Why do you love caravanning/motorhoming
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Indeed, but I do recall that the winning three word 'slogan' would be published? Even if the winners wanted anonymity that would be good?
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Completely agree with all of the above (especially regarding club sites😁).
Also for us caravanning has given us a joint hobby. Before we got our caravan hubby would go off on fishing trips and I would do stuff with my friends. Now however, we've advanced from simple country walks with the dogs near to whichever site we stayed on, to seeking out sites to use as a base to climb mountains from! The last 2 trips away we didnt use the tv at all, we enjoyed so much time outdoors. It's given us both a new lease of life and a common interest too. I love it and can't imagine ever stopping.
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I agree entirely Tyke + my own equipment: cooking utensils, crockery, cutlery etc. Also no restrictions to meal times. More flexibility to plan. Not always possible to take dogs in hotels guest houses etc. It's probably more sociable - perhaps more chance of speaking to other people. No formality. You can be in a completely different place but there is still familiarity of living quarters and equipment. My awning will look the same in Cornwall as it does in Provence.
David
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yes plus 1
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Our house is not just our home, but part of the farm - and caravanning means our temporary “home” is just that - our home - not shared with the business. No one will turn up selling stuff, looking for long lost relatives, needing to be fed etc. It’s just the two of us.
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"More flexibility to plan"
David, for us that would be a contradiction in terms, perhaps?
our 'more flexibility' means we don't have to 'plan'.....or did you mean 'plan less'?
our holiday (abroad) last week, Friday, was only booked two days before...
prior to that the two (previous, seperate) weeks away were only 'chosen' just before we left.
we 'might' go away on Friday, and we we might meet up with pals who are away, but nothing certain until the ignition key is turned.
...but we did 'plan' one break....we are going to Henley later, and have booked (not HFO) as we are visiting the Regatta, but this is the only break we know we are taking, although we will 'almost certainly'
be away every other week and 'are extremely likely' to be over the water sometime later in the year.changing circumstances mean we have upcoming 'commitments' but it's the readily available van on the drive and its ease of departure that allows us to leave at the drop of a hat (clutch
).for us, and many others I'm sure, it's the element of 'not planning' (when or specifically where) that's part of the attraction...
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I think ive had a good deal after previous poster said grand a year plus ,, Swift bought new 1994 11 grand ,used it ever since ,lots of tlc ,still like new inside { bit dated decor } Done a lot of carribean islands ,new york ,canada ,mexico bla bla ,,Still cant beat sitting in awning rain on canvas ,beer in hand , is what we do now
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I know everyone who has ever slept in my bed, used my shower, used my toilet.
We had taken self catering holidays in the UK for 30 years of marriage and, maybe we were unlucky, but we could count the good ones on the fingers of one hand. We saw the TV programme with Alex Riley and decided to see what modern caravaning could offer. We chose our first caravan well and have not looked back.
We love the peace and quiet of CL sites and always know what the accommodation is going to be like before we get there.
We are exploring parts of the country we have never been to before and returning to old favourites.
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