Camping with an MX5 , an answer ?
Discussion
I have just seen the answer to how transport sufficient luggage and equipment in/on an MX5 , in order to have a comfortable camping holiday , and at the same time enjoy being able to enjoy to roads here in the Dordogne region of France .
We are on a caravan/camping site here , and a Dutch couple have just turned up in their Mk2 with one of these on the back of the car
https://www.thule.com/en-gb/gb/cargo-carrier/towba...
It raises one or two question in my mind ,
Firstly it requires a towbar to be fitted , I thought they were unavailable as the car is not type approved , although the Dutch chap tells me for a bicycle carrier a towbar can be fitted ?
The load capacity is 45kg , how much camping gear can you get out of 45kg .and can the towbar mounting points support that weight plus the strain of the inertia of the weight on the mountings
Handling , The Dutch chap said the car is definitely down on the rear and he can feel it in the way the car handles , so no hacking round the bends etc , and looking at the car , the rear suspension is well compressed .
But still Very interesting .
A photo will follow when I can get an alternative to PB sorted
We are on a caravan/camping site here , and a Dutch couple have just turned up in their Mk2 with one of these on the back of the car
https://www.thule.com/en-gb/gb/cargo-carrier/towba...
It raises one or two question in my mind ,
Firstly it requires a towbar to be fitted , I thought they were unavailable as the car is not type approved , although the Dutch chap tells me for a bicycle carrier a towbar can be fitted ?
The load capacity is 45kg , how much camping gear can you get out of 45kg .and can the towbar mounting points support that weight plus the strain of the inertia of the weight on the mountings
Handling , The Dutch chap said the car is definitely down on the rear and he can feel it in the way the car handles , so no hacking round the bends etc , and looking at the car , the rear suspension is well compressed .
But still Very interesting .
A photo will follow when I can get an alternative to PB sorted
OverSteery said:
Whilst I could be wrong, I would expect type approval is only needed to tow something.
Is it a nasty place to put a load on a car - hanging so far out behind the rear wheels.
I have to agree,'re overhang ,I just posed the question to gauge opinion.Is it a nasty place to put a load on a car - hanging so far out behind the rear wheels.
For my self ,we did a 3 week tour of France,roughly,anticlockwise ,staying in small hotels.taking in some of the.best driving roads in the country
My solution to the luggage problem,was to obtain a second hand boot lid,ebay, and to bolt on a stainless MX5 parts boot rack,again ebay, this I was able to load up without fear of straps or brackets coming loose.
Supplemented with soft travel bags,and small powered cold box on the boot rack ,we had a great time
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