New to caravaning

We took the plunge 11 years ago and bought our first caravan (brand new) after thinking long and hard about the layout we wanted.

We did make a mistake when buying a full awning, we bought one with steel poles which were far to heavy. Luckily we were able to part exchange it for an Isabella full awning with light weight Carbonx poles and the loss was only in the 10s of pounds (about £50 from memory.

We never went down the route of borrowing from home. We bought fitted bedding from Jonic and everything else we needed from the likes of Dunelm, The Range, Go Outdoors etc. We found it much easier to just pack clothes and do a bit of food shopping and then then go.

We must have been lucky or very good planners and researchers because we bought very little that we haven't used. The only thing in my loft is a pair of plastic levelling ramps which i changed for a Lock 'n' Level, which wasn't available when we started.

Good luck with all your purchases and i hope you have many years of enjoyable trips.