I am new to this forum but NOT new to caravanning and I know that this topic will have been covered many times before, but I'm adding my own two-penneth to this gripe if only to vent my grievance. After recently changing my caravan for the 4th time in recent years, all used models by the way, yet again I have come across the issue of how to jack it up to change a punctured tyre. In the past I have carried a bottle jack and hoped for the best and fortunately never had to use it.........touch wood for the future! (Bottle jacks are fine if they are fitted with a "U" pad to help locate them securely under the caravan axle or, come as a kit that utilises brackets which again have to be fitted to the caravan chassis beforehand. In addition, bottle jacks require sufficient height to get them located correctly that is not always available after a complete blow-out). But, why oh why are the proper Alko jacking brackets not fitted as standard equipment, either by Alko during fabrication of their chassis or by the caravan manufacturers themselves? Most if not all, new caravans come with a spare wheel and sometimes even a side lift jack, but what's the point if you cannot jack up the caravan without these special brackets being fitted beforehand?
Now I know that many people would just call a professional breakdown organisation and let them deal with it, but if a puncture occurs in the depths of the back and beyond, {whereby we often are due to the nature of caravanning), well, we're stuck. I appreciate that many people may not be physically able or indeed don't want to trust themselves to manage a wheel change, especially at the side of a busy road, but there could be somebody to hand that might tackle it for them given the right equipment.
So, come on caravan industry, wake up! add the cost if necessary to the selling price and get these brackets fitted to ALL new vans.
Now I know that many people would just call a professional breakdown organisation and let them deal with it, but if a puncture occurs in the depths of the back and beyond, {whereby we often are due to the nature of caravanning), well, we're stuck. I appreciate that many people may not be physically able or indeed don't want to trust themselves to manage a wheel change, especially at the side of a busy road, but there could be somebody to hand that might tackle it for them given the right equipment.
So, come on caravan industry, wake up! add the cost if necessary to the selling price and get these brackets fitted to ALL new vans.
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