Brand new caravanners here x 2

Welcome to Club Together, Tim and Lorraine.  Congratulations on your new purchase and all the best for your maiden voyage.  Do let us all know how you get on.

David

Welcome to all the couples new to caravanning that've posted on here. hope you enjoy this hobby (way of life for some of us) as we do.

Welcome to CT and continue to enjoy

Welcome to the mad house we hope you enjoy your new caravan and are looking forward to your adventures. Don't forget any help someone will have the answer, either here or even on a site, just ask we don't bite (only if we have our teeth in )

Paul

Welcome Tim and Lorraine.  You're gonna love it! 

Thanks everybody. Looking forward to Thursday when the tow bar's being fitted to the car! Then only another week or so from there until we pick up the 'van and have our first night out.

Thanks everybody. Looking forward to Thursday when the tow bar's being fitted to the car! Then only another week or so from there until we pick up the 'van and have our first night out.

Best of luck with your first night out. Should you have any questions following on from that don't hesitate to put them on here. There's always someone who will be able to give you good advice.

Welcome to the world of caravaning, there will be a few hic-ups   from time to time, but remember there's always someone on here that can help with good info and practical ways to solve them, enjoy your first trip, 

Hi Everybody,

We picked up our caravan yesterday and towed it the short distance to our storage facility and attached campsite. I'm happy to report that we only had a few minor hitches setting up for the first time before enjoying a cosy night in. We already have a couple more one night outings booked taking place over the next few weeks.

Just one question...while we were towing yesterday, we noticed  clicking sounds coming from the tow hitch area. The tow bar is a brand new detachable unit and the caravan hitch looks to be in good order with an alco stabiliser. I'm guessing the noise is the friction pads in the stabiliser??

Apart from that it seems to tow really well.

Thanks Tim

If it's a new towball it may need the paint cleaning off. Have a look here

http://www.al-ko.co.uk/edit/files/how-to/how-to-remove-towball-paint-for-first-use.pdf

You may also need an extended neck towball ..