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as above really, been looking at a few on ebay, the jockey wheel type.

I have also been thinking of fitting a winch to the rear of my van too, for more than just the caravan moving mind..

 So what have you got and what do you think??  I dont want to spend much as its only a cheap caravan.

We had a jockey wheel type mover, and it (just) coped with our van fully loaded (approx 1400kg) on a flat tarmac drive; ask it to do any more than that and it was struggling. We eventually bought a Powrtouch mover which is fantastic - as with any mover this can also be relatively easily moved onto another van if you were to change it.

Regarding winch on the back... not sure what you intend to use it for, is the intention to use this as an anchor to pull something else? You will need to ensure it is fixed back to the chasis of the van (not just screwed into the floor) but also ensure that the wheels are chocked, as depending on what your are trying to pull, you may overcome the brakes. Personally would have to say that winching something off the back of the caravan seems like a bad move.

I was thinking of putting a winch on the back of the tow bar on the van I can use this for a few things as well as pulling the caravan to the van, as I have noticed that its awkward getting the van close to the caravan some times. ( I've had my van stuck once or twice also ) and helped others out too so a winch is helpfull for other things too.

I was looking at the bigfoot? jockey wheel mover on ebay, cheap, but as said what would they be like on gravel, or on a slope?

How cheap can you get the other types of movers ??

Hi Mark,

We are in the same boat as you. We got our first van a few months ago and although its quite light we struggle to park it out our storage yard as the bays are very tight and its uneven gravel so not easy to push either! We have been considering a jocky wheel type but they still seem to be going for up to £200 on ebay plus we have read a lot of comments that they aren't great on anything other than tarmac. So we are coming round to the ideal of having a proper fitted mover to save the clutch on the car. If it helps the best prices we have found so far for one fitted our:

Enduro series 2 - £699 with http://www.nationalvehiclesolutions.com/caravan-movers-offer.html

Powrtouch compact singe - £799 with http://www.powrtouchcaravanmover.co.uk/movers/compact-single.html#

Towsure movemaster - £649 http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/redirect.asp?redir=http://www.towsure.com/product/Enduro_Caravan_Motor_Mover_Single_Axle_prod

We aren't really sure which one to go for but are thinking maybe the powrtouch as it will run on an 85AH battery (which our van has and would save us the cost of buying a 110AH) and also a 5 yr parts and labour warranty.

Cost is a big issue for us so if anyone know of anything cheaper than the above let me know!

Cheers

Darren

My neighbour had a jockey wheel version. It went straight back to the dealer after one attempt...

Kev.

The prices all seem too high for the value of my caravan ( I only paid 1k for every thing a have) so I'll have to keep looking on ebay I guess for a cheap second hand one.

Thanks for all the info though every one.

We have used a Bigfoot ET jockey wheel version for the past three years now.It has been a god send for us and made it so we can get our caravan round the back of our house, without the mover it would'ent be possible.We have a sloping concrete drive way, i dont expect the bigfoot to pull the caravan up on its self but with a little help at the rear it is fine.

If you are able to use the mover  to push the van up a slope it does'ent have a problem.More weight on the front pushing down onto mover avoids any skidding also the bigfoot is kind to the caravan battery.We just use ours for places i can't get the car in.