Just a quick question. Do you pack the caravan with your clothes before you leave or do you pack your suitcases for the back of the car and then unpack when you get there?
we put cloth that need to be hung up,in the wardrobe,some of our shoes,and all the bedding in the caravan.
The rest in plastic box,s in the car.
I weigh everything for caravan and car, I use the Reich Weight Control for the caravan.
I would love to stick all the clothes in the van to save me having to do it on arrival` but our payload is so small that we would be over! So, given the choice, if the payload was higher, I would pop it in the van.
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I pack all the hanging up stuff in the wardrobe and undies, t shirts, shorts etc, spread evenly around the 2 drawers and all overhead lockers but then we arrive, I re-jig them dependant upon what week our son and his family will be joining us so that they've always got some storage space for their clobber. Every year, I swear I'm reducing the amount of clothes we actually take and....every year I STILL seem to come back with the majority of our clothes still unworn
THIS year, because we were fortunate enuff to be in Cornwall for the heatwave, we'd hardly worn anything that I'd taken But I did end up having to wash shorts and tops because most of what I'd packed was for the more chilly type of wet weather we're used to on our hols And it was a good excuse to go out and buy some more summer stuff....sneaky me.... We lived in shorts and summer tops for all but our first 2 days there. BOY we were lucky and very grateful for it since the same 3 weeks last year gave us only THREE DRY days About time we hit the good weather.
And next year.......I'm NOT taking as much....again......deja vous that is
The wardrobe in our caravan is right over the axle. It, along with the shelves next to it, get packed with all the clothes before we leave home. Never give it a second thought as we have a 250kg payload in the van.
Quote: Originally posted by freeatlast on 31/7/2013
The wardrobe in our caravan is right over the axle. It, along with the shelves next to it, get packed with all the clothes before we leave home. Never give it a second thought as we have a 250kg payload in the van.
Oh don't! My payload envy will kick off again, lol! My friend has a payload of 320kg!
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Check your caravan handbook, and carefully check what is included in the basic weight of the caravan. For instance my van comes with a spare wheel and that is included in the basic weight of the van. Many vans have the spare wheel weight as part of your payload.
This is something really vital you should know, as an overloaded van could be dangerous, and VOSA are doing more roadside checks on overweight vehicles these days. You should also know exactly how much weight you are putting in the van. This could include spare wheel, gas cylinders, battery, awning, motor mover etc. as well as the basic equipment you need and clothes. 100kg payload might sound a lot, but just think when you go on a flight, just your basic clothes for a holiday will weigh in at 20+kg each.
will fish it out tomorrow and check we only really put clothes in van so am sure we'll be fine especially as we only do short stays and my clothes never come to 20kg even for a whole week in the sun
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Topic: Packing the Caravan
We lived in shorts and summer tops for all but our first 2 days there. BOY we were lucky and very grateful for it since the same 3 weeks last year gave us only THREE DRY days 
