Did the TowEd course today. For those who have been wondering, we reckon it was really worth it!!
Plendo said
01:20 AM Jul 19, 2013
Good to hear the course is worthwhile.
Did it cover vehicle set up as well, or just the driving and road craft?
gooba53 said
01:54 AM Jul 19, 2013
Covered set up as in weight distribution, hitches, plug hook ups, mirrors, possible malfunctions. Good confidence building stuff for newbies. In saying that there was a couple of 70 yr old ladies who wanted to see Australia and a couple who had towed a camper trailer around oz now have a caravan and wanted the wife to be confident in helping out .
Gerty Dancer said
02:11 AM Jul 19, 2013
Yep, we did one a few years ago, good value.
hako said
02:55 AM Jul 19, 2013
Did the course teach you how to reverse the van?...(apologies if you are already full bottle in that regard).
gooba53 said
03:22 AM Jul 19, 2013
I personally hadn't been behind the wheel towing the van until today. Was a great environment to get used to it. Still obviously have to practise a lot, but have the know how, how to go about it. Learnt to reverse using point eg rear van light as a reference , how to correct it going off track . Then reversed with your partner telling you to push or pull the rear to correct angle. Then learnt a simple method to reverse into a caravan site. We all did it!! Much to my amazement !!
barrie said
05:45 AM Jul 19, 2013
We did a 4X4 advanced driving with them and thats a good course to do
Wizardofoz said
02:03 PM Jul 19, 2013
It is a course that should be mandatory for all 1st time caravaners...(even experienced towers can learn a few things too)
Did the TowEd course today. For those who have been wondering, we reckon it was really worth it!!
Good to hear the course is worthwhile.
Did it cover vehicle set up as well, or just the driving and road craft?
Covered set up as in weight distribution, hitches, plug hook ups, mirrors, possible malfunctions. Good confidence building stuff for newbies. In saying that there was a couple of 70 yr old ladies who wanted to see Australia and a couple who had towed a camper trailer around oz now have a caravan and wanted the wife to be confident in helping out .
I personally hadn't been behind the wheel towing the van until today. Was a great environment to get used to it. Still obviously have to practise a lot, but have the know how, how to go about it. Learnt to reverse using point eg rear van light as a reference , how to correct it going off track . Then reversed with your partner telling you to push or pull the rear to correct angle. Then learnt a simple method to reverse into a caravan site. We all did it!! Much to my amazement !!
It is a course that should be mandatory for all 1st time caravaners...(even experienced towers can learn a few things too)