Dreaming of holidays

My son suggested a trip to the Caravan and Camping Expo that was "on" this weekend. Naturally I grabbed my camera - it seems to enjoy coming on outings with me! Money might be tight but there were plenty of wonderful touring "outfits" to admire and pick ideas from. We have a fairly basic but large off-road camper trailer and have found it rather a pain to fold up ready for departure. I was attracted to one wonderful set-up that had a remote control that when pressed folded the camper down giving the single (single!) operator the time to wander from side to side to tuck in the canvas as the solid base folded over the trailer. Brilliant!
There were plenty of camper trailers, pop up caravans and caravans with pop out sides or backs, motor homes with bits that extended, awnings and fly screen dining areas that zipped on. Oh! All sorts of wonderful bits and pieces.

Here you can see just a few of the camera trailers - the tents are part of the trailers so can accommodate a family comfortably. solar panels were in great numbers as was running hot and cold water in the camper trailer set-ups. That made our seem VERY basic!

Steven is admiring the smart pull-out kitchen on one of the camper trailers - click on the picture and you may faint when you see how much it is! the trailer is magnificent and has everything you could possibly need - but it is still a trailer with a fitted tent, not a caravan.

Of course, if you have a camper trailer or caravan you need something to tow it with so there were a few people with suitable vehicles on display. My menfolk were interested in making enquiries about the vehicle in the centre of this picture - it is a "Great Wall" - I don't think I would be too keen on driving a vehicle that has such a name! They were impressed with it though! It is half the price of the Nissan that is nearest the camera. I must admit that it does look quite smart . . .
we have a huge country to explore - but all caravan parks have cabins in them and to use cabins in various parks while touring makes much more sense to me than paying so much for a camper that spends most of its life in the back yard.
AJ