Newbie Question - Towing with Honda CR-V 2006

ProfJohnL · May 12, 2016

Hi I don't want to confuse matters further, but the 85% figure is just guidance it has no legal standing, and it offers no guarantee the car and caravan will tow nicely, but in most cases it does. 85% is a very precise figure, but in reality a few +/- percent either is unlikely to make a massive difference.

If you transgress the "85%" it's not likely to suddenly turn round and bite you, after all the general consensus is that as you become more familiar with towing you can consider increasing the ratio towards 100% However you must always observe the maximum towed weight limit of the vehicle which is a legal limit.

As with any dynamic device, you have to be aware of its handling and if it starts to concern you then initially slow down, and when convenient stop and adjust the loading observing the general guides on keeping large weights low down and as close to the axle as possible.

Just take things carefully, no car and caravan will perform as well as the solo car so just give yourselves time and space, and hopefully you will soon learn your outfits foibles and manage them safely

msattitude · May 13, 2016

ProfJohnL said:
Hi I don't want to confuse matters further, but the 85% figure is just guidance it has no legal standing, and it offers no guarantee the car and caravan will tow nicely, but in most cases it does. 85% is a very precise figure, but in reality a few +/- percent either is unlikely to make a massive difference.

If you transgress the "85%" it's not likely to suddenly turn round and bite you, after all the general consensus is that as you become more familiar with towing you can consider increasing the ratio towards 100% However you must always observe the maximum towed weight limit of the vehicle which is a legal limit.

As with any dynamic device, you have to be aware of its handling and if it starts to concern you then initially slow down, and when convenient stop and adjust the loading observing the general guides on keeping large weights low down and as close to the axle as possible.

Just take things carefully, no car and caravan will perform as well as the solo car so just give yourselves time and space, and hopefully you will soon learn your outfits foibles and manage them safely

Hi ProfJohnL,

Thank you for that, it is good advise.

I have never towed a caravan before and it has always worried me a bit as I have driven behind them and seen them swaying and bouncing lol Just makes me a bit uneasy but I do keep telling myself that tons of people tow caravan with no issues so no reason why I can't as well.

I know it's different but I worked on a farm years ago where I used to tow two wheel and 4 wheel trailers loaded up with bales of hey/straw, heavy loads etc but that was with a tractor so a bit different. I also used to be a delivery driver too (vans/small lorry's) So the one thing it did teach me was how to load properly so that should not be too much of an issue but as I said, really good advice and I will keep an eye on the loading.

Thanks again.

Thingy · May 13, 2016

As you say you have never towed before, I would spend some time learning how to load the caravan properly as that is one of the great factors in instability. Getting the noseweight right and sensible loading will make a much sweeter combination.

One of the factors that you will experience and can be quite disconcerting to new towers is the bow wave effect. When passing large goods vehicles or being overtaking very quickly, particularly on dual carriageways and motorways you may feel the caravan start to wander left of right. This is normal for us and once you get used to it you will hardly notice it. If you are aware of this from the start it may prevent you panicking and inducing your own snake.

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