip for moving onto the levelling block when using a motor mover? We found once the wheel started to go up the block the other side went faster and the caravan sort of went lopsided as if going in circles 😳🙈. Thanks again. Carol

@TheTrudgians 6 лет назад

Hi Carol, yes indeed there is. I rest against the side of the caravan, just to gently push against the van that is trying to turn towards me, this keeps it straight while going up the ramp. If you do this, make sure you chock the wheels and apply the hand brake before releasing the motor mover, it will want to move a bit more once the tension has been released. Hope that helps. D

@carolhandrahan4959 6 лет назад

The Trudgians thank you! 😀

@GaetanHobby 6 лет назад

Thanks Dan for another great vidéo 😉

@SojournerPs119-19 4 месяца назад

That was really super useful video.I have just bought my first caravan & looking forward to a weekend away in Devon at Easter👍🏻 Hope to bump into you guys somewhere😊

@TheTrudgians 4 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful!

@UK-Cycling 6 лет назад

Great tips. Thank you. Best regards Martin and Anne

@martinhector6875 5 лет назад

Fantastic video and very informative. :)

@kevwag2603 5 лет назад

Very very good tutorial many thanks.

@4rcgv 4 года назад

Wow, this looks so cool.

@vivianlamb3760 3 года назад

Really helpful and clear, thank you

@LeBeef100 6 лет назад

Excellent video. I need info like this as we pick up our very first caravan next Friday

@CluelessinaCaravan 6 лет назад

Keith - welcome to the club! It's our first season too :-) Loving it.

@MultiGeorgieboy 3 года назад

I'm looking to buy my first ever caravan this video is excellent

@rossdrayton5476 5 лет назад

Excellent advice. Thank you 😊

@CheifSmokinDank 4 года назад

Thanks for the video. We're picking up our caravan next weekend, so this video will certainly help a lot. Could you do a tutorial on how to operate the alde heating system?

@colinlinfield4068 4 года назад

Great video we are about to buy our first caravan

@season.appreciation8102 6 лет назад

Brilliant, thanks Dan 👏

@garethdavies7206 Год назад

Amazing video thank you

@jonmorgan7942 Год назад

Always enjoy your videos which for ne Caravanners is really useful. Very good video on setting up but it would be equally useful to have a video on the procedure for leaving the site with particular points on the on board electrical systems including the Sargent so nothing is damaged and all the things to remember. Jon

@dld4334 4 года назад

Brilliant video thanks.

@JJPODGaming 6 лет назад

Thanks for the video!

@scottwilson1510 3 года назад

Tom’s not wanting to be there again 😂😂👍 good video

@ScudoCamper 5 лет назад

I remember doing this with ours. I still miss our caravan.

@kevandrews4699 6 лет назад

Hi dan another useful video for first time caravaner who am just starting out I think the next video dan would b ideal is to show people how to tow a caravan and tips on what to do and not to do .to give people more confident to tow cheers .kev

@TheTrudgians 6 лет назад

Stay tuned Kev ;-)

@entropicdriftervideoblogs740 6 лет назад

Very useful. Thank you

@harrywareing2390 5 лет назад

Fab....very helpful Thanks!

@seensocial5265 5 лет назад

excellent video. Thank you :)

@hayley86bright 5 лет назад

Really helpful thank you

@4rcgv 4 года назад

Excellent video.

@lengthmuldoon 5 лет назад

Excellent, thank you

@ajc7166 6 лет назад

A couple of things worth mentioning. If you run one side of the van up on levelling ramps with the motor mover the van will turn to one side because of the resistance, so you will need to make a course correction at some point. Its also near impossible to align the wheel up so the hub lock receiver lines up. Your insurance will likely state that the van must not be left unattended without the security devices fitted. I generally keep a grey plastic fuel can which I pre-fill with the fluid and water mix for the toilet flush and at the end of the stay any fluid left in the toilet is emptied back into the can. One other small point, milk before the hot water.

@craigkristen3550 6 лет назад

Hi Dan, Sorry to be pedantic, but before you unhitch the car you should ensure the caravan handbrake is applied then it doesn't roll off the levelling ramp ??. Or put handbrake on before disconnecting motor mover. great vid though very useful for newbies. Loved Trudgfest even though we dont do cooking on a CADAC . can't wait wait for next time!!, congrats for the amount of money yourself, Andy & Ian raised , no doubt with some help from your other halves. Craig & Kristen.

@grahamjessop4541 5 лет назад

Why put on the handbrake after the caravan is level and securely pitched and the motor movers have been disengaged? Drum brakes stick and lock if applied for any length of time.

@CoolmanWaterbuffalo72 5 лет назад

Tnx for a great video :)

@TheSarah257 6 лет назад

Good informative video - does anyone know whether there are any similar ones out there but for camper vans? Thanks.

@alenatichy1062 3 года назад

Thank you great video.

@nut__cracker 3 года назад

I'm fairly new to using a caravan so this help is great, thanks very much. Can I just point something out please, at 3.28 you mentioned the gas, but nothing else was mentioned about this. Other than that, this video was very helpful, thanks again.

@miz_pi3876 5 лет назад

Really helpful

@angiewor 6 лет назад

Great video

@dominobeauty 4 года назад

I'm just stating out, thank you very helpful.

@andrewwatkin6561 3 года назад

hi guys great video you levelled the caravan from side to side but never showed the best way to sort out levelling front and back. I am new to caravanning so watch many of your videos to gain knowledge thanks

@chrisrosenkreuz23 5 лет назад

good info thanks

@oliverrose6081 3 года назад

Oh my gosh! I’ve been to that campsite many times!! Morton In marsh I think it’s called :D

@ecee_88 4 года назад

Nice video from the Turkey..

@caravantravels 4 года назад

Very informative for persons new to caravanning. Just one point though. " Pay close attention to the on site speed limits." But not apparently, to the on site road signs! :)