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Subject Topic: First ever trip towing caravan. Tips?
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PersonRob and Tina
04/5/2014 at 11:19am
 Location: Royal Forest of Dean
 Outfit:  Swift Major 4SB View Rob and Tina's Profile View Profile   Reply to Rob and Tina Reply   Quote Rob and Tina Quote  
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What nose weight do you have at the moment? Are the car and caravan tyre pressures correct? When I see a large vehicle about to overtake I pull over as far as I can to the left and this also helps minimise the buffeting effect.Sometimes vehicles like Transits seem to give more problems than artics and coaches.

Rob


Personandymarshall
04/5/2014 at 1:55pm
 Location: South Yorkshire
 Outfit: Swift Lifestyle 6 -VW Touran III Sport View andymarshall's Profile View Profile   Reply to andymarshall Reply   Quote andymarshall Quote  
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Hi Rob,

Funnily enough I have just weighed my nose weight and was horrified to discover that it went off the scale 120+. What amazed me was when I weighed this several weeks ago it was OK and have done nothing significant to add the additional weight. An electric cable, waste tank and empty water container is all I have added to the front. I have subsequently relocated these and now have a nose weight of circa 70KGS. For anyone reading this, small things matter in this instance.

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Personcorni
04/5/2014 at 9:47pm
 Location: Doncaster
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be careful that yo don't go tto wide when turning or pulling into a gate because the carvan back end swings out as well.
you can get caught out watching the inside and wipe something out on the outside.
I always get my wife to watch the outside when pulling out of tight site or corner.


Personrussandjax
05/5/2014 at 7:16am
 Location: Lancaster
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We are newbies too...the motorway has become the *best mate*, where as pre-van I wanted to avoid it like the plague!

Inside lane, steady away, slow speed (50-55mph), room for everyone else to pass you, nice straight roomy roads!!

Some 'van owners don't half go zooming past you lol!!


Personandymarshall
05/5/2014 at 7:30am
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:) how ironic, i feel absolutely the same, motorways and major A roads are planned now when I go anywhere. I avoid B roads even to the detriment of driving sugnificantly more mileage.



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