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Quote: Originally posted by poppet156 on 07/7/2012

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Well i've done it, had my tow bar fitted on Wednesday and we assembled our brand new trailer this morning.................question now is, what else can I buy now i've got the extra room

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Uh-oh! This is exactly where we went wrong...! After buying our camping gear we decided we needed a roofbox, then after still struggling we decided we needed a trailer too... to which we then decided we could buy some more gear, to the point now where we're back to square one!

Quote: Originally posted by Mucker1884 on 08/7/2012

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Anyone got some advice for me?

We are new to camping, and are now geared up and raring to go, but whilst searching the site reviews on here, I've noticed a number of sites state "No vans or commercial vehicles allowed".

I have a Vauxhall Astravan. Basically, the equivalent of an estate car with no back seats, (and no rear side windows, of course). Clean, tidy, and no sign-writing/logo's etc.

I know the ultimate answer will be to "ring and check first", but was just wondering if any of you use a similar vehicle, or if you have any related stories?

Much appreciated.

Mucker.

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Quote: Originally posted by atko on 01/6/2012

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don't just get a camping trailer, a general purpose trailer will do so much more i.e. building, garden waste etc

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We got our trailer initially to do a house renovation, it's an Ifor Williams P6e (hubby thinks I'm incredibly sad for knowing what model it is), we paid a lot of money for it back in 2006 and hubby did want to sell it after doing the house but I didn't want it to go, its just too useful ... house decluttering, moving furniture, collecting tiles and now its latest use was to haul all my camping stuff to France and back which it did beautifully.

Saying that, its not perfect.  Having loaded everything, I found I had no room for my new comfy chairs that I'd bought specifically to go on holiday so we were relegated back to our camping chairs just to get them in.

We have now decided to buy the metal mesh sides and rig some sort of weather proofing around them (still to be decided what yet) to increase the capacity.

In case anyone is interested about the investment part, I've been told the trailer is probably worth more now that what I paid for it, but then it is pampered and stored indoors and gets a jetwash after every trip.