Newbie from Bristol

Hello, JSD, and welcome.

Beware of buying too much until you've tried the van and discovered what is essential. I'm sure we've all bought useful looking things that have never seen the light of day again.

Good luck at handover. Having been canvas campers you’ll have good background knowledge of how sites work & you’ll find lots of useful info on here.  Enjoy your caravanning.

Hi jennysheepdog, and a warm welcome to Club Together 2 the Caravan Club.  Glad you have found us here and delighted to hear of your new purchase.  I agree with Tinwheeler: don't buy too much stuff until you know what you want.  Straightforward bedding and kitchen equipment are the main things.  You will also need a fresh water container (Aquaroll) and a waste water collectors container (wastemaster).  Don't forget the toilet chemical, and a container to fill up the toilet flush tank.

I always think it is a good idea to make your first nights stay on site fairly close to home.  That way if you forget anything you can quickly pop back to get it.

Make detailed lists of the equipment you need - it will serve as a useful check list when you go out for trips in the van.

Do post any questions in the appropriate section on here.

All the best.

David

Hello Jennysheepdog and welcome to Club Together.  Good advice above.

Feel free to ask any questions.

Hi and welcome jennysheepdog,  have to agree it's a good idea to stay somewhere local for your first trip, we started out taking items from home in the van and then bit by bit bought the items we found we needed. 

Hope all goes well and you enjoy your new caravan.

If your first trip is to a club site let the wardens know it is your first time in a caravan and I am sure if they have time they will help you. If not do not be afraid to ask others for help as most of us are only too happy to assist.

You will find several videos showing how to site a caravan if you check u tube.

Hello  &  welcome  to  both  the Caravan  Club  &  to  CT 

as  well.  If  you  have  a  browse  thro "Introductions"  to  see 

the  posts  that  other  newbies  have  received  you  will  find 

lots  of  them  all  saying  the  same  sensible  things  !!

The  point  of  the  first  run-out  being  close  to  home  means 

that  you don't  have to take  a  lot  with  you,  but  anything 

that  you really  do  need  is  only  a  short  drive  away  !  

Whatever  you  take,  don't  take  or  discard    remember

the  Sense  Of  Humour  --  you  will  generate  a  few  giggles 

from  all  those  "Old  'Uns"  watching  you  &  remembering

that  they  made  exactly  the  same  mistakes  back  when

Moses  was  a  New  Member   !!

Brian  A B M

A warm welcome to the Club and CT from me too and long may you enjoy using your new toy when it gets handed over. Do let us know how your first trip pans out.

Welcome to the wonderful world of caravaning ,look forward to seeing comments about yr trips , make sure you ask plenty of questions at your hand over .....

Hello, and welcome to the world of caravanning.  Good advice above.  Just remember, we were all beginners once, and it's OK to ask people on site for help.  I recall having problems getting the lights on, getting water through the taps, and all sorts of things which, invariably, are easily sorted out by someone with a bit of experience.  Soon you'll be someone with that experience to help someone new.  Have a great time in your new holiday home.