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16/2/2017 at 1:03am
Location: Stockton on Tees
Outfit: Lunar Clubman SB Kia Sorento
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If you decide to go for a caravan, try to take someone with you who is a caravanner.Damp is the enemy, people on here will give you advice regarding buying a caravan and getting a good deal.
Someone I know, recently bought his first caravan, a 'showroom model' from a dealer.Paid the asking price, and did not get any freebees. We were livid!
We are in our caravan now, nice and warm and cosy.It is Half Term and the site is very busy, our last outing was in November,.
We started with tents, then trailer tents, then a caravan.
like many people we have the TV and WiFi, which may appeal to your children.
Personally, I think if you are going to spend a lot on a caravan, you should try to use it as often as you can.
Who knows, you might decide to venture into France......
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18/2/2017 at 2:17pm
Location: West Midlands
Outfit: Lunar Lexon and Mondeo estate
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Take someone with you to check out your prospective purchase, or get a mobile caravan engineer to do a pre-purchase inspection. This will probably cost around £60-70, but could save you a fortune in the long run. Check your vehicle's towing capacity (figures can be found on VIN plate), then once you know what your car can tow, narrow down your search to caravans within that weight limit.
You would probably get a decent caravan for much less than £3k; for £3k you would be able to find a very nice caravan. Price is, to some extent, immaterial, doesn't matter if it only costs £500 as long as it's what you want, dry, safe and roadworthy. Personally I'd not spend my whole budget, just get something that does the job, as you might decide you can't live with the layout etc, or just hate caravanning, or whatever, and decide to sell or upgrade later.
As to having to trek to the toilets in the rain, getting a caravan with on board facilities would solve all that.
And remember, you don't have to stay on all singing all dancing sites (although I appreciate that with kids, it may be necessary). If so, have a look at Camping & Caravanning Club temporary holiday sites, many are run on big sites, with full use of all facilities, for a fraction of the normal cost per night.
Finally, look on the bright side - when the kids decide they don't want to come with you, and are old enough to stay at home, you and your other half can bugger off on your own in the caravan whenever you feel like it😀
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They have now left the nest, we have bought an inflatable tent, I'd like a caravan again but, as someone said earlier, cottages are not more expensive if you take into account extra petrol towing, insurance and depreciation.
