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I'm unwilling to accept that someone can damage a perfectly good caravan,throw the paperwork away and tell you to prove otherwise.

Whilst it may sound harsh ultimately it will come down to your word versus theirs.  

Apologies for the extra questions but I think we may have to treat it in two separate parts. Have you been offerred a claim settlement from your Insurance Company. This will be based on Indemnity i.e. they should be putting you back in the same position as before the loss and they will be taking into account fair wear and tear.  

You can reject their settlement amount and ask for a higher amount but you have to give them reasons why such as providing photos to show that the caravan was actually in better condition than others. This can be done from recent photos, acquiring a statement from the dealer / storage site as to the state of your caravan pre-loss and also printing off various classified ads showing the replacement cost for your caravan.

If you are Insuring your van via an Insurance Broker they should really be assisting you on this.
 
The next step is and this will be once the claim is settled is that the Insurance company may take on your rights to recover the cost of your claim from the recovery company (subrogation) you will most likely have no involvement in this

I'm not entirely sure I'm following you - Has your Insurance company refused to pay out?

Who is telling you to take the hit and what hit are you taking as this would imply that a settlement has been offerred by someone. You will probably not get new for old just indemnity.

Is this going through your Insurance?