RV FEATURE
WHAT DO I THINK?
While I would never consider myself to be the arbiter of opinions on this subject, I would say that after many years of travelling around Australia and having stayed in hundreds of caravan parks, the rules stated here are not unusual by any stretch.
For a start, I have never assumed it was okay to fill our caravan’ s water tanks without first asking permission from the park manager. There are so many towns in regional and remote areas that are under permanent water restrictions that to assume it ' s okay would be the height of ignorance.
While you could argue that taking an additional 200L is not much in the scheme of things, if everyone did it, it would add a considerable amount to the park’ s water bill.
Apparently patrons don’ t know how to use a hand sink.
I never found out who Gavin was and I am glad I didn’ t!
I’ m surprised the rules didn’ t include a ban on washing cars and caravans, which again I would never assume was okay, yet many park visitors seemed to think it was.
The extra charge for a shower might be a little controversial, except when taken in context with the water tank rule. It would indicate the park had a general problem with excessive water usage. I can’ t tell you how many times I’ ve been in an amenities block and witnessed people having 15-20-minute showers in arid areas of the country, ignoring the signs begging patrons to use water wisely. I’ m sorry, but that’ s shameful, and if you feel you are entitled to as long a shower as you like, then you’ ve been living under a rock for the last 20 years. Australia is the driest inhabited continent on earth. Water is a precious resource and should be treated as such.
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