I'd look on it as an adventure.

After the first five miles of towing you'll wonder what all the fuss was about and you'll be an expert tower by the time you get it home.

Go for it!

Hi barny.

I think many of us can understand your concerns about towing for the first time. We've all been there. However I'm with Aaron Calder and Agger on this one. I'm sure that if you take your time and allow a little more space at the kerbside when you make a left turn (the van will cut the corner a little when following the car), you'll be fine.
Just remember that if you are using extension mirrors, if they go through the gap then as long as you don't suddenly change course, your Eriba will go through the gap too.
Where abouts in Devon are you towing from and to what destination? Also what size is the van and what car are you towing with?

regards

Randa

Well done barny. We're sure you'll enjoy it. Please let us know how you get on.
Randa

Nice one, Barny!

I too was very nervous about towing but after a long weekend shakedown not far from home, I towed our Triton to the South of France without incident. However, we all occasionally do daft things and one thing is certain, you never stop learning. Take things easy and remember that your towing mirrors are like a cat's whiskers; if they will go through a gap then so will your caravan.

I don't know whether you saw the thread that I recently bumped with the link to a pre-departure checklist, but you may find it useful as it will take you through all the steps of hitching up. Checklist thread I still use it every time I hitch up.

Not all of the items will be applicable to you as it is personalised to my caravan and circumstances so just ignore anything that's irrelevant.

When I first started towing, I was a bit paranoid about the caravan and car becoming separated and one tip I picked up really helped me overcome this. When you lower the caravan hitch onto the tow ball on your car, check that the green indicator shows that the two parts have engaged correctly and then, before you raise the jockey wheel to its towing position, turn its handle to raise the front of the caravan slightly. This should lift the rear of your car confirming that everything is secure. After checking this, raise and stow the jockey wheel as usual.

Be sure to let us know how you get on.

A few things that I don't think have been mentioned barny but you've probably got covered.

Does your Eriba have an ALKO stabiliser or similar fitted at the tow hitch? If so then you should either have a swan neck tow ball or a tow ball with a slightly extended neck. Also make sure the ball part of the tow ball is free of paint, grease or any other deposits. We carry abrasive glass/sand paper with us on every trip and give the ball a rub down before hitching up.
Does your Eriba have a single pin 13amp electric hitch up or 2 x 7pin hitch ups and does your tow car match?

Lots more info. on here including this:-
Tow bar fitting
Two sockets.

Randa