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well done-- you will enjoy every moment. keep a notebook/diary of all your travels.  fillit with info like site conditions, fees, who you were with, what you did and shops nearby plus where to get gas.  good luck.  gary

the wife and me were tenting for years, but then the missus said we're gettin to old for  tents, so last year we jumped from a tent straight to a caravan, small easy to tow, 2 berth, last year ,we've been out in it several times now going again in a week and now we can't ever imagine going back to canvas,much as we enjoyed it at the time

Quote: Originally posted by Benski on 14/6/2011

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Hi
We are fc owners and have just been offered an old starter caravan. We LOVE our fc but are interested in trying out the van.

Anyone gone from fc to caravan and not looked back? Or has anyone gone from fc to caravan and wished they hadn't?

Will our 1.8L car be up to the job?

Thanks, Benski X

you don't say what car you've got but i pull our little caravan with a 53 plate 1.5 diesel megane, not had any prob's thus far, perhaps a few more gera changes than normal on steeper hills,but nothing out of the ordinary so personally i can't see your 1.8 having much trouble pull a 'van

 

 

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We went from tent to FC (a Raclet Quickstop) to caravan. Loved the FC but much prefer the comforts of the caravan. When the rain is lashing down on the caravan roof, we are glad we are snug and warm in the caravan. You will not look back if you make the switch, our van is in storage but the convenience of the van is great. We have a French built van, a Caravelair Ambience 400 no oven or gas water heater but on a Club site ort site with electric this isn't a problem. The fact that the door is on the opposite side isn't a problem either as Caravan Club sites are fine about it. I have only been on one club site where it was an issue but on the whole we just park up like any other. We have to leave room for the awning though!