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Stevann36

13/4/2008 at 4:38pm
Location: Glos
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I'm thinking about buying a freedom caravan.

1) Is it possible to have a remote motormover fitted to that type of van.

2) also thinking about a kip (Dutch?)

Can a motormover fit that?

Cheers Steve

bordercaz

13/4/2008 at 9:03pm
Location: Shropshire North Wales borders
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I have a Freedom caravan. I can't see any reason why a motormover couldn't be fitted to it, but it is a bit of overkill for such a light van.

I have a powered jockey wheel type mover which runs from the battery of the caravan and it is excellent for moving it around on my driveway. Costs a lot less to buy if you get a secondhand one.

You don't see many Kip caravans about.

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sptregalia

14/4/2008 at 4:22pm
Location: Southport
Outfit: Eriba Duo T

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Used to have a Freedom,now have an Eriba.

Kips are well made.

Alan

campeasytow

01/2/2010 at 11:29pm
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The freedom sales are now fitting movers to them now so no probs as bordercass says

campeasytow

01/2/2010 at 11:30pm
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oh i know late reply for Q but info for others now lol

Dreadnought

02/2/2010 at 6:21am
Location: Cannock
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Hi we have the sunseeker and there really isn't any need for a mover.My wife who is 8 stone can move ours about and push/pull into position on site easily.The only advantage of a mover would be if you have a very narrow drive or very soft ground to manouver the van on

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Dreadnought

02/2/2010 at 6:22am
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02/2/2010 at 9:08am
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With a small caravan like a Freedom try fitting an inflatable jockey wheel, makes it very easy to move.

JTQU

02/2/2010 at 11:15am
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Also think about its impact on your available "payload".
Not that I have any knowledge of your van but some even much larger one are built with pathetically low payload allowances. A mover is typically taking 30 to 40 kg out of the payload.

campeasytow

02/2/2010 at 4:55pm
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the mover is great for disabled persons, and due to the fact that the door is on the op side to uk vans it has to be positioned with the draw bar turned into the pitch, if you need the awning up. we are doing a revamp on our freedom microlite sport caravan 520 kg so small car low cost = more hols health permiting lol

Ulti-Mates

02/2/2010 at 8:53pm
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Steve

I have a work colleague who has a Freedom caravan and he has a motor mover fitted to his.

Mrs U-M

campeasytow

02/2/2010 at 9:18pm
Location: Anglesey
Outfit: Dandy wanted Citroen Berlingo 1.6

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wise guy even a lite van can damage your back.

robin52

04/2/2010 at 9:14pm
Location: Nottingham
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I agree and on soft grass or deep gravel can seem very heavy. There is no way with my ticker problem that I could caravan without a mover

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MattCharlie

04/2/2010 at 11:17pm
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Yep Freedoms can have movers on, I used to move mine by hand when I had one but for a small van I did sometimes struggle with it as on my own. People always think you can blow on them and they move. Ha there light but not featherweight.

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campeasytow

05/2/2010 at 2:16pm
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We are doing our's up fitted new roof lineing, and also the wall cover, we have also fited a door that the whale pump can come threw, fix fix is all we can do at mo, with all this snow lol.

Steveinlincs

25/9/2023 at 10:48am
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Just bought a Freedom Jetstream and when we got it home we were unable to get it passed the drop kerb into our drive. Thank God for good neigboours! I know the caravan is light but I am not as strong as I used to be so I need motor movers fitted. Or, has anyone experience of the motorised jocky wheels?

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