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[miggy]

Not bad..104 replys to the topic.....poor old Martin only has about 6 of them on advice............sorry mate

[MikeDundee]

None of my mates have got a caravan ............come to think of it I don't have any mates?? [smiley=beer.gif]

Oh sorry to here that Billy  

Ermm excuse me but my name is Mike , but you can call me Mikey no mates

[Golfbuddy]

Interesting as all this debate over the merits, or otherwise, of caravanning is. I am still waiting for more information to help me in writing the 'Omega Caravan Towing Guide' (catchy huh?)

Please keep the handy hints and tips coming. I will have to wade through all of this to pick out the best bits.  

[miggy]

None of my mates have got a caravan ............come to think of it I don't have any mates?? [smiley=beer.gif]

Oh sorry to here that Billy  

Ermm excuse me but my name is Mike , but you can call me Mikey no mates

No.Billy no mates sounds best.

[Taxi_Driver]

In fact...........498,000 Touring caravans owned
112,000 mobile homes.

Thats big business, including statics 400,000,

Carvans damage the environment!

Not that i own a caravan.........but i think boollocks!!

Marriott hotel round the corner from me........keeps it outside lights on all night.........keeps all the lights on in corridors....stairways......aircon on 24hrs a day.......plus all the other electrical needs it uses.....

Ok Camping/caranvaning is an alternative........camping maybe cheaper......but Hotels carbon footprint must be massive!!

id have a guess that the Marriott Hotel round the corner from me........must have a leccy bill of getting towards £5K a month.........now that aint green!!

[tunnie]

As for my consumption - I do tend to keep to road limits when safe, and also I don't slow for hills, the 11mpg was acheived with the aid of lots of hills and a head wind

rather hell..11mpg in the 2.6 whilst towing...................thats it the caravan is going i aint towed with mine as yet, having the tow bar fitted in Feb, but if thats all to expect from the milage.......forget it.

20-30mph head winds, flat out up steep hills, stop start through Truro on LPG - anyway at 45p a litre or so does it matter?

Works out as around 13 on petrol and without the wind is a lot better.

Point is your still getting 11mpg! which is 22mpg petrol costs....

For me this just makes taking a caravan pointless!!

Everyone is banging on about CO2 emmisions, 4x4's that do 25mpg.... no one has mentioned people towing burger vans doing 11mpg!!

Drive to a hotel in a normal car doing 35mpg.... money save on fuel goes toward the hotel bill!

Hmmm, 22 mpg compared to the CO₂ out of the back of a Boeing 747??? No comparison.

Cost of staying at a campsite for 14 nights compared to a hotel??? No comparison.

Carbon footprint of caravanning compared to staying at a hotel with it's 24 hour lighting, air conditioning, heating, refrigeration, laundry??? No comparison.

It is true that some drivers are inconsiderate and hold traffic up. This does not mean that all people who tow caravans are the same. Many of us will pull over, when safe to do so, and allow other traffic to pass.

Caravanning is not for everyone, thank God. Just as playing computer games is not for everyone. Just as driving everywhere at illegal speeds is not for everyone. Just as a lot of other things are not for everyone.

We caravanners are quite happy to be the butt of the joke but lets not lose sight of the facts.  

 

You take a Boeing 747 on your UK Holidays?

Errr, No.  :-/

Exactly we are talking about UK holidays? Thats what caravans are mainly used for...

Holidays in the far east or west are a differnt kettle of fish

Quite right. For youngsters like you, camping under canvass for a couple of weeks is great. When you get a bit older, and have a family, you want a bit more comfort and some more convenience that you don't get with a tent.

There are definitely cheaper ways of enjoying the UK and Europe than with a caravan as you know Tunnie, from your European adventure last year with the Senator.

I guess what the caravanners are saying is that the objections/prejudice towards caravans is usually unfair and ill informed. Loads of them hitch up in the middle of the night and drive whilst the roads are quiet so as to miss most of the traffic on the roads. We use less electricity, gas and water than anyone who stays in a hotel.

It is certainly cheaper to camp under canvass, a fact that no one can deny. It's just that loads of people who enjoy camping want a bit more comfort and convenience when they get older. That's why they start caravanning.  

Oh don't get me wrong, i love camping.... being outside in the fresh air at night, its fantastic, get a disposable BBQ, cans of larger and whey hey!! Chuck the tent in the boot and off we go.

I could not make the transition to a van, i drove to Nottingham on Sat, no rush, so i stuck the cruise on at 65 mph, after 10 mins i was bored silly, so cruise was stuck on at the usual 80mph....

I think the problem is the people who drive 45mph everyware, and NEVER pull over (yet to see that happen!)

You are deffo right there...but that only accounts for a smal proportion of the amount of caravanners out there.........If we ever meet at a meet I will invite you into our van for a few beers

Deal!  

Although you must know some very fast van drivers!! most i have seen barely touch 50mph!

Although i saw one the other day did make me laugh.

Had a A4 peice of paper taped to the back window said "Sorry for the delay to your journey, have a nice day  "

[tunnie]

In fact...........498,000 Touring caravans owned
112,000 mobile homes.

Thats big business, including statics 400,000,

Carvans damage the environment!

Not that i own a caravan.........but i think boollocks!!

Marriott hotel round the corner from me........keeps it outside lights on all night.........keeps all the lights on in corridors....stairways......aircon on 24hrs a day.......plus all the other electrical needs it uses.....

Ok Camping/caranvaning is an alternative........camping maybe cheaper......but Hotels carbon footprint must be massive!!

id have a guess that the Marriott Hotel round the corner from me........must have a leccy bill of getting towards £5K a month.........now that aint green!!

