Our old-normal year typically consisted of two weeks abroad in the sun, a couple of week-long breaks in the UK in some kind of lodge and in-fill camping here and there. I'm working on the basis that the foreign holidays are out now so we'll be looking to go away in the UK more. Tenting is all well and good and we generally enjoy the 'outdoor' experience, but when the weather goes off it can be testing and we enviously regard the caravans on site. Cottages etc are likely to become more popular, hence less available and/or more expensive, plus they are virus-ridden transmission zones (maybe). I'm thinking that a caravan can replace all of the various holidays we used to have - a long break away somewhere more distant and then short breaks here and there over half-terms and weekends.
I am assuming, but will need to research, that availability will be easier than for bricks-and-mortar accommodation - specifically because we need x number of beds, which if we have a 'van we know we have so just need the site and services. Plus we would be in direct control of the cleanliness and sanitisation of a 'van and its contents. Plus I like the idea of another 'thing' to tinker with.
I've eyeballed the drive and I think we could arrange parking in such a way as to maintain access to the house and garden without blocking the front room window.
On the question of damp - I have a moisture meter that I use for logs for the wood-burning stove, plus it can do wall dampness - would this be OK for checking out a 'van? I assume that anything other than 'dry' would be an issue?
Servicing - I guess brakes, tyres, wheels etc, electric checks, gas systems - anything specifically involving and expensive? When they are laid up, do you keep them plugged in to maintain the leisure battery? Can a solar panel deal with this?