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Hi

Why not download a free pdf copy of "Getting Started" from the Caravan Club?  It has lots of useful basics outlined in it. (2mb download).

They have other practical advice on their website too, much of which is available to non-members.

Don't know how old your kids are, but our youngest two (an active 2 year old and a baby) need to be kept contained so we use a windbreak to make a little 'garden' area and also have a stair gate on the van door to stop the 2 year old escaping from the van - handy when putting up awning and setting up !

Good luck, hope you enjoy it!

hi mummy to four good luck with your van ,have fun don't worry.go to a site close to home for your first trip and then you can always drive home to get what you have forgot.

you will find in time you will sail through setting up and packing up.in between have fun.and if all else fails ask the wardens for help or the people in the next van..most are very willing to help.

i remember him himself helping a family put their awning up and the pair of them just couldn't get it to go right a few beers later their sitting their and  figure the problem the panels were the wrong way round .

Hi mummy to four,we have only been caravaning for 2 years but we still laugh at our first outing.The setting up of the van was quite easy but the awning  well that was a nightmare,lots of poles and a huge bit of canvas. But you will be amased at how helpfull other caravaners are. Two men in the caravans beside us come over and helped us put it up, even put tape around the poles so next time we would know what pole went to what.Go local and enjoy it.

Dont take any notice of the neg post, one day they will need help and lets hope they dont get it.

You will soon get the hang of things and its one of those hobbies that you never stop learning as you go along. I personally enjoy the fact that it just gets better all the time. I took it up a few years ago and then stopped after a terrible time with my ex, I thought I would never return to it, but since meeting Sue, we are itching to get back to it and have ordered a new van. Cant wait to back out there. You will love it too.

Colin