Ahhh but wait till all those shinny new Nuke powerstations are built... then its emmision free power!  

[MikeDundee]

None of my mates have got a caravan ............come to think of it I don't have any mates?? [smiley=beer.gif]

Oh sorry to here that Billy  

Ermm excuse me but my name is Mike , but you can call me Mikey no mates

No.Billy no mates sounds best.

I've just remembered I do have a couple of mates , so I'll stick with Mike until further notice

[miggy]

As for my consumption - I do tend to keep to road limits when safe, and also I don't slow for hills, the 11mpg was acheived with the aid of lots of hills and a head wind

rather hell..11mpg in the 2.6 whilst towing...................thats it the caravan is going i aint towed with mine as yet, having the tow bar fitted in Feb, but if thats all to expect from the milage.......forget it.

20-30mph head winds, flat out up steep hills, stop start through Truro on LPG - anyway at 45p a litre or so does it matter?

Works out as around 13 on petrol and without the wind is a lot better.

Point is your still getting 11mpg! which is 22mpg petrol costs....

For me this just makes taking a caravan pointless!!

Everyone is banging on about CO2 emmisions, 4x4's that do 25mpg.... no one has mentioned people towing burger vans doing 11mpg!!

Drive to a hotel in a normal car doing 35mpg.... money save on fuel goes toward the hotel bill!

Hmmm, 22 mpg compared to the CO₂ out of the back of a Boeing 747??? No comparison.

Cost of staying at a campsite for 14 nights compared to a hotel??? No comparison.

Carbon footprint of caravanning compared to staying at a hotel with it's 24 hour lighting, air conditioning, heating, refrigeration, laundry??? No comparison.

It is true that some drivers are inconsiderate and hold traffic up. This does not mean that all people who tow caravans are the same. Many of us will pull over, when safe to do so, and allow other traffic to pass.

Caravanning is not for everyone, thank God. Just as playing computer games is not for everyone. Just as driving everywhere at illegal speeds is not for everyone. Just as a lot of other things are not for everyone.

We caravanners are quite happy to be the butt of the joke but lets not lose sight of the facts.  

 

You take a Boeing 747 on your UK Holidays?

Errr, No.  :-/

Exactly we are talking about UK holidays? Thats what caravans are mainly used for...

Holidays in the far east or west are a differnt kettle of fish

Quite right. For youngsters like you, camping under canvass for a couple of weeks is great. When you get a bit older, and have a family, you want a bit more comfort and some more convenience that you don't get with a tent.

There are definitely cheaper ways of enjoying the UK and Europe than with a caravan as you know Tunnie, from your European adventure last year with the Senator.

I guess what the caravanners are saying is that the objections/prejudice towards caravans is usually unfair and ill informed. Loads of them hitch up in the middle of the night and drive whilst the roads are quiet so as to miss most of the traffic on the roads. We use less electricity, gas and water than anyone who stays in a hotel.

It is certainly cheaper to camp under canvass, a fact that no one can deny. It's just that loads of people who enjoy camping want a bit more comfort and convenience when they get older. That's why they start caravanning.  

Oh don't get me wrong, i love camping.... being outside in the fresh air at night, its fantastic, get a disposable BBQ, cans of larger and whey hey!! Chuck the tent in the boot and off we go.

I could not make the transition to a van, i drove to Nottingham on Sat, no rush, so i stuck the cruise on at 65 mph, after 10 mins i was bored silly, so cruise was stuck on at the usual 80mph....

I think the problem is the people who drive 45mph everyware, and NEVER pull over (yet to see that happen!)

You are deffo right there...but that only accounts for a smal proportion of the amount of caravanners out there.........If we ever meet at a meet I will invite you into our van for a few beers

Deal!  

Although you must know some very fast van drivers!! most i have seen barely touch 50mph!

Although i saw one the other day did make me laugh.

Had a A4 peice of paper taped to the back window said "Sorry for the delay to your journey, have a nice day  "

  Remember the ones that said SLOW.Running in...

[Golfbuddy]

Not bad..104 replys to the topic.....poor old Martin only has about 6 of them on advice............sorry mate

LMAO. You beat me to it.  

[miggy]

None of my mates have got a caravan ............come to think of it I don't have any mates?? [smiley=beer.gif]

Oh sorry to here that Billy  

Ermm excuse me but my name is Mike , but you can call me Mikey no mates

No.Billy no mates sounds best.

I've just remembered I do have a couple of mates , so I'll stick with Mike until further notice

Are they ribblers or ticklers..

[MikeDundee]

In fact...........498,000 Touring caravans owned
112,000 mobile homes.

Thats big business, including statics 400,000,

Carvans damage the environment!

Not that i own a caravan.........but i think boollocks!!

Marriott hotel round the corner from me........keeps it outside lights on all night.........keeps all the lights on in corridors....stairways......aircon on 24hrs a day.......plus all the other electrical needs it uses.....

Ok Camping/caranvaning is an alternative........camping maybe cheaper......but Hotels carbon footprint must be massive!!

id have a guess that the Marriott Hotel round the corner from me........must have a leccy bill of getting towards £5K a month.........now that aint green!!

Ahhh but wait till all those shinny new Nuke powerstations are built... then its emmision free power!  

Yeah buts its not free power, we end up paying for them to be built, and end up getting charged fortune in bills on power to keep them running, will never be free

[Golfbuddy]

Here you go Pete. Perfect for your next trip to Dartmoor to see your Tiger.  

[miggy]

Here you go Pete. Perfect for your next trip to Dartmoor to see your Tiger.  

LMAO.

[CaptainZok]

Here you go Pete. Perfect for your next trip to Dartmoor to see your Tiger.  

Wonder why its called burningman, is TB expected?