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[Kevin Wood]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42330511

Hotel rooms also available. 

[tunnie]

Will never understand it, buy caravan at huge cost. Depreciation of it is just as bad as car, running costs, storage costs, insurance. Get horrible MPG towing and generally rubbish experience to tow, don't exactly enjoy drive with burger van on the back.

Then when you arrive you cook your own dinners, empty your own cr@p, and be side by side with other plastic boxes in a field and pay for the privilege to park   

Vs

A hotel, with pool, room service, en-suite right in city centre or out in country side.

For the running costs of a Caravan for a year, you can buy a lot of hotel rooms. Think I'll stick to Marriott Hotels. 

[Kevin Wood]

Perhaps it's the Wife Swapping/Damp/crapping in a bucket in your wardrobe.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Will never understand it, buy caravan at huge cost. Depreciation of it is just as bad as car, running costs, storage costs, insurance. Get horrible MPG towing and generally rubbish experience to tow, don't exactly enjoy drive with burger van on the back.

Then when you arrive you cook your own dinners, empty your own cr@p, and be side by side with other plastic boxes in a field and pay for the privilege to park   

Vs

A hotel, with pool, room service, en-suite right in city centre or out in country side.

For the running costs of a Caravan for a year, you can buy a lot of hotel rooms. Think I'll stick to Marriott Hotels. 

....and that is the best bit.

[Doctor Gollum]

The only people who hate towing are those that can't

[Kevin Wood]

The only people who hate towing are those that can't

I have no problem with towing.. Just wouldn't personally do it to a plastic bedsit.

[henryd]

The only people who hate towing are those that can't

True that 

[henryd]

The only people who hate towing are those that can't

I have no problem with towing.. Just wouldn't personally do it to a plastic bedsit.

You either love it or loath it,I love it

[Nick W]

Will never understand it, buy caravan at huge cost. Depreciation of it is just as bad as car, running costs, storage costs, insurance. Get horrible MPG towing and generally rubbish experience to tow, don't exactly enjoy drive with burger van on the back.

Then when you arrive you cook your own dinners, empty your own cr@p, and be side by side with other plastic boxes in a field and pay for the privilege to park   

Vs

A hotel, with pool, room service, en-suite right in city centre or out in country side.

For the running costs of a Caravan for a year, you can buy a lot of hotel rooms. Think I'll stick to Marriott Hotels. 

Caravans I can just about understand, although I don't want one.


Now consider the even greater expense and uselessness of a motorhome/camper

[Kevin Wood]

Now consider the even greater expense and uselessness of a motorhome/camper

It must be a major ballache to have to pack up all your stuff, disconnect pipes full of sewerage, etc. just to nip down to the shops for some provisions - or anywhere, for that matter.

I guess that's why they drive around with a Smart dangling out the back.

I must confess to having the occasional desire to get one and just disappear for a few months, though. I guess, unless the journey is the whole reason you're going, though, it's not better than a tent in any way, and very much not better than a westfield and a small tent / hotel.*


*- unless it's raining

[tunnie]

I think those large-ass motorhomes work in America, due to everything being so vast. Taking one of those down to local shop won't be a problem, also huge distances cross-state mean just pulling over and walking back for a meal/rest would be practical.

[2boxerdogs]

Love it got a 26 foot twin axle with every option you could want, Grandkids love it & we both enjoy it also like our foreign holidays in hotels/villas. I also believe a lot of folks haven't got a clue when towing.

[TheBoy]

Will never understand it, buy caravan at huge cost. Depreciation of it is just as bad as car, running costs, storage costs, insurance. Get horrible MPG towing and generally rubbish experience to tow, don't exactly enjoy drive with burger van on the back.

Then when you arrive you cook your own dinners, empty your own cr@p, and be side by side with other plastic boxes in a field and pay for the privilege to park   

Vs

A hotel, with pool, room service, en-suite right in city centre or out in country side.

For the running costs of a Caravan for a year, you can buy a lot of hotel rooms. Think I'll stick to Marriott Hotels. 

As much as I have no desire to stay in a caravan, I think on reflection, I would prefer that to hotels.  I've yet to ever go to a hotel that I've enjoyed, except by artificially getting so plastered I can't remember it.

Obviously, rather than a caravan, I'd rather use my tent if the weather is warmish - its more spacious, more comfortable, cheaper, and not restrained to silly speed limits.

[Bigron]

How fast does your tent go then, TB? 

Ron.

[Doctor Gollum]

How fast does your tent go then, TB? 

Ron.

130... ish