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Hello Folks

We are thinking of upgrading from a tent to caravan.  While trying to justify it to ourselves why we need a caravan for a maximum of three weeks of the year, was wondering how often other folks use theirs.  Our use will be, an annual two week holiday to the Alps/Dolomites/Austria regions, towed from the Scottish Borders along with perhaps one other additional week locally around Easter.

What does everyone else do.

Thanks

Sheila

A long weekend to local(ish) counties every month, 2 weeks to Scotland in May, 2 weeks to Southern England (Dorset, Devon or Cornwall) in September, 2 weeks to Edinburgh over Christmas & Hogmanay.

Anytime of year, you cannot beat being away in the caravan!!!

 50+ nights a year, made up of France and the UK.

Depends if you have kids, we used to have 9 nights at easter 6 nights at whit 14 or more days for summer holiday, 8 nights for october half term.

Total 38 nights + any weekends away   

Bessie

Gosh, you lucky people.  Other half works 5 and half days a week, so getting away for the frequent weekend here and there, other than his planned holidays realistically probably wont work for us.  Very envious of you all.

Quote: Originally posted by Sheila Sharp on 04/9/2013

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Gosh, you lucky people.  Other half works 5 and half days a week, so getting away for the frequent weekend here and there, other than his planned holidays realistically probably wont work for us.  Very envious of you all.

 

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Getting away for weekends is easy; keep the majority of required kit in the caravan, only wash what needs to be washed, and take the bare minimum with you.

Having caravan specific kit that is left in the van helps sooo much; without a valet, it takes me 2 hours to pack the van & hitch to car.

We do the food shopping online to arrive the night before we set off.

After a few times, it just becomes like a well oiled machine.