A few weeks ago I hooked up my Freedom microlite caravan and went away for the North Yorkshire Triumph Weekend, about 30 mins in to the journey the door fell off the caravan, when I noticed and pulled over I was told by the person behind me, they had stopped and tossed it in to the verge, about 6 miles previously. I drove up and down 3 times, even walking about a mile either side of the 6 mile point both sides of the road. The door was however never to be seen again.
The Freedom Microlight is very light, 450kg it's made of a single skin of GRP,
The hinges are plastic, have bosses that go through the wall and the bolts go through a piece of ply unfortunately the washers on the bolts are the same size as the holes in the bodywork, so when the ply disintegrates, the hinge can easily pull through the body.
I returned the caravan home and picked up a tent and tried to enjoy the weekend.
One would have thought that a caravan body made exactly the same since 1974, one would have found its way into a caravan breaker at some point, but no, I've phoned every caravan breaker I can find and no, nothing. I'm currently talking to the UK distributor to see if something can be done that's not going to cost £650.
Whilst I was away one of my friends offered me a Portafold, A Portafold is a rather cool GRP folding caravan, with fins akin to Herald.
Today I went to collected it. I borrowed wheels a pair of 10" mini wheels, stripped and cleaned the wheel bearings.
And bought it home, it towed beautifully.
Things however didn't go so well when I got home.
I'll know how much actual damage has been done, tomorrow, the good news is the window glass didnt hit the tow hitch.
Dan
The Freedom Microlight is very light, 450kg it's made of a single skin of GRP,
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/logicaluk/bffa26030e09.jpg)
The hinges are plastic, have bosses that go through the wall and the bolts go through a piece of ply unfortunately the washers on the bolts are the same size as the holes in the bodywork, so when the ply disintegrates, the hinge can easily pull through the body.
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/logicaluk/c636b36eed60.jpg)
I returned the caravan home and picked up a tent and tried to enjoy the weekend.
One would have thought that a caravan body made exactly the same since 1974, one would have found its way into a caravan breaker at some point, but no, I've phoned every caravan breaker I can find and no, nothing. I'm currently talking to the UK distributor to see if something can be done that's not going to cost £650.
Whilst I was away one of my friends offered me a Portafold, A Portafold is a rather cool GRP folding caravan, with fins akin to Herald.
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/logicaluk/14a55c2602c7.jpg)
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/logicaluk/bff3424528ba.jpg)
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/logicaluk/6347ea1451eb.jpg)
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/logicaluk/4add2b9fb25d.jpg)
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/logicaluk/cb643833f3a4.jpg)
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/logicaluk/b9b261175f15.jpg)
Today I went to collected it. I borrowed wheels a pair of 10" mini wheels, stripped and cleaned the wheel bearings.
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/logicaluk/9c443438138a.jpg)
And bought it home, it towed beautifully.
Things however didn't go so well when I got home.
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/logicaluk/982a499da9f1.jpg)
I'll know how much actual damage has been done, tomorrow, the good news is the window glass didnt hit the tow hitch.
Dan