Every caravaners worst nightmare

Corradobrit · Aug 7, 2023

VW California content. Love how the Cali owner kept cool while the caravan was getting sh!t mixed just ahead of them.

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Hawthorn37 · Aug 7, 2023

Can almost hear the caravan drivers thoughts. 360deg - me - no problem - just pulling onto hard shoulder to change my pants !

andyinluton · Aug 7, 2023

Did well to keep that within the two lanes and had the sense to end up facing the right way on the hard shoulder.

There’s something special about that feeling you get when your rear wheels are off the ground & you realise that the trailer is dictating the moves.

WelshGas · Aug 7, 2023

andyinluton said:
Did well to keep that within the two lanes and had the sense to end up facing the right way on the hard shoulder.

There’s something special about that feeling you get when your rear wheels are off the ground & you realise that the trailer is dictating the moves.

Had that happen to us.On the M4, rear offside corner clipped by wing mirror of a coach that pulled out to overtake us. Ended up with caravan on its side and car in middle lane, rear in the air and a 38 ton Hgv with smoking wheels bearing down on us in the middle lane. He stopped protecting us from the traffic and a minibus full of rugby players stopped and righted the van so it could be unhitched and car and van put on hard shoulder. Caravan was a right off. Car needed new towbar.

Anthony1 · Aug 11, 2023

Corradobrit said:
VW California content. Love how the Cali owner kept cool while the caravan was getting sh!t mixed just ahead of them.

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All's well that ends well - the tail wagging the dog is no joke. No stabiliser fitted perhaps.

Calimili · Aug 12, 2023

it looks like the caravan was very heavy, as it manages to lift the back of the car on the clip.
Weight distribution out if common sense.. a bit of wind and the caravan decides the direction of travel of the car in front.
On the other hand the bike rack seems very sturdy.

Corradobrit · Aug 12, 2023

The caravan's roof vent is also wide open. This apparently can also cause instability in a caravan due to pressure fluctuations. Sounds like a comedy of errors that led up to that situation.

Calimili · Aug 12, 2023

Corradobrit said:
The caravan's roof vent is also wide open. This apparently can also cause instability in a caravan due to pressure fluctuations. Sounds like a comedy of errors that led up to that situation.

yep, the open hatch is exactly over the axle, one can imagine at speed that would tilt the weight towards the back of the caravan therefore reducing weight on the car' rear axle...