Cost of EHU at CLs
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Cornersteady replied on 10/12/2019 09:48
Posted on 10/12/2019 09:36 by huskydogFor me , I just get on with my stay and don’t worry what others do or not do , as far as the OP ,it’s up to the CL owner to price the pitch correct to make a profit, not expect me to watch my electric usage so that he can
Rufs replied on 10/12/2019 09:50
Posted on 10/12/2019 09:37 by moulesy"sure and the logic for some folk is that if i scrimp and save for 51 weeks i can have 1 week away and the sense is that whilst away i will watch the pennies and spend within in my means"
Whilst that is certainly true, and, for many families, sadly, it's even bleaker than that in that they are unable to afford a holiday of any sort, I'd have thought it highly unlikely that they'd be owning a car and caravan/MH for holiday purposes and even less so that they'd be spending that time on a club CL. So totally irrelevant in the context of this thread!
Posted on 10/12/2019 09:50
wrrrrong....my daughter some 6 years ago now, bought a clapped out old carvan for less than £4k , I loaned them the money, they have a 2007 Ford Galaxy 170k on the clock used for towing and everyday use, the reason behind this was so that they could make use of relatively cheap CL's and go to places such as the lake district, wales, the reasoning behind this was that apart from pitch fees and some diesel they could live just as cheap if not for less money in the caravan for a couple of weeks, but enjoy the air, exercise etc, they are not alone believe me. They still have the caravan but sadly this will probably be its last year in service.
Cornersteady replied on 10/12/2019 09:53
Posted on 10/12/2019 09:38 by Rufsyou really dont get it do you...that is exactly what some people have to do, but vast amounts to them maybe the price of a 2nd hand caravan and then spending what they can afford whilst away which may only be a small amount, so e.g. paying for electricity by meter would be great for them if pitch fees were lower, because they would be in control of how much they spend on the meter, rather than this one price fits all, did you not have people who lived like this or live like this in your area?, we had plenty, as kids we were one.
JVB66 replied on 10/12/2019 09:56
Posted on 10/12/2019 09:50 by Rufswrrrrong....my daughter some 6 years ago now, bought a clapped out old carvan for less than £4k , I loaned them the money, they have a 2007 Ford Galaxy 170k on the clock used for towing and everyday use, the reason behind this was so that they could make use of relatively cheap CL's and go to places such as the lake district, wales, the reasoning behind this was that apart from pitch fees and some diesel they could live just as cheap if not for less money in the caravan for a couple of weeks, but enjoy the air, exercise etc, they are not alone believe me. They still have the caravan but sadly this will probably be its last year in service.
SteveL replied on 10/12/2019 09:58
Posted on 10/12/2019 09:38 by Rufsyou really dont get it do you...that is exactly what some people have to do, but vast amounts to them maybe the price of a 2nd hand caravan and then spending what they can afford whilst away which may only be a small amount, so e.g. paying for electricity by meter would be great for them if pitch fees were lower, because they would be in control of how much they spend on the meter, rather than this one price fits all, did you not have people who lived like this or live like this in your area?, we had plenty, as kids we were one.
Posted on 10/12/2019 09:58
When we were younger and bringing up kids, we couldn't afford a caravan and do the traveling we wanted. So we bought a tent and a baggage trailer!
What we certainly didn't do was over extend ourselves ( buy a caravan) and then complain we could afford to run it in the manner we wanted.🤔
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moulesy replied on 10/12/2019 09:59
Posted on 10/12/2019 09:50 by Rufswrrrrong....my daughter some 6 years ago now, bought a clapped out old carvan for less than £4k , I loaned them the money, they have a 2007 Ford Galaxy 170k on the clock used for towing and everyday use, the reason behind this was so that they could make use of relatively cheap CL's and go to places such as the lake district, wales, the reasoning behind this was that apart from pitch fees and some diesel they could live just as cheap if not for less money in the caravan for a couple of weeks, but enjoy the air, exercise etc, they are not alone believe me. They still have the caravan but sadly this will probably be its last year in service.
Posted on 10/12/2019 09:59
Very commendable and she has my admiration. But what I quoted from you was "scrimp and save for 51 weeks" for "1 week away" not a "couple of weeks". OK, maybe not much difference in principle but the fact remains that , as I said, it's "highly unlikely" that such families would be using club CLsites.
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replied on 10/12/2019 10:04
Posted on 10/12/2019 10:04
When I left college at 21 I needed to keep the car running for work purposes. At age 23 took a mortgage and I was on a car allowance for work. At age 24, despite working a number of part time jobs with only my income to feed the family and pay the mortgage I had to leave the car garaged and use a ratty 50cc motorbike to commute after having stripped it down, rebuilt it and given the paintwork some attention. We still managed a family holiday but I used to hire 10 year old cars from a backstreet trader for an annual holiday. By age 27 I changed job again and this job had an essential car user attached as well as a preferential loan. Car came out of the garage on days when it was needed for work and I bought a cheap and old basic trailer tent. By making use of the CL network non facility sites we were able to holiday far more frequently and also do weekends. Using many commercial or club sites was not affordable if I wanted to have as many holidays.
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JVB66 replied on 10/12/2019 10:05
Posted on 10/12/2019 09:58 by SteveLWhen we were younger and bringing up kids, we couldn't afford a caravan and do the traveling we wanted. So we bought a tent and a baggage trailer!
What we certainly didn't do was over extend ourselves ( buy a caravan) and then complain we could afford to run it in the manner we wanted.🤔
Posted on 10/12/2019 10:05
We started off with a tent ,then a trailer tent (old and a bit tatty) then when our daughter came along in 1969 FIL "lent?"us the money for our first caravan i think it was about £350 as he was not having his grand daughter in what was basically a tent,
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