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sorry whats snaking

If you tow you are in for an unpleasant surprise.

Snaking is the oscillating and violent movement of the trailer and towing vehicle. It is often uncontrollable once it has started and is caused by several factors such as passing vehicles, trailer overun, excess speed, missmatch of units, tyre pressures, duff dampers or suspension and bad loading.

We had 3 new caravans and 2 new LR Discovery's over a 10 year period and they all snaked badly. Whenever we asked for advice from dealers they persuaded us we needed to buy another.

The problem was solved when we sold the last one and switched to cottages.

Now we have a folding camper which is entirely stable probably due to lower profile, a fraction of the weight of a caravan and we dont get passed by HGV's.

Bliss.

I tow 23'10 long van with a Landrover Discovery and have noticed that when passed by coaches and 7.5 tonne wagons (which can do 70 moh on the motorway) plus the white vans that they cause the back of the van to twich but it has always settled down this goes as a reminder to me everytime I tow the van

I know my unit is well matched ie 2.25 tonne car and 1.5 tonne van but this does not matter as it still twiches and could go into a full snake

 It seems to me that the new longer caravans are very twichey indeed i.e. the longer the van the less stable it can be no matter what you are towing with you have to load it correctly at all times.