British Travel Trailers

Tequila wrote:
Someone posted this video at the Lance owners Forum. I was in Britain a summer back and noticed sizable TT's being towed by ordinary cars. I wondered how they did it. Its interesting how these trailers are put together in a modular fashion which I imagine makes repair easier. They must also be very light weight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G7zBTYOA8s

Notice at the end how 2 guys are able to pull what appears to be about a 20 ft trailer.

They are able to do because you're only allowed to tow at a very low speed. Their tongue couplers have built in friction pads (that go on the ball itself) for sway control. They have super light tongue weights (that make sway bad but are light for inadequate CARS), and car makers don't have to worry about consumer protection laws like we have in the US.

We come out a head here in the US. BTW, have you seen the inside of those European TTs? They are super cramped, don't usually have bathrooms, don't usually have BOTH a sofa and dinette, and have very small dinettes. They aren't for well fed people in the states!

I'll take my truck and Jayco any day over their little cars and cramped TTs.