I call upon the caravan gurus!!!

[Sweety]

Oh, and make sure you put your anti-roll bars on, and get a stabiliser...

He can't put the rear one on as the mounting on the chassis broke off:doh The other option would be to get a trailer & build it into an expedition trailer:thumbs have a look at this site Alex http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/forums/42-Expedition-Trailers loads of great builds on there:thumb2 we are now looking for a nice 2 birth caravan but still wanting to get a trailer to build up for long distance road trips in the summer as it should work out better MPG wise:augie

 

[rustic]

Is that an outboard on the back???

yes, for the boat on the truck roof.:thumb2

 

[jims-terrano]

Ahh stuff it, hotels it is then:thumbs

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

He can't put the rear one on as the mounting on the chassis broke off:doh <...SNIP...>

Ouch...

I have towed all my life, the first vehicle I ever drove at 13 (a Tractor) had a trailer on it, so feel pretty confident.. but..

Since we had that bad snake with the old Volvo 240, I have a new found respect for just how much a tail can wag the dog when things go wrong... There is no way I would like to tow with the T2, without the Anti-roll bars, just too risky in my opinion, and even more so, if you have never towed a caravan before.

With the exception of my V70, the T2 is the best tow car I have had, and without any exception the most stable, I think if you want to learn to tow, then a "normal" T2 would be one of the best to do it with.

 

[Sweety]

I've got this huge learning curve to do Clive as never towed a trail or caravan before should be fine going forwards but trying to reverse a caravan is where I will mess up so think i'll have to go onto the industrial estate for a few hours once we get a van & practise before we go onto a campsite & make a total fool of myself:doh

 

[AlexD333]

Huh... I didn't take any of this stuff into consideration... The arbs and the snaking ect...

So next in the agenda.. Who knows about tents :augie do I need to start another thread.. :naughty

Oh and btw Rustic, that caravan in the picture is immense!!!

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

I've got this huge learning curve to do Clive as never towed a trail or caravan before should be fine going forwards but trying to reverse a caravan is where I will mess up so think i'll have to go onto the industrial estate for a few hours once we get a van & practise before we go onto a campsite & make a total fool of myself:doh

Best way.. Get the Kids to stand like goal posts and try to reverse between them... If you mess up, limited damage to the caravan, and if you really mess up, you get the joy of making a new kid as a replacement..:doh:lol:lol

They are not too difficult once you have got the basics, and caravans and larger trailers are a lot easier than those tiny Erde/Maypole camping trailers.

Basically slow and steady wins the race. minimal steering wheel movement, as a little steering has a big effect on the trailer. Vision is always the hard part, so don't be afraid to ask your passenger to get out and help, just make sure they stay where you can see them in the drivers side mirror.

 

[Sweety]

Best way.. Get the Kids to stand like goal posts and try to reverse between them... If you mess up, limited damage to the caravan, and if you really mess up, you get the joy of making a new kid as a replacement..:doh:lol:lol

They are not too difficult once you have got the basics, and caravans and larger trailers are a lot easier than those tiny Erde/Maypole camping trailers.

Basically slow and steady wins the race. minimal steering wheel movement, as a little steering has a big effect on the trailer. Vision is always the hard part, so don't be afraid to ask your passenger to get out and help, just make sure they stay where you can see them in the drivers side mirror.

Kids have grown up mate & the youngest has left home thank god (she's like her real dad:doh) but I know the missus will watch me back as I reverse might dig out the old walkie talkies or even buy a pair of cheap PMR's as it'll save having to shout at each other:lol with my wife & I both being diabetic putting our big tent up really lowers our blood sugar levels & we can end up arguing like mad because of it but we don't take it personally tho & laugh it off afterwards but with a van this should stop well hopefully:lol

Alex if your wanting a tent you need to think long & hard how much space you want or need, our 1st tent was a 4 man dome tent which gave use that bit extra room inside for our clothes etc plus room for our Jack Russells bed:thumb2 it's really quick to put up as well & ok for 1-2 nights camping if the weather is good but TBH we wanted more room so bought a 4 man coleman tunnel tent which has it's own bedroom & living area & it's heigh enough for me to walk around without banging my head off the roof of the tent & i'm 6ft. Have had this tent for 4 years now & it's been great even when we've went away & it's rained none stop:doh 2 of the best things we have bought for it is the electric coolbox (12v or 240v) & the electric hook up so we can plug into the campsites mains which means we can charge our phones up, use a table lamp instead of a camping light & for those cold or wet days we can run our 2Kw heater which keeps the inside of the tent nice & warm & dry

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

watch on but on type approved towbars and cars post S reg you can
not have drop plates.

