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WHICH VANS ARE BEST FOR NEWBIES?
Q
I am hoping you can help us, please! We have had VW campervans for years now (mostly T2 and early Bays), but we have got rid of them as ours cost a lot of money to maintain.
I now fancy a caravan, but it will have to be one that is easy to tow because I have never towed before.
I would also like something retro and cute – so it matches my dog! Can you help please?
Sarah
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Peter Baber replies…
You are in luck, Sarah, as the trend among designers these days is very much towards producing lighter caravans that are easy to tow.
One small manufacturer, Wheelhome, has even brought out a van called the Dashaway, which is so narrow that when all its extending bits have been put away, you don’t need towing mirrors. This has an unladen weight of only 720kg.