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The camping and caravan thread

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2022 5:37 pm
by DodgeRover
Thought I would start this rather than clutter Bubs thread up.
Arrived Wykeham near Cayton Bay, Scarborough easier today
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Re: The camping and caravan thread

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:15 pm
by BenHar
That's a road train.

Ben

Re: The camping and caravan thread

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:43 pm
by DodgeRover
Registered it showman's so I can pull the trailer behind the caravan.

Re: The camping and caravan thread

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2022 10:28 pm
by Broccoli
Nice, what are you towing with and how the hell do you reverse something like that?

Re: The camping and caravan thread

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 7:05 am
by bub2006
Broccoli wrote: Sun Apr 10, 2022 10:28 pm Nice, what are you towing with and how the hell do you reverse something like that?
Caravans are a lot easier to reverse than trailers. I've A small erde 122 tipper about 4x3ft and its a dog to reverse onto my drive. The caravan of mine is about 19 ft including a frame and a damn site more predictable.

Re: The camping and caravan thread

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 7:07 am
by bub2006
In other news we are off again this morning. We are heading down a38,up the a50 and a555 onto m6 then m56 and into sunny North Wales. Pictures to follow when I'm out of bed and actually get my arse in gear to go.

Re: The camping and caravan thread

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:37 am
by Hooli
Life of luxury, ya never home!

Can't blame ya mind.

Re: The camping and caravan thread

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:40 am
by paulplom
You're all making me very jealous.

Re: The camping and caravan thread

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 10:50 am
by bub2006
Sandbach services achieved. Car seems better and less bounce with new shocks.
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Re: The camping and caravan thread

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 11:06 am
by DodgeRover
Broccoli wrote: Sun Apr 10, 2022 10:28 pm Nice, what are you towing with and how the hell do you reverse something like that?
I was just kidding to wind Ben up, the van is stored on a site up here and it's the first time we've used it this year so brought the trailer up with all our stuff in it we didn't want to leave over winter.

I have tried reversing a multi trailer rig and I did badly, that was a 7.5t with a trailer with a bogey at the front and a ticket booth on twin axles behind, driving it round was no problem as they would all follow, you just had to remember you were very long.

Our UK caravans aren't built don't enough to allow having anything hooked on the back.