Towing Course - a glowing report

I second that, its all about building  your confidence at your own pace. you will make mistakes, we all do, (Guess who broke his break away cable today when putting the caravan back in to storage )  I was distracted by the Dogs , well that's my excuse anyway.

Carry on caravaning 

Rosie mr bc went on one at bishop burton nearly two years ago (through the caravan club ) and he enjoyed it so much , he booked in and did the second course for more experienced caravanners too , he learnt a lot and would recomend it to anyone , there were people there who had been towing for years but just fancied getting some expert tuition ,hes very glad he did it ........... And so am i lol :)) glad you enjoyed it too cheers mrs bc:))

I'm intrigued. Not sure I understand the 'lower jockey wheel on to foot' bit, when unhitching. Could someone (maybe the OP) explain please?

As I understand it, RR is saying drop it to you foot first using the clamp before you use the winder?

Obvious to some, but maybe not to beginners ? 

Have a good weekend everyone 

That's the idea although I would say you lower it onto your foot; less painful that way. The idea is that you then use the winder to lower it the rest of the way to the ground, that way you don't run out of adjustment. 

Ah, good point. Thanks. One never stops learning.

Just remember not to do that on your foot if the caravan is facing downhill.  I think that advice is for facing uphill.  When on my driveway the wheels are on the flat but the jockey wheel is on a steep up slope.  I struggle to get the wheel low enough but if I use my foot it will be a piece of cake!  Thank you Rosie!  

I must ask mr bc to show me because i dont really follow what you mean ..........doh!

RR, congratulations on both your success & your attitude. You've got over a hurdle with no life lost. I admire your thinking-you are now part of the solution not the problem, 👏🏻 👏🏻 

Hi Rosie, It's fantastic to read such a great account of your training course and I'm so pleased you found it helpful. Thanks for sharing your experience.

The Club's Caravan Manoeuvring Course also recently featured in the Evening Standard and we're delighted that members experiences reflect the journalists account too.  To anyone who is interested, the link to the Evening Standard's article is here.