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08/4/2014 at 7:19pm
Location: Hampshire
Outfit: Camplet Classic & Nissan Qashqai
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So, we're picking up our camplet from camperlands at the weekend, and will be towing it back home some 200 miles. I last towed a caravan in my early twenties.
So, any tips for me?
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08/4/2014 at 8:02pm
Location: west country
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Well good luck but no knowing your age now we have n idea how long ago you were in your early twenties.
Having done it before at some stage you will have no problem. Just check your mirrors regularly. Take your time.
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08/4/2014 at 9:23pm
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Oh all right....I'm 62
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08/4/2014 at 9:28pm
Location: North Surrey
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Steady as she goes and laugh at the queue building up behind you
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09/4/2014 at 12:13pm
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i actually had a towing lesson before i bought fc, just to make sure i was okay before laying out lots of money and then freaking out about towing. i loved the lesson and get on well with towing. first time was a bit nerve racking, and as i normally camp on my own, dragged a friend along for moral support, just for the first time. Still cant reverse very well, though, but thats the car's fault not mine got a motor mover instead.
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09/4/2014 at 12:17pm
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Reversing, yup, tried that once......
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09/4/2014 at 1:01pm
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rjtcamplet, relax. First tip - if you don't have to reverse, don't. The smaller the towing item, the harder to reverse. It'll be harder to reverse than when you had to reverse your van. Don't panic if you have to either! Worse case scenario - (eg small country lane) - unhitch it and manually turn it around!
You'll be fine. Have some confidence. You'll probably forget it's there! So biggest tip - watch the speed limit on the motorway - rememeber it's 60!
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10/4/2014 at 10:33am
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The biggest problem you'll have with a Camplet is forgetting its there! Enjoy!
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