justin, have a look here http://www.prolineracks.com/hitch-cargo-carrier.html ideal for you i reckon.

...or something like this which you strap a load of stuff on ...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tradekar-TAKE-4-...27bdf475c0

I must admit Stan, a clip on shelf is not floating my boat, but thanks for the suggestion anyway  
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the second link , i agree the thing looks flimsy but the american ones that go into the ranges tow hitch look pretty substantial..

another thing i just thought of is, if you do get a trailer it might get nicked if you leave it at the camp ground..

A "Denver Boot" on each wheel soon prevents that Stan. 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

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2 blokes , 1 transit type van , and its gone ...

scarey wrote:

2 blokes , 1 transit type van , and its gone ...

less likely with a nato hitch, but will probably get a wheel clamp to make it less of a target 
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so, next august beware of a black s/c towing a trailer hurtling down the french autoroutes at 100mph +...

and, you'll have to paint the trailer black to match your s/c .....

JustinP wrote:

On the drive to the south if France, we saw many trailers being towed at 80mpg, and they all looked stable.

However I'm not sure how a heavy Sankey would cope at that speed.

Very well

no wobble at all

I have just seen this post .
The Nato hitch on the adaptor is illegal, the hook is not approved and cars post 1st August 1998 need approved equipment.

http://www.solent-towbars.co.uk/towbar-legislation-law.html


As to towing in france all FFRR's when towing are limited to 56mph as the potential train weight is over 3,5 t regardless of the trailer weight that being towed at the time.

http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/media/5582430...limits.pdf 

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RRRob wrote:

I have just seen this post .
The Nato hitch on the adaptor is illegal, the hook is not approved and cars post 1st August 1998 need approved equipment.

http://www.solent-towbars.co.uk/towbar-legislation-law.html


As to towing in france all FFRR's when towing are limited to 56mph as the potential train weight is over 3,5 t regardless of the trailer weight that being towed at the time.

http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/media/5582430...limits.pdf

 
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Of course you could take the risk ! I have the same quandry with my Sankey BDR Camping trailer but I look at it as if I were in an incident it would be just my luck that the insurance would not pay out due to unapproved modifications  

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RRRob wrote:

Of course you could take the risk ! I have the same quandry with my Sankey BDR Camping trailer but I look at it as if I were in an incident it would be just my luck that the insurance would not pay out due to unapproved modifications

The French speed limit whilst towing is the biggest disappointment, I had planned to hoon it down to the South of France next summer with a trailer carrying all our camping gear, but 800 miles at 60mph does not sound like fun.

If I'm going to be speed limited I may as well tow a caravan  
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you'll get good mpg at 60 mph ... ... - .- -.




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Justin, we took the Tintent over 400 miles into France a few weeks back. The bit about 90KM/h is not too keenly enforced
The road surfaces aren't rutted like ours so no issues with swing caused by wheels dipping in and out of the ruts. I was doing 80 at points, not specifying KM/h or MP/h in open forum you understand.
Wouldn't be overly concerned about the type approval BS for the towbar either. Mine wasn't even picked up at MOT despite having a Dixon Bate height adjustable with a home-made bracket for the bike rack. Nobody ever looks twice at towing gear on a Range Rover. Probably attracts more attention if it's not there TBH.
Dom.