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osgyidos

30/7/2013 at 11:09pm
Location: leics
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Had the van since october 2012 - managed to get away for 3 days between xmas and new year, had a week in april, a weekend in June and 14 days in july. In the process of planning trips in August and October 1/2 term.

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Caravanning since Oct 2012, been to Lick Penny, Buxton CC, Kendal CC, Black Horse Farm CC, Ashbourne & just got back from 14 days in
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SamP

31/7/2013 at 7:37pm
Location: S Wales The Badland
Outfit: Swift Challenger 530

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Only been away one time this year - but it was for 7 weeks, in Cornwall, and including all that really good weather.

Now we wait until high season is over before doing it again - though for a slightly shorter time perhaps.

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murano

31/7/2013 at 7:45pm
Location: whitstable kent
Outfit: sterling eccles sport 584 freelander 2

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Once a month if we can for a weekend and then a few weeks during the year too, although not the past couple of months as I've not been well, but hoping to get back on track soon :)

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IainM

31/7/2013 at 8:48pm
Location: West Lothian
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We do on average 70 nights a year ... we are 52 already this year so will probably have a higher total for 2013.

Caravan from February till November ... try to do every other weekend .... plus as often as we can during school hols (I'm a Teacher).

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jennifernn

31/7/2013 at 11:52pm
Location: NW of Glasgow
Outfit: Sterling Searcher 2008 Volvo XC90

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We too are retired so can please ourselves. We usually have 2 or 3 trips each year, a total of 3-4 months, but this year is not going to be so good as we were late in leaving on our first trip.

So far we have had one trip of 64 nights, and we have another 16 nights booked in September.

We never go away for less than a week these days.

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Jennifer

geoff+emmy

01/8/2013 at 7:21am
Location: Huddersfield
Outfit: swift conqueror 645+jeep commander

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We too are retired, We started this year on the 11th of march (it was -3 D) and carried on through april may and june (31D in Porthmadog) But we are at home now due to caravan being in for repair Damp rear side window due to incorrect fitting of seal in factory 21 grand and it leaks ? Anyway planning next trip middle of august for a month

flufftec

01/8/2013 at 7:24am
Location: Blackwood
Outfit: Bailey scorpio 5 birth & 5 man tent

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No where near enough done 7 nights this year on 2 trips and another 7 nights next week, if my wife didn't work weekends we would use it a lot more but I'm just glad in not paying finance on my 'van its sitting on my drive not costing me a penny, oh I almost fogot we did either 3 or 4 nights in February when we was having our boiler replaced as the caravan was warmer

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birder99

01/8/2013 at 8:14am
Location: Cambs
Outfit: Tin tent diddy tent BIG tent

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About 5 - 6 months a years spread throughout but with June July Aug the time for long stays away. A few days each month in the winter is great but longer stays when it is sub zero temps are limited by clothes washing facilities and snow and mud conditions.

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bobsbabes

01/8/2013 at 9:38am
Location: Shropshire
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We try to do every month and each year I want to beat the previous year:)

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joecroft2

01/8/2013 at 9:52am
Location: Swansea South Wales
Outfit: lunar lexon 640 T A Kia Sorento

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every month throughout the year , we had 101 nights last year ,

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jayc001

01/8/2013 at 10:49am
Location: Essex
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As often as possible to justify the caravan expense. This equates to at least 4 full weeks and the odd long weekend.

Tony B52

01/8/2013 at 6:42pm
Location: Somerset
Outfit: Bailey Wyoming Kia Sedona

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2011 46 nights, 2012 43 nights, concerted effort in 2013, in two weeks we would have done 45 nights and we've got another 10 booked so far so well on track for nearly 60 this year.

Takes a concerted effort though with work and kids.

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hes1973

02/8/2013 at 10:13am
Location: Norfolk
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We try for a week at Easter, week May bank holiday, 2 weeks in the summer, Part of October half term and weekends.
This year only done 5 nights so far

, partly because we had a holiday to Florida at Easter but also cos hubby broke his collar bone a couple of weeks ago, just in time for the Summer holidays

so we've had to cancel our trips.
we aim to do a couple of weekends in September and half term in October and the kids were asking about Christmas, but I'm not so sure about that!
Helen

moz1013

02/8/2013 at 6:32pm
Location: Dorset
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We've been away for 4 nights at Easter (-6 degrees), for 1 night in May at a local site after my parents-in-law had used it for a fortnight, 4 nights in Shropshire in July (32 degrees), 3 nights at Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, 2 nights at the Silverstone Classic in July.

Starting in a week or so, we'll be using it every second weekend to visit a terminally ill family member. It means we can be there, without being in the way, if that makes sense.

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2015 - our 1st year of caravanning with a new baby. Can't wait! :)

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