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Do you really need a anti snake device

I have a peugeot 306 estate 2.0L hdi and a compas rallye 2 berth

This is my first caravan i have purchased

any advice thank you

No idea if you really need one, but I feel much happier knowing we do

Quite daunting towing a van for the first time

 Befor we got the Alko we always had a stabiliser on. Only time we didn't was when we picked up our 1st van and was very nervous towing it the 10 miles.

Better to be safe tahn sorry.

Jo

hi would not like to tow without one.not seen many caravans at the side of the road,but enough to wonder did it snake before ending up in that position.we had a bulldog bar but now have the 2004 al-ko and i am impressed with it.

www.al-ko.co.uk   this is the AKS1300

Twenty years ago we were still camping and when on holiday in the New Forrest my wife decided that it would be nice to have a caravan.

So we found an old Robin 15foot that leaked like sieve but we were in love with it and promptly set about planning our first holiday, Cornwall.

Our tow car was a Triumph TR7! I dont think the car was very suitable though as the weight balance was miles out.

We found out very soon that instability was horrendous! anything above 40 mph with a truck passing and we almost went into orbit!

However, when we fitted a stabilser it was manageable.

I dont reccomend anyone repeating our adventure but it proved that a stabiliser is a must if you are a novice and even now after all these years we use one, a straitliner.

I think this is just about the best available.