A standard towbar on a lifted truck is going to be way above where it
should be, reckon you must be 6" up on oem. with tyre gearing I'd give
it a miss. Why not just camp in back of truck with a tent that attaches
to rear of truck.

https://www.towsure.com/static/towbars_ec_type_approval

https://www.towsure.com/product/6_Hole_Drop_Plate_3_or_5_Inch_Drop


Alex if you passed passed after 1/1/97 you'll only have a b licence so
gross of t2 and trailer <3500kg. will seriously limit your choice of tin tents.

 

[Sweety]

Alex if you passed passed after 1/1/97 you'll only have a b licence so
gross of t2 and trailer <3500kg. will seriously limit your choice of tin tents.

Not really I passed in 92 but dvla have stripped my licence on medical grounds so can't go over 3500kg now but TBH there are loads of 2 birth & even 4 birth vans I can tow loaded & still keep under the max weight:thumb2

 

[AlexD333]

Kids have grown up mate & the youngest has left home thank god (she's like her real dad:doh) but I know the missus will watch me back as I reverse might dig out the old walkie talkies or even buy a pair of cheap PMR's as it'll save having to shout at each other:lol with my wife & I both being diabetic putting our big tent up really lowers our blood sugar levels & we can end up arguing like mad because of it but we don't take it personally tho & laugh it off afterwards but with a van this should stop well hopefully:lol

Alex if your wanting a tent you need to think long & hard how much space you want or need, our 1st tent was a 4 man dome tent which gave use that bit extra room inside for our clothes etc plus room for our Jack Russells bed:thumb2 it's really quick to put up as well & ok for 1-2 nights camping if the weather is good but TBH we wanted more room so bought a 4 man coleman tunnel tent which has it's own bedroom & living area & it's heigh enough for me to walk around without banging my head off the roof of the tent & i'm 6ft. Have had this tent for 4 years now & it's been great even when we've went away & it's rained none stop:doh 2 of the best things we have bought for it is the electric coolbox (12v or 240v) & the electric hook up so we can plug into the campsites mains which means we can charge our phones up, use a table lamp instead of a camping light & for those cold or wet days we can run our 2Kw heater which keeps the inside of the tent nice & warm & dry

This sounds good, we just found a Coleman tent online, got a link for your one?

This is the one we spotted http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Coleman-I...499?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item27faff9583

 

[solarman216]

effin world has gone mad, do what you want is what I say, I do, Rick

 

[Sweety]

This sounds good, we just found a Coleman tent online, got a link for your one?

We have this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tent-Camp...389?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item339eaa3ead but payed a lot less for it from amazon:thumbs first outing we had none stop rain for the weekend & had to little water leaks from the stitching at the top of the big side windows:doh but I water proofed it after that trip & we've not had a single drip since over the last 3 years but going to water proof it again this year just for good measure & at least when we sell the tent after getting a van the next owner will stop dry as well I took to using large rock pegs on the guide ropes after one camping trip we did where we had really high winds & the ground was mainly gravel under 3" of soil/grass & the odd peg came out but was lucky to borrow a couple of rock pegs on that trip & they stopped in the ground but did start cutting through the ground Have to say always been really pleased with this tent & we'll be away next month in it

 

[zippy656]

Here i am.

Sounds like you need campervan.


Well a big van with a bed and cooker, mayb a cold box.

 

[AlexD333]

Sweety, that tent looks good, can you remove the middle wall for the bedroom otherwise wasted space for me and missus, part from that, looks great! :thumb2

 

[AlexD333]

Here i am.

Sounds like you need campervan.


Well a big van with a bed and cooker, mayb a cold box.

Huh, yheah, maybe Pete's :freak3:

 

[makeitfit]

Huh, yheah, maybe Pete's :freak3:

Gotcha :sly
Thing is with a tent, you get all that faff looking for a flat site with no bugs and so end up in a camp site with other disgruntled holidaying oiks cringing with their loud kids and wishing they were in the pub and not hammering in another tent pole that's now broken and then it starts raining and your other half won't have you near her cause the tent next door will hear and BUY MY CAMPERVAN

 

[rustic]

Back in the 60's, we had a bedford dormobile, and you had to break camp just to drive into town to get a newspaper... When we got back, our nice quiet space had been taken :doh

So the next year my Father got four windbreak poles and some rope, with the vehicle reg No hanging off the rope to peg the area...
Success, we came back to the same site.

As the years progressed, the poles and rope changed into a small tent, where my Dad used to sleep... as he snored lol... So when we went out for the day in the dormobile, stuff we didn't need, like fold away chairs etc were left in the tent.
So consider what you want to do.

 

[zippy656]

make makeitfit happy


have his motorhome

 

[rustic]

make makeitfit happy
have his motorhome

I must admit, having no trailer, or caravan is a benefit, but say having standing headroom and a loo, a kettle, gas and water do favour the motor home.:thumb2
I'm sure someone on here has one to sell, but without Pics...:augie...