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PHi Guys,
Just a quick question. I am travelling from Kent to Poole Dorset this weekend . With the weather forecast over the UK saying high gusts of wind would you tow your caravan?
Thank you
Martin
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08-08-2019, 11:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-08-2019, 11:35 PM by Tigerfish.)
Frankly it depends on your rig! In 40 years of Caravanning I was always confident that my tow car, normally a Toyota Land Cruiser or latterly a Mercedes ML was man enough to cope with almost all conditions. That gave me great confidence but I would have never risked it otherwise.
I would never set off, without the confidence that I could cope with every eventuality.
I guess it depends on you and your experience at the end of the day!
Best wishes
TF
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Hi , as TF says its all depends on your outfit and confidence, only you can decide, but if you do then drop your speed ,better to take a bit longer to get there than not at all
I take it that you would use the M26,M25and M3 ,that is a route I do quite often and the motorways are quite sheltered. But if you don't feel happy ,then best not ,there's always another time
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M!Thank you guys for the reply.
TF my set up is a Toyota Estima pulling a Bailey-Pegasus 545. I am a confident tower but never towed in really high winds. I will be taking my time and lowering my speed but you just hear horror stories on other forums.
Thank you Husky, that is the route I will be taking.
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Hi Martin
Welcome to CaravanChat!
As has been said above, this has to be a personal decision taking into account all the factors you can glean about the likely conditions.
Down where you are, the wind is generally forecast to be from S/SW - so for most of the journey it should be "on the nose" (as we sailing types say!) rather than from the side?
Weather warnings on tv/radio/internet often mention "high sided vehicles" as being particularly at risk if the wind speed reaches dangerous levels - which I've always also interpreted as a warning to caravanners!
We haven't got windy conditions here in the north east yet, but its been raining very heavily non-stop since the early hours of this morning.
Good luck
Cheers
Bugs
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(09-08-2019, 10:01 AM)Bugs Wrote: Hi Martin
Welcome to CaravanChat!
As has been said above, this has to be a personal decision taking into account all the factors you can glean about the likely conditions.
Down where you are, the wind is generally forecast to be from S/SW - so for most of the journey it should be "on the nose" (as we sailing types say!) rather than from the side?
Weather warnings on tv/radio/internet often mention "high sided vehicles" as being particularly at risk if the wind speed reaches dangerous levels - which I've always also interpreted as a warning to caravanners!
We haven't got windy conditions here in the north east yet, but its been raining very heavily non-stop since the early hours of this morning.
Good luck
Cheers
Bugs
Thank Bugs
Beautiful sunshine here at the moment with slight wind. I think I will leave my decision until the morning.
Thank you so much for your help.
Martin
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with you MartinS. Make a decision in the morning. If the wind is heat on ou will use a lot of fuel if it is ide on can come in gusts and lorries overtaking don’t help. I would say if in doubt leave your journey till next day.
Dianne