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Hi, we are thinking about buying the new bailey ranger 6 berth twin axle, but I am wondering about the disadvantages of having a van so big. I phoned my storage and they said they will not have room, and we will have to wait until a bigger space becomes available which could take ages.

Also, do you have to get bigger pitches on sites? Do they charge extra for big pitches?

We loved the van but I am wondering about the practicality of the twin axle overall, moving it about etc. Anyone got any advice? We need a large caravan because we are a family of 6.

we have an Ace jubilee equerry 6 berth twin axle and love it, i found it much easier to tow than the single axle we had and to maneavure (sp) our storage wasnt a problem as it was a new storage site and they had the space for us anyway. never had any disadvantages of having a big van it had the room we needed as well as the end bathroom

all of the piches we have been on have been the same as the others and we didnt need any bigger pitch even haven had the size pitch we needed without the xtra charge.

have a phone around for storage before you purchase the van that way when you decide when to get it at least you will have a space big enough for it.

hi we too have been looking at this van and love it!!!

i love the layout is very family friendly. you do have to get a bigger pitch on most camping and caravan sites and this counts on any caravan over 23ft

you get exactly the same pitch as the smaller vans buy pay upto £3.00 extra per night ( a con)

we will not let this put us off this van its still the best 6 berth van you can buy for under £13,000

if you do buy one let me know what you think after using it im looking at getting one in the next 12mths! thanks

kev

Hi we have a twin axle we haven't had any probs with the size of pitches etc we have thought about having a smaller van that we can get onto our drive, mainly as we use it in winter and the storage closes quite early then which is a pain.

We had a look yesterday but so far our favourites still seem to be twin axles at the moment we have three or four in mind and one single axle but we still keep going back to the twins..............decisions decisions.

PS one thing to bear in mind you really need a motor mover on a twin as they are quite heavy to move about manually.

Hi, we have a twin axle, I guess you could say you have two more tyres, two more sets of brakes etc, But towing is a lot more stable and no heavier, Pitches can sometimes be a bit tight if you have a full awning with annexes, But we always manage and you do need to use the towcar if you dont have a mover.but I'd say go for it the extra space will spoil you.

Quote: Originally posted by Briarose on 16/6/2007

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Aw but Floyd surely the answer there is a motor mover ?

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Quote: Originally posted by pinkfloyd on 17/6/2007

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Quote: Originally posted by Briarose on 16/6/2007

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Aw but Floyd surely the answer there is a motor mover ?

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You could be right, but it's a grand more to spend and more weight which reduces the payload by some distance.

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We are thinking of changing our caravan now for a new model but Hubby says if we do we def have to have a mover, last week we were pitched on a site by the river we def appreciated having the mover then although we don't use it every time.

we too now have a twin and being an HGV driver other 'alf doesn't have too much problem reversing but you do have to be quite good at it - or practise. so if your reversing with the single is not good then probably would need a mover. They're really not easy to move by hand.

you would need to tell sites that you a twin, very few have said it will cost extra and only one said they cannot take us.

Hi we have ordered a new twin axle today............can't wait we get it at the end of the Month.