So much to learn....

Welcome. Let the good times roll😃

Welcome B & E !!  Don't be worried about asking " Dumb " questions coz some of us on here have been known to give the occasional "Dumb "  answers   !!  Just keep on enjoying your new toy & let us know what you are doing  please  

Hi Billandelaine,

welcome.

Just take comfort in the fact that for many, YOU will be the entertainment when you first arrive on site 🤗.

Welcome to Club Together, billandelaine.  There are no dumb questions, by the way..... but you will get a variety of answers...  😀  Do let us know how you get on.  Look forward to reading yur posts.

David 

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Welcome to the hobby and the forum.

Advice 3 don't be in a rush to buy all those nice extras that the sales folk say you will need.

Ourselves and most posters on here have garages and attics full of items that we thought we should have, only to find we don't need them.

PS, a mover is not one of them, brilliant piece of kit even if its a small caravan. 

Welcome and “ Don t Panic”, Take one step at a time ,we all started at the beginning and sometimes make little mistakes, usually when rushing to get out and about.

Ask any questions big or small I am sure someone can help in some way. Enjoy your new hobby, we all love ours. By the way It can become addictive. As your travelling home from one trip you tend to start discussing the next.🤙

Welcome billandelaine.  You’ll never stop learning in the caravan owning game, and don’t let the mishaps put you off.  If we had we’d have given up years ago.

Like some have said, a motor mover is a good addition, unless you are very confident and proficient at reversing your caravan onto a pitch and don’t mind being the centre of on site entertainment (although knowing how to do it is a very useful skill that only comes with practice).  If you’re a complete novice at caravanning, attending one of the club’s courses is a good idea.  In fact, if you both drive, both attending a course can be a good idea as each of you will appreciate what information is needed when guiding your other half onto a pitch.  Having said that, going on the course at the same time and working as a pair isn’t necessarily beneficial.  I went a few years after my OH, and those of us working with other course members witnessed a lot of bickering between the couple there when undertaking the practical tasks and, of course, the man knew best, but the woman did better!

Don’t rush out to get an awning.  They’re useful, but by no means essential.  A full awning is heavy and can be time consuming to put up, and completely baffling if you’ve never done it before (OK for longer stays if you intend to use it as an additional lounge & dining room), but a porch awning is lighter and quicker to put up.  Good to store your chairs etc., and useful for a short trip.

We also have a 2 berth caravan.  Rather than making up the seats into a double bed every night, we use the sofas as two singles with quilted mattress covers, single fitted sheets (which we leave on during the day and cover with throws), pillows & single duvets.  We then only have to move the back cushions about and get the pillows and duvets from under the seats.  Saves a lot of messing around and backache.

Enjoy your new caravan, and do let us know how you get on.

 

We've found this forum really useful - as a direct result of your advice, once we pick it up next week, the van is going straight to have movers fitted before we even attempt to bring it home. And we're both booked on the first available manoeuvring course, but we'll try and control the bickering...... :)

Only been caravaning for two years and have given many a lol still learning no