Reversing
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its not easy to find a suitable place to practice.
You can get some practice and a feel for what is happening if you borrow/buy a toy car and trailer and spend some time on the floor with a few obstacles to work around, such as a condiment set.
Actually, joking aside, this is a good idea, it will assist in learning how the caravan reacts in relation to the towcar when reversing. Could be a quick and easy way to learn In fact! Cheaper as well, not burning Civ-gas or Dieso when practicing.
Colin
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Make sure you make all your reversing very slowly, the slower the better. Look in your mirrors and the van should be about equal in both. If the van starts to appear in say the rh mirror more, turn your steering wheel right to bring it back 'in line'. Likewise
if van seems to be appearing in lh mirror more turn steering to the left. Pick a large area, say a supermarket carpark early Sunday am and have a good practice, taking some cones or the like is useful. Don't be embarrased we have all been there. As previously
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Cheaper as well, not burning Civ-gas
Not seen that mentioned in a long time - apart from on the top of some of my jerry cans!
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Cheaper as well, not burning Civ-gas
Not seen that mentioned in a long time - apart from on the top of some of my jerry cans!
Sorry, cocked up, I ment to say "Petrol or Diesel" they are called "Civ-gas and Dieso" by our Armed Forces. I've been out since coming back from the hell-hole in 2003, still not got my brain fully reprogrammed for Civi-street i.e. Still calling things by
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Cheaper as well, not burning Civ-gas
Not seen that mentioned in a long time - apart from on the top of some of my jerry cans!
Sorry, cocked up, I ment to say "Petrol or Diesel" they are called "Civ-gas and Dieso" by our Armed Forces. I've been out since coming back from the hell-hole in 2003, still not got my brain fully reprogrammed for Civi-street i.e. Still calling things by
army names lol.what's av-gas then?
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Mollys Mummy. Avgas is short for Aviation Gasoline. A fuel used on some aircraft engines - usually propeller aircraft and to all intents and purpose it is petrol.
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MM, Av-gas as you know is Aviation Fuel, don't know what the RAF call it, but I'm sure that a former RAF Airman on here will be able to answer. Interestingly, the two types of Diesel are called; Dieso MT is DERV and Dieso UK is Gas-oil within the Armed Forces.
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Mollys Mummy. Avgas is short for Aviation Gasoline. A fuel used on some aircraft engines - usually propeller aircraft and to all intents and purpose it is petrol.
..I know
Just the different terms across the armed forces ..... our WAFUs called it Av-gas 
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Mollys Mummy, did you mean Fleet Air Arm ratings?!!
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I would have been atsounded if we were not refered to as WAFU's!0 -
Might as well give AvTur a mention as well. Use of terms is not confined to active service.
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....so, I hope all that relevant info helps you next time you need to reverse your outfit.
thank goodness the thread didn't go off topic, eh?!
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To overcome the problem "which way do I turn steering wheel" place one hand on the bottom of steering wheel and move that hand in the direction you want the rear of van to go I.e. want back to go left move bottom of wheel left. To stop jack knife change
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As the original poster, I would like to say that I don't have any problems reversing a caravan (as I have mentioned a couple of times). I have done the CC course. I was interested in recognising the limits just before a jackknife occurs. Thanks to all who
replied. I hope that my post did not give the wrong impression.0 -
I would have been atsounded if we were not refered to as WAFU's! We loved you really .... who else was going for our blueys And
we acted as postmen for you.Write your comments here...
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As the original poster, I would like to say that I don't have any problems reversing a caravan (as I have mentioned a couple of times). I have done the CC course. I was interested in recognising the limits just before a jackknife occurs. Thanks to all who replied. I hope that my post did not give the wrong impression.
No, your post did not give the wrong impression, in fact, a lot of advice and ideas were mentioned that could be of benifit to many of us. Wish you happy caravanning and please feel free to post again.
Colin
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I agree with S1, it was a good thread, it has offered some good advice for more than just the OP to consider. With the bonus of allowing some of the old warhorses to chew the fat too-always a good thing
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Thanks all. It was nice to get a lot of feedback. Three things I would like to point out.
1. I did the CC course last year and though far from perfect, I am better a year on.
2. As pointed out by some contributors on this forum, places can sometimes be found to practice. We go on an andustrial estate on a Sunday.
3. I should have put in more practice as advised by the courses Instructor.
Hope this helps somebody else.
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Thanks all. It was nice to get a lot of feedback. Three things I would like to point out.
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.... and you now know that there are other ex-matelots that caravan
Write your comments here...I keep up traditions by tooting my horn. 2 blasts for turning to Port, 1 blast for Starboard, 3 blasts for going astern and 6 blast if a caravan wheel falls off!
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and presumably four if you meet a solo car in a narrow lane.
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