The easiest way to make touring cheaper

As I only tour half as long as you Nellie it really does not trouble us plus we are fortunate to have more funds than we need. 

Like Nellie, though we are not away as much, we limit our average site night fees, we aim to be well under £20 per night on average.

As I seem to remember, BB has said before that many of us have 2 budgets, the capital one and the ongoing one, so the large cost of a new van/towcar/MH comes out of savings while site fees have to come out of income.

In our case, if we use savings we aim to replace that from income over a certain period. To do this we need to limit what we spend on site fees.

So I would agree with TF's main point that if you want to save on site fees, you can do so by mainly using CLs.

Yes, the no facs Club sites can offer good value, and we also use them, but the really inexpensive ones are pretty limited.

Yes there is certainly no argument about saving money on anything by using a cheaper product, and you do whatever you want according to your wishes and funds, this section is about saving money but I wonder why TF felt the need to ask that last question in my view a rather disparaging manner? And having asked a question will you not get answers?

I did not see anything disparaging in what TF said.

There can be no doubt that touring for example as Nellie does, would be far more expensive if he used only Club sites.

If you want or need to keep to a limited budget there can be no doubt that you need to mainly avoid full Club sites.

CS, I do not intend to enter into any argument with you over this, but I have just re read my OP and all subsequent posts that I have made, and I did not find anything in any of them, that could be classed as disparaging.  I have made it quite clear that the decision on what class of site that any caravaner chooses is entirely his or hers to make. And I do not make any judgement on that decision, because as has been made quite clear in the discussion, there are numerous factors that will influence that decision.

But there remains one point that I must add, and that is this. - If we all meekly pay whatever increased  sums that the club deems fit to demand of us for pitches, - Where is the control?  At what point does the membership say whoa ! You've crossed the line!  Or do we say nothing and just pay up?

TF

If you really want to caravan cheaply do as >Merve< does. It does widen your choices.

peedee

A canny housewife might shop in Lidl rather than Waitrose. Neither is "right". It's a matter of choice for the individual. This thread has pointed out, as was its original intention, methods to save money or in the words of a certain seaside character "that's the way to do it".

we all meekly pay? Or do we say nothing and just pay up?  yes nothing disparaging about that at all TF. 

You're making it sound like those that use club sites are simple folk who go onto club sites, actually in my view use of the word meek implies we are forced to go, and then rather timidly because we are meek as you say, and afraid of the club simply pay up, in fact say nothing and pay up.

Is the club running some sort of extortion racket? (No doubt some will post and say yes). Why can't you admit that perhaps, just perhaps, those that use club sites have actually weighed up the cost and thought it at least acceptable and at the best good value? rather than say we are meek?

I'll say it again, no one is forced onto a club site, there is no monopoly. Other sites and prices are available. There is the control you speak about right there. That is when members say no I'm not going, but to suggest we all just carry on paying whatever the club sets , not to consider the cost when booking, is just plain offensive? I have a higher view of those that book club sites.

PS so why did you buy a Mercedes? plenty cheaper cars that do the same and are better?   

 

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I really don't really think so, so many products and services are available from so many different sources. 

If what you're saying is true why so many different supermarkets, websites...the rise of the low cost airlines, hotel booking adverts, compare the market whatever...

And this (where to pitch your outfit) is quite a 'specialised' area. It is not just your everyday shopping.