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Hi.

Does anyone have one?

I wonder if anyone can help me regarding these small vans, pros & otherwise.

I am myself & have no need of a larger van, it also suits my small vehicle due ro weight

Am on the brink of buying one , but never had a caravan in my life.

I am having a mover fitted, due to location, wonder if a generator would do instead of leisure battery as i can also use at one at home, so would be dual purpose.

Obviously the jenny would not be used on a site!!

Excuse my ignorance of this, bur as i have already said , hardly a clue, except i can tow ,

Any knowledge would be useful

Thanks in advance

Hi Jax.

Many thanks for your help, much appreciated indeed.

A lot of info & i will buy the book

Lucky enough i already have a car battery charger which i presume will do the same job? .

Genny idea now binned!!.

I would presume a night without charging the would not run a leisure battery down in any case?, as in a glen for the night, as hopefully it will continually charge if engine is run for an hour, or less.

All it would power would be LED  lights & a fridge, basically

Once again many thansk for taking the time to reply, much appreciated

Lovely little van  - I had a look at one at a few weeks ago, but just be aware that the payload is very small - just 100kg.

There is no leisure battery included so you would need to budget for one and also this will come out of your payload:
a leisure battery - 20kg
a motor mover - 30kg
Aqua roll and handle - 3.5kg
waste water container - 1.5kg
bedding/sleeping bag - 5kg
LPG 7kg gas cylinder - 15kg
caravan step - 4kg
mains hook up lead - 5kg
winding handle - 1.5kg

Obvioulsy all these weights are just approximate values but added up they already come to over 85kg and that is before you pack things like pots and pans, clothes, folding chair and table for using outside and possibly an awning which could weigh over 25kg and would then put you over your MTPLM.
I realise that some of the things metioned could go in your tow car but this will also have a maximum weight!

For such a small and lightweight van I would not bother with a motor mover which will instantly save you over 30kg for things you will actually need!

Totally agree with Jax re the Caravan Handbook - it was my bible when I first got my caravan and I still refer to it.

Hi please read the other post on weights, Freedom caravans are great but be aware that some fittings are classed as accessories and therefore not included in the minimum weight of 650kg. I have a motor mover fitted as I am disabled, with the mover, gas bottle, spare tyre and battery the twin sport we have weighs in at 747kg, 3kg less than the maximum weight allowed.

If your car will tow the extra weight when buying a Freedom get the chassis weight plate changed to 850kg. I guess the low chassis weight is a selling point so small cars can tow the van, the chassis will take up 1000kg so 850kg keeps it safe it has made our Freedom easier to stay legal