Caravan Towing Mirrors

This is just horrible. A CCTV recording of a caravan being stolen in broad daylight. The footage was recently broadcast on the excellent Caravan Channel.

These excellent videos from The Caravan Club shows you the proper techniques for towing your Caravan.

Part 1: Hitch up and go

Part 2: Straight Reversing

CUMBRIA Tourism has launched its brand new 2009 Caravan, Camping and Holiday Home Guide in time for this year's National Camping and Caravanning Week which takes place from May 23 to 29.

The guide details the wide range of quality camping accommodation on offer in the Lake District and the rest of Cumbria and features more than 60 businesses across the county.

These cover everything from tent pitches near England's highest mountain and caravan parks near England's deepest lake, to alternative 'glamping' options such as stylish yurts and cosy camping pods.

Twenty thousand copies of the guide have been produced and 10,000 electronic versions have been emailed to camping enthusiasts throughout the country.

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ONCE a year, hundreds of caravans, motorhomes, camper trailers and off-road vehicles roll into Caulfield Racecourse in Victoria.

They line up alongside masses of tents and camping gear to create the Caravan, Camping & Touring Supershow - claimed as the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere.

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More of us are swapping foreign trips for UK breaks as the credit crunch bites. And that's one reason why caravans are still so popular. Liz Rowley talks to three families to find out why they love caravan holidays.

APPROXIMATELY 4.5 million of us plan to take a break in the UK this year. And according to The Caravan Club, bookings on their sites are already up by 40 per cent. What's more, year on year their membership continues to increase.

The National Caravan Council says half a million touring caravans and 164,000 motor homes are in use in the UK – and this upward trend in caravan popularity is also reflected in sales at Silverdale-based dealership North Staffs Caravans.

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JOYCE DOUGLAS'S home looks just like thousands of others across the Lothians.
In the eight years she has lived there, paying more than £700 a year council tax, she has never thought of the two-bedroom bungalow as being any different.

But the multiple sclerosis sufferer has been refused basic help adapting her home because it is considered a "static caravan".

The 60-year-old, who needs a walk-in shower because she is unable to climb in and out of a bath, said: "I couldn't believe it when they said they couldn't help because it wasn't a permanent home.

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Canowindra’s Age of Fishes Museum has come up with an innovative way to attract interstate volunteers to the museum.

The museum’s board has filed a request with Cabonne Council asking that volunteers from outside of the region be given free access to a powered site at Canowindra Caravan Park for the duration of their stay.

Board member Monica Yeung said the museum had also been in touch with private accommodation vendors who might be willing to offer discounted rates for interstate volunteers.

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The latest innovations in caravan, camping and four-wheel driving roll into Sydney today as part of the ‘NSW Caravan Camping 4WD and Holiday Supershow’ held at Rosehill Racecourse. Minister for Tourism Jodi McKay said the 2009 Supershow is the biggest event of its type in Australia with more than 500 state-of-the-art caravans, campervans and motorhomes on display as well as exhibits and entertainment over the course of nine days.

“The NSW Caravan Camping 4WD and Holiday Supershow is an important event for NSW with more than 75,000 people expected to attend the event this year,” Ms McKay said. “We know people are adjusting their travel plans and looking closer to home for holidays during the global spending slowdown. “Caravan and camping holidays are an attractive holiday option for NSW residents looking for an inexpensive way to enjoy the many attractions and regional areas of NSW.

“It’s no wonder caravan and camping is amongst the fastest growing sectors in tourism, with annual growth rates of more than 10 per cent over the past 12 years.” Ms McKay said in the December 2008 quarter alone, accommodation at Australian caravan parks generated more than $273.2 million. “NSW’s 900 caravan parks had the highest accommodation takings among the States with $99.9 million – almost 37 per cent,” Ms McKay said. Ms McKay congratulated the organisers of the Supershow, the Caravan and Camping Industry Association of NSW.

“The Supershow is a fantastic event that has been growing year on year.” Ms McKay said the NSW Government through the Department of Lands is offering a chance for Supershow attendees to win a holiday at one of nine state parks around NSW. “Visitors to the Department of Lands stall at the Supershow who subscribe to the holiday and camping enewsletter stand a chance of winning a great family break in NSW.” Ms McKay said the website, www.caravanandcampingnsw.com.au, helps holiday makers plan a trip to any of the 260 caravan and camping sites on Crown land across NSW.

CARAVAN and camping sites across the country are facing a busy summer as holiday-makers swap foreign vacations for trips closer to home.

Park owners are experiencing a boost in the number of bookings they are taking for the summer season.

Many are attributing the rise to an increasing number of people opting to holiday at home to save money.

Caravan parks also reported full houses over the Easter holiday, with visitors coming from across the country for a long break.

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Only weeks ago, the Big Pineapple was heritage listed for its contribution to agricultural tourism - now three caravan parks on the Sunshine Coast are set to become historical landmarks in homage to the beach holiday.

To "preserve the importance of this great Aussie holiday tradition," the privately-run Tripcony Hibiscus Caravan Park at Caloundra and the council-run Cotton Tree and Noosa River parks will be added to the register, the Queensland Heritage council revealed yesterday.

Since as early as 1880, people have come to Cotton Tree, north of Brisbane, to camp, swim and fish, with Noose and Caloundra also popular since the early 20th century.

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