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Originally Posted by Hampton Caught
Alan,
I would recommend joining the Caravan Club - I'm a member and you will be entitled to loads of Technical Sheets which give advice on towing, loading your caravan so it's safe, setting up and breaking camp, maintaining your caravan, security etc etc. There are loads of Club sites across the UK which are well maintained and there's a monthly magazine that's full of excellent information.
My recommendations are: speak to folks who've towed caravans and can pass on handy hints, dos and don'ts (er, like us, really!), join the Club, make sure you insure the caravan (phone around), if it's second hand, get it serviced by a specialist, buy the best security measures you can (at least a wheel clamp and a hitch lock but think about tracking devices, extra locks etc.
Go for a short journey over a weekend, to get the hang of things. If you've forgotten the important equipment (like a corkscrew) you can pop home! get your confidence before setting off on a mega-tour. I'm off to France in 2 weeks and towing there is very straight-forward!
Alan, what's the make and model of the caravan? Details of weights and nose weights are often on line. If it's new and the dealer knew what car you've got, they should not have sold you one too heavy for your towcar. If they have, Trading Standards will want to know!!!
If you need more advice, just ask!
Steve
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Hi Steve
Some sound advice here, thanks.
We are actually booked into a site but we need to belong to the camping and caravan club when we get there. So as I wasn't sure which one to join they have made my mind up. I guess they are the same. Will check out my insurance through them too.
The make and model is an Elddis Tornado XL (1991). Can't find dimensions online....
The guy I'm getting it off says it is 1,700KG. Does this seem right?
It is 2nd hand. The guy im getting it off has only had it a year.