QuestionI live in Manchester that is reputedly one of the wettest regions of the UK. Last week-end I took my 3.5 ton campervan and attended a folk festival nearby. The campsite consisted of a sports field with a gravel running track around it. I reversed my van onto the inner grassy area but ensured I left the front wheels on the running track since it has front wheel drive. By Monday morning the rear wheels sank about 9 inches into the mud, & I found I could only extricate myself by getting 4 people to push from the rear.
What advice would you give to avoid the problem?
- is there a track/mat to spread the pressure
- I tried inserting the levellers into the ruts but found that instead of acting like a plane, they were merely pushed ahead of the wheels
- obviously selecting firmer ground would have helped, but I was deceived into thinking it should be OK as there was already another van parked next to mine!
- fortunately I didn't need to pay for a tow, but wondered if there might have been any way to winch myself out had help not been at hand
AnswerI don't deal with ran or mud much, yet if your cat gets caught in the snow, they recommend having a bag of sand. Of if no bag of sand, use your car mats. Just flip them upside down. Of course this is the way we do it in the US, in England, I don't know if you have the special mats that come with the car for snow problems. They are mats that go over the run and if you flip them over they have the tred marks so you can get out of snow areas. Good luck and sorry
By the way the mats get dirty fast and are sometimes hard to clean.
