N, Bucks

Don’t start your holiday all deflated… We bought a lock n level combo pack for our new twin axle caravan – what an investment in holiday stress reduction! Being new to caravanning, having upgraded from a trailer tent, we practiced on the drive so that we knew what we were doing before arrival in Wales. Our maiden voyage was blighted by heavy rain and surface water on the roads. Worse though, we had an offside puncture before our new caravan had even done 200 miles. Given the weather and how close we were to our destination, we limped carefully on the remaining offside wheel, before finding a vacant pitch on site. The motor mover was useless due to the failed tyre, so we carefully reversed onto our pitch and over the top of the lock n level. By this time the rain had stopped and whilst setting about the task of changing the wheel, I recall a gathering of spectators and a desire not to be campsite entertainment! With mother-in-law timing me, in just 4 minutes the caravan had been lifted, punctured tyre/wheel removed, spare released from transit cage and fitted before the lock n level was deflated. A few minutes later the nearside bag had been inflated, wheel locks fitted and we were set and level for the holiday. After the bank holiday weekend, we found a local garage who were able to replace the failed tyre and our lock n level was back into action once again to replace the spare. Thanks Derek and team for a fantastic solution to a host of caravanning challenges!