Yellow Fang
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What's the camping situation like at the moment. It looks like a lot of camp sites are still closed and I am guessing the others are packed.
I notice here on Mull that there are very few motorhomes but lots of camper vans. As you mention transit size. They are actually more expensive to buy than most larger motorhomes.We had a day out in Whitby on Friday, and coming back to York in the early evening I couldn't believe the number of camper vans that were going the other way heading for the coast. There was the odd "bigger" one, but most were of the normal transit van size, with the most popular brand being VW. People must have money to burn at present, those things aint cheap!
I hear from friends in the Peak that landowner are moving on wild campers from places they never bothered before. Always a few idiots spoil it for the rest.Going camping myself in a couple of weeks time for a few days midweek , just me, the car, a bike, and a smallish tent. Trying to find a basic campsites near the coast in East Yorkshire or in the Peak District, and I'm struggling to find anything that will be open.
Shepherd's hut, hot tub? Sure it's not a sheep dip?Have paid for 2 nights glamping in a shepherd's hut just outside Rosedale Abbey at the start of June.
It was the only place I could find at half term within cycling distance of my house. It was expensive and I can't help feeling a little bit ripped off compared to gites I have stayed in in France in the past.
Really just needed something to look forward to though. And it comes with its own hot tub.
£35k to £80k range new for most Campervans, but motorhomes can comfortably go waay over that but most are in the £35 to £150k range new before becoming silly sizes or very bespoke. But whilst campervans appear substantially cheaper, than motorhomes they’re really not!I notice here on Mull that there are very few motorhomes but lots of camper vans. As you mention transit size. They are actually more expensive to buy than most larger motorhomes.
I agree that the bigger motorhomes are certainly very expensive but in the used market before the pandemic I looked at a smaller camper and decided that I was better sticking with a coachbuilt.£35k to £80k range new for most Campervans, but motorhomes can comfortably go waay over that but most are in the £35 to £150k range new before becoming silly sizes or very bespoke. But whilst campervans appear substantially cheaper, than motorhomes they’re really not!
Sales have gone mental over the last year too.