The missus and I are thinking of maybe getting a caravan. If nothing else, it passes the time looking at lots of adverts etc just now!
When I was young, we always had a Tourer ranging from Eccles Sapphire, Astral Ranger, Cygnet and latterly my dad finished off with a Bailey.
The Bailey had WC/ shower and dad had installed a remote mover thing ( which pinned the caravan to a tree as he had the mover upside down but that’s another story…..)
We would initially be looking at a used sub 5 grand van and from what I can see that would get us similar in spec to the Bailey my dad finished with.
Would appreciate any input / thoughts from any caravanners / ex caravanners on here with what to look for / what to avoid/ learning points etc. We would most likely have the Labrador with us ( which is partly the reason we ruled out a camper van early on).
Would be towing with my X1 automatic - I remember days of old touring with autos was frowned upon due to heat build up and gearbox searching for right gears? Is that still an issue?
From what I can see, tow limits are 750kg / 2000kg. Are caravans now heavier than of old due to more features or are they now using lighter materials?
I see many caravans have a different tow at set up to the old style “ squeeze the lever at the side” - seems to be a long handle type thing? Are bolted on stabilisers still a thing or are they integrated now?
From the car perspective, does it matter what kind of tow ball I would get? Do they interfere with reversing sensors when not towing?
Think that’s enough questions for starters!
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