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Some vans have anchor points on the back of a van to accept a bike rack but you do need to check with the manufacturer. You do have the be careful how you load a caravan but if you do it properly it should be OK. Lots and lots of Dutch people carry their bikes on the back of their vans without apparent problems.

David

Quote: Originally posted by Fat Belly on 15/4/2012

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Putting that much weight that far back could reduce the stability of your unit and make it much more difficult to recover from a snake.

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Not quite the same, but I put my childrens bikes right at the back of my caravan, we have a fold up rear bunk and small access door. Have never had any stability problems. That said they are both going on the back of the car soon as the bikes are really a little too big to get both through the access door (but too small to go on the roof of the car)

Jon

it is not the quiet road that will cause the problem with snaking    the faster you go, the greater the danger     the faster the overtaker, the greater the danger    so testing it on a quiet bak road has it problems

how do you fix the carrier onto the back of the van?   are there supports inside the wall cavity to enable you to do this or will the carrier be screwed only to the outer aluminium/plastic wall?     if so, is the supporting wall strong enough to withstand the extra strain placed on it?

Quote: Originally posted by Rizzo on 22/4/2012

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Bikes on the top of the car would increase your kerbweight too.

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