Packing a Caravan safely and securely

Line all your cupboard shelves with that bubbly rubberised sheeting.

Put Glassware, if you take any in stubby holders. Even plastic glasses otherwise they scratch like blazes.

Buy Corelle crockery it's more robust, and lighter.

Make sure you don't put too much weight in the front boot. Most of em say around 30 Kilos, but I've seen people with a hundred kilos or more.

Check your Ball weight and total van weight when you have it loaded. Don't rely on the figures you have on the compliance plate as most of em are wrong. Use a local public weigh bridge

If I think of anything else I'll add it in.

Non-stick frypans and saucepans are great in caravans , to cut down the cleaning . BUT , stacking them scratches and ruins the non-stick surface .

I purchased a cheap , thin ( about 1.5 cm ) closed cell foam camping matt from Clarke Rubber ( about $12 ) .

I cut a round piece to fit the inside of the bottom of my cherished Scanpan frypan , then I cut a ring to suit the outside dimensions of the bottom of my Scanpan saucepan . I glued this ring onto the big round bit .

Now the saucepan sits in the saucepan without moving and there is no damage , even on the worst corrugations .

Sound like a pathetic idea I guess , but I was pretty chuffed at the end result .

Willie .

Regarding breakables, make sure that you buy only cheap stuff as that way in the event of breakage the $$$ loss is reduced. That's of course if saving money is important to you. I use large plastic boxes that fit into my cupboards. Make sure that glass items are not side by side, separate with packets or boxes of food etc. Really comes down to a bit of common sense consistent with your standards.