caravan sizes for c'park's
Submitted: Tuesday, Jul 06, 2010 at 21:20
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hi guy's what is the best size caravan for c'parks.i hear that any over 20' get's a bit harder at parks has any one found this or what size is usualy alright. thanks allen
Reply By: pop2jocem - Tuesday, Jul 06, 2010 at 22:05
Tuesday, Jul 06, 2010 at 22:05
Hi Allen, I guess it depends on the park concerned but from my experience.
My two B'sIL have 21' and 26' vans, a mate has a 24' and I have a 22' and the only one that has had any dramas is the one that owns the 26' and that was only a couple of times in one of his trips around Oz. He now rings or emails ahead and gives the total length including draw bar and has found that most
places have somewhere suitable for him.
Hope that is of some help
Happy travels
Pop
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Reply By: Motherhen - Tuesday, Jul 06, 2010 at 22:33
Tuesday, Jul 06, 2010 at 22:33
Hi vicex
We have seen plenty of larger rigs in lots of different caravan parks, and have been to some where we could not get into (more due to length of tow vehicle if access roads narrow). We do not book ahead, and ask to see the sites before paying. If not suitable we move on, although this has only occurred a couple of times. Sometimes we have been placed in the motorhome section where the bays are long and narrow. This suits us as we do not need out annex but the length helps backing in with an F250.
Motherhen
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Reply By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 at 08:59
Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 at 08:59
We found when booking always give the TOTAL length of the van EG ours is 7.54m long but overall is approx 9.5m inc spare and A frame.
Not all parks have a lot of big sites but we have only been refused twice and only because the large sites were already booked.
Sometimes the access into sites is more trouble with narrow roads and vehicles parked in awkward
places.
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Reply By: Member -Pinko (NSW) - Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 at 09:44
Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 at 09:44
I have often wondered when we take our 4.5 metre long camper to a caravan park with no air con no microwave no washing machine no toaster no electric jug no hair dryers or electric cooktop etc is the cost for an overnight stay the same as a 26' jobby. Not hijacking the thread ....... just wondering ????
Pinko
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Follow Up By: goddosglory - Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 at 13:05
Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 at 13:05
i do have to agree..a user pay system would be fair...but the cost of metreing all sites..
roebuck bay park in
broome have a
sign outside the office..a/c $3.00 extra per night....wonder how they police it
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 at 13:16
Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 at 13:16
At
Litchfield Safari Park they charge extra for caravans with air con fitted whether you use it or not. We used an unpowered site so that was cheaper again. At other parks we often take a powered site but do not use much if any. At bit like the fees for two being the same as for someone travelling solo in many parks. Just one of the costs.
At a park near
Alice Springs, power was pay as you use. Over fifteen days in total, during which we were doing R&R and used power
tools and battery charger, our total cost for power was $2.13.
Motherhen
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 at 13:44
Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 at 13:44
At the "Oldies" park in Carvarvon, If you stayed over a week it was reduced site fee plus power off the meter. We stayed 2 weeks and used $14 of power.
Mostly keeping warm.
Most of them that charge for A/C look at the van, if its got it you pay.
Cooking a meal for one probably doesnt use any less power than for two.
Like wise the aircon cools a certain area regardless of the number of occupants.
The fees in
Broome were high enough without paying extra for ANYTHING.
Cable Beach charged us $1 A PAGE to RECEIVE a Fax God knows what it would be to send one.
Broome is off my Xmas Card list.
Cheers
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Reply By: bennyzbit - Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 at 15:20
Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 at 15:20
This is a bit "how long is a piece of string" question. Some of the older parks have avenues that were constructed 50 years ago when vans were much much smaller. We have had all sorts of problems swinging in especially when other people park their towies right across the frontage of their site.
I know this is naughty... if booking by phone when asked about the size of the van we answer with its overall length... We have found that big sizes are accommodated on bigger sites for the same price as the squeazy sites.
Benny
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Reply By: carlsp - Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 at 15:37
Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 at 15:37
Lets not loose sight of the big picture here.
In
Sydney there are over 4 million people stuck in peak hour traffic each day.
Melbourne has 3 million freezing themselves everyday and wishing to be somewhere warmer.
Not to mention we (if retired) are not even working anymore. So you might have to pay a bit.... certainly beats what most other people are doing.
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Reply By: Members Paul and Melissa (VIC) - Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 at 21:02
Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 at 21:02
we found that to be quite common in QLD. VIC and NSW didnt ask what size it was. i told them 17'6" and "does that include drawbar and rear bar?" came back at me. no its about 20' with them, yes that is just OK one of them said. up to about 21 or 22' in total length is pretty safe.
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