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hi all , i have just brought my first caravan after moving up from a tent and just wondered what sort of pressure you put though the corner steadies ,

ie once they touch down do you give an extra turn or two ?? just don't want to damage anything from not doing correctly .

The quote I remember from someone on this forum was, "All the way to the floor, then one turn more" and it sounds reasonable to me.

You may also find that over time the steadies need a little more tweek as they settle into the hardstanding etc.

Dave

We are very good at not getting the steadies down far enough - Mr Chile does them with the buzzy drill thing and I follow with the conventional leg winder.

Easy peasy - first choose your pitch and put the van where you want it, but a bit further back. Then get your trusty spirit level and put in in the doorway - check side to side level. If it's not use a levelling block (they are called pieces of cheese in our family) and pull forward on to it, chocking the wheel afterwards. (Some reverse on to levelling blocks but this is what the CC told us to do in their Practical Caravanning course). Then unhitch. Now back to the spirit level and check front to back level - use the jockey wheel to do this. When front to back is level, lower the steadies.

I have no idea how to do a twin axle, mind you!!