Calling all caravanners….your input is essential!

TRUCKSTER you are being a pig again go to your room without dinner please keep in mind that caravanning is a way of life for many contented and happy people, the fact that you consider vans a road block is not shared by all and sundry.
u could also consider thjat the vans were around long before 4wd's were as popular as they are now. u should also consider that there are variations to lifestyles,yours and others.u also need to consider that 4wds are frowned upon by some.harold scrubby is one, stop being a pig in relation to the recreation of others be a good boy in the futre and i wont have to castigate you again you naughty boy Signed grandma

LMAO.. is this really Harold in disguise??? ;)~

try following one up browns mountain!

Sigh...

The caravan owner has as much right to be there as you Truckster...

BUT...

WE Caravann people need to be aware at all times of the queue of cars behind us and be prepared to pull over and let them past whenecer it is safe to do so..

Peter

>> The caravan owner has as much right to be there as you Truckster...
Not my choice..

>> WE Caravann people need to be aware at all times of the queue of cars behind us and be prepared to pull over and let them past whenecer it is safe to do so..
Either I seem to find the ones that take great pleasure in creating guiness book of record line ups behind them, or none have rear view mirrors.

>> The caravan owner has as much right to be there as you Truckster...
> Not my choice..
And thats fine....It's not for everyone.... just as well or we'd never get anywhere ;-)

>> WE Caravann people need to be aware at all times of the queue of cars behind us and be prepared to pull over and let them past whenecer it is safe to do so..
> Either I seem to find the ones that take great pleasure in creating
> guiness book of record line ups behind them, or none have rear view
> mirrors.

When I was a young lad..(Sounds of groaning coming from the kids) I drove whjat could loosely be described as a rocketship on wheels...I was in a tearing hurry to get everywhere and I cursed everyone...4WDs, Buses, Caravans, HDT and HSV cars...You get the idea. of course overtaking really wasn't a problem most of the time.

But when it was...I cursed, yelled, got red in the face and was generally extremely unpleasant to be in the car with....

Respect the other driver (Being aware of course that he is a total smeg head) he has every right to be there. There are NO laws requiring mobile road blocks to pull over, nor even to travel at the speed limit.
They are generally doing the best they can. Even if they should be more considerate. Except for the Smeg heads of course.

I couldn't beat them...
So, of course I joined them...Now you'll find me driving a Diesel 4WD towing a 2 tonne van laughing outrageously at every one trying to overtake..;-)

Peter

rotfl

This ones been around for a while and is an urban legend (www.snopes.com)

I must respectfully disagree...

The vast majority of caravans I see being towed have very poor weight distribution setups or none at all. Also personal experience is that caravan sellers tend to sell you the van, tell you you need a brake controller and that's it.

As a side point, i would have to say that the majority of vans without WDH are being towed by large 4WDs. I guess they think that since their 4WD weighs as much as the van and can take huge down force on the ball that they don't need them.

As a large 4WD owner witha large van I would have to say that this is exceedingly dangerous.

I see vans regularly being driven along highways swaying constantly from side to side with the drivers blissfully unaware that anything is wrong!

Peter

I must protest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I see much more rubbish at the bus stop outside my house and at the shopping centre down the street than I do when 4WDriving.

Just becuase we drive 4X4's does not mean we are all pigs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I regularly pick up rubbish when on the beach or at a campsite, because I realise that it is Australians in general who are inconsiderate.

Littering, swearing, abusive, discourtious, selfish... all in a day's work for a lot of aussies, and I'm ashamed whenever I see this. I must admit, I'm an aussie born & bred. Must be the way I was raised, I dunno.

As for this contraption thingy for towing caravans, it needs to be more like a liscencing requirment. Just like driving a truck or operating machinery, training should be mandatory and regulated.

OOPS... i think I just started an argument !!

Cheers,

Muzz

>Why are so many 4WD drivers ignorant pigs and leave camp sites with >rubbish and dirt. No wonder so many tracks are being closed to 4WD >when you see the damage done by them.

I never have that problem. Perhaps you are confusing camp sites with Hungry Jacks carparks. Use the 4x4 lever to exit the carpark.

David,
If you were a vanner and visited a caravan park you would notice that 99% of vans do have the correct hitches and are stable on the road but like all including us 4wd people there are some that are not educated or just don't care.
The same goes for those leaving rubbish about.
My pet hate is used disposable nappies.

Thanks Willem, i appreciate you thoughts!
Kirsten