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Quote: Originally posted by eyebrows on 11/6/2013

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Also we can bring the van to the hitch without falling out before the journey

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Oh yes, ...... enough said,

Dave

     We have a Powertouch mover,wish we had got one sooner,it saves the clutch on the car as they can be very expensive to replace ( Mondeo TDCI zetec S) Also we are in our seventies now so spinning the caravan around manually is out of the question.Best thing we have bought for the caravan.

Thank you all - will re-read and digest, but I guess the answer is a Carver one is going to be pretty old and probably not as powerful as more modern movers and I should perhaps see if I can hold out for one of those. 

I like the idea of them simply because it'll make the caravan easy for me to hitch on my own - meaning I can take the children away when Mr WR is busy at the weekend, rather than waiting to be delivered and collected like small parcels :-)

Our van came with a Powertorch mover, fitted by the previous owner.   It's a godsend and means getting the van in and out of storage is now a one man job, instead of the whole family with one at each corner.  It wasn't possible to reverse it in as there wasn't sufficient space, the spaces were very tight indeed.

Its also great when hitching up, as very slight adjustments can be made to get the hitch over the towball into exactly the right spot.

As has been said though, a good leisure battery is an absolute must and it must be in tip top condition at all times as the movers really give them a battering.