Motorhome Pre-flight check list

[kevenh]

Looking around the tinternet for departure checklists, I like this one: Caravan Guard list example

Looks all inclusive
Any improvements or omissions? TIA

 

[David and Sally]

Wife loaded?

 

[kilgettyblade]

cider

 

[Tanya_and_Mick]

Microwave plate and oven shelfs wrapped to mute rattles

 

[kevenh]

Brill!! That's why the doc creator left some blank entries.
Our MH doesn't yet have a microwave but one day

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[Tykatem]

Wife loaded?

That's a little unfair! just coz she walks funny

Pete

 

[Wagoneer]

De-ramp (if applicable)
Set satnav for route and maps at the ready

 

[nicholsong]

Steps retracted might be a good one to add.

Who for Oh Please! checks wheel nut torques between stops?

Anyway I just do a walk-around check - worked OK on Boeing 737s - never went without 2 wings.

 

[138go]

Brill!! That's why the doc creator left some blank entries.
Our MH doesn't yet have a microwave but one day

Just extra weight ..

 

[138go]

We fill the freezer with pre-cooked frozen meals in individual containers like Lasagne, Sheperds Pie and anything else that SWMBO can make and freeze before we go that can be heated in the oven. It's great you arrive and within 30 minutes we have a meal on the table.

As for lists everyones is different. We usually add locking the house and putting the alarm on.

What planet are they on. Water Tank EMPTIED more like filled just in case the first stop doesn't have the taps turned on or they are not working. Bit like turning the 12v off in the habitation area. We just switch ours on and it stays on till we get back same as the gas.

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[peterc10]

What a load of nonsense that list is. Motorhoming is supposed to be FUN not a set of chores. Do you check tyre pressures and wheel nut torques every time you use your car? I don't so why should I when I use the motorhome?

 

[kevenh]

Yes, the list does need a separation between items needing infrequent checks and those that are valid per-trip checks.
I like it because the weekly/monthly reminders are there and as new MH'ers I am at step 1st trip!
Later I'd pass-over with the checks on oil, water & tyres for e.g.

 

[Jim]

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[kevenh]

Blimey!! That's a set of checklists Mrskevenh will love
Tnx

 

[Hymer 1961]

Once we’ve completed our pre-flight check, the wife’s reasonably happy providing we don’t hit any turbulence en route, which normally means I’ve overdone it on the curry again.

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[RogerThat]

cider

Priorities eh

Our MH doesn't yet have a microwave but one day

In our last van, we bought a cheapy one from the local Asda and just stored it in the bottom of the wardrobe, removed to cook the occasional meal, then stored safely away in the wardrobe again

 

[Anthea M]

This is the only check list you will ever need !
Oh an I always look round when we drive off to make sure we haven't left anything!

 

[Bonkers the Dog]

I drew up, printed out and laminated a fabulous check list in my newbie fervour and its a cracker, large font, multi-coloured, the full bunha; I never remember to use it! I need a check list that just says, " rememeber your F**king checklist ya dobber!"

It's now a bit redundant, I remember it all anyway. Lets face it, its a van, not a 747. The only thing I consistently forget is the bathroom door. We ALWAYS have to stop after the first bend to close it.

However, I do have one large laminated A4 sheet with large red writing that says in unequivocal tones, "DON'T FORGET TO UNPLUG YOUR SHORE LINE AND REMOVE YOUR WHEEL CLAMP!"
It gets clipped to the steering wheel; once bitten twice shy and all that...Luckily the cable has a breakaway design and the clamp didn't do any damage as it pressed up against the wheel arch. Donkey of the day award righteously earned that day!

 

[kevenh]

Can I tag that as funny?

tnx for the heads up on risks.
Edit: hope so

 

[MR. FUSION]

Looking around the tinternet for departure checklists, I like this one: Caravan Guard list example

Looks all inclusive
Any improvements or omissions? TIA

I would add, a visual check of all tyres for nails etc or other damage, check pressure if in doubt. Doing that a few weeks ago probably saved me a blowout, there was a big nail right through one tyre.

Also not from personal experience, check the EHU is disconnected

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[wotme]

We sometimes take the kids but they're optional. The dog is a definite, he's just ahead of the wines and spirits on our list

 

[Jim]

This is the only check list you will ever need !
Oh an I always look round when we drive off to make sure we haven't left anything!View attachment 325801View attachment 325802View attachment 325803

It is a PDF version of that document that is in the downloads section. I used to print them off, collate them, laminate them with a special matt laminate, bind them and post them. I had to stop I was just losing money!

The lists are ten years old and due a revamp, someone did point out the other day that I mention travellers cheques. How times change.

 

[Badknee]

Make sure what should be full is,
make sure what should be empty is,
make sure what shouldn't move won't,
Make sure you've left nowt on your pitch.
make sure your earplugs are in when your carer finds out you've forgotten sumfink ?

 

[138go]

Opps nearly forgot .. DON'T FORGET TO MAKE SURE YOU UNPLUG EHU ..

Saw a guy in Saint-Malo start to drive off while still attached to the EHU Post so shouted STOP and he did. He then explained that he was just moving it slightly so not a problem. Later that day we saw him driving down the road trailing his EHU lead behind him.