Well I caravanned for many years and before that I tented and before that I had a yacht.
The yacht first.....45 years ago a "Red Wing" all mahogany, with a shine you could see you face in. But the girls did not like it "I get all wet and my hair blows all over and it tips over".
The tent was the only way to take a wife and three children all over Europe. Many, many great times and some smashing folk to meet. However, my second wife said a very firm, "No" to a tent and so we bought a "Fiberline" caravan. For 25 years (and via 3 caravans) we toured Europe but gradually concentrated upon France. When my wife retired we bought a super-dooper van and towed with a petrol fuelled 4litre. Cherokee! Put the cruise control on and forget the van behind. All was well until we passed a filling station and then the Jeep coughed, it was hungry!
The deal with my wife was, "So we have both retired, you want to go to live in France but I want to live in England and have three very long holidays in France each year". Being a good boy (actually, knowing when I am beaten) I said, "Yes, Dear".
Two years later my wife changed her mind and here we are in La Vendee. We sold the van and seldom wander far from our delightful, calm home.
However, after nearly 4 years of tranquil and stay-at-home life we have started to look at camping cars. Caravanning is restricted to a very short season in France with very few facilities outside July and August but camping cars get everywhere all the time and are far more numerous. A camping car would also make visiting our far flung family easier and it would be great for visiting the Mayhem bash. So, it is watch this space.
Roger in France.