The new Bailey Olympus 2 twin axle model is from the Bailey Ranger days.
The new Bailey Olympus caravan is now officially launched! So what is it like?
Well, very much a Bailey Pegasus 2! A 7ft 2 width is thankfully maintained and so is the profile (unfortunately), but the new windows front and side look loads better than the original Bailey Olympus.
Winchester with the Newtons stood under the specially made awning.
It is not often I can find real classic caravans that have so much background on them that it basically tells the history of the caravan from day one. Some time ago while I was stopping on Low Park Wood Caravan Club site, one of the wardens tipped me off that a very old touring caravan had come on site.
Have you booked your perfect caravan pitch? If not, it could prove a struggle to find one!
It is the school holidays with families getting set for a trip away in their touring caravan (myself included!) I have just heard on Radio Road News of a few incidents of caravans overturning (jack-knifing). It’s all too easy to forget that loading a caravan to the gills is asking for stability problems. We all know how the kids want to take everything from I-pods to mountain bikes, but careful loading is essential. Apart from a ruined holiday or even folk being put off from towing, it’s an experience you don’t want to encounter. I will be writing a touring caravan towing feature soon and one very important issue will be loading the caravan correctly.
2012 Swift caravans still under wraps for public consumption
It’s been a busy few weeks. Touring caravan manufacturers are launching their new caravan models ready for public consumption – although we are still looking at embargos into early August! After Elddis, I travelled over to the Swift Group. New and exciting changes are all about for next season. My understanding is the embargo is till early next month but don’t expect more Swift Charismas, or worst still the Sterling Europa range (the latter being a name known for doing slightly daring interiors etc than the rest of the caravan brands in the market place). However, without giving too much away the new replacement caravan models are pretty exciting. I reckon they are going to woo buyers in the mid priced touring caravan market. The new models launched last year have had minor tweaks and some new layouts introduced.
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