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On the first ever trip in our own Cali, July this year, I woke in the early hours of the morning. No idea why but I lay awake for some time and was alarmed when I heard a loud noise - a cross between a bang, or a dull thud like something hitting the roof of the van. 
went into overdrive. Maybe it was a bolt snapping? I had fitted a locking nut to the spare wheel before we left home and had visions of someone lying underneath the van trying to remove the spare!. By now my wife was awake and annoyed that I was fidgeting around lifting the blinds to see outside. It was pitch black and I couldn't see a thing. She convinced me that I was imagining things and I drifted off.
Next morning the owners of the van opposite (a lwb conversion) had everything out on the grass. Nothing unusual as they were planning on leaving before 8am. They asked if we had been woken by the commotion in the early hours. I explained what I heard and was told that their leisure battery had exploded. They had been having problems with it and it must have overcharged or maybe a dry cell? It was placed beneath their bed they had to get everything out ASAP. The acid had ruined their carpets and melted waterproof jacket! Fortunately, he, his wife and their dog were ok, though he had some minor acid burns on his arms.
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went into overdrive. Maybe it was a bolt snapping? I had fitted a locking nut to the spare wheel before we left home and had visions of someone lying underneath the van trying to remove the spare!. By now my wife was awake and annoyed that I was fidgeting around lifting the blinds to see outside. It was pitch black and I couldn't see a thing. She convinced me that I was imagining things and I drifted off.Next morning the owners of the van opposite (a lwb conversion) had everything out on the grass. Nothing unusual as they were planning on leaving before 8am. They asked if we had been woken by the commotion in the early hours. I explained what I heard and was told that their leisure battery had exploded. They had been having problems with it and it must have overcharged or maybe a dry cell? It was placed beneath their bed they had to get everything out ASAP. The acid had ruined their carpets and melted waterproof jacket! Fortunately, he, his wife and their dog were ok, though he had some minor acid burns on his arms.
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