Comments on: Caravan dramas http://travellingk.com/caravan-dramas/ Solo Female Travelling Around New Zealand in a Caravan Sat, 30 Dec 2017 04:07:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.3 By: TravellingK http://travellingk.com/caravan-dramas/#comment-220 Sun, 28 May 2017 05:09:49 +0000 http://travellingk.com/?p=1356#comment-220 In reply to Barry.

Hi Barry, that does sound like a stressful time being stuck in a dead end road! I must confess to being worried something similar would happen to me. My one deadens road luckily had enough room to turn completely around. Great tip about Trademe – I’ll have a look.

]]> By: Barry http://travellingk.com/caravan-dramas/#comment-211 Wed, 24 May 2017 14:53:01 +0000 http://travellingk.com/?p=1356#comment-211 I’ve recently come across your blog, which I’m really enjoying as I am new to the caravanning experience myself. I don’t think anything you’ve done is as silly as my first error with my caravan, down in the Catlins. I drove in a dead end street, and had to reverse to get out, only the brakes on the caravan jammed on. Frantic postings to the trademe motoring message board (lot of knowledgeable people there, if you’re ever stuck) revealed that there’s a wee pin I had to put in place when reversing, to de-activate the brakes.

Have to say I was freaking out when I saw the “safety cable” in the video, as obviously it was not up to the job of restraining the caravan if it somehow came off the towball – very glad to see you got that sorted.

]]> By: TravellingK http://travellingk.com/caravan-dramas/#comment-105 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 00:39:18 +0000 http://travellingk.com/?p=1356#comment-105 In reply to Tracy.

Oh exciting! A lot of visitors hire a motorhome or van which seems to be easier to drive with! Enjoy 🙂

]]> By: TravellingK http://travellingk.com/caravan-dramas/#comment-104 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 00:38:30 +0000 http://travellingk.com/?p=1356#comment-104 In reply to neha.

Life does play jokes sometimes. Hope your hiccups have been ones that can be laughed off?

]]> By: TravellingK http://travellingk.com/caravan-dramas/#comment-103 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 00:37:12 +0000 http://travellingk.com/?p=1356#comment-103 In reply to Clare.

A good skill for you to have tho! Sure that practice will come in handy one day. Sounds like you’ve explored New Zealand – hope it was a fun trip?

]]> By: TravellingK http://travellingk.com/caravan-dramas/#comment-102 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 00:34:52 +0000 http://travellingk.com/?p=1356#comment-102 In reply to Anneklien Meanne.

Yes, every day is different! Sometimes I want to stay put just for a big of boredom, haha

]]> By: TravellingK http://travellingk.com/caravan-dramas/#comment-101 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 00:33:58 +0000 http://travellingk.com/?p=1356#comment-101 In reply to Stella the Travelerette.

Luckily I was stuck in the mud in a scenic spot!

]]> By: Tracy http://travellingk.com/caravan-dramas/#comment-98 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 23:42:55 +0000 http://travellingk.com/?p=1356#comment-98 I never drive with caravan attached to my car before but I do plan to have a road trip in NZ with that. Seems I really have to well-prepared with such situation. You are brave!

]]> By: neha http://travellingk.com/caravan-dramas/#comment-97 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 09:56:59 +0000 http://travellingk.com/?p=1356#comment-97 You call them “dramas” when for me its a part and parcel of life. Seriously, nothing seems to go smoothly for me, without hiccups , be it travel or my real life…so, in a way, I can totally relate

]]> By: Clare http://travellingk.com/caravan-dramas/#comment-96 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 02:39:04 +0000 http://travellingk.com/?p=1356#comment-96 I have never owned a caravan, but I have towed my aunts camper trailer. Luckily she did all the difficult manouvering and hooking it up!! It was fairly easy to drive with it, but I imagine a caravan would be harder to tow. Enjoy your trip around NZ, wish I had been able to tour it with a caravan 🙂

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