ALL HANDS ON DECK DIY Guide
In most caravans a gas strut is a common piece of equipment. Some keep the nose cone open, others lift the bed base while others help you to open the roof-top tent. And then there are gas struts that help you open the pop-up roof on your caravan and keep it in place.
As with most other consumable parts on your caravan, the gas struts are going to need some attention at one point or another. Gas struts are actually cylindrical capsules with about 100 bar of pressure inside. That's about 50 times more than your car tyres. But the struts can lose their oomph after a while. So