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When it comes to planning a caravan holiday , everyone likes to think about all the fun and memorable things to include on their itinerary . Places to stay , sights to see , new roads to travel . But how many people think about the things that can go wrong and how they will avoid them ? Not many , I think . It ’ s not very much fun to think about all the disasters that could befall you . After all , you may decide not to go because it ’ s too dangerous !
Hopefully after reading this , you ’ ll have some basic ideas on how to avoid a disaster on the road and , if the worst should happen , you will feel equipped to deal with the situation .
A LITTLE BACKGROUND
Just so you know , I ’ m not some average Joe writing about a subject I have no experience in . Before my wife and I left for a life on the road , I spent 30 years as a volunteer in the Victorian State Emergency Service . The unit I served with was one of the busiest in the state . We did everything from search and rescue , to storm and flood mitigation , 4WD training and rescuing people trapped in car crashes using the ‘ jaws of life ’.
The training we did and skills we learnt prepared us to deal with a huge variety of emergencies .
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