A motorcaravan arrived on a site in Spain. They sited their vehicle and plugged in to the mains. They then went across to an adjoining pitch for a drink with their friends. After about 10 minutes, someone said "You have steam coming from the roof vent, have you left a kettle on?"
They went across to linvestigate and on opening the door were met by a wall of flames. The fire was quickly put out. The cause was a table lamp had been left, plugged in, switched on and laid on the dinette seating with a cushion on top to secure it in transit.
If they had left the 'van for any longer the whole thing would have been lost. It was close to Pine trees and other vegetation and the fire could have damaged adjoining caravans.
So, before plugging in, check what is on in the van. Better still, when unplugging to move on, check that everything is switched off and safe.

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Sites / Places | 21 Dec 07 | 0 comments |

If you leave the cable coiled it can cause a fire, as in coil formation it acts like an electric fire and gets hot. This also causes extra drain on the your consumption and can cause the circuit breaker on your pitch to "drop out" quicker.
Always "run out" the length of cable to full extent in straight runs.
I have frequently seen campers with coiled up cables under their caravans and if they caught fire the caravan is directly above it.

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Sites / Places | 05 Dec 07 | 0 comments |

Apart from the danger of branches from trees breaking off and falling the other problem can be rain collecting in large drops which fall and cause annoyance plus bird droppings where birds have perched above you. I had the experience of large birds feasting on elderberries sitting on overhead cables above my motorcaravan and awning and them "bombing" us with large dollops of black excreta. It was very difficult to remove.

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Sites / Places | 05 Dec 07 | 1 comment |

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