figbat
Slippery scientist
- Location
- South Oxfordshire, UK
As a family we have done tent camping and got on OK with it. Our last camp was during storm Francis and whilst we and the tent survived with just superficial injuries, it wasn't a lot of fun. What with going abroad now being unsavoury it is likely we'll be staycationing more, so our thoughts have turned to a caravan.
As a kid my family went caravaning - these were our summer holidays and with rose-tinted glasses on I remember the times fondly. Looking at caravans these days they are far more advanced than the '70s Sprite Alpine that we used, with such luxuries as power hook-up, hot and cold running water, showers, full kitchens, TVs, heating, motor-movers etc.
We have a car capable of pulling something modest (a Volvo XC40 T4 AWD) and it has a towbar fitted already. I've been scanning the classifieds and it looks like you can pick up something reasonable with 4 berths for under £10k. My concerns are that it'll sit, unused for months on end and go stale/mouldy, that it will require ongoing servicing/fettling/money to stay roadworthy, and the big one - it'll take a big chunk of our front garden/drive and be all we can see from the front room window.
Any input, advice or pearls of wisdom?
As a kid my family went caravaning - these were our summer holidays and with rose-tinted glasses on I remember the times fondly. Looking at caravans these days they are far more advanced than the '70s Sprite Alpine that we used, with such luxuries as power hook-up, hot and cold running water, showers, full kitchens, TVs, heating, motor-movers etc.
We have a car capable of pulling something modest (a Volvo XC40 T4 AWD) and it has a towbar fitted already. I've been scanning the classifieds and it looks like you can pick up something reasonable with 4 berths for under £10k. My concerns are that it'll sit, unused for months on end and go stale/mouldy, that it will require ongoing servicing/fettling/money to stay roadworthy, and the big one - it'll take a big chunk of our front garden/drive and be all we can see from the front room window.
Any input, advice or pearls of wisdom?