Towing Courses

[JCNUFC1991]

Hello

Bought our first caravan a few month ago now.

Been away 3 or 4 times now I think with zero issues or worries.

What do they teach in the towing courses which may be valuable if I was to look into going on one?

Had never towed anything before towing our caravan but have never been phased by anything like that.

 

[otherclive]

As well as practical manoeuvre lessons there’s lots of caravanning advice too. I went after I’d had the caravan fir a while but still found the CMHC course invaluable.

 

[Mel]

I think that the CAMC do two courses, one a basic one on loading, hitching up, weights, legal stuff, and towing and a more advanced one that covers advanced towing and reversing. You can do both but if you feel comfortable with the basics then the second course may be more relevant?
Mel

 

[WayneS]

Hi, I did one a few years ago and would thoroughly recommend it. See this thread:

Feedback - Recent experience of a CMHC Course

Hello All, I posted last month that I had booked to do a weekend CMHC Practical Caravanning Course. I attended this on 29th and 30th May at Duchy College in Cornwall. Firstly thank you to those who responded with encouragement or thoughts when I previously mentioned it. I thought I'd share a...

forums.practicalcaravan.com

Best wishes
Wayne

 

[Dustydog]

SWMBO did a CAMC course 30 + years ago. It was similar to that described by Mel and spread over one and a half days. The tuition hands on was brilliant.
Even more important for me was the written guide / Book handed out.

I learnt quite a few things that were not in my self teach guide🙀👍.Always good to have two drivers capable of towing.

 

[Beachball]

I did a CAMC course some years ago similar to Mel i would thoroughly recommend it .

 

[Buckman]

Never done the course as reckoned that if you can tow a caravan through the African bush, the CAMC cannot teach you much else. We have survived so far. LOL!

 

[Dustydog]

Never done the course as reckoned that if you can tow a caravan through the African bush, the CAMC cannot teach you much else. We have survived so far. LOL!

I said the same until I read SWMBO CAMC training dossier. Hand on heart I learnt so much that I thought I knew nothing! The unusual positioning for reversing in certain positions😉

 

[Devonisheaven]

Training is very rarely time wasted. 👍

 

[Hutch]

I said the same until I read SWMBO CAMC training dossier. Hand on heart I learnt so much that I thought I knew nothing! The unusual positioning for reversing in certain positions😉

Mrs H done a quick towing , 1/2 hour trial at the Caravan show a few years ago. Great, until the end when the two tow instructors had a big Barney about parking the car and caravan.

Sorry there are some people out there that " Believe" they are Prima Donna's, and give wrong teachings.
But others are good.

 

[Dustydog]

Mrs H done a quick towing , 1/2 hour trial at the Caravan show a few years ago. Great, until the end when the two tow instructors had a big Barney about parking the car and caravan.

Sorry there are some people out there that " Believe" they are Prima Donna's, and give wrong teachings.
But others are good.

Not me Hutch. Have I misread your post Hutch😉

 

[Jcloughie]

Started caravanning in 1982, never had a lesson. Completely self taught as that was the norm back then. But nevertheless, I would recommend getting some proper training. That is the most sensible way to go.

John

 

[Hutch]

Not me Hutch. Have I misread your post Hutch😉

Not you DD. The Caravan Club instructors, a married couple arguing over how to reverse, put Mrs H off doing a full course.