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

Rosie Rabbit replied on 15/05/2017 14:49

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Rosie Rabbit

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Posted on 15/05/2017 14:49

Second question - Having bought the caravan, it's now parked up at home. I did drive it home with help. However the more I look at it the more scared I get at the thought of towing it (a necessary skill if I want to go anywhere!).

How did everyone learn to tow? Friend/course/have a go on your own/instructor (our local instructors' charges are way over my budget btw).

Is there a problem with avatars? Mine appears on my profile but not on my posts.

 

Thanks

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Wildwood replied on 22/05/2017 15:41

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Wildwood

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Posted on 20/05/2017 18:31 by Rosie Rabbit

I think you are all amazing! When we picked up my caravan I was literally shaking in my shoes and then driving it out of the dealership we had to go down a slip road to join the main road, drive a half a mile then off and under the road and back the other way with another slip road to contend with! I swore there and then if I ever saw any caravans joining from a slip road I would move lane straight away as I can feel their pain!

Got my booking confirmation for the course and I am actually looking forward to it, bolstered by some of your experiences with the course.xx

Posted on 22/05/2017 15:41

Good luck with the course. It sounds sensible and let us know how you get on.

EmilysDad replied on 23/05/2017 14:07

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Posted on 23/05/2017 14:07

I've tried to change mine too .... no such luck. Apparently there's a 5 min delay in the site updateing. ..... I wish.

Sanchas replied on 23/05/2017 21:12

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Posted on 23/05/2017 21:12

New to carananing also, 2 weeks last Sept up in Northumberland for first time out,  set off this year May 3rd , third stop now in Prague, on ten week 'Grand Tour'.

Did have some experience from working on uncles farm during harvest with corn carts, but just take it steady and go with the flow.

Wildwood replied on 24/05/2017 16:57

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Posted on 23/05/2017 21:12 by Sanchas

New to carananing also, 2 weeks last Sept up in Northumberland for first time out,  set off this year May 3rd , third stop now in Prague, on ten week 'Grand Tour'.

Did have some experience from working on uncles farm during harvest with corn carts, but just take it steady and go with the flow.

Posted on 24/05/2017 16:57

That is exactly how to do it. Sensible drivers towing realise they have to take things easy.

Lyke Wake Man replied on 17/06/2017 21:06

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Lyke Wake Man

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Posted on 17/06/2017 21:06

first  off I had small trailer like these erdi's now, but when getting a job driving a 3500 k.g. van and putting up tp 16 foot trailers on I soon learnt how to back it  (Reverse) as they say in haulage, that wasback in the 1980's

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