Starter kits for caravan

A good leisure battery, a waste water container as well as your aquaroll, a spirit level and blocks or ramps to ensure that you're level when pitching up..... and a good sense of humour.

Welcome to the club and to CT, too.

Bottle opener & cork screw ..... 😉

Welcome  to  the  "Towing  Fraternity"  and  goodbye  from  the  happy  campers  of  the  "Motorhoming  Brigade"

Most  of  the  tackle  you  will  have  acquired  in  your  'homing  days,  so  there  should  only  be  the  bits  for  filling  with  water  and  emptying  of  water  duty  --  levelling,  EHU  etc  etc  you'll  know  all  about  anyway   or  so  I  assume.

What  ever  you  need,  obtain  etc  I  just  hope  you'll  put  it  all  to  good  use.

Brian

Thank you for your snippets! probably seemed like a ridiculous question in the first place but, in a small motorhome it's just the basics we have and use camp facilities! With a caravan it  will feel like a mansion and its own shower/toilet is pure luxury! Someone drew up a list for me Today and it's proven helpful! 

 

I you want to buy lots you may find Ebay useful and dealers sometimes have stock that was part of trade ins they may wish to get rid of. I picked up a metal two step entry step for £5 at one dealer. Good luck.

Beware of buying from dealers! Most stuff is a lot cheaper via eBay. 

All  these  questions  by  Newbies  are  only  ridiculous  IF  YOU  KNOW  THE  ANSWERS  !!

As  for  general  advice  if  you  have  a  branch  of  LIDL  handy  you  can  get  quite  a  few  caravanning  items  there  on  their  " Special  Purchase  Days --  you  can  also  buy  FORMIL  BIOLOGICAL  TABS  as  used  in  washing  machines.  Many  of  us  have  been  converted  to  them  for  use  in  the  toilet  instead  of  the  Blue / Green  fluids !!

For  some  other  ideas  try  the    " Tips  for  making  caravanning  &  touring  Cheaper"  thread 

 May I just make a comment that is look several times at the extras you think will 'come in useful' as I know my garage is bursting at the seams with such things I am waiting for them to 'come in useful'.

Welcome to the exciting caravan world.

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eBay, Amazon, Aldi & Lidl and sites like preloved/gumtree etc and any local Facebook 'For sale' groups are all much cheaper ways to buy any caravan items you need as a rule. The best way is to start with the bare minimum, akin to your MH days and see what you really 'need' during a trip away.  It's also a good idea to see what other folk do and chat with them about what they bring or use. Gas, water and waste containers are the only real essentials with a hook up lead if you want leccy.

A lot will depend on how you want to use your van - long extended 'touring' vs leaving the van on a fully serviced pitch for several weeks or lots of short breaks away and certainly always on EHU vs 'off grid' for example will mean you might want different things to get the best from your van.