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I thought I would start a fun thread which is a copy of a page on my blog. If I start it off just copy and paste the entry and add yours. It could be a funny thread but also a useful learning tool for newbies!!::bigsmile:

1. If you start turning out of your drive before the rear wheels are past the gate post you will remove part of your bumper!!
 

163phil

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1. If you start turning out of your drive before the rear wheels are past the gate post you will remove part of your bumper!!

2. If you drive off without unhooking the mains, there'll be an audible bang and you'll be left with just a plug in your hook-up point.:Doh:
 

163phil

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Still only a year after many years camping
1. If you start turning out of your drive before the rear wheels are past the gate post you will remove part of your bumper!!

2. If you drive off without unhooking the mains, there'll be an audible bang and you'll be left with just a plug in your hook-up point.:Doh:

3. If you don't pack a long-handled screwdriver you won't be able to repair your plug:ROFLMAO:

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163phil

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Still only a year after many years camping
1. If you start turning out of your drive before the rear wheels are past the gate post you will remove part of your bumper!!

2. If you drive off without unhooking the mains, there'll be an audible bang and you'll be left with just a plug in your hook-up point.:Doh:

3. If you don't pack a long-handled screwdriver you won't be able to repair your plug:ROFLMAO:

4. If you do 2. and 3. in winter, you'd better have plenty of gas.:RollEyes:
 
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1. If you start turning out of your drive before the rear wheels are past the gate post you will remove part of your bumper!!
2. If you drive off without unhooking the mains, there'll be an audible bang and you'll be left with just a plug in your hook-up point.
3. If you don't pack a long-handled screwdriver you won't be able to repair your plug.
4. If you do 2. and 3. in winter, you'd better have plenty of gas.
5. If you dont wind your awning in before a windy night, you will awake to find you no longer own one and big holes in the side of your van.
 
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Hi.
If you go HOT! into a corner,no amount of leaning over the bonnet,or hanging out of the door,will stop you rolling over. You should have been on your motor bike:Doh:
Tea Bag.
PS. Have not performed a barrel roll............... yet,but after all these years,when my buttocks clench the seat,i still allow myself a rye smile and shake of the head. "Captain to engine room...MORE POWER !!"

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1. If you start turning out of your drive before the rear wheels are past the gate post you will remove part of your bumper!!

2. If you drive off without unhooking the mains, there'll be an audible bang and you'll be left with just a plug in your hook-up point.*

3. If you don't pack a long-handled screwdriver you won't be able to repair your plug*

4. If you do 2. and 3. in winter, you'd better have plenty of gas.

5. If you dont wind your awning in before a windy night, you will awake to find you no longer own one and big holes in the side of your van.

6. Toilet bowls swivel if needed so you don't need to leave the door open and your legs in the corridor!! :Blush:
 

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1. If you start turning out of your drive before the rear wheels are past the gate post you will remove part of your bumper!!
2. If you drive off without unhooking the mains, there'll be an audible bang and you'll be left with just a plug in your hook-up point.
3. If you don't pack a long-handled screwdriver you won't be able to repair your plug.
4. If you do 2. and 3. in winter, you'd better have plenty of gas.
5. If you dont wind your awning in before a windy night, you will awake to find you no longer own one and big holes in the side of your van.
6. If you have the facility to divert heating into your waste tank, don't divert it into a nearly full tank of dirty water, it stinks after 24 hours!
 

Ed Excel

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Toilet talk

1. If you start turning out of your drive before the rear wheels are past the gate post you will remove part of your bumper!!
2. If you drive off without unhooking the mains, there'll be an audible bang and you'll be left with just a plug in your hook-up point.
3. If you don't pack a long-handled screwdriver you won't be able to repair your plug.
4. If you do 2. and 3. in winter, you'd better have plenty of gas.
5. If you dont wind your awning in before a windy night, you will awake to find you no longer own one and big holes in the side of your van.
6. If you have the facility to divert heating into your waste tank, don't divert it into a nearly full tank of dirty water, it stinks after 24 hours!
7.(ish) be careful using your Thetford up a mountain. You might just get your own back!!

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1. If you start turning out of your drive before the rear wheels are past the gate post you will remove part of your bumper!!
2. If you drive off without unhooking the mains, there'll be an audible bang and you'll be left with just a plug in your hook-up point.
3. If you don't pack a long-handled screwdriver you won't be able to repair your plug.
4. If you do 2. and 3. in winter, you'd better have plenty of gas.
5. If you dont wind your awning in before a windy night, you will awake to find you no longer own one and big holes in the side of your van.
6. If you have the facility to divert heating into your waste tank, don't divert it into a nearly full tank of dirty water, it stinks after 24 hours!
7.(ish) be careful using your Thetford up a mountain. You might just get your own back!!
8.If you go HOT! into a corner,no amount of leaning over the bonnet,or hanging out of the door,will stop you rolling over. You should have been on your motor bike
Tea Bag.
PS. Have not performed a barrel roll............... yet,but after all these years,when my buttocks clench the seat,i still allow myself a rye smile and shake of the head. "Captain to engine room...MORE POWER !!"
9. Don't bother plugging anything in to the 3 pin sockets when not on electric hook up. You are wasting your time as the leisure batteries only power the 12v sockets :ROFLMAO:
 
