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Our caravan, see gallery, is built to run on 12v, but we do have an inlet for 240 mains if we want it. The gas only powers the 2 burner hob and the fridge is 12v only.
There is a large solar panel on the roof and between that and what power it gets from the car, we have never needed a mains top up although we do sometimes want one if we are staying a while on one site and want to use the telly.

I like having the choice about whether to use EHU or not. Certainly mains gives us better lighting in the awning (there is no mains lighting in the van).

Like everything else, whether in camping or something else, you pay for the comfort level that you want.

I often get away for a solo break during the Low Season and use the club sites,
I opt for the minimum priced pitches and with my OAP concession I pay peanuts for a good break away.
If that makes me "a tight b***er" as someone earlier suggest to someone else, at least I am getting 3 nights for the price of one.

Temporary sites do not charge a lot because they are not caravan sites and therefore do not have the up keep costs of a caravan site.

Our local one is held on a Rugby Field while others that I have attended have been on country estates or on farmers fields.

The fact that you need your own sanitation for most of them put many off but for those that enjoy very basic camping/caravanning, they are a god send.

We personally find THS's very friendly and helpful. More so than on ordinary sites.