Ready for the Off - Tick List

[KeithJ]

Wondered if anyone might find my tick list useful:

Keith

Category Location Equipment

Car Bike Rack Bike + Puncture Repair Outfit + Trailer Board

Car Boot Car Fire extinguisher

Car Boot Car First aid kit

Car Boot Car Locking Wheelnut Key

Car Boot Caravan Steadies lock

Car Boot Caravan Wheel lock

Car Boot Chairs (folding)

Car Boot Chairs (reclining)

Car Boot Cordless Drill, Charger, and Bit, for corner steadies

Car Boot Long and Short Mains hook-up cables & adapter leads

Car Boot Screw drivers, spanners, rag, etc.

Car Boot Spare car bulbs

Car Boot Spare car fuses

Car Boot Torque Wrench

Car Boot Tow Rope

Car Boot Triangles x 2

Car Door Pockets Campsite books, Camping Cheque, ACCI, Portuguese

Car Door Pockets Maps - Michelin Atlas, Spain and Portugal

Car Door Pockets Reflective yellow jackets

Car Fitted Headlight deflectors

Car Fitted Sat Nav + Bracket + Maps + car charger

Car Fitted Towing Mirrors

Car Glove Locker Phone charger, car

Car Rear Footwell Porch Awning Extension etc

Car Rear Footwell Porch Awning,, Poles and Pegs & Matting

Car Roof Pocket Spare driving glasses

Caravan Fitted Carbon Monoxide Alarm

Caravan Fitted Hitch lock

Caravan Fitted Interior Space Alarm

Caravan Fitted Leisure Battery, 110 amp

Caravan Fitted Window Alarms

Caravan Gas Locker 2 x Gas bottles, Camping Gaz

Caravan Gas Locker Adjustable spanner for gas

Caravan Gas Locker Aqua kem blue, 2ltrs

Caravan Gas Locker Aqua rince, 1.5ltrs

Caravan Gas Locker Aqua Roll 40ltrs, connecting hose & tap connectors

Caravan Gas Locker Aqua Roll mains filling hose & extention

Caravan Gas Locker Brace for corner steadies & Mover

Caravan Gas Locker Car Shampoo + Brush

Caravan Gas Locker Fiamma level ramps

Caravan Gas Locker gas hose and connector

Caravan Gas Locker Hammer for pegs

Caravan Gas Locker Milton - Pipe and Water tank sterilisation

Caravan Gas Locker Waste Master 38ltrs + short & long hose

Caravan Gas Locker Wood to go under corner steadies

Caravan Inside Address Book

Caravan Inside Camera and Charger

Caravan Inside Dustpan and brush

Caravan Inside DVD Player

Caravan Inside Fan

Caravan Inside Fire Blanket

Caravan Inside Fire extinguisher

Caravan Inside First aid kit

Caravan Inside House Keys

Caravan Inside Lantern

Caravan Inside Laptop + Leads + Flash Drive + SDHC Card Reader

Caravan Inside Mains Adapters & leads

Caravan Inside Mains tester

Caravan Inside Mosquito Spray + Tablets + Electric Repeller

Caravan Inside Mover Remote Control

Caravan Inside MP3 Player + accessories+chargers + leads

Caravan Inside New Caravan Steps

Caravan Inside Phone charger, mains

Caravan Inside Portuguese Language CD & Phrasebook

Caravan Inside Reading Books

Caravan Inside Satellite box, + leads

Caravan Inside Spare 12N & 12S Pugs & Sockets

Caravan Inside Spare AA & AAA batteries

Caravan Inside Spare bulbs

Caravan Inside Spare fuses

Caravan Inside String, screws, wire, glue, sewing kit

Caravan Inside Suntan Cream, + medical kit

Caravan Inside Television + leads

Caravan Inside Video camera, Leads &charger

Caravan Inside Washing line and pegs

Caravan Kitchen Cooking Pans

Caravan Kitchen Cordless kettle

Caravan Kitchen Dish cloths and tea towels

Caravan Kitchen Gas kettle

Caravan Kitchen Matches

Caravan Kitchen Melamine Tableware, cups & glasses

Caravan Kitchen Microwave Turntable

Caravan Kitchen Tea, Coffee, Cereals, Salt, Pepper, Cooking Oil, Milk

Caravan Kitchen Teapot

Caravan Kitchen Tin opener, corkscrew, bottle opener

Caravan Kitchen Utensils

Caravan Kitchen Washing powder

Caravan Kitchen Washing up bowl and liquid

Caravan Living area Bedding, Towels etc

Caravan Living area Clothing, Shoes etc

Caravan Living Area Wash Bags, Shaver & Charger

Caravan Under Bed Cloths Dryer

Caravan Under Bed Guitar

Caravan Under Bed Plastic Patio Table

Caravan Under Bed Satellite dish and cable

Caravan Under Bed Satellite tripod

Caravan Various keys & spare keys

Documents Caravan Bank Card Reader

Documents Docs Wallet Camping Carnet

Documents Docs Wallet Camping Cheque and ACCI cards

Documents Docs Wallet Car & Caravan Breakdown Documents & Policies

Documents Docs Wallet Car & Caravan Registration Docs (V5 & Chris)

Documents Docs Wallet Car, Caravan & Personal Insurance Docs & Policies

Documents Docs Wallet Ferry Booking Details

Documents Docs Wallet Health Cards (ex E111)

Documents Docs Wallet Passports

Documents Docs Wallet Ryanair Booking Details

Documents Various log in details + passwords

Documents Various Record of all Documents + Phone Numbers

Documents Wallet Credit Cards

Documents Wallet Debit Cards

Documents Wallet Driving Licences

Documents Wallet Euros

Home On Leaving Set Timers for Lights

Home On Leaving Transfer Funds for Debit Cards & Bill Payment etc.

