How many people cannot reverse their caravan ?

I would advise any caravan owner to take clubs towing course it will also cover reversing they will be be very lucky to never have to reverse when out and about, on site its a different matter if you have a mover fitted then use it life is so much easier for levelling, aligning the wheel for the lock and no burning clutches,on leaving it's a godsend from moving off the levelling system to hitching up the car I can do it so easily on my own no help from the wife with forward a bit right a bit etc and no fall outs.

Obviously it’s more difficult to ‘blindside reverse’ but you can improve with practice.  When I’m vanning alone I invariably use the motor mover 

We both did a few practice reverses when we first got our caravan but that was over 25 years ago. Used the mover ever since and never had to reverse hitched ever. 

I've notice that on site some do reverse a little way then use the mover but like many others we unhitch on the site road and use the mover from there.

I'll only reverse if I have a second set of eyes. Even with the mover fitted, before we moved I always reversed onto the driveway at home after having parked at 90 degrees to it on the road.

Colin

It surprises me how many ‘banksmen’ haven’t got a clue as to where to stand to direct the driver.

Having watched a few, some of the signals and instructions interesting to say the least.🤔

Yes, swatting flies springs to mind 😀

When I had a caravan I used to have to reverse it into my back garden up a slight slope. It was a similar situation to reversing onto a pitch from a site road. I was quite proficient at it as time went by. Having said that I could make a real hash of reversing onto a pitch, sometimes it worked perfectly other times I was there for what seemed forever!! It does depend of so many different. How wide the site road is, are there parked cars preventing a full lock. Movers are really the answer to stress free reversing, other than buying a motorhome! Some people have an absolute knack of getting it right, my next door neighbour being one of them. He regularly reverses his twin axle down the side of my house and positions it exactly where he wants in in front of his house.

David 

years ago when we relied on the map I told him to turn left and we ended up going up a farm track which he had to reverse out of and another time we ended up in a private house, thankfully the owner allowed us to turn around in their driveway but it still meant reversing . 

Talking about a 'banksman' again it's some years ago, a woman was shouting to her husband , reversing onto a pitch, but he had the  car windows closed and she was shouting louder and louder with all the hand signals. I was laughing out loud , I couldn't help it , it was like a farce. 

I have not reversed a trailer for a few years now. When I was doing it I found the secret was to go through it in your head before you even started the engine to carry out the task. 

I can imagine what a "mover" is but I have never seen one! They will not help you on a singletrack road where a numpty coming in the opposite direction insists that you reverse rather than them! I have had them do that to me on my motorcycle when I am riding downhill (with a sheer drop under my left foot!) and, of course, no reverse gear to take me back up the hill!!!

Chris