Catch up & Query

I get first bite Phillip. Some of those huge mobile homes and caravans are bigger and more luxurious than cabins. The amount of money poured into some of them is just plain ridiculous in some cases. Never been one trying to keep up with the Joneses or such. Live by the KISS principle. Keep It Simple Stupid! Never have been able to figure out why people use em. I personally believe that camping/travelling is about experiencing life from a different angle. To each his own!
cheers

Hi Phillip,

to answer the question, whether i would rather "tow a caravan while on holidays" or "stay in a luxury cabin", I am not sufficiently well healed to stay in one of those luxury cabins or apartments.

So I guess I will be sticking with the caravan and doing some free camping. What rotten luck, aye. LOL

I have stayed in cabins, in fact spent 3 weeks doing the Great Ocean Road by staying in cabins but within 4 weeks of returning from that trip we bought our current caravan and 4 weeks later again bought a suitable tug to tow it. Guess I am biased.

Cheers, Bruce

I think it's horses for courses......Some people enjoy having a bit of luxury while they are on holidays and if they can afford it, good luck to them. Other people, some who are even too stingy to buy a magazine from a newsagent but will stand there and read it from front to back, wouldn't spend a cracker anywhere....including caravan and tourist parks, they will end up the richest dead people in the cemetery......and good luck to them also.........

Gday Phillip,

I love doing both. We use the caravan for Christmas, Easter and any weekend with free time and love every second of it. We do an overseas trip mid year in five star luxury and love every second of it. In fact when we were doing our 12month around oz trip a few years back in the caravan, we jumped on a plane half way through and went to phuket for 2 weeks. I love all forms of travel and happily do a no star (millions of stars) to five star (no stars).

"I wouldn't pay that much money for luxury" (luxury cabins or villa's)
You quite possibly already do Phil. Purchase price of vans between $20K & $100K, insurance, rego, maintenance & increased fuel usage. Then consider that you will pay up to 1/3 the price of a cabin anyway for each stay at a powered site.
Vans definately suit those on extended runs or for free camping but what a pain they are to tow, to park, to store at home, to clean. Using cabins means you can buy a small economical car rather than be forced to drive a large tug, not just for your holidays but as a daily drive.
For me cabins are a bit of luxury in between camping in remote desert areas, (places you wont tow your van) allow me to drive for further on transit sections to make the most of my time & are always popular with the wife & kids.
Cheers Craig...............

Id rather tow my Hilton. My kettle, my plates and cutlery that I have cleaned.

Your question was 'caravan' or 'luxury cabins'. It's the former for us, we love our caravan, it's all ours, linen, cutlery, plates, cups, towels etc, etc, etc. If I stay in a Motel, Luxury Cabin or any five or four (I wouldn't go beyond four) star accommodation I like to take my own pillow, towels etc anyway. If you have to book into these places you are on a schedule to get there, we don't like schedules!!!!! Now tenting is another matter, we often stay at motels or cabins after a trip outback, but again we have our own linen, plates cups and cutlery on board, it's good to have a break when tenting.

Cheers

D

Wow! A lot of people have varied thoughts. Keep em coming..