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[DebsW]

Hi - my name is Debbie and myself and my hubby Dave are caravan virgins. We bought a Coachman VIP 545 just before lockdown and unfortunately it’s still with the previous owners. Hopeful we can get it home soon. The plan, once we’ve got used to the caravan and lockdown is lifted, is to rent out our home and take off round Europe for an epic road trip. Hopefully we will get a lot of much needed information on here and in return we’ll document our journey.

 

[Beachball]

Welcome to the forum Debbie & Dave

 

[Hutch]

Welcome to the forum, I used to have a 545, be careful not to load to much stuff underneath the bed, it will soon overload the caravan, especially if your touring Europe.
Ask away with questions.

 

[DebsW]

Welcome to the forum, I used to have a 545, be careful not to load to much stuff underneath the bed, it will soon overload the caravan, especially if your touring Europe.
Ask away with questions.

Thank you for that - I’ll make sure I take it easy on the shoes 😂

 

[Parksy]

Hi Debbie and Dave, welcome to the forum and congratulations on buying your Coachman.
There is a lot of information in our archive which can be found using our search button, and if there's anything that youre not sure about, just ask 😊

 

[Mel]

Hi welcome to the forum. Sounds like a great adventure. Hope you can realise it soon.
mel

 

[otherclive]

Hi Welcome to the Forum. Hope that your plans come to fruition.
Here’s a blog that might give you some ideas.
https://www.joysofeuropeancaravanning.co.uk/14thtriptoeurope2017.htm

 

[Raywood]

Welcome to the forum. That is a lot of help on here if you need it and if you want demonstrations on how to hook up, pitch and leave a pitch search you tube as there are lots of good videos on there.
When picking up the caravan make sure that you get a good demonstration of how everything works, and preferably video it for use later.

 

[DebsW]

Welcome to the forum. That is a lot of help on here if you need it and if you want demonstrations on how to hook up, pitch and leave a pitch search you tube as there are lots of good videos on there.
When picking up the caravan make sure that you get a good demonstration of how everything works, and preferably video it for use later.

Thanks - we’ve been following the likes of Here We Tow, The Trugians and Andrew Dutton on YouTube for a while and have a lot of “how to” videos saved for when we pick up the caravan. But I’m sure we’ll also be on here for advice too!

 

[DebsW]

R

Hi Welcome to the Forum. Hope that your plans come to fruition.
Here’s a blog that might give you some ideas.
https://www.joysofeuropeancaravanning.co.uk/14thtriptoeurope2017.htm

Really interesting blog - looking forward to trying to read through it all xx