Here is mine, a 2008 Antara with a 2012 Swift Challenger Sport 554.
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I havent really towed "in anger" yet, only from storage to sevice center & return.
Hopefully at the weekend, i will get a real feel for how "this baby" tows.I'm sure "the wife" will fill every cupboard, draw, nook & cranny with stuff that she cant do without
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While i'll ONLY be taking a mountain bike, kayak and about 100kgs of diving equipment along
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lets see how the self leveling suspension handles that little lot
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Not sure what that'll do to the mpg....but got to be better than my previous outfit:
Terracan 2.9TDCI & Sterling Elite Searcher
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Hopefully at the weekend, i will get a real feel for how "this baby" tows.I'm sure "the wife" will fill every cupboard, draw, nook & cranny with stuff that she cant do without
While i'll ONLY be taking a mountain bike, kayak and about 100kgs of diving equipment along
Not sure what that'll do to the mpg....but got to be better than my previous outfit:
Terracan 2.9TDCI & Sterling Elite Searcher
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163 auto AWD dragging with ease my Coachman Pastiche 560/4 at 1630kg MTPLM.
Mat
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Mat
Very nice guys
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I have never owned a towing caravan but after seeing all your wonderful photographs, it now has me thinking
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As a complete and utter amateur, can I ask a question which to you professional caravaners may seem ridiculous but is there a specific reason why all caravans are predominantly "white" coloured ?
I only ask because a colour coordinated caravan and Antara would look the business in my humble opinion
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I have never owned a towing caravan but after seeing all your wonderful photographs, it now has me thinking
As a complete and utter amateur, can I ask a question which to you professional caravaners may seem ridiculous but is there a specific reason why all caravans are predominantly "white" coloured ?
I only ask because a colour coordinated caravan and Antara would look the business in my humble opinion
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Mine has light grey sides which look white in a lot of pics
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No they are Pyramid Rock Steadies.redmarcus999 said:
They clamp on to the top of the mirror housing in the same way, but they also have two elastic bands with hooks.
These go round the back of the mirror and hook on to the bottom of the housing.
More secure I think.
Not that I have heard of any Milenco coming off.
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I cant decide between the "suck-it-and see" ones
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Or the ones like yours/milenco.
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tbh, i've never used mirrors in the 20 odd years of caravaning, but the wife say i have to use them!
Oh well, may just get a set and keep them in the boot cubbies, just in case
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& to keep her happy. cheers
Or the ones like yours/milenco.
Oh well, may just get a set and keep them in the boot cubbies, just in case
Here is a pic of mine being towed up North, Steady as a rock at 55 all the way on duals and motorway returning 21mpg average over the 400 miles.
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HoneyMonster said:Here is a pic of mine being towed up North, Steady as a rock at 55 all the way on duals and motorway returning 21mpg average over the 400 miles.![]()
Great photo Iain
But you have only towed a few hundred meters from your house !!!
What on earth do you carry that needs a roof box as well, or was this still in the house moving phase ?
21mpg with a great lump of a van, roof box, and not the flattest of roads happy with that.
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Mat
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What on earth do you carry that needs a roof box as well, or was this still in the house moving phase ?
21mpg with a great lump of a van, roof box, and not the flattest of roads happy with that.
Mat
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My Antara 2.2SE and Swift Charisma 555 first caravan we have had, looking to upgrade the van soon to something newer and bigger but know the car will do the job...
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All these vans look wonderful. Never had one myself. My sister did a lot of caravanning years ago, but I was always rubbish at towing. Could never work out which way to turn the wheel when reversing.
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I lived in one with3 other guys for a few weeks while working away from homewhen I was much younger. It was a static van at the back of a pub. It was great you could fall out of the bar and straight into bed.
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I lived in one with3 other guys for a few weeks while working away from homewhen I was much younger. It was a static van at the back of a pub. It was great you could fall out of the bar and straight into bed.
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