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Help me please! I have just bought a caravan and know NOTHING about caravanning.

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EmeraldGreen · 10/06/2007 11:36

DH and I have wanted one for a while, and when one came on ebay really nearby we just went for it, thinking it was just hitch on and go I bought a caravan magazine (as you do) and there is all sorts in there, stuff about batteries and wiring, insurance - all sorts. I guess I better start at the beginning - does DH need a difference licence to tow a caravan? Do you have to insure them? Where do you keep one? (no drive)We have found a place but it's ages away. How does it stay still when you park it? How does it not tip when you walk in it? Can I pull up a bench seat in the back to have a cot? There is a million and one more, please help me!

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EmeraldGreen · 10/06/2007 12:24

bump?

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TwoToTango · 10/06/2007 13:01

As far as I know if you have got a full car licence you can tow a caravan. Yes you can insure them. If they are like trailer tents etc they will have legs that pull down to level them and I would have thought some sort of brake/locking system on the tow bar. Perhaps the caravan club would be helpful to you

Happy caravanning - i'd love one but don't have anywhere to store one.

TwoToTango · 10/06/2007 13:03

Try UK Campsite , free to join and they have a chat board you could ask questions

EmeraldGreen · 10/06/2007 13:24

thankyou x

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Lilymaid · 10/06/2007 15:51

From what caravanning friends tell me, you need to know about stowing and towing. this may help.

woopsadaisy · 10/06/2007 16:07

caravan leg things are adjustable so take a levl with you, and everything will be flat

and i hope you dont mind poo, because you have to empty the tank thing and its GROSS

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