Bikes on A frame and noseweight

Agree with points above especially with regards to loading (best on car and roof is obvious place although I accept that it can be difficult to get them up and down)

Roof bars and cycle carriers (S-Max)

Use caravan step, MBH (Much Better Half) holds my belt to support me when putting up or down.

Use straps with quick release clamps.

Bought from https://www.roofbox.co.uk/  selected Cruz which were a reasonable price and have been used for thousands of miles across Europe with no problems (the straps were the poorest part so bought extra ones for a fiver in Italy)

Only other point is that we take bikes off and put inside van on the bed (pedals off and handlebars turned 90 degrees) protected by cardboard and plastic sheet for ferry crossing and back onto car at the dockside.

 " Only other point is that we take bikes off and put inside van on the bed (pedals off and handlebars turned 90 degrees) protected by cardboard and plastic sheet for ferry crossing and back onto car at the dockside. "

May I ask why you do this doug ?

Happy caravanning.

Purely to avoid extra height costs on the ferry which, on our route are significant. The pedals etc just make it easier to stack two bikes.

Don't underestimate continental vans though - we have an Antares 476 which has 300kg payload and we load 2 bikes on the (very long) a frame and still stay within the limits of our C4 Picasso...