Collected our first caravan

We collect our first caravan at the end of this week, excited and daunted in equal measure.

hope to post some news once we get fully ready for our first trip

We collect our first caravan at the end of this week, excited and daunted in equal measure.

hope to post some news once we get fully ready for our first trip

We look forward to hearing from you Bw

BW, my biggest fear is going down a road which proves to be too tight for our rig. Also dont want to scratch the new Caravan before we even get it back home. But like you excited and daunted. Hopefully we feel much more confident by Sunday night having driven back from Worcester.

BW, my biggest fear is going down a road which proves to be too tight for our rig. Also dont want to scratch the new Caravan before we even get it back home. But like you excited and daunted. Hopefully we feel much more confident by Sunday night having driven back from Worcester.

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been there - done that!  if worse comes to worse do what we had to do, find a handy drive or gateway, unhitch and turn the two units around seperately then hitch up and off you go (easy for me to write!)  You can get satnavs which you put in your outfit width/length and it avoids all such nasties. A bit expensive but if this is your worst fear then it might buy peace of mind. Happy vanning

Geoffeales,

Thanks for the sound advice, planning to buy a satnav at the NEC in October. 

Geoffeales,

Thanks for the sound advice, planning to buy a satnav at the NEC in October. 

Wouldn't rely on a sat nav when towing unless you're going to pay megga bucks to get one similar to those used by wagon drivers. Many will give you the shortest route and take you along roads/lanes not suitable for towing a caravan along. Stick by the routes given in the site directory or on the web site when you get off any major road.

Geoffeales,

Thanks for the sound advice, planning to buy a satnav at the NEC in October. 

Wouldn't rely on a sat nav when towing unless you're going to pay megga bucks to get one similar to those used by wagon drivers. Many will give you the shortest route and take you along roads/lanes not suitable for towing a caravan along. Stick by the routes given in the site directory or on the web site when you get off any major road.

agree with Nellie, a satnav set to 'shortest route' will take you down minor roads to save a few yards.....sacing distance, not time (or blood pressure...)...

however, one set to 'fastest route' even a non-towing specific one, will choose a wide fast A-road over smaller roads, saving time, not distance (and your blood pressure....)

I never rely on satnav alone, but used with maps and CC instructions they're great and as I told UKChesire the more expensive ones do take your outfit size into account. I once heard a story about an American tourist who keyed in "Windsor Castle" and ended up at a pub by that name in Weston-super-Mare. Like all these things a little common sense comes in handy!

Hope you are all enjoying your new caravans. 

David

Hope your enjoying your new vans, as a newbie myself, I can only say, dont be shy, you`ll be suprised how naturally the caravan will follow you, just be aware of narrow parts on roads, some drivers will still go like a bat outta hell even when they see you and expect you to make all the adjustments, some donkey trashed his mirror on my mirror extension the weekend, not a mark on mine, just had to sweep the glass from his mirror out of my footwell!.

You`ll be fine, enjoy it...........

And good luck

Dave