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May 20, 2008 12:31:58 GMT
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whats the deal with caravans then? I have a bit of a fancy for an old van to haul about annoying the traffic. Where can you park them? Is there a list of caravan places as well as the organised parks? what sort of costs are you normally looking at for parking up a caravan at a site, water, electricity etc.
basically, I reckon it could be cheap entertainment.
any thoughts?
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May 20, 2008 12:33:56 GMT
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Olds + twin-axle caravan = HGV licence? ;D
*n
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May 20, 2008 12:44:51 GMT
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Also will the Caravan club assume I am the advance wave of a marauding clan of travellers?
I'm looking at caravan sits and stuff but it seems like it would be cheaper to like rent a cottage or stay in a B&B
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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May 20, 2008 12:46:56 GMT
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Caravans are gay. Simple You also have to have somewhere to store the caravan when its not being used. Basically, having, owning and using a caravan will cost you more than camping/staying in a hotel (you can't go to paris and stay in a caravan can you?).
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The journey of 1000 miles starts with a single coffee.
I don't like coffee!
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May 20, 2008 12:52:33 GMT
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We're going off ours. I think it's the fact that friends have begun to label us as caravanners! Plus, on the 8 ball rally, we camped at a lot of caravan sites - oh dear. Why travel to a nice part of the world dragging a tin box only to sit in it and watch telly like you would at home anyway? Caravan sites always seem to be grim places full of beige and the odd 'lavish' floral pattern.
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May 20, 2008 12:55:11 GMT
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caravanning is no longer a chaep hobby, the better sites charge a fair whack these days, on the plus side though you can at least choose your destination and are free to split up your holidays, handy for camping at car shows as well, my fold up caravan tows brilliant and arriving in convoy with me mates at a car show and having it set up and the tea made before they even got their tents up is always worth a grin and a damn good curse word taking.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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rysz
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May 20, 2008 12:56:01 GMT
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I was looking into this, but found that there was no cost benefit and after staying in a static caravan in Skegvegas a while back, I never want to be in one again...
However, I know a lot of people who love it so I would see if you can borrow one and take it from there before you spank a load of cash at it!
Rysz.
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Seth
South East
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May 20, 2008 12:56:47 GMT
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We joined the Camping and Caravaning Club when we started a few years ago though have now let the membership lapse. An advantage is that you get a big listings book of sites done by area, some club run but most independent with symbols for facilities at each one. We now just search the web and get a feeling when a place looks OK.
Prices really depend on number and quality of facilities provided. Cheapest would be basically just a field and you'd have to run power off batteries and deal with your own waste..... I guess we tend to stay at mid range sites, £10-15ish a night including electric though a caravan may cost a little more than our unit. Water generally comes from taps dotted around the site with which you fill up some sort of container. The more you pay the more there is on site eg shop/cafe/swimming pool etc and some are like "holiday parks" so it depends on whether you'd make use of that kind of thing.
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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Seth
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May 20, 2008 13:04:08 GMT
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Hmm, there were no other responses when I started typing that /\! Needabeelte, my wife spent most of her childhood years travelling round Europe for a month each summer (her dad was a lecturer so had long holidays). They went all over the place and there was no way they could have done it while paying for hotels. They had (still have in fact) a trailer tent so it was easier to store and smaller to tow. Oh and there are sites near enough to Paris to get on the train into the centre. It is sad that so much of the caravanning market seems to have so little individuality and style. That's where having an old unit helps as you can pass off the beige-floweryness as retro ;D I agree that storage would be a nightmare but I think AK has enough space for something not too big.
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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May 20, 2008 13:15:06 GMT
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and deal with your own waste..... Sooooo..... bucket -> whisk -> Super Soaker Or if you're a mookie muncher I guess you could eat it
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May 20, 2008 13:21:20 GMT
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Needabeelte, my wife spent most of her childhood years travelling round Europe for a month each summer (her dad was a lecturer so had long holidays). They went all over the place and there was no way they could have done it while paying for hotels. They had (still have in fact) a trailer tent so it was easier to store and smaller to tow. Oh and there are sites near enough to Paris to get on the train into the centre. I was just being pedantic! My point is that if you want to go on holiday to, for example, Paris, or Munich or Amsterdam for example, taking a caravan is a bit pointless. For something like the south of France, it tends to be quite good. My parents had a caravan for a few years, and tbh, I'm still of the age I'm quite happy to stay in a tent instead, although having a decent bed is nice.
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The journey of 1000 miles starts with a single coffee.
I don't like coffee!
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May 20, 2008 13:40:08 GMT
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tents suck compared to caravans, but i hated towing a big curse word square box that limits your speed and visibility, trailer tents are not to bad but still not as good as my popup jobby, tows like a car trailer but less bouncy and has hard sides and real windows and wardrobes and stuff in it, best of both worlds and stable enough to tow at (harumph) speeds, it does take up the same amount of room to store, but as i said, its advantages are in the towing, i can easily keep up with a convoy on the way to a car show and we all know they don't hang about, it was cheap as well, under a grand. . Ive posted pics before but have another look.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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May 20, 2008 13:43:22 GMT
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Is that the side of a breast in your third picture?
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May 20, 2008 13:44:47 GMT
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Is that the side of a breast in your third picture? only if you want it to be.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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May 20, 2008 13:51:59 GMT
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A hairy one
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The journey of 1000 miles starts with a single coffee.
I don't like coffee!
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MrT
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May 20, 2008 14:07:08 GMT
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Just got back from a week away in ours (18' internal modern 4 berth with an end washroom).
Plus points: You always know what the standard of your room's going to be. If you don't like the site you're on, you can up sticks easily. Once you've bought the van, it costs about £90-120 for a one week pitch fee. I can store mine at home.
Negative points: Mine's bloody heavy - so heavy that I'm replacing my Volvo S60 with something heavier - a Mazda Bongo. You have to empty your toilet! Some sites are over-populated with scumbags and/or screaming kids, so you need to choose carefully (we're Caravan Club members).
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May 20, 2008 14:18:35 GMT
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I kinda fancied the whole "carry on camping" thing. You know, yellow pullover, mustard coloured Austin Maxi, cheesy sountrack and slidewhistle sound effects when I accidentally flash Gladys in the next van....
Paying £120 a week plus the petrol to drag it about makes me a little less inclined.
Looking for cheap and easy holidaying really as have a 1 year old means no more long haul flights really.
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May 20, 2008 14:40:27 GMT
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With young twins we found static caravans a nice cost/quality compromise, with less worry about child related noises than a hotel or B&B room.
Touring caravans never appealed, though I was dangerously tempted by a trailer tent at one point. And I am still tempted on occasion by a small camper van I have to admit.
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May 20, 2008 14:43:11 GMT
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Teardrop caravan built by my Dad FTW! www.lightbulbmedia.net/silverbird/((the site is only a rough shell at the moment, but keep checking back as it'll be properly online soon! )) Chris
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May 20, 2008 15:04:11 GMT
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With all due respect to your old man, teardrop campers carry all the downsides of a two-man tent - namely the trouser test. Wriggling into your jeans ain't much fun! Besides, it'd be like have a horse to pull a model train behind AK's monster! ;D
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