Checklists
The maintenance and packing lists worth keeping by the door.
Maintenance
- Tyre pressures, cold, checked with a pressure gauge
- Tyre age and sidewall condition, looking for cracking or bulges
- Wheel bearing play and hub temperatures
- Trailed caravan lighting, on the 7-pin or 12-pin socket
- Hitch coupling, safety chains and the breakaway unit
- Roof seals around the vents, the skylight and the air conditioning
- Slide-out seals and their wipes
- Awning fabric condition, cleaned and dried out before stowing
- Battery condition, terminals and the correct fuse ratings
- Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, tested with a tester
- Gas cylinder, hose and a leak check with detector foam
- Spare wheel, jack and wheel brace
Packing
- Fire extinguisher, smoke alarm and a carbon monoxide alarm
- Spirit level, levelling wedges and wheel chocks
- A water hose with a pressure regulator, plus a waste hose
- Safety chains and a breakaway lanyard for a trailed caravan
- The correct spare fuse ratings and a multimeter
- Spare drive belt, hoses and basic hand tools
- A folding table and two sturdy chairs
- A folding water container, and a way to fill it up
- A first-aid kit that includes your own medication
- Offline maps and a charged power pack
- Tank and pipe insulation if you are travelling in winter