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Subject Topic: How often do you use your Caravan
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17/4/2009 at 2:13pm
 Location: Rochdale
 Outfit: Hymer Nova 470 Mondeo titanium 140tdc
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We have about 70 Nights a year in the van, we start in march with a short Sunday to Friday not far away, and then have 5 weeks at home folled by two weeks away right through until Oct/Nov when we go away to find a quiet place away from the fireworks ( our dog does not like fireworks ).

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For a licence dated 1997 or later you must add together the plated max weight of the caravan and trailer, if the total is 3500 or less you can tow it. You may even tow a caravan with a MAM greater than the cars unladen mass the restriction was removed in 2013

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17/4/2009 at 4:37pm
 Location: eaton bray beds
 Outfit: Discovery and Gobur 12 2T
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As often as possible

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17/4/2009 at 5:24pm
 Location: Nottinghamshire
 Outfit: Mazda CX5 Sport Nav &Lunar Ultima 470
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WOW!!!! I didn't expect so many of you to be using your caravan sooooooo much. Its great to see that the majority of you use it as much as possible.

 

I have come to the conclusion that there must be some gypsy blood in me as I would  travel non stop for months on end if I could.

We are off to Chester Fairoakes tomorrow for a few nights maybe we will bump into some of oyu .... not literally though



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17/4/2009 at 7:20pm
 Location: North Wales
 Outfit: Swift Kingsmere Nissan X-Trail
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Hi... We havnt been this year yet..

We are booked in for-  23rd April at Haven Porthmadog-

26th May Barmouth-

20th June- Alton Towers way-

20th August Deeside way-

Happy Camping all... Hope we have better weather this summer- 



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The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.


17/4/2009 at 8:22pm
 Location: Mid-Wales UK
 Outfit: VW + Bailey Pageant Burgundy 08
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We have 8 weekends booked and two weeks in France. Only bought our van last September, so making the most of it!

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Jan 2013 - Skiing, Kühtai, Austria
May - Swiss Farm
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Aug - Saumur, France
Oct - Somewhere...
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17/4/2009 at 8:29pm
 Location: shrewsbury
 Outfit: swift challenger
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Quote: Originally posted by TonyC52 on 17/4/2009
Two weeks in August and try and book at least 1 weekend each month from April to October.


yes we are the same


17/4/2009 at 10:25pm
 Location: kent
 Outfit: adria altea 542dt
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we would love to be away every weekend & longer! but always go out for every bank holiday, 2-3 weeks in summer hols, & odd weekends when weather looks good. Have even stayed local & travelled to work during day back to van to chill out in evening, unfortunatley wont be doing that this year as have a dog now & cant leave him alone in van all day would have no van left! lol

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18/4/2009 at 12:32am
 Location: lincolnshire
 Outfit: Bailey Pageant Burgundy +Kia Sorento
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We use ours about 60 nights approx a year, we had 14 trips out last year and it cost £628.00 in site fees, I'd say that was very good.

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18/4/2009 at 9:32am
 Location: Liverpool
 Outfit: Bailey Senator Virginia Mondeo 2.0l TD
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I have budgeted for 75 nighs this year, already done 23 nights since January.

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Simply Yung.(early retiree and loving it)
09 Mondeo 2.0 TDCI,07 Senator Virginia
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18/4/2009 at 1:56pm
 Location: West Cumbria
 Outfit: Ace Aristocrat caravan & Campervan
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We try for once month, we go all year round and love all the seasons. We have a site and beach 2 mile away(Seacote at St Bees on coast to coast walk) and sometimes go there and travel to work just for a break!! You could be miles away.

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Jan:Braids Gretna, Feb Stanwix Park Silloth & Braids Gretna,


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18/4/2009 at 4:45pm
 Location: N.Ireland
 Outfit: vw passat 2.0tdi estate argente 550 4
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We try a least 1 trip a month, possibly two. I work every other Saturday morning and most Bank Holidays, which I dont mind, as its too crowded those weekends, so that limits us a bit. Usually get away for two weeks in the summer, though this year its only one. Our work holidays dont tally this year unfortunately.

Would love to get away more.

Paul



18/4/2009 at 6:25pm
 Location: N Yorkshire
 Outfit: Xc60 D5 Abbey Vogue
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not enough really.

aim to get at least 30 nights a year away in it,had just 2 nights so far this year.



19/4/2009 at 3:31pm
 Location: Coventry
 Outfit: Ford Explorer(Dora)& Abbey Spectrum520
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we use ours at least 7 times a year.All the bank hols for 3 nights at a time,a week at xmas, week at easter,2 weeks in the summer, and october half term.i dont think you can overuse a caravan and we sure as hell wouldnt get the cheap breaks that we do now anywhere else!!

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Lisa xx
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Easter-York
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October half term-Dawlish
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19/4/2009 at 5:27pm
 Location: worcester
 Outfit: Outwell 4 birth Toronto tunnel tent
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A lot depends on what we can afford, usually about 30-40 nights a year since we retired although before that it was double that.


19/4/2009 at 7:12pm
 Location: Hedon East Yorkshire
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April - 1 week York

May - 1 week Laceby

June - 5 weeks France

July - 1 week North Wales

August - 1 week Henly 0n Thames

Sept - 2 Weeks New Forest



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19/4/2009 at 9:49pm
 Location: fife
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hiya we try to go away for a couple of weekends and then 2 weeks in summer. would like to go away more but OH shift work means he works some weekends. BOO HOO!!!!



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