Hi,
Just wanted to say hello to everyone on this great forum.
Myself and my wife are newbies to Touring, having bought a Lunar Clubman SI (2015) back in May, followed by a Merc C250 estate to tow it with in June
So far we've been on 5 mini-breaks around the midlands to get used to towing and setting up, although we've tried to make it as easy as possible for ourselves, as we tend to only go to fully serviced pitches and the caravan came fitted with hydraulic leveling and an air awning..
Some may say that takes half the fun out of it, but speaking with friends that have been caravanning for some time beforehand, they say it should also take half the arguments out of the setting up too :woohoo: ha ha.
Never knew that touring and towing was so complicated until I got into it... but reading the info on this forum, as well as some you tube channels etc now I've got a bit more knowledge on different tow bars, electrics, brakes, nose weight, MIRO, MTPLM, Kerb weight, water sterilisation, H/V polarisation of tv transmitters etc etc, I feel a bit more confident.
So far, I've also dismantled my Dometic toilet, as the pump stopped working, fixed a small leak on the toilet cassette and changed the kitchen tap and pipework, as the tap had actually split (probably frost damage) and was leaking water all over the kitchen counter.... so now feel I'm getting into the true spirit of caravanning.
Am sure still plenty more learning to do though, with your help
Just wanted to say hello to everyone on this great forum.
Myself and my wife are newbies to Touring, having bought a Lunar Clubman SI (2015) back in May, followed by a Merc C250 estate to tow it with in June
So far we've been on 5 mini-breaks around the midlands to get used to towing and setting up, although we've tried to make it as easy as possible for ourselves, as we tend to only go to fully serviced pitches and the caravan came fitted with hydraulic leveling and an air awning..
Some may say that takes half the fun out of it, but speaking with friends that have been caravanning for some time beforehand, they say it should also take half the arguments out of the setting up too :woohoo: ha ha.
Never knew that touring and towing was so complicated until I got into it... but reading the info on this forum, as well as some you tube channels etc now I've got a bit more knowledge on different tow bars, electrics, brakes, nose weight, MIRO, MTPLM, Kerb weight, water sterilisation, H/V polarisation of tv transmitters etc etc, I feel a bit more confident.
So far, I've also dismantled my Dometic toilet, as the pump stopped working, fixed a small leak on the toilet cassette and changed the kitchen tap and pipework, as the tap had actually split (probably frost damage) and was leaking water all over the kitchen counter.... so now feel I'm getting into the true spirit of caravanning.
Am sure still plenty more learning to do though, with your help
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