Home On Leaving Turn Off Heating, Gas & Water

 

[madeleine]

good lord Kieth Im only half way down and Im loosing the will to live!

Happy camping

Maddy

 

[KeithJ]

Hi Maddy

.......but what can I leave behind, then??!!

Keith

 

[Tobago]

good lord Kieth Im only half way down and Im loosing the will to live!

Happy camping

Maddy

Hi - I agree, if I had to look at a check list that long, I wouldn't go, it just wouldn't be worth the effort, I'd go on a cheap package holiday.

 

[KeithJ]

Hi Tobago

....but I'm assuming most people take all that stuff anyway, for a long trip to Europe - it's just a list so you don't forget anything!

Sorry the format didn't come out very well - copied from a spreadsheet!

Keith

 

[DavidKlyne]

When we were at work we seemed to get everything ready at a pace when we had time and rarely forgot anything. Now we are retired we start the prep much earlier and by the time we are ready to leave we tend to forget what we have already done and are more inclined to forget something!

David

 

[BedfordGeorge]

Hello Keith J,

Well I have printed a copy and will certainly use it as the basis of our packing. Being a newcomer, I am sure this comprehensive list will be invaluable.

Thanks and best regards,

George

 

[ValA.]

We have a checklist too - and it's invaluable.

We also have a 'caravan box' at home, where anything which needs to go back in the caravan goes until our next visit to the storage site. At the moment this includes the curtains which have been washed, the cotton doormat which has also been washed, and some waste bin liners (because we no longer collect plastic carrier bags and have had to buy some)! As we get nearer to our holiday dates this also starts to contain things 'ticked off' the list.

Having forgotten our passports last year (they were taken out of their normal wallets in Cairo and although the wallets went with us when we set off to France, the passports didn't)I am now just about to add passports to our list!

 

[Mikey1]

You can get all this into your front locker???

Caravan Gas Locker 2 x Gas bottles, Camping Gaz

Caravan Gas Locker Adjustable spanner for gas

Caravan Gas Locker Aqua kem blue, 2ltrs

Caravan Gas Locker Aqua rince, 1.5ltrs

Caravan Gas Locker Aqua Roll 40ltrs, connecting hose & tap connectors

Caravan Gas Locker Aqua Roll mains filling hose & extention

Caravan Gas Locker Brace for corner steadies & Mover

Caravan Gas Locker Car Shampoo + Brush

Caravan Gas Locker Fiamma level ramps

Caravan Gas Locker gas hose and connector

Caravan Gas Locker Hammer for pegs

Caravan Gas Locker Milton - Pipe and Water tank sterilisation

Caravan Gas Locker Waste Master 38ltrs + short & long hose

Caravan Gas Locker Wood to go under corner steadies

What van do you have?

 

[anotherDavid]

Good list and I would also add;

Food for initial meals, dry goods to avoid looking for them abroard and one or two emergency meals if we dont get to shop.

An awning with everything that involves such as floor covering and loads of steel pegs for baked earth(we hope)

As we prefer to cook outside wherever possible; Cooking table (for the awning), Remoska, Electric BBQ grill,Hotplate and

Gorge Forman. Thats it for the additional cooking equipment until we see the next gadget.

Books, lots of them to last 11 weeks (spend the winter in charity shops collecting these)

Overnight bags for the ferry.

Dave

 

[Lutz]

Maybe I've overlooked them, but I'd add:

Duct tape

Leatherman or equivalent

Swiss army knife or something similar

12v vacuum cleaner

Remote controls for TV, Satellite receiver, and DVD player

DVD's (not much point in taking the DVD player if you've forgotten to pack DVD's)

Rubber mallet for awning pegs

 

[drsorento]

Lucky caravans have a kitchen sink in them !!

 

[DerekBrad]

You forgot the piano.

 

[KeithJ]

Thanks everyone for your comments - including Maddy and Tobago!

David Klyne - I agree it seemed easier when we were at work - but then we only had two-week holidays, there seems much more to remember now (nothing to do with age!)

Bedford George - Thankyou. Hope it is useful - I am sure you will need to add more as I take some things for granted.

Val A. - Good idea about the box. We usually try to keep things in a pile in the garage, then bring the 'van up to the house a couple of days before the off, for loading and final checks. I find the easiest things to forget are one or more of the multitude of chargers required.

Mikey - I get all those things + the spare wheel in the front!

Aquaroll fits in one of the gas cylinder holders, wastemaster fits infront of the spare wheel, one Campingaz cylinder fits in the second gas holder with the second cylinder secured next to it - everything else is quite small and fits into spare spaces. Fiamma ramps are useful for wedging it all in.

And the nose weight is just under 100kg.

Another David - We probably will end up taking some basic food items so we don't starve the first night on site. And we do stock up with an emergency meal or two, once on the road. Don't have a full awning - just Mega Porch and extension. Forgot to include the cooking table - will add! Overnight bags - yes need to add too!

Lutz - Have Duct tape - it is with string, screws, wire etc. but will add to list (hope Maddy is not still following!!). Missed off vacuum cleaner - thanks - we have a small mains one.

Have Stanley knife with string etc. Will add remotes & DVDs - have some copies of TV programmes for when satellite is out of range!

Derek Brad - Have guitar (need some practice though!)

Keith