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TBH I fail to see the point of caravans for holidays. They aren't cheap to buy new and there's a tendency to run a much bigger car than you would to make towing easier, costing you more cash all year round.
I've always liked the Eriba caravan. They are a little bit like a modern version of the airstream, steel frame, ally skin, streamlined body.
Never looked into them seriously as we all know campervans are better ( 🙂 ) but I think they are priced a bit higher and possibly weigh more, but worth a look.
TBH I fail to see the point of caravans for holidays. They aren't cheap to buy new and there's a tendency to run a much bigger car than you would to make towing easier, costing you more cash all year round.
it gives you the freedom to tour round a lot more than you could otherwise.
[i]TBH I fail to see the point of caravans for holidays. They aren't cheap to buy new and there's a tendency to run a much bigger car than you would to make towing easier, costing you more cash all year round. [/i]
I have a family of four and I can assure you that we recouped the money on it in its first two years against the price we would have paid for a hotel in the areas we stayed in. Plus if you have small children I find the hotel experience (especially meal times) to be nothing but stressful. With a caravan you can plan your day how you want to and not dictated by the hotel.
TBH I fail to see the point of caravans for holidays. They aren't cheap to buy new and there's a tendency to run a much bigger car than you would to make towing easier, costing you more cash all year round
The point is that a caravan is about 10000 times nicer to stay in than a tent, and much easier to set up and pack up. That's the only reason.
And my search in vans is limited to those that can be towed with the car I already happen to have, which is a Passat in this case.
Comparing caravans to hotels though is silly - as above family hotelling is cripplingly expensive and a pain in the balls quite frankly, unless it's a family orientated resort or something I suppose.
as we all know campervans are better
To be honest, I've nothing against campervans, but they are insanely expensive. Plus you have to pack up every time you want to go somewhere. Although I have recently noticed that they are a fair bit smaller inside than caravans on the whole - gigantic American style ones notwithstanding. However even some of those are not big. I've been inside the Torq mobile which is huge and inside it's quite cramped compared to those vans I was looking at.
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TBH I fail to see the point of caravans for holidays. They aren't cheap to buy new and there's a tendency to run a much bigger car than you would to make towing easier, costing you more cash all year round.
Who says you have to buy new?
I've just paid £5750 for a 2003 4-berth Fleetwood. It came with awning, Aquaroll, water pump, folding chairs, folding table, gas bbq, microwave, tv/dvd/freeview, kettle, iron, toaster, cutlery, windbreaks etc, etc.
I use it for work, rather than staying in B&B's when working away, I already have a tow-car (work vehicle). We've just spent 5 days on the Gower, will be going to the lakes in a few weeks, maybe France in the summer and other short breaks inbetween.
The freedom and flexibility are making it seem like a worthwhile purchase already - and the family love it.
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