What is classed as too windy to tow?

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Nov 11, 2009
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Early posts give this newcomer some useful guidance of a situation that we have all faced at one time. But whether he cancelled his trip or not we don’t know. But notwithstanding wind speeds last weekend with Storm Bert wasn’t that great for going away anyway. We cancelled our break in Leicester. No fun in trigging around in lashing rain then hitting flooded roads driving back.
 
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When I drove double deck curtain siders I didn't consult forums to check if it was too windy, I used my experience and common sense to eye the situation up, and if it was bad I refused to drive! Simples.
 
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When I drove double deck curtain siders I didn't consult forums to check if it was too windy, I used my experience and common sense to eye the situation up, and if it was bad I refused to drive! Simples.
But you had an experience to draw on before setting out, whereas a total newbie caravanning has no experience of how that flimsy tin box behaves. Saying that many of us on the forum had no internet or forums from which to draw advice. We gained it by reading stuff, talking to people and trying stuff. Sometimes I tend to think that looking too much on the internet can cause uncertainty! But at other times it’s an absolute goldmine of information.
 
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A couple of years ago I was towing from Mablethope to Barnard Castle. The wind was behind us but ok Probably quite High but going along the A66 after 10 miles I was down to 5 MPH as the wind was pushing my 1645mkg van sideways behind me. I managed to get off the A66 ridge and into sheltered roads.
My worst tow ever.
 

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