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That's true I guess, some people don't like packing away wet canvas or the noise of canvas in the wind etc. so prefer a caravan. For me a caravan raises other issues like huge cost, generally around +$80,000AUD for a decent off-road van, and then additional fuel usage, towing complications and access issues. Vehicles these days are not designed by the manufacturer to cope with the loads of a modern-day caravan which can weigh up to 3500kg. Consumers want more and more features so caravan manufacturer's load them up adding a lot of weight. Caravan-users are having to go for increasingly larger vehicles to handle the weight. Toyota Landcruisers etc. I can see the attraction but I agree with you, the trailer is better fit for me.

Spot on, couldn't say it better myself. :)
Keep on camping...err I mean Steeming.