Touring Caravan

First Caravan Outing

You have bought your first caravan and the first outing could be a stressful experience but this needn’t be the case. In the first of a series of pictorial beginners guides Andrew Jenkinson shows you how to organise your caravan so that you can enjoy your first outing free from family discord.

Caravanning is a simple pastime but the days of a gas cylinder and a water container and off you went is now a thing of the past, we take a simple guide to getting set up. Caravanning isn’t an art, it’s something which you learn about and how well you learn connects to how much you enjoy your hobby. Basic common sense is the name of the game, don’t caravan in a strict regime but make the checks, and once you have been out with your tourer it will become second nature. Practice at the storage site or on your drive until you feel confident on site. We hope you find this simple write up of use as you take up one of the most popular forms of leisure in Europe.

Some useful tips before you set off:

Load your caravan up correctly, ie heavy items at floor level and just over the axle line
Check tyres are the correct pressure
Check that any stability devices are in place and working
Don’t exceed the 60 mph on dual carriage ways and motorways
Don’t exceed the MTPLM – check this on a public weighbridge
Keep your nose weight within the limits of the tow car
Make sure your pride and joy is insured!

Our thanks to Bailey Caravans for the loan of the Pageant Series 7

MTPLM = Maximum Technically Permissible Laden Mass

If you want to find out how much touring caravan insurance will cost for your tourer, head over to Caravanwise
touring caravan insurance or call 0800 3282084

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First Caravan Outing

First Outing