RV FEATURE
All caravan parks have a set of rules by which you must abide if you want to stay there. Some of these rules are very reasonable. Some, seemingly, not so much. Some parks may have too many rules, and some not enough.
My wife reckons I spend too much time on social media; perhaps she has a point. My defence is that I need to as part of my‘ job’ writing for this fine publication. Facebook is where I draw a lot of my inspiration and ideas for articles for you guys to read. This month is a prime example.
A video popped up on my Reels feed depicting a fellow who worked for a company that installed electrical systems in caravans. In the video, he told a story about turning up to a caravan park( at an unnamed, undisclosed location) for a night and being faced with a set of rules after paying for the site fee. He then mentioned some of the rules to which he seemingly took exception. One in particular he felt was‘ a bit rough’. He then asked the audience what it thought.
Marty Ledwich, along with his wife Kylie, have caravanned to all corners of the country.
Well … he got me thinking right at a moment when I was staying in a caravan park in Lakes Entrance, Vic. Do caravan parks have too many rules? Do they have enough? Are all the rules reasonable? These are all valid questions. Unfortunately, I think these questions are going to make for some uncomfortable answers that we are all going to have to face up to at some point in our travelling lives.
STANDARD RULES
I can say with confidence that every caravan park we’ ve ever stayed at has a set of what I would consider standard rules. They generally cover things like payment of fees upon entry, speed limits around the park, rules around noise, keeping amenities clean and keeping dogs on a lead at all times. These are pretty common across parks and, for the most part, they would be accepted as quite reasonable.
The consequences for breaking these rules can range from a stern warning from the park manager to being‘ asked’ to leave.
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