Ultimate Caravan Buying Starting Point.

The ultimate Starting point for buying a carvan, where to start when buying your first caravan, looking at twin axle and single axle caravans, what caravan layouts, what else do you need to think about when buying a first caravan.

The first thing is your tow car, you need to know what you can tow, then it's finding the right layout.

But it's not just buying a caravan. you have caravan insurance, caravan accessories do you need caravan storage? so lots to think about and add up.

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[paulbower]

after 25 yrs of caravanning you are the first person i have known admit that caravan showers are very poor compared to a shower at home or on the site facilities. thank you very very much for your honesty. if a caravan is ever produced without a shower i would be first in the queue.they are a waste of space and money specially if people only use sites with facilities. .thanks again

[leanne]

I absolutely love your videos. I’m a total newb when it comes to caravanning and am doing tonnes of research before committing to buy. Your videos are always the most informative welcoming to watch so keep ‘em coming!

[Bessie]

PLEASE READ: I have said to my daughter if we weren’t having your caravan I would buy from this place - she said “mum, that’s where we got our caravan from!”.
She bought it a few months ago, they live in Leicestershire and can I just say (my husband went with our daughter and her husband for their first caravan here) and this place is fantastic from the positive feedback I got from them. We are now having there caravan and if we get on with caravanning at nearly 60 yrs old for the first time - we are deffo going here to upgrade 👍😅

[jacketrussell]

We use our onboard facilities 100% of the time and spend most of our trips off grid.
Our bathroom is the same as the one you showed in the Sterling van. We bought the van because of the bathroom facilities. The shower is excellent.

[lindakirk]

Excellent info for any newbie hopefuls. Weights are most important & many I think don't even consider it unfortunately! Accident waiting to happen

[don-qbxb]

Always an honest and informative vlog from you Mark.

[eatmycomments]

We were looking around for about a year before we finally decided to buy one! Partly it was working out layout etc, and just looking at loads helped us figure out what would work well for us

[michaelhayes]

I don’t agree Mark. We hook up to fully serviced pitches and use the shower as if we were at home. The Alde heating system gives us both a good shower with no compromises. Why pay all that money for an away from home experience and then use a shower block. New vans are anything from £30k to £50k so we are no longer talking “posh camping” but proper home on wheels living. What we need is more fully serviced pitches please. Great vlogs all the same. Always enjoy seeing them

[jeffmcadam]

I think caravans need to look at having desks / some way to covert an area to a desk. Work from home is a big thing now.

[caravaningincarathevan]

I have a showlet in Cara. I use the loo but very rare I use the shower. I love a fixed bed. Wouldn't like too have to make a bed up every night.

[garydavis]

With twin axles lot more difficult to manoeuvre on site etc in tight to very tight areas and in storage or home plus really do need 2 movers and not one to get decent ability to move them around.

[brianknowles]

We always use caravan facilities and all we ever need is water and electricity.

[nigelharding]

We have always used our own facilities in our caravans and we have been caravaning for more than 30 years !!! Why would you want to use facilities used by god knows who especially toilets?

[HitchHikersBlues]

Im just about to buy my first caravan. Havent a bog about what name to go for? Some are saying Swift and Bailey are the best. No wood in them. No wood in them 😂

[jasogolledge]

Worst nightmare of having brought a nearly new caravan is finding somebody to do the water ingress warranty when the company who originally supplied the van is no longer trading

[Andyc]

Good video.... would love to see a video at the other end of market.... what's your top 3-5 most expensive vans. Great advise on towbar I went detachable and nearly passed out when I got the price!!!

[staticcaravans-holidayhomes]

I know the struggle! it's hard to pick with so many different layouts and styles, it's almost an impossible task!😵‍💫😝

[philipjohnson]

I am 6’4” tall and my wife is 5’11” tall. My challenge is sleeping, what would you suggest looking at that would have the length comfort for sleeping

[dotwillcoxson]

Just curious. Are there any UK caravans without toilet/shower facilities? We are in Australia and use site facilities, including electric and water hookup.

[Phil-]

Good evening Mark
Hand break on or off over the winter storage time