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30/7/2010 at 8:09pm
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If you look for something older from the 1990s, they were a lot lighter than the newer ones.
It's a ridiculous situation. I know someone who can tow a caravan with a Vauxhal Omega legally, but cannot use his Frontera. Which would be the safer outfit?
Am I the only one who doesn't actually want all the heavy extras they put in the new vans? If enough people ask their dealers and ask the manufacturers about lightweight vans, they will soon bow to demand and build them. Given that the trend for new vans is for them to get heavier, one can only assume that the bulk of their clientele want the extra facilities. However, as more and more people are getting the newer licences, the time must be coming for the caravan manufacturers to consider lightweight, low spec vans for the younger caravanner.
As things are, very few people will go to the trouble of taking an additional test to see if they like caravans. There was a time when people would buy an old caravan to try it, but they won't be taking a driving test as well. Therefore, as the older caravanners give up caravanning for ill health or even death, the next generation won't be taking it up unless the manufacturers change their ethos or the law is changed for something more sensible.
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30/7/2010 at 8:45pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Trick on 30/7/2010
Do no caravan manufacturers think about us poor people without B +E licences! As a family of five were looking to get into caravanning but have found very few vans available to us because of the weight restriction. I had hoped that the new bailey vans that are replacing the lightweight GT60 would be lightweight but the ones I saw today were anything but. I got to admit that as one of the little ones has cried all night for the last two nights I now beginning to think that I should have stuck to two!!
Hi, Have you thought about Folding Caravans,solid sides and hard top roof, and weight from 750kg to 900kg, folds down to a bigish trailer,Gobur Caravans inMelton Constable? Norfolk, and Campers and Leisure LTD Dorset, they have a range of folding and pop top caravans,
www.goburcaravans.co.uk
www.Campersandleisureltd.co.uk
Not sure if these links will take you to thier sites,dont know how to post the link, may find something there to suite you, hope this helps
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