It’s a very romantic idea, roaming around with your accommodation being towed behind you, stopping and chilling out at different locations, meeting all sorts of new people at the different camp sites. It sounds ideal, but is it?
In my time at Searivers Caravan Park I’ve met hundreds of people who have had touring caravans and taken many of their tourers and motorhomes in part exchange against a static caravan. From what I can gather from their comments, is that touring, although on the surface sounds idyllic, it seems it’s not always that way.
It seems that towing can become a heavy burden and over time, if you’ll pardon the pun, becomes a ‘bit of a drag’. When you finally reach your destination, which you usually have to book in advance, because the caravan is so small, you have to have an awning, and someone needs to put this up, even if it’s raining, dark and windy. Not so pleasant I’m told. None of that drama with a static. It’s already on it’s plot, with all your belongings in there, a real home from home.
After the pantomime of erecting the awning, it’s time to meet the neighbours, who will it be this time? I’ve heard some horror stories from people who have arrived at a camp only to discover that their fellow tourers are very friendly and insist you join them in partying around the clock. I’m informed there’s lots of drunkenness on touring fields, and we know what happens when there’s a lot of drunk people about, it usually ends in blood, tears and security or the Police.
Meeting all sorts of new people isn’t always a good idea. With a static caravan you know your neighbours and because everyone has a mutual respect and responsibility, very rarely is there any psychodrama’s with nutty neighbours.
And then there’s taking the pee, literally! You actually have to take yours, and others,’ waste to a central disposal area. Nice! If you have a static caravan there’s no need to ‘take the pee’ as it’s connected to the main sewers, just like at home. All you need to do is unlock the door, put your feet up and relax.
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