Well its that time of year again, a few days getting the Triton ready for winter.

I like to start inside and work my way out, so

1 drain all fluids,

Water, whatever applies?

1 on-board water tank
2 Small tank under sink.
3 Small tank under bathroom sink.
4 Toilet flush tank.
5 Portaloo if you have one
6 toilet cassette.
7 Aquaroll if you use one.
8 any type of grey water tank, rinse with disinfectant and leave caps off to dry internals before storing.
9 any other liquids including bottles of toilet chemicals if van not stored in a frost free environment.
10 open\exercise all taps to drain any water still in pipes.

Next go through everything and remove all food.

Remove all bedding and clothing to prevent it getting damp.

After 3 years owning the Triton time to go through every locker and cupboard and remove all those bits you bought "just in case" but never used

Next it was mats out and sweep \ wash the floor ............. leave to dry with door open before replacing, ......... throw out next doors cat before closing door.
Wash, throw away, any dishcloths, tea towels, towels ect from in the van and store indoors ready for next season.

Check gas is turned off, well thats it for day one .................. wash No 4 is still rotating in the kitchen and the tumble drier is wanting overtime pay

hob

Quote: eribaMotters wrote in post #2

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One to add to your list is to flush out the overflow waste at the rear of the cooker. In the past we have ran a dilute bleach solution down this, but only after sticking a cork in the end of the waste pipe under the van. Leave in for a few days and repeat before the cold weather sets in, or if you are storing indoors like us leave in for as long as you like.

Colin

ps leave fridge door slightly open

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I could do with a plug hole in my hob for when I boil my taters, they are always bubbling over..

Quote: eribaMotters wrote in post #4

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I think it has dual purpose. A drainer for washing as you suggest, and also as a waste for overflow when pans boil over. Either way gunk can get into and the waste pipe to the outside.

Colin

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What do you do with the fresh water tanks, apart from emptying them via the taps to make sure they stay really clean? The previous owner of our van said that he always opened the trap in the top and used a sponge to make sure that there wasn't any trace of water left over winter. I could imagine anything left going rather nasty in time.

One thing we forgot last winter but luckily no problem was to bung the waste pipefrom the sink, to prevent mice having ingree. Will do it this time.

Give the surfaces in the vicintiy of the cooker and sink a wipe with a bleach based product. Might prevent the dreaded black mould.

We always had a bar of sop in each eye level cupboard (except one or two we used for foodstuffs) and in the under bed lockers we had 2 bars, we used Dove, purely because it was boxed and clean, nice smell ALWAYS in our Eriba.

We have just started our winter prep. 1st bag of clothes gone in today, caravan washed last week and bed made up. Food going in tomorrow and off to The Lakes on Thursday! All year round caravanning for us, Cirencester in November and Chatsworth in January, we do stop for Christmas.

...and us!
Norfolk this week. Glastonbury in November. Rutland later then Devizes for New Year.