Winter caravaning

Quite right, Wye. It's at its best when it's quieter.

Have a great time.  Make sure you have a water container for drinking water.  A 5 litre one is a good size and even if your outside water freezes you will be able to have a hot drink.

Good point, we have for many years used a two gallon water carrier inside the 'van for kettle, teeth cleaning and drinking, IMO no sense in pumping in from Aquaroll.

Happy caravanning.

Enjoy your winter caravanning L&K. Should you have freezing temperatures I'd suggest that you take your water pump out each night before going to bed, and keep a container of water in the van.

Here`s another random question.................

We`re going away for 3 days on the 27th Dec.

Only going to Stanmore in Bridgnorth and I was thinking about the useless electric heating in the van.

What are peoples views on running with the heating on whilst towing??

(Not gas obviousy!)

I was just wondering how you would run the heating whilst travelling in a caravan? It certainly wouldn't run off the 12v system. One advantage of having a motorhome is that the cab heating can contribute to the general warmth so you get a bit of a head start. Some motorhomes have special gas regulators which do allow the use of gas heating on the move but to my knowledge these are not fitted to caravans.

David

You sound well prepared. Don't forget to keep your house from freezing while away. We leave the central heating on low all the time and leave the loft hatch slightly ajar to stop the roof tank from freezing.   

The heating does work on 12v,

But I must admit I haven't left it on for any amount of time tho 

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Cherokee

I am still confused of Milton Keynes! Surely the 12v only allows you to run on gas rather than the electric side as there wouldn't be enough power to run the heating element? At least that has always been the case with all the heating systems I have had in caravans over the years. If I am wrong please put me right.

David

A heating system won't work off 12v. A fan or a circulation pump might require 12v but the heat output will come from the mains or gas. 

I was always under the impression that only the fan that distributes the heat works off 12 volts, the heater itself uses either gas or mains electric, that is what we have been told and read in the manual.