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1. If you start turning out of your drive before the rear wheels are past the gate post you will remove part of your bumper!!
2. If you drive off without unhooking the mains, there'll be an audible bang and you'll be left with just a plug in your hook-up point.
3. If you don't pack a long-handled screwdriver you won't be able to repair your plug.
4. If you do 2. and 3. in winter, you'd better have plenty of gas.
5. If you dont wind your awning in before a windy night, you will awake to find you no longer own one and big holes in the side of your van.
6. If you have the facility to divert heating into your waste tank, don't divert it into a nearly full tank of dirty water, it stinks after 24 hours!
7.(ish) be careful using your Thetford up a mountain. You might just get your own back!!
8.If you go HOT! into a corner,no amount of leaning over the bonnet,or hanging out of the door,will stop you rolling over. You should have been on your motor bike
Tea Bag.
PS. Have not performed a barrel roll............... yet,but after all these years,when my buttocks clench the seat,i still allow myself a rye smile and shake of the head. "Captain to engine room...MORE POWER !!"
9. Don't bother plugging anything in to the 3 pin sockets when not on electric hook up. You are wasting your time as the leisure batteries only power the 12v sockets :ROFLMAO:
10. Make sure the Omnistep is out, before stepping out of the habitation door :Doh:
 

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1. If you start turning out of your drive before the rear wheels are past the gate post you will remove part of your bumper!!
2. If you drive off without unhooking the mains, there'll be an audible bang and you'll be left with just a plug in your hook-up point.
3. If you don't pack a long-handled screwdriver you won't be able to repair your plug.
4. If you do 2. and 3. in winter, you'd better have plenty of gas.
5. If you dont wind your awning in before a windy night, you will awake to find you no longer own one and big holes in the side of your van.
6. If you have the facility to divert heating into your waste tank, don't divert it into a nearly full tank of dirty water, it stinks after 24 hours!
7.(ish) be careful using your Thetford up a mountain. You might just get your own back!!
8.If you go HOT! into a corner,no amount of leaning over the bonnet,or hanging out of the door,will stop you rolling over. You should have been on your motor bike
Tea Bag.
PS. Have not performed a barrel roll............... yet,but after all these years,when my buttocks clench the seat,i still allow myself a rye smile and shake of the head. "Captain to engine room...MORE POWER !!"
9. Don't bother plugging anything in to the 3 pin sockets when not on electric hook up. You are wasting your time as the leisure batteries only power the 12v sockets :ROFLMAO:
10. Make sure the Omnistep is out, before stepping out of the habitation door :Doh:
11. When wilding, and parking in the dark, ensure that you are not parked parallel to the edge of a cliff. The very long step down, early in the morning can be quite traumatic:Eeek:

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1. If you start turning out of your drive before the rear wheels are past the gate post you will remove part of your bumper!!
2. If you drive off without unhooking the mains, there'll be an audible bang and you'll be left with just a plug in your hook-up point.
3. If you don't pack a long-handled screwdriver you won't be able to repair your plug.
4. If you do 2. and 3. in winter, you'd better have plenty of gas.
5. If you dont wind your awning in before a windy night, you will awake to find you no longer own one and big holes in the side of your van.
6. If you have the facility to divert heating into your waste tank, don't divert it into a nearly full tank of dirty water, it stinks after 24 hours!
7.(ish) be careful using your Thetford up a mountain. You might just get your own back!!
8.If you go HOT! into a corner,no amount of leaning over the bonnet,or hanging out of the door,will stop you rolling over. You should have been on your motor bike
Tea Bag.
PS. Have not performed a barrel roll............... yet,but after all these years,when my buttocks clench the seat,i still allow myself a rye smile and shake of the head. "Captain to engine room...MORE POWER !!"
9. Don't bother plugging anything in to the 3 pin sockets when not on electric hook up. You are wasting your time as the leisure batteries only power the 12v sockets :ROFLMAO:
10. Make sure the Omnistep is out, before stepping out of the habitation door :Doh:
11. When wilding, and parking in the dark, ensure that you are not parked parallel to the edge of a cliff. The very long step down, early in the morning can be quite traumatic:Eeek:
12.when leaving site always check you have not left anything behind on your pitch. Do NOT drive 50 miles and discover you have left your electric cable on the grass.
 
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12.when leaving site always check you have not left anything behind on your pitch. Do NOT drive 50 miles and discover you have left your electric cable on the grass.

