thinking of planning a little holiday soon, does anyone have any tips on how I can save money on a caravan holiday for a newbie?
Sitting outside my van all day: one of my favourite cheap pastimes. That's what I'm doing now. Pub later. Happy days.Go to CL or CS. Dont drive too far on the first shakedown trip. Go mid week as prices tend to be a bit lower but not that much in peak season times. Drive slower. But going on holiday is meant to be a joyful experience so no point in just sitting outside the van all day. Only you can decide what is affordable or not and budget accordingly.
That may not be a good idea if you take into consideration the price of fuel and the possible extra distance to the supermarket. Our local shop is 2 miles away and the supermarket is 10 miles away. Cheaper to buy bread, milk etc at the local than travelling 10 miles to the supermarket play the return trip.Buy and cook your own foods rather than eating out, And use larger supermarkets rather than local shops to purchase any food you need.
Trouble with that is you will find new “ friends” calling by from adjacent pitches wanting a nibble. But sounds a great idea.I have a Bread Maker (400 watts) and I wondered if when on a site I should use it, plug it in and during the next 3 1/2 hours its baking the bread as well as in the confined space of a Caravan it will be keeping it warm.
Don’t use gas run everything off the electric they have supplied - top tip -
TBH I think that at some point in the future there could be a shortage of flour due to the conflict?Buy the flour from Lidl. 59 p at mo!
The wattage is low enough for most sites provided you watch what else you have on. The big advantage should be the smell and taste of fresh baked bread.I have a Bread Maker (400 watts) and I wondered if when on a site I should use it, plug it in and during the next 3 1/2 hours its baking the bread as well as in the confined space of a Caravan it will be keeping it warm.
Many African countries who import from Ukraine are suffering from shortage of flour.Agreed there may well be although lidls is British flour I think
But our flour isn’t a controlled market, so if overseas buyers offer better prices there is nothing to stop our growers from exporting rather than supply home markets. The nett result could be that we would have to pay more, be affected by shortages, or use less.I have to disagree about flour.
The UK is largely self-sufficient in production of grains, producing over 100% of domestic consumption of oats and barley and over 90% of wheat.
So if what HMG tell me we shouldn’t have any price hikes or shortage of flour🤞
There’ll be a riot if they did that 🤪yet I see over 500,000tonnes will be sold abroad this year, 😥😥But our flour isn’t a controlled market, so if overseas buyers offer better prices there is nothing to stop our growers from exporting rather than supply home markets. The nett result could be that we would have to pay more, be affected by shortages, or use less.
Just look for a positive. Our waistlines could benefit in a good way. But it wouldn’t be good news to lose the barley to overseas buyers. 🍺There’ll be a riot if they did that 🤪yet I see over 500,000tonnes will be sold abroad this year, 😥😥
It’s already gone up over the last couple of months. Our favourite malted bloomer has risen in price but it’s still 40 pence cheaper at Lidl than the Sainsbury equivalent. Problem is it has twice the calories per slice compared to our previous favourite. A move in the wrong direction for waistline.Bound to go up. The fuel to harvest it distribute it etc. All the other costs!
Before I retired I was like a Corn Merchant buying grain for sale for livestock, I asked a flour manufacturer where they got the wheat from and it was Manitoba.I have to disagree about flour.
The UK is largely self-sufficient in production of grains, producing over 100% of domestic consumption of oats and barley and over 90% of wheat.
So if what HMG tell me we shouldn’t have any price hikes or shortage of flour🤞