They're pretty heavy. You'll need a car or something like that. I remember when this site used to be a good resource for friendly advice. Now it's just full of cnuts. But I don't own a caravan so I can't really help you.
I was looking into this a few years ago (couldn't afford it in the end), but IIRC you can arrange lessons/practice sessions for towing to try it before you take the plunge.
Depends on cc of car. if you get a 12 foot caravan the cc has to be 1.2, 14 foot caravan 1.4 ect. hope this helps
the maximum towing weight is the key the caravan will have a metal plate giving various information..one will tell you its unladen weight it will also tell its maximum laden weight. The car you use will have its maximum braked towing weight in the owners handbook, but you can go on sites like AA or RAC and they will give you the details. I would not want to tow with anything less than a 1.8 engine and bigger as the van gets bigger. Deisels are better too for towing. I won't go into how to load a van as thats covered on many websites...but basically keep it mostly over the axle/s. Be careful in high winds and where the road sign tells you of cross winds. Corner more gently and not tightly. Break earlier and slowly, cadence braking is the best way on/off on/off, and for steep downhills use the gearbox to keep the speed down. If you sense a bit of a sway DO NOT accelerate,just take the foot off the gas it will calm it down. There are some very good anti-snaking devices about now...the ALKO hitch perhaps arguably the best. Hope this helps a little
Reversing can be a pain as the caravan moves opposite to the lock you put on the steering wheel. http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/games/reverse.asp Sometimes its just easier to un-hitch and push it into place. Also the swept area of a car and caravan is greater than just a car so you can end up clipping kerbs when turning tight corners.
Wrong forum - try the Doncaster one But seriously My parents had a touring caravan for years when I was a kid a 12 or 14 foot long one isnt too bad as long as you have a decent sized car - see comments by Dragon Tyke things to remember are usually Caravans are wider than carsreally look out for cyclists and take care on sharp bends eg junctions as the caravan tends to cut the corner a bit going forwards is OK - reversing is a bit harder as you need to do everything the opposite way to logic suggests - I remember my Dad going to an empty car park with it and practicing for a few hours until he figured it out. I quite enjoyed the holidays when I was a kid - much better than camping if the weather isnt great, but must admit I prefer to stay in a nice B&B or Hotel these days never had the urge to get one of my own. but I dont have kids and the cost for a family is much cheaper in a caravan of course
Re: Wrong forum - try the Doncaster one Cheers all, car should be ok 2.0 16v seat diesel, I'm still going to have my "proper" holidays this is something for a bit of fun with the family, got a 3 year old who always wants to go the the places advertised on tv eg flamingoland, Lego land so would be a good idea for places like that.
Re: Wrong forum - try the Doncaster one once saw a car with a sticker in saying if you can read this i've lost my ******* caravan. which i thought was humerous.
As long as you take your time don't rush and stick to the speed limit towing is fine reversing is tricky to begin with but it soon becomes second nature. The biggest problem is other drivers I've had plenty of abuse and considering there two kids in the back of car at times its unbelieveable I don't know whats wrong with some folk these days.
