Caravan Antics
Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 20, 2011 at 17:09
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Member - Oldbaz. NSW.
Childbride & I drove to
Newcastle & back & stayed O/nite last nite. As we are
thinking of buying a caravan, we look closely at them while travelling.
Probably 90% are towed by 4wd. The ones towed by cars all looked level & rode
well.
About a third of the 4wd vans were tail heavy & some weaved about, particularly
when overtaking. A similar proportion were the opposite..front down, though this didnt
appear to hinder handling. The balance, looked level, & were generally older tugs
driven by folks that looked like experienced caravanners. The biggest surprise was an
Xtrail towing a dual axle van that looked about 20' long, very slowly I do add, must
have been close to illegal, not sure. It appears getting the show level may not be
that easy, or dont folk bother too much ?. All interesting stuff. You wont be that
interested to learn my old Peugeot 405 went up & back on 52 Litres of juice at 14.6
Km per Litre (or 6.8L/100km) sitting on the speed limit, but I'm laughin my
T*** off...:)))))........oldbaz.
Reply By: Member - Boo Boo (NSW) - Tuesday, Sep 20, 2011 at 17:51
Tuesday, Sep 20, 2011 at 17:51
Now now Oldbaz one should not crow on a
forum where most people have gas guzzlers. LOL
Mate you have probably have opened a can of worms here.
Far too many people that tow anything, but especially caravans have got know idea how dangerous the setup is when it is not level, the ball weight is not right and the weight distribution is wrong. Not to mention what weight distribution bars are required on what rig. Etc,etc.etc,.
If you do get a van get some training on how to tow and set it up properly.
Send us a photo of the 405 with a van on the back. LOL
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Follow Up By: Member - Oldbaz. NSW. - Wednesday, Sep 21, 2011 at 14:50
Wednesday, Sep 21, 2011 at 14:50
Yeah, I know I shouldnt skite, couldnt help meself. Not going to tow van with Pug,
but it handled C/t with no trouble. Not real keen on towing with FWD, but plenty do.
cheers...oldbaz.
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