Thread: Towing Caravans

Originally Posted by RonMcGr

Brian,

You may get a smile out of this.




There is one born every minute

Cheers

Phuque?

Hi guys I have read your towing info with great interest.
We take our disco td5 towing our 23ft caravan lotsa places and i use a WDH at all times and find it very stable.

Realy the reason i am relpying to your post is to find out what sort of tow mirrors you have fitted to your discos,a pic would be goo as i am having a hell of a time finding somthing sutible.

Thanks Steve

I reckon it must take a special kind of person to tow a van. I couldn't put up with the hassles or the slowness of it all.

Originally Posted by sfako

Hi guys I have read your towing info with great interest.
We take our disco td5 towing our 23ft caravan lotsa places and i use a WDH at all times and find it very stable.

Realy the reason i am relpying to your post is to find out what sort of tow mirrors you have fitted to your discos,a pic would be goo as i am having a hell of a time finding somthing sutible.

Thanks Steve

Hi Steve,

None

I have a camera fixed to the back of the van and two on the back of the Disco.

You see the vehicle move up behind you, put their indicator on to pass, then they appear in the side mirror.
I use the Van camera for reversing into sites as well.

The camera's on the Disco are for rear view, plus hooking up the van.

These pics should give you an idea.
Message - AULRO Photo Gallery

Over the years I've tried all types of mirrors.
They all shake and give you a distorted vision, or, fall off, push the vehicle mirror back, etc, etc..

Cheers,

Originally Posted by RonMcGr

Hi MarknDeb,

It's a pity there is no pressure gauge telling you what is being forced into the rear suspension.

What ball weight is your van?

Cheers,

Ron our van has a 210kg ball weight and is a tandem axle 17"6 internal

Originally Posted by MarknDeb

Ron our van has a 210kg ball weight and is a tandem axle 17"6 internal

Hi MarknDeb,

Thats not too bad
I would probably use a light WDH, just to ease pressure on the back suspension of your vehicle, but then that is purely my opinion
Good luck and I hope it all goes well for you.

Cheers

Originally Posted by p38arover

I reckon it must take a special kind of person to tow a van. I couldn't put up with the hassles or the slowness of it all.

Hi Ron,

Caravaning is really a personal choice.
I'm not fond of Motels. I like to sleep in the same bed, same surrounds (Creature of habit) and take our lorikeet with us. Meals are all home made, etc. Running expenses are similar to being at home. Only additional is fuel and twenty odd bucks for a CP.

The van is easy to tow, you can stop where ever you like, go where you want to and take your time smelling the roses

We belong to a couple of Caravan clubs and go on regular long weekend runs. The companionship and fun had on these runs makes it all worthwhile. Even if you are travelling on your own and pull into a caravan park, you usually wind up talking to the neighbours over a drink or two.

Cheers

Originally Posted by MarknDeb

Ron our van has a 210kg ball weight and is a tandem axle 17"6 internal

Which vehicle are you using for towing ?
I have a Disco I and the maximum ball weight specified by Land Rover is 150 kg