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George76

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Hi there. I want to buy my first caravan but it’s hard to know which models to look that.
I want a big fridge and freezer
To fit enough food for a week.
Two single fixed beds but a four berth caravan
A good heating system - I’m thinking wet.
What should I look at?
Thanks in advance

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Welcome! A big fridge freezer normally means a twin axle caravan, these are heavy. Do you have a car heavy enough to pull one? If you do, you can't go wrong with a Swift. I don't know which one though. We had a twin axle Sterling which is part of the Swift group, towed with a Mitsubishi Shogun.

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Thanks for your reply.
The towing vehicle is a VW T5. I think this should do the job?
I will browse the swift’s. Thanks again

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Just asking why you need to take food for a week? Could you not stock up whilst away?

Taking a lot of food will eat into your payload.

You could look at models with a seperate fridge freezer, something like a swift conqueror or elegance with Alde heating or coachman 665 if you want singles or lunar alaria. When things are open best bet to go and have a look in some for a look in the flesh. The higher spec models will have Alde heating.https://www.caravanfinder.co.uk here will show layouts and photos to go on with. Good luck in your search.

Rob and Tina

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Before you go too far you need to check what your vehicle and licence will allow you to tow.
Check the handbook and V5 to check the kerbweight and towing limit of the VW and ideally aim for a max caravan laden weight (MTPLM) of 85% of kerbweight.
This sort of outfit will need a B+E licence as it will be over 3500kg so check your licence especially if you use a twin axle caravan.
If the T5 is a van you need to be aware that some sites are not keen on accepting "commercial vehicles".

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Thanks. Will check this.
I have done a tow check on my vehicle and husband can drive. I can’t.
T5 is not a commercial van style. It’s actually converted into a camper.

SamandRose

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It's not only the weight of your VW camper that you need to look at. The Transporter van on which it is based came with a big range of engines, but the lower-powered ones (85 and 100bhp I think) are nowhere near powerful enough to manage the weight of a heavy caravan in addition to the van itself.

There are companies out there that either re-map or add performance chips to the engines to give more power, which may be something you could look at. I don't have any experience of it though.

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George76

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Thanks. Pretty sure it has been remapped but I will check.

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If your camper has cooking facilities you need to be aware that some sites, including Caravan and Motorhome Club do not allow 2 vehicles with bottled gas on the same pitch. It's a health and safety issue.

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I hadn’t realised that. I had thought they may want to charge us more for a campervan. I suppose we could leave our gas bottle at home when we use the caravan. Thank you

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When researching for my own van, I came across this website and guide that I found very useful:

https://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/motorhomes/articles/practical-advice/types-of-ca........

The one I eventually settled for which is an end kitchen is not on that list, however, I managed to find a page for this type of layout on their site:

https://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/motorhomes/buyers-guide-advice/motorhomes/detail........

I would advise having a list of your needs and wants to start with, and then read up on the pros and cons for each layout, and go from there.

Personally, I do not like to have a kitchen in the middle of a van, and to further minimise the risk of the van smelling like a takeaway, I am having a door between the living area and the kitchen/bathroom, with back doors that can open when I am cooking.

Hence I have gone down the custom conversion route, as I could not find a medium size van with the layout that suits my wants and needs.

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Thanks I will take a look.

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Quote: Originally posted by Rainbowsend on 24/2/2021
If your camper has cooking facilities you need to be aware that some sites, including Caravan and Motorhome Club do not allow 2 vehicles with bottled gas on the same pitch. It's a health and safety issue.

never heard of that one, not that i use two vehicles with gas installed.
but can't find any refferance to that in the sites book?
just curious.
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We have a Swift Conqueror 565, single axle.Never want to change it as it has all we need including Alde heating.It only has a normal size fridge though which may not suit you. We could easily pack enough food for a week though, not all in the fridge.

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Quote: Originally posted by G#Winger on 24/2/2021

Quote: Originally posted by Rainbowsend on 24/2/2021
If your camper has cooking facilities you need to be aware that some sites, including Caravan and Motorhome Club do not allow 2 vehicles with bottled gas on the same pitch. It's a health and safety issue.

never heard of that one, not that i use two vehicles with gas installed.
but can't find any refferance to that in the sites book?
just curious.
stu

Just did online chat with CAMC regarding this, you can have the camper on the same pitch with gas bottle, but can only use one.

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