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Hi all, have been a lurker on here for a couple of weeks and absolutely love the site.  Have learned so much.  We currently have a Montana 6 tent which we love to bits but are now considering buying a caravan.  We are complete novices and wondered if you could give us some advice as to what caravan we should be looking for and where we might get a nice one.  We are looking for a tourer to suit my husband and I as well as our two girls, aged 12 and 8.  We stay near Edinburgh.  Money is quite tight so we don't have a large budget.  Any advice you good people could offer would be very much appreciated.

Welcome to UKCS

Have a look around your local dealers and see what they have.

Check out the different layouts available to suit your family.

Also pay attention to what car you are towing with, ie is the kerbweight suitable for the weight of van you want to tow etc.

I am sure others will be along soon with a lot more advise.

Good luck.

Hi & Welcome !

What tow car will you be using?

Thanks everyone for your advice.  We are planning on having a seasonal pitch on a site that we use for camping and it's open all year round (except this year it closes in November for refurbishment).  We have been told they have storage facilities that we can use while the site is closed for the few months of refurbishing.   If we did need to tow, I have a Chevrolet Tacuma 1.6 and my neighbour has also volunteered to help if we need a tow as he has a tow bar fitted on his Hyundai Santa Fe. 

We will take your advice and go to our local dealer (which is round the corner from, my house!) and have a look at what they have on offer.

Thank you all once again and I'll be back soon .....

Hi Pinkpauline,

Were in a simular position to you, We are trailer tent people to now. But intend to move on to a Van. Beware with Ebay as people over inflate the prices & they have been known to lie about age condition etc. I would recommend care. I was after what I was told was a 1997 Abby Tristar 4 berth. All the info sounded great at the time till I questioned the age, With the help of the GOOD PEOPLE on this site I made the seller admit the Van was actually a 90/91. Bit of a difference in my books.

Anyway Pauline, Let us know how you get on....

All the best, Kindest regards

Adrian & Family

Thank you all so much for your worthy advice.  We will do a fair bit of research and let you know how we get on. 

Very many thanks

Pauline