Looking for twin wheels base Touring Caravan

Mark060457 · 3rd August 2015, 14:28

Hi Everyone

We are looking to up grade to a better touring caravan, We are looking for a twin wheel base touring caravan with a fixed bed and end bath room with shower and toilet and awning for in the region of £5000 TO £6000,if anyone has one for sale please let me know with pictures if possible,would like it to be in the Hertfordshire area to have a look at don't really want to travel 100 of miles to look at one

Look forward to your replies

Mark

uk_dave&gill · 3rd August 2015, 14:48

Just a thought, and probably one you've already had, but keep an eye on the MTPLM, if you are going to tow with a 75 or ZT. IIRC the max that any will pull is 1600kg and sadly you'll struggle to find a twin axle van that will be less than this

chipsceola · 3rd August 2015, 15:40

Towing weights are shown in this section immediately above OP post

Darcydog · 3rd August 2015, 21:39

We had a Bailey Senator Wyoming and loved it. It was exactly as you describe above.

For us it was like having a luxury hotel room that we took with us

However - to tow it at 1,759kg we had to accept that we needed a substantial tow vehicle. For me that was a Discovery and this towed it with ease. I think you will find most TA caravans are around this weight.

To tow it with a 75/ZT - would have been folly IMO as the caravans weight would be a couple of hundred kg more than the cars kerbweight.

As a caravaner of many years - my advice is not to exceed the 85% of kerb weight rule of thumb.

This means a sensible maximum caravan weight of 1300kg is a sensible upper limit.

barney bear · 13th August 2015, 21:16

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Originally Posted by Darcydog

We had a Bailey Senator Wyoming and loved it. It was exactly as you describe above.

For us it was like having a luxury hotel room that we took with us

However - to tow it at 1,759kg we had to accept that we needed a substantial tow vehicle. For me that was a Discovery and this towed it with ease. I think you will find most TA caravans are around this weight.

To tow it with a 75/ZT - would have been folly IMO as the caravans weight would be a couple of hundred kg more than the cars kerbweight.

As a caravaner of many years - my advice is not to exceed the 85% of kerb weight rule of thumb.

This means a sensible maximum caravan weight of 1300kg is a sensible upper limit.

I saw a Mondeo today towing a twin axle caravan and straight away thought I'm glad that's not me in that car. I really wouldn't want to brake in a hurry with something that big on the back.

RPWC · 14th August 2015, 09:53

As Dave has already said in the first reply,firstly what towcar do you have? For a twin axle caravan you would need a 4x4, such as a Discovery or something of that size,as most family saloons will not have the towing capacity.

This was one of the features that attracted me to the 75,the large towing capacity,that along with the cam belt free diesel engine.

kc13661 · 14th August 2015, 17:12

One thing to look at is the types of sites you can visit, believe it or not but there are sites out there that do not like twin wheel base vans.

A bit like some sites do not like 'Hobby' caravans as they are generally referred to as 'travellers' caravans..... as in the Gypsy type traveller.

Darcydog · 17th August 2015, 07:23

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Originally Posted by kc13661

One thing to look at is the types of sites you can visit, believe it or not but there are sites out there that do not like twin wheel base vans.

A bit like some sites do not like 'Hobby' caravans as they are generally referred to as 'travellers' caravans..... as in the Gypsy type traveller.

We were told this when we got our Senator Wyoming - but after fairly extensive touring we never once had any site make any such comment at all.

Not once

I would suggest that this is one of those strange "urban myths".

3rd August 2015, 14:28	#1
Mark060457 Loves to post MG ZT 180 + 2.5 V6 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Kings Lynn Posts: 290 Thanks: 19 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Looking for twin wheels base Touring Caravan Hi Everyone We are looking to up grade to a better touring caravan, We are looking for a twin wheel base touring caravan with a fixed bed and end bath room with shower and toilet and awning for in the region of £5000 TO £6000,if anyone has one for sale please let me know with pictures if possible,would like it to be in the Hertfordshire area to have a look at don't really want to travel 100 of miles to look at one Look forward to your replies Mark __________________ Member number - 1455

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uk_dave&gill This is my second home .. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Town Posts: 4,166 Thanks: 1 Thanked 189 Times in 105 Posts	Just a thought, and probably one you've already had, but keep an eye on the MTPLM, if you are going to tow with a 75 or ZT. IIRC the max that any will pull is 1600kg and sadly you'll struggle to find a twin axle van that will be less than this __________________ Dave

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RPWC This is my second home 75 model car Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 20,186 Thanks: 4,008 Thanked 5,083 Times in 3,114 Posts	As Dave has already said in the first reply,firstly what towcar do you have? For a twin axle caravan you would need a 4x4, such as a Discovery or something of that size,as most family saloons will not have the towing capacity. This was one of the features that attracted me to the 75,the large towing capacity,that along with the cam belt free diesel engine. __________________ Cheers. Rich… Last edited by RPWC; 14th August 2015 at 09:56..

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3rd August 2015, 21:39	#4
Darcydog This is my second home Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 5,428 Thanks: 3,123 Thanked 3,170 Times in 2,096 Posts	We had a Bailey Senator Wyoming and loved it. It was exactly as you describe above. For us it was like having a luxury hotel room that we took with us However - to tow it at 1,759kg we had to accept that we needed a substantial tow vehicle. For me that was a Discovery and this towed it with ease. I think you will find most TA caravans are around this weight. To tow it with a 75/ZT - would have been folly IMO as the caravans weight would be a couple of hundred kg more than the cars kerbweight. As a caravaner of many years - my advice is not to exceed the 85% of kerb weight rule of thumb. This means a sensible maximum caravan weight of 1300kg is a sensible upper limit.