How many people cannot reverse their caravan ?

I've often wondered how do motorhomes  towing a car get on when having to reverse  is it difficult.

Not really, takes seconds to unhitch and it’s done and away. We often unhitch in a lay-by close to destination and then drive separately for the last couple of miles or so. Practise makes perfect, bit like a formula 1 pit stop. Doesn’t worry us at all! What’s more is that we can do this and then go on to sites, destinations that cars and caravans cannot even attempt or think of attempting. There are some absolutely stunning remote places out there to be had if you can make it.

I was thinking more of the forced into a reverse situation when meeting a large vehicle.

But he was bigger than me, so it's his prerogative. I remember that from my days at school.

A situation to be avoided if possible by not using narrow roads where possible. For instance I would not tow a car when touring Scotland and I always check access to sites avoiding those miles down narrow roads, but if the need arose I would do exactly as mickysf.

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There are thousands of miles in Scotland where towing is absolutely fine it’s knowing where and when not to. We do the bulk of the tour up and around towing. I’d say 90% of the time spent hitched up and some unhitched I could have done if I’d really needed to. Doing this we have visited and stayed at stunning places you would normally only see tents and campervans at. 

Like I posted upthread apart from a few practices over 25 years ago I've never reversed hitched up and I've covered a lot of towng miles.. 

as one day you will have to.

I would disgaree with that, certainly may have to but not will have too. I always look at my route and wouldn't dream of using a single track or narrow road while towing. I really don't expect to do reverse hitched.

Also if I had to reverse I would proabaly use the motor mover anyway. Once we couldn't get back into our street due to a party nearby and a lot of parked cars making it very tigh for towing on the curve, rather than risk towing we used the mover going forward and it manged the 400 metres with no probelm.  

I think you've been extremely lucky especially with the amount of traffic these days, I have had to reverse several times perhaps it's just bad luck or the location of the sites I use but I'm glad I can reverse our outfit confidently rather than trust to luck when I'm on the road but I will always use the motor mover at home and on the site for convenience.

well, it would seem that most folk can reverse, if they want to. I would certainly practice now and again to keep the skill fresh in their minds, like has been said on here sometimes you have to reverse. 

I don't consider myself lucky at all and don't trust to luck to look after myself, I've always found the harder I plan/work the luckier I've become.

I'm in the fail to plan is to plan to fail mentality and I as I posted (and others) if one looks at the route and makes sure it is suitable then reversing very probably won't happen and if it did the mover will get used - always, and I certainly wouldn't be pushed into reversing if I thought it was anyway dangerous or could lead to damage.