How did you learn to tow & where is my Avatar?

From earlier posts on the subject of avatars since one of the "upgrades?" it seems if you try to change it then you lose it ?

I guess like posting photos on CT it is probably best to resize to 500. From what I've picked up reading on CT Laptops using Windows seem to work easier for photos as they apparently have 'flash player'. I understand it is possible from phones/tablets etc. Perhaps try changing your photo when the site is quieter & HO IT Dept are unlikely to be working on the site eg 1st thing in the morning or later in the evening. Good luck  

I bought a brand new Spite Arial in 1978 and towed it back from the dealers and took it from there, but that was fairly easy in 1978. Learning now must be a bit more frightening with all the faster traffic. Good luck. As suggested book into one of the towing course offered by the club, they should remove some of the fears.

I was thrown in the deep end by my now ex husband who commissioned me to load our wedding presents into a horse trailer (also a wedding present) and drive it with his battered LWB Landy to Germany!  I had never driven om the wrong side of the road before!  Never mind trailed!  I was sure the lorises flashing at me meant I should NOT pull in after over taking but I learnt!  Driving his polo ponies back to England came a few months later but I was lent a soldier for company such a pity the sailing was postponed for 12 hours and I didn't understand a word of his Belfast accent!  

I would try for some wide open spaces like supermarket car parks or old aerodromes for good areas to practise in.  It isn't hard honestly just go gentle on the steering and remember what is behind you!  Good luck.  

I just got in the car, with the caravan already hitched up, and drove it  home from a site in the Lake District along the A65 (a busy and somewhat winding road) so I was thrown in at the deep-end.  My OH was in the passenger seat and not able to drive..  However, my next trip was to take the caravan and our two children, without my OH, down to a campsite in Abersoch.   

I don't remember worrying particularly about it - he'd done it without having lessons, or being shown, or reading about it, and so, therefore, could I.  

"How did everyone learn to tow? Friend/course/have a go on your own/instructor"

My dad owned his own haulage company so by the age of 14 I was shunting lorries around in his yard in Peckham  In my early 20's I also drove a recovery truck as a second job and in later years had to occasionally drive 18m long Bendy Buses at work.

Seriously though, just go for it, take it easy, make sure your mirrors are properly set so you can see both behind the caravan and it's wheels and go out when its nice quite on the roads to practice. You'll be fine

One last top tip, if the club site directory says don't use your Sat Nav for directions, Heed the advice. I had an interesting thing happen to me a couple of months ago in a road that became very narrow. Luckily we found a gate to a field set back from the road and was able to reverse in enough to turn around  

Now you're really cooking Girl, you got class.

My avatar is starting to take on aspects of the picture of Dorian Gray.

I just got behind the wheel and did it! Remember- take your time and give yourself time for every manoeuvre. Take turns WIDER-than you normally do ( if you don't you could clout the rear corners of the van) Don't let other vehicles bully you! We all had to learn. Once you get the hang of it you'll be fine. 

My husband did the club Practical Caravanning course before we picked up our first caravan (having had a motorhome) in 2011.  I often felt that I wanted to learn to tow, so I booked myself on the course last July at the venue you have booked.  It was brilliant, and great fun.  The instructor was so patient and kind.  I have since towed our caravan several times, and managed to get it onto a pitch without using the motor mover, which is more than my OH can do!