If you have trouble reversing your caravan, try holding the steering wheel at the bottom. This way, when you turn it to the left or right, the caravan will go the same way as you steer.
P Johnson, Longlevens, Gloucestershire

I don't have an Aquaroll for my fresh water; instead I use a large, square tank. It has more capacity but is obviously much harder to move and has to be carried rather than rolled. So, to make things easier for myself, I have modified my Wastemaster waste water carrier: at its base, where the plastic tank juts out above the wheels, I have attached an L-shaped plywood shelf. One side is secured to the Wastemaster by Velcro straps, and the fresh water container sits neatly on top when I carry the two tanks to be filled or emptied.
William Bremner, Roundhay, Leeds

You probably won't be able to reach the top of the front and rear panels when you clean your van. To avoid the hassle of finding a ladder when you are on site, just use your jockey wheel. For reaching high up at the front, wind it to its lowest point, and use your caravan step to reach that little bit further. Likewise, when cleaning the rear panel, raise the jockey wheel to its highest point and again use your step to reach higher than you normally can. It's no substitute for a good pair of steps, but if you don't have any, it can help avoid a ‘tide mark' around the roof sections.
Bob Wilson, Capel Curig

I thought there was a blockage in my waste water plumbing as it took a while to flow away. The problem was with the way I had put the pipe into the waste tank. The end of the pipe was sitting on the bottom of the tank, and the side of the pipe was prevented from moving away from this position by the rim of the tank, stopping the water emptying quickly. I moved the pipe so that it was hanging loosely just inside the rim, and my drainage improved.
Eric Duke, Plymouth

We British caravanners can learn a few things from our continental counterparts. The 13-pin Continental style socket is made of stainless steel, so it never corrodes. Furthermore, the mating process of the plug and socket involves turning the plug through 90 degrees on a fluted locking system, which ensures a firm connection every time.
My friends and I are avid waterskiers, and when we go away, we take a caravan to keep costs down. The ski boat travels with us on a trailer and the caravan is towed by my friend. Naturally, the process of launching a ski boat involves getting the trailer and half of the car rather wet. But since fitting the 13-pin electrics we have never had an issue with poor connections, despite the whole lot being immersed in water every time we go. The caravan, on the other hand, has yet to be converted and though it doesn't have to withstand regular immersions, it often gets wet in this climate of ours during the ten minutes of messing about with it before it will connect properly – and there's the constant doubt on the journey home that everything has remained functional.
It takes an hour or so to convert to the 13-pin plug using wire strippers. There's no problem sourcing the parts, either – just call Towsure. Dominic Olds, Tamworth, Staffordshire

I fitted a neat 12v fan to the back of my fridge vent so that it could cope with the high ambient temperatures of Spain, where we go each year. I ran the switch for it to the cabinet next to the fridge so I can turn it on and off.
Robert Eldgridge, Somerset

I bought a second-hand caravan recently with bunk beds at the rear. It has lost the panels that prevent children from rolling out of their bunk, so I bought some tough nylon screening (it looks exactly like the stuff out of which they make fly screens) and cut it to the size of the area between the bunk and the roof. I sealed its edges so they won't fray or tear, then stapled one side to the inside lip of the bunk edge.
I also sealed the edge next to the roof, then sewed five rucksack clips onto it with strong upholstery thread. The other half of each clip I screwed into the roof of the caravan. Now there is no way that my smallest child can fall out of the bed, and because the screening is semi-transparent she can also breathe easily and doesn't feel claustrophobic. We can keep an eye on her from our end of the van, and if she needs to get out it's the work of seconds to undo the five clips.
Scott Martin, Fenwick, East ayrshire

If you carry your spare wheel inside the van above the axle, it may dirty your carpet. Cut a piece of carpet to the same size as the wheel and keep it just for this job.
Neil Young, Hamilton, Lanarkshire

The second-hand awning I bought recently came without a sheet to cover the wheel. While the wheel strip was there, there was nothing to cover the gap behind the wheel. It meant there was a howling gale blowing in the awning. A trip to a local camping shop for an off-cut of thin groundsheet and some sticky-backed Velcro solved the problem. It also meant I didn't have to pierce the skin of the caravan to attach studs for any wheelstrip, so avoiding all the possibilities of water ingress that could lead to.
Dave Sheppard, New Malden, Surrey