New beginnings

I love this story! My husband and I have taken the "plunge" and bought a Motorhome a few weeks ago!! We're getting it ready and will be off exploring in it very soon and I can't wait!! We've been camping in our tent for a couple of years now ,but feels we will be living in luxury in comparison! I have driven the Motorhome and found it very scary at first, but I really want to be "able" to drive it and not leave it all up the hubby!! Enjoy your travels everyone!

I too sleep better when im away in the 'van' think its a multuple of factors that contribute to that like the peace & quiet, fresh air, not much in the way of light pollution etc and course the exercise that only a border collie can give you!! (and not forgetting the dreaded swingball with the kids) AND the odd tinnie here & there....

we have a coachman lazer 655 changed it last year to take the family away they loved it so much they now have there own caravan a coachman almera. me and the wife have plenty of room now in our 6 birth ?

When I first met my partner, he said never. Would we have a caravan. Last year we bought the caravan. I tow  it he wont and he says its the best thing we`ve done and we dont need to go on cruises/abroad anymore as the dog gets a holiday as well.

Not sure I done the right thing x

Just coming up to our 1st Annivesrary with the caravan after many years in tents. Went on the CC towing course in Winchester the month before picking up the van from a dealers in Wimbourne. The course was great with newbe's like me and others who had towed for 20+ years but never had any official training. The first weekend was staright from the dealers into the New Forest then home to Kent. We then had several weekends in Kent including a club event on the weekend of the Royal Wedding, before going to a French site near Dijon for 2 weeks. Everyone we came across wherever we have been has been very helpful and friendly. The 'old stagers' on the club weekend provided some invaluable guidance when you don't have the luxury of an electric hookup etc. This does not mean old as in age but experience of caravaning.

After a year using a folding camper, I bought a abi brooklyn 460/2 2 birth tourer a few days ago. went away this weekend to try it out and loved it. So much better and easier than our folding camper and although it rained most of the time we still had a great time. First time towing a carvan although i found it really easy. Slept like a log in the double bed and had fun trying to remember how everything worked and how to shut down everything when we packed up. The guy next to us got stuck (due to grass being so wet with all the rain) and despite his best efforts couldnt even get his car off the grass after unhooking it from the caravan. A fellow camper sorted him out very quickly by bringing his 4x4 along and pulled it out with ease and then offered to pull me out. My mondeo is an auto so got off the grass with ease and the caravan has got a motor mover which again got off the grass with ease.So all in all we had a great first time in our caravan and will be using it many more times over the year.

Whilst expensive to buy,(came with the caravan and had reciept for £800) the motor mover was a god send for a novice like me and when i got back to the storage site i parked the caravan with ease using the motor mover.

Already found some real useful info on this site and would just like to say thanks to all of you that take the time to help out novices like me.

Jim

We got our first caravan last year, hubby wasnt to keen on the idea at first, and we only went for a "browse" the day we found our lovely little "Bessy Bailey" 420/2, the kids are now grown up, the youngest being 18, this was ideal for us, ..... we have just returned from our first very succesful trip of the season..... and daughter pipes up, " me and the boyfriend wouldnt mind coming with you sometime !!!" Good job we purchased a full size awning hey !!!

Joking aside though, all winter we have been itching to get away in our little van, brushing up on our knowledge with magazines etc, oh and the hubby is now a fully fledged caravanner !!!

Heres to happy camping folks x

I retired some years ago but still work full yime. It was always my dr

I don't know what happened to my previous comment but I was about to say that when I retired it was always my dream to buy a boat. My wife said no to that idea I want a caravan so needless to say that was what we ended up with. Our Lunar Delta was brilliant, we called it our apartment on wheels. It allowed us to go to loads of great locations all over the country. We have now changed to a motorhome which is also great but I occasionally miss the caravan. This camping in comfort lark is the best thing anybody could do but don't tell them it's difficult enough finding a pitch already!!!!!!!

Hi, interesting to see other "new to this" people writing in. Got the caravan, got the roller mover thingy, got the bits and pieces, etc., and raring to go. No problem doing the hitch onto the car, but haven't yet been to a site, so hoping we won't make idiots of ourselves doing the hook-up, gas and water process. Is it complicated as we were only shown once rather quickly?! Help!