Practical Caravan

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

IF YOU ARE visiting a show to buy a new (or used) caravan, you might be tempted to simply wander around and see what takes your fancy. But your time at the event is likely to be limited to a day or two, and there’s a lot to pack into that – otherwise you could find yourself not being able to identify exactly which is going to be the right caravan for you.

To help, here we’ve listed a series of questions to ask yourself before you go – if you can pin down exactly what you need from your caravan, you’ll be able to really make the most of your visit to the show.

Q What is the caravan for?

This might sound like a bit of a flippant question, but it really will affect what you should buy. Some caravanners want a tourer that they will spend weeks, if not months, in each year, whereas others will just use theirs on a local CL or CS

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