The ULTIMATE Caravan Buyers Guide
for purchasing a new or second-hand van
$8.99 AUD
Buying a Caravan, Camper or RV for the first time can be completely overwhelming!
What with a hundred different layouts and accessories, plus towing weights and everything in between, where do you even begin?
Make the process of the buying a caravan for the first time easy with this step-by-step interactive guide.
| From setting a budget and funding your set-up, to working out your towing weights and nutting out the all important ‘Must Haves’ and ‘Deal Breakers.’ |
You will also have access to a range of common questions to ask the buyer and a checklist of tasks to tick off during the handover & hitching up process, once you make your purchase.
Download the guide onto any device and fill out the informational prompts and checklists, so that you can work through all of the big questions and decisions.
Everything you need for buying a new caravan can be found in this easy-to-use and fully interactive digital companion.
| What you’ll work through… |
💲 Budget
Work through your budget details with a series of decision prompts.
- Funding your travel set-up
- Ideas for raising extra funds
- Final budget figures for the tow vehicle & caravan
🚙 Your Tow Vehicle
Nut out you tow vehicle specifics.
- Have you already got a good tow vehicle?
- Preferences – transmission, fuel, body type
- Towing capacity requirements
- Must Haves & Deal Breakers
- Accessories (create a list)
⛺️ Your Caravan
Use the decision prompts to narrow down your ideal caravan.
- Caravan style
- Towing ability
- Ideal length & weight
- Brand preferences
- Must Haves & Deal Breakers
- Accessories (create a list)
⚖️ Towing Weights
Use the step-by-step prompts to calculation your towing weights.
- Vehicle Tare & GVM
- Caravan Tare, ATM & GTM
- Combined GCM
- Tow Ball Weight
- Payloads
- Towing Capacity
🛍 Caravan Shopping
Question prompts to ask sellers while you’re researching & browsing caravans.
- Questions to ask caravan sales yard staff
- Questions to ask private sellers
📝 Second Hand Caravan Checklist
Extensive list of items to check when perusing second hand caravans.
- INTERIOR items to inspect – checklist
- EXTERIOR items to inspect – checklist
❗️ PPSR Check
Prompts to fill out when you’re performing a PPSR Check before purchasing a second hand caravan.
- What is a PPSR Check?
- Where to do a PPSR search
- Important info to look for on the PPSR Certificate
💳 Rego & Insurance
Work out your anticipated insurance and rego expenses.
- Cost up caravan registration in your state of residence
- Compare a range of insurance quotes
🔑 Caravan Handover
Make sure you tick off all the important tasks during caravan handover once you’ve made your purchase.
- Ensure your vehicle’s tow ready
- Ensure you’ve covered all of the correct paperwork
- Notes sections
✍️ Initial Run Through
Checklists to tick off as you’re shown through the workings of your van for the first time.
- INTERIOR checklist items to tick off
- EXTERIOR checklist items to tick off
- Take notes as you go
⛓ First Hitch Up
Pre-towing checklists to ensure that everything is locked and loaded for your first tow!
- INTERIOR Pre-towing Checklist
- EXTERIOR Pre-towing Checklist
The Caravan Buyers Guide
The Caravan Buyers Guide is the ultimate companion for anyone who’s buying a caravan, camper, RV or motorhome for the first time. There are many things to consider and given that it’s such a big investment, you want to make sure you’re happy with the result.
The Caravan Buyers Guide is fully interactive on your device!
Keep the guide saved to your device so that you can have it with you every step of the way. Whether you’re researching at home or strolling through caravan yards, you can feel confident in having all of the necessary information right at your fingertips.
WHAT YOU GET:
- 15-page Interactive Digital Guide
- Step-by-step process
- TICK tasks off as you complete them
- ADD notes into relevant sections as you’re researching
- BUDGET considerations before you start caravan shopping
- WORK out towing weights to ensure your choice of caravan & tow vehicle will be compliant
- QUESTION prompts to ask sellers
- CHECK to make sure your caravan purchase is safe with a PPSR report
- COST up insurance & rego
- GET your vehicle tow-ready before the big day
- HANDOVER things to remember
| Caravan Buyers Guide Details |
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| 🔹 15-page Digital Guide 🔹 Informational prompts to fill out 🔹 Checklist tasks to tick off 🔹 Editable ‘notes’ sections 🔹 Use on any device with an editable PDF Reader (e.g. Adobe) FORMAT: Interactive PDF – ⬇️ Instant Download UPDATED: 2023 * Please note, no physical items will be shipped to you. This is a digital product, which can be printed out if you wish to have a hard copy. |
The ultimate caravan buyers companion!
What others are saying about the
Caravan Buyers Guide…
My kids and I are so excited about our trip! Thanks so much for setting this up, it answers a lot of questions.
– Kylie