Towing a caravan with an SJ410?

[Jordi]

Sounds like it would be ok to me.

I would just look for caravans thats are as light as possible.

[Jay18]

true tom! but the mrs doesnt like tents lol! hmmm what to do...

[88SJ]

I towed a caravan a few times in the late 80s with my '87 SJ - all is fine until the slightest gradient when all power is sapped from the Suzuki. I could have walked up some of hills faster when I was in Wales. I took a caravan across to France in 1990 on the back of my '89 Vitara and that wasn't really that much better.

Towing a caravan at the best of times is a ball ache that is only more painful when the tow vehicle is under powered to start with. Drive the SJ to the airport and get on a plane somewhere hot...now that is soooo much more appealing!!!

[Jordi]

Jay get a tent mate so much easier! and its proper camping!

Also with a caravan you have to put insurance ontop of it etc

Think of it as the SCUK mobile catering and washing facility Tom. Saves us cooking fry up in a pan on a camping stove on the floor.

I also forgot to mention caravans are a scurge on the roads. They wobble all over, go too slow, crash a lot. I say tent it, if the missus doesn' like it could always swap her for another? just a suggestion

[Jay18]

hahaha i dont know yet, im not 100% on towing a caravan lol but will have a look at tents...

[Tramp]

How about hitting the middle ground... trailer tent, my friend was a big tent fan until he got his trailer tent now he swears by it, its nice to know your going to have a comfy bed regardless of the field! And I imagine they weigh a lot less than a tent

[turbo-tom]

True jordi! i think think so it looks like Jays missus is a scuk cheff then?

Actually thats a fair point Luke! jay get a trailer tent pile a piss!

[Jay18]

haha my mrs is far from a chef lol, she can do cheese on toast though! lol

i did have a trailer tent but never got round to using it cause of the fact my zuk was still in storage, might have a look at getting one again but not until zuki is on the road lol..

i will definitly be driving down to meet up with everyone for a weekends offroading? not for a few months yet though...

[turbo-tom]

cheese on toast? shes sold!

[Jay18]

haha although she did once toast one side of the bread and put the chease on the toasted side haha, she dont me a pizza once, and left the plastic tray on the bottom of it and it melted to the pizza lol

my dad has said he will have a look at doing a teardrop, could be a good project once the sj is finished..