When going to bed pissed dont moan when your head hurts next morning

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1. If you start turning out of your drive before the rear wheels are past the gate post you will remove part of your bumper!!
2. If you drive off without unhooking the mains, there'll be an audible bang and you'll be left with just a plug in your hook-up point.
3. If you don't pack a long-handled screwdriver you won't be able to repair your plug.
4. If you do 2. and 3. in winter, you'd better have plenty of gas.
5. If you dont wind your awning in before a windy night, you will awake to find you no longer own one and big holes in the side of your van.
6. If you have the facility to divert heating into your waste tank, don't divert it into a nearly full tank of dirty water, it stinks after 24 hours!
7.(ish) be careful using your Thetford up a mountain. You might just get your own back!!
8.If you go HOT! into a corner,no amount of leaning over the bonnet,or hanging out of the door,will stop you rolling over. You should have been on your motor bike
Tea Bag.
PS. Have not performed a barrel roll............... yet,but after all these years,when my buttocks clench the seat,i still allow myself a rye smile and shake of the head. "Captain to engine room...MORE POWER !!"
9. Don't bother plugging anything in to the 3 pin sockets when not on electric hook up. You are wasting your time as the leisure batteries only power the 12v sockets
10. Make sure the Omnistep is out, before stepping out of the habitation door
11. When wilding, and parking in the dark, ensure that you are not parked parallel to the edge of a cliff. The very long step down, early in the morning can be quite traumatic

12.when leaving site always check you have not left anything behind on your pitch. Do NOT drive 50 miles and discover you have left your electric cable on the grass.

13. Always check the toilet cassette is actually there before using the loo, the other half may be in the process of emptying it! You can usually tell by the cold draft, but if in a hurry you might not notice :ROFLMAO:
 
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It's not quite working getting every one to copy and past before adding their experience as some are getting missed off so just show yours and everyone will have to read all the posts ::bigsmile:

So here goes another of my learning curves:

When you are running off the leisure batteries and the power appears to keep tripping out you don't have an electrical fault you have flat batteries!:Blush:

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1. If you start turning out of your drive before the rear wheels are past the gate post you will remove part of your bumper!!
2. If you drive off without unhooking the mains, there'll be an audible bang and you'll be left with just a plug in your hook-up point.
3. If you don't pack a long-handled screwdriver you won't be able to repair your plug.
4. If you do 2. and 3. in winter, you'd better have plenty of gas.
5. If you dont wind your awning in before a windy night, you will awake to find you no longer own one and big holes in the side of your van.
6. If you have the facility to divert heating into your waste tank, don't divert it into a nearly full tank of dirty water, it stinks after 24 hours!
7.(ish) be careful using your Thetford up a mountain. You might just get your own back!!
8.If you go HOT! into a corner,no amount of leaning over the bonnet,or hanging out of the door,will stop you rolling over. You should have been on your motor bike
Tea Bag.
PS. Have not performed a barrel roll............... yet,but after all these years,when my buttocks clench the seat,i still allow myself a rye smile and shake of the head. "Captain to engine room...MORE POWER !!"
9. Don't bother plugging anything in to the 3 pin sockets when not on electric hook up. You are wasting your time as the leisure batteries only power the 12v sockets :ROFLMAO:
10. Make sure the Omnistep is out, before stepping out of the habitation door :Doh:
[HI]11. When wilding, and parking in the dark, ensure that you are not parked parallel to the edge of a cliff. The very long step down, early in the morning can be quite traumatic[/HI]:Eeek:

Ouch, that made us laugh out loud, hope you weren't hurt. I could just picture it in my head :ROFLMAO:
 

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Ouch, that made us laugh out loud, hope you weren't hurt. I could just picture it in my head :ROFLMAO:
It must have been a hell of a big cliff - there's a two hour gap between falling out and hitting the bottom (check the entries on Page 2):ROFLMAO:
 

