How to stop sea sickness
We are new to caravanning, having just returned from our second outing and on both occassions the caravan appeared to rock whenever one of us moved about in it - is this normal?
We bought a beand new Coachman Laser 650 as people said it was a sturdy caravan with sufficient room for the two of us.
From out first outing, a fellow caravanner on sire advised to over turn the legs with the manual spanner instead of just the drill fitment. Having done this on our last stay, still the caravan seemed unstable when one of us moved around - leaving me feeling
a tad sea sick!!
Any advise our be appreciated so to stop the unsteadyness feeling.
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The caravan can settle on the legs after a day or two sometimes and the legs needing tightened and there is always a little movement. It should not move to the extent there is a problem though but if the legs are down firmly only minimum movement should
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As one of the most sea sick people I know I suspect you havent got the corner steadies as steady as may be. Then again I only share my caravan with dogs but it should be pretty stable with the corners down. I hope you get used to the slight movement..
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Make sure your tyre pressures are correct and the jockey wheel is down. If tyre pressures are too low then you'll get some 'wobble'. Wind down the steadies until they feel tight, then wind another half wind to make sure they are completely down. The following
day check the resistance, and if they feel as if they should go down a bit more then wind them down.There certainly shouldn't be enought 'movement' to make you feel seasick. If you have any doubt ask another caravanner on site how experienced they are, and if they say they've been caravanning for years, then ask if they'd be willing to check how you've
set up and to make sure everything is OK as you feel some wobbling.If you really have problems with 'seasickness' then try Travella, which is a homoeopathic remedy for travel sickness, and can be bought from many independent chemists as well as 'health shops'..
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Caravans we never had a problem with but motorhome is another story, it bounces all over the place when OH moves around, when he goes out the door I always think its going to tip over
Write your comments here...Ugh another reason on my list to keep caravanning! I only feel the movement when stopping for a break en route not when corner steadies are down.
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The advise given so far is very sensible and should cure your problem. I would only add that pieces of wood or similar approx 20 cm x 10cm x 2 cm (this is what I use) placed under each foot might help. If the caravan is still 'rocking' that badly a trip
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Caravans we never had a problem with but motorhome is another story, it bounces all over the place when OH moves around, when he goes out the door I always think its going to tip over
Goodness, TG, is there something wrong with your suspension? A MH will move on its suspension more than a cvan but it shouldn't be that extreme. Do you have rear corner steadies as they help?
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To add to above post, something like these spread the weight of the caravan steadies and stop them sinking in the grass/hard standing.
http://www.towsure.com/bearpad-pro-jack-pads
May help but the van shouldn't move much at all. Good luck.
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To add to above post, something like these spread the weight of the caravan steadies and stop them sinking in the grass/hard standing.
http://www.towsure.com/bearpad-pro-jack-pads
May help but the van shouldn't move much at all. Good luck.
We bought a set of steady pads in the sale at Aldi last weekend, for just £1.99! They were apparently on offer a few weeks ago and obviously didn't sell well!
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I don't use the handbrake unless on a sloping pitch. Although if using a mover I leave that engaged for a couple of days at a time - not more.
You'd better applying the handbrake and taking the mover off the tyres ...... your tyres will thank you for it.
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We are new to caravanning, having just returned from our second outing and on both occassions the caravan appeared to rock whenever one of us moved about in it - is this normal?
We bought a beand new Coachman Laser 650 as people said it was a sturdy caravan with sufficient room for the two of us.
From out first outing, a fellow caravanner on sire advised to over turn the legs with the manual spanner instead of just the drill fitment. Having done this on our last stay, still the caravan seemed unstable when one of us moved around - leaving me feeling
a tad sea sick!!Any advise our be appreciated so to stop the unsteadyness feeling.
Interesting! we have a new Coachman VIP 575 and we cannot get that to be stable and I have done exactly the same with the steadies as with my previous caravans over the last 25 years but the Coachman still rocks when someone moves inside the van. Looking
under the van the front stadies are bolted to the floor and the rear ones are bolted to the floor and to a very flimsy looking chassis extension so i think the movement is due to the floor flexing.... and what can we do about that!Dave
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Further to my earlier post suggesting that the steadies are not secured to a solid part of the chassis but mainly to the floor which may be moving with movement in the caravan. I have now tried using axle stands under the chassis as near to the rear of the
caravan but on a substantial part of the chassis and the caravan is now fairly solidly pitched just proving what I thought about the unsuitabiliy of mounting the steadies to the floor..... I don't fancy taking the axle stands away with me though!Dave
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