Rear Steadies

I really don’t know where I ever got the idea that caravanning was an enjoyable hobby. 

Reading these posts has just made me realise it’s just, one @#% #@~ problem after another.  

I really don’t know where I ever got the idea that caravanning was an enjoyable hobby. 

Reading these posts has just made me realise it’s just, one @#% #@~ problem after another.  

Write your comments here...it may be a learning curve but its not that bad! 

I can't think of anything to do with caravaning (or motoring in general) that could be described as a "problem".  There have been in the past many decades plenty of things that needed to be worked out, but that is what makes and keeps it interesting.

I really don’t know where I ever got the idea that caravanning was an enjoyable hobby. 

Reading these posts has just made me realise it’s just, one @#% #@~ problem after another.  

Write your comments here...it may be a learning curve but its not that bad! 

And the that forgetting thing, whatever its name is, doesn’t help either.

I never bother putting steadies down. I can go right to the back of the van with no problem.

Steadies up? Or Steadies down?  On balance, it’s difficult to make one’s mind up.

I would put the steadies down just before you reach the wall and then lower the front using the jockey wheel to get them clear of the ground and then push it the last couple of feet into position. You can then raise the jockey wheel to put the caravan back onto the steadies.

Exactly what I would do.  In many respects the rear steadies are more important than the front ones.  At the front you have the jockey wheel.  The rear steadies are often attached to the chassis, but the front ones are sometimes attached to the floor - the back are generally 'stronger'.

David 

Not sure justwhat weight is needed to tip the caravan back if the steadies are not down and it probably varies between models. It has however happened to us twice when viewing them at dealers who had not bothered or forgotten. However in both cases no damage was done but if their is a wall there I am not sure I would risk it.

May 'van regularly tips backwards when being powered by the motor mover - yet remains stable when we walk to the rear when stationary.  Gravity is a variable!

If the caravan is to be reversed into a dedicated storage place with no access to rear steady winders, then a couple of wedge shaped blocks (perhaps a pair of cheap plastic levelling ramps) would do nicely. Simply reverse until the feet of the steadies are in contact with the ramps and raise the jockey wheel a tad.