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as said look here for loads of tips,welcome to tin tent land.enjoy.

hello and welcome!  i have just bought my very first caravan ... i am a single mum to 3 youngish children so i too hated the packing/unpacking and couldn't cope with putting a 12 man tent up single handedly!

i picked it up yesterday, and after the initial 30 minutes of total terror, i found that towing it isn't quite as hard as i'd thought.  that said i only towed for 2 hours to my home and mine is lightweight so i could push it onto the drive without having to reverse it on!

i have frequently used the tent section of this site and everyone is helpful and friendly in the main - i have asked lots of (probably stupid!) questions about caravanning and have had nothing but helpful advice back.

enjoy your caravan!

aj x

Hi Georgemarie , Welcome to UKCS , here's some tips , don't use the corner steadys ( legs ) to level the caravan , they are just for supporting the caravan when you have levelled it ( using the jocky wheel front to back , and a wheel wedge side to side ) .
Make sure you check the nose weight before setting off .
Don't over take going down hill .
Lorrys , coaches etc push air out of the way when they are on the move ( motorways ) , try to have a gap between them and you , as they over take ( as you over take ) , when i see one coming in my mirrors i move slightly to the left as they overtake .

atb

Wizard

Hi, we have got our first caravan and have not been anywhere yet,is there a book you can get to tell you best camp sites.

Where can i get insurance? We thought of going local first to get used to it as we live at Scarborough so does anyone know a good site at york or anywhere nearby.

hi wendy1946 we stayed at the flower of may over the bank holiday weekend and were very impressed especially if you have children it was our first stay (we were in our trailer tent) and we will def go back in our caravan .

 hi AJ i am mega impressed putting up a tent on your own and with three kids. ive got three aswell so i know it can be hard especially when you first get there cos they are so excited. i think that taking kids camping is  fab no play stations lots of fresh air and meeting up with other kids we cant wait to get off