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1. If you start turning out of your drive before the rear wheels are past the gate post you will remove part of your bumper!!
2. If you drive off without unhooking the mains, there'll be an audible bang and you'll be left with just a plug in your hook-up point.
3. If you don't pack a long-handled screwdriver you won't be able to repair your plug.
4. If you do 2. and 3. in winter, you'd better have plenty of gas.
5. If you dont wind your awning in before a windy night, you will awake to find you no longer own one and big holes in the side of your van.
6. If you have the facility to divert heating into your waste tank, don't divert it into a nearly full tank of dirty water, it stinks after 24 hours!
7.(ish) be careful using your Thetford up a mountain. You might just get your own back!!
8.If you go HOT! into a corner,no amount of leaning over the bonnet,or hanging out of the door,will stop you rolling over. You should have been on your motor bike
Tea Bag.
PS. Have not performed a barrel roll............... yet,but after all these years,when my buttocks clench the seat,i still allow myself a rye smile and shake of the head. "Captain to engine room...MORE POWER !!"
9. Don't bother plugging anything in to the 3 pin sockets when not on electric hook up. You are wasting your time as the leisure batteries only power the 12v sockets
10. Make sure the Omnistep is out, before stepping out of the habitation door
11. When wilding, and parking in the dark, ensure that you are not parked parallel to the edge of a cliff. The very long step down, early in the morning can be quite traumatic
12.when leaving site always check you have not left anything behind on your pitch. Do NOT drive 50 miles and discover you have left your electric cable on the grass.
13. Always check the toilet cassette is actually there before using the loo, the other half may be in the process of emptying it! You can usually tell by the cold draft, but if in a hurry you might not notice.
14. If, like me, you normally fill the fresh water tank before leaving home, don't forget that in winter, if it's very cold, the Truma safety dump valve may open and by the time you arrive, the fresh tank will be empty. Arrange some kind of clip to keep the valve shut whilst travelling (then don't forget to take it off) or fill up when you arrive.

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1. If you start turning out of your drive before the rear wheels are past the gate post you will remove part of your bumper!!
2. If you drive off without unhooking the mains, there'll be an audible bang and you'll be left with just a plug in your hook-up point.
3. If you don't pack a long-handled screwdriver you won't be able to repair your plug.
4. If you do 2. and 3. in winter, you'd better have plenty of gas.
5. If you dont wind your awning in before a windy night, you will awake to find you no longer own one and big holes in the side of your van.
6. If you have the facility to divert heating into your waste tank, don't divert it into a nearly full tank of dirty water, it stinks after 24 hours!
7.(ish) be careful using your Thetford up a mountain. You might just get your own back!!
8.If you go HOT! into a corner,no amount of leaning over the bonnet,or hanging out of the door,will stop you rolling over. You should have been on your motor bike
Tea Bag.
PS. Have not performed a barrel roll............... yet,but after all these years,when my buttocks clench the seat,i still allow myself a rye smile and shake of the head. "Captain to engine room...MORE POWER !!"
9. Don't bother plugging anything in to the 3 pin sockets when not on electric hook up. You are wasting your time as the leisure batteries only power the 12v sockets
10. Make sure the Omnistep is out, before stepping out of the habitation door
11. When wilding, and parking in the dark, ensure that you are not parked parallel to the edge of a cliff. The very long step down, early in the morning can be quite traumatic
12.when leaving site always check you have not left anything behind on your pitch. Do NOT drive 50 miles and discover you have left your electric cable on the grass.
13. Always check the toilet cassette is actually there before using the loo, the other half may be in the process of emptying it! You can usually tell by the cold draft, but if in a hurry you might not notice.
14. If, like me, you normally fill the fresh water tank before leaving home, don't forget that in winter, if it's very cold, the Truma safety dump valve may open and by the time you arrive, the fresh tank will be empty. Arrange some kind of clip to keep the valve shut whilst travelling (then don't forget to take it off) or fill up when you arrive.
15. Make sure you have enough diesel in your tank before that exploration of the wilds of England :Eeek:
 
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15. Make sure you have enough diesel in your tank before that exploration of the wilds of England :Eeek:

16. Make sure that when it is raining you close the very large Heki above he overcab bed. Just because you can't feel the rain coming in through the blind doesn't mean it isn't :Doh:
Apologies I haven't worked out how to copy the whole thing on my IPad. sorry
 
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17. If a manic driver is right behind you frantically flashing his lights, understand that he is trying to tell you something - that you have omitted to lock and secure your hatches, and sundry items are strewn across the A37 between Saltford and Ston Easton! Better still, check they are locked before you leave home! :roflmto:

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[HI]It must have been a hell of a big cliff - there's a two hour gap between falling out and hitting the bottom (check the entries on Page 2[/HI]):ROFLMAO:


Nice one, and yes it was, but I was OK. Thank you. :thumb:









...............................................................The door is on her side:Eeek:





But she was fine...............................................





























........................................................................She landed on her head!:Doh:
 
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daisy mae

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Check that cupboard doors are shut properly, so they don`t open and things are falling out as you are driving along.

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A scissor jack is not sufficient when trying to remove a wheel. A scissor jack and several pieces of wood are also not sufficient!! :Doh: As witnessed by a few Funsters at Newark :Blush:
 

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Make sure you keys are not in the top pocket when emptying the poo cassette as fishing around the cesspit is not the "done thing":ROFLMAO:
 
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Make sure you keys are not in the top pocket when emptying the poo cassette as fishing around the cesspit is not the "done thing":ROFLMAO:

Ooooh that's awful, rather you than me. I don't think I could have fished them out but then again that's what husbands are for. (I cook, he empties the toilet) :ROFLMAO:

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