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.
