How did you learn to tow & where is my Avatar?

Learnt to tow by reading up on how to do it and then got behind the wheel and just took it easy until confidence grew (however my sister-in-law who was following us reckoned I was driving far too fast for a newbie😂).

No idea about the avatar☹️

Hi Rosie and welcome to Club Together.

I first towed my parents' caravan many years ago and found it was something I enjoyed.  I had some tuition from a competent source but I'd recommend that you consider a Caravan and Motorhome Club Towing Course to give you confidence and knowledgeable advice.

Regarding your avatar, it's best to ask about issues relating to the actual forum in the 'How to Use Club Together' Section.  Have you tried refreshing your page? I've looked at your profile but it's not showing there for me.

Somebody from our IT department would be the best person to look at that for you.

Hope you get lots of pleasure out of your new van.

RR, I was given concise instruction-'the most important thing is the hook up, get that right & the rest will follow(trailer/C/van etc)' it has proved accurate so far.

re Avatar-all the good looking ones are blanked out-so I heard, it's unfair on the rest of em. I agree with it too

From earlier posts on the subject of avatars since one of the "upgrades?" it seems if you try to change it then you lose it ?

I took the CC course. One and a half days of practical work. Towing, hitching, unhitching and most important of all - reversing. Well worth the cost in my opinion and I'm glad I took it. 

When I got into a tight spot and needed to reverse I just reminded myself that I had done it before on the course, took a deep breath or two and got on with it.  

I guess like posting photos on CT it is probably best to resize to 500. From what I've picked up reading on CT Laptops using Windows seem to work easier for photos as they apparently have 'flash player'. I understand it is possible from phones/tablets etc. Perhaps try changing your photo when the site is quieter & HO IT Dept are unlikely to be working on the site eg 1st thing in the morning or later in the evening. Good luck  

Just stuck the  caravan on the back & towed it.  It was only little though ..... a 10' 6" Robin. I had towed & reversed with tractors though as a kid.

Just take your time & look that bit further up the road, take corners a bit wider to allow for the caravan cutting the corner off ...... you'll be fine. 

I bought a brand new Spite Arial in 1978 and towed it back from the dealers and took it from there, but that was fairly easy in 1978. Learning now must be a bit more frightening with all the faster traffic. Good luck. As suggested book into one of the towing course offered by the club, they should remove some of the fears.

Round about the late 1940s I was given a Bedford truck and trailer by Dinky and set about negotiating the dining room furniture.  Corners, reversing, tight turns - got all the theory done while I was in short trousers.

I was thrown in the deep end by my now ex husband who commissioned me to load our wedding presents into a horse trailer (also a wedding present) and drive it with his battered LWB Landy to Germany!  I had never driven om the wrong side of the road before!  Never mind trailed!  I was sure the lorises flashing at me meant I should NOT pull in after over taking but I learnt!  Driving his polo ponies back to England came a few months later but I was lent a soldier for company such a pity the sailing was postponed for 12 hours and I didn't understand a word of his Belfast accent!  

I would try for some wide open spaces like supermarket car parks or old aerodromes for good areas to practise in.  It isn't hard honestly just go gentle on the steering and remember what is behind you!  Good luck.