The best way to avoid driving into headwinds is to use a weather app such as Windy. com and have a look at the wind predictions over your route for the days ahead. If it shows you’ ll be experiencing head winds, perhaps consider postponing your drive until the winds die down or change direction.
4. Pump up your tyres. I would wager that around 90 per cent of caravanners are driving around on severely under-inflated tyres on both their car and caravan. There would be several reasons for this, but most likely it would be due to a complete misunderstanding of the tyre pressures listed on the tyre placard or compliance plate of the two vehicles. These pressures are for when the vehicle is almost empty. As you add more weight to the vehicle, the tyres will sag, increasing the area in contact with the road. This increases friction and rolling resistance, leading to increased fuel consumption and possibly poor handling.
The fuel crisis has taken a toll on the caravanning community, inflicting pain on the hip pocket.
Every tyre has a load-to-pressure table listed on the sidewall. Have a look for yours when you get a free moment. You’ ll be surprised to know just how much pressure they need in order to safely carry a set load. Most popular light truck tyres can be pumped up to 80psi at the limit of their load-carrying capacity.
I’ m not suggesting you go and pump up yours to that level, at least not without getting your rig weighed to see if you have that much weight on each wheel. But I would be comfortable saying if your caravan is close to its maximum weight, your tyres will need to be inflated to around the 50-60psi mark.
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