Whether you have a static or mobile caravan, a caravan holiday is very much about getting back to basics and living without all the home luxuries you take for granted. Most people who plan a caravan holiday embrace and enjoy this way of life, and use it as a way to unwind, reset and live a simple life for a few days. But at the same time, you have to be organised and you have to be prepared, to make the trip as comfortable as possible and to legislate for members of your travelling party who might not be quite as enthusiastic as you are.
A big element of this preparation is thinking about storage and how you can maximise the space you have in a caravan. This particularly applies to a caravan you may be towing to a destination, but is also relevant to a static caravan because while you may have a multi-berth caravan that accommodates all your family or members of your party, it will still be a confined space and lots of people living on top of each other. In order to live comfortably for the duration of your trip and to have sufficient space to function normally, you need to think about saving space, and that means being organised with storage bags. Storage space is very limited in most caravans, and you will need to utilise cupboard space, but also underneath tables, chairs, beds and sofas.
Essential storage bags for your caravan holiday
Here we have listed the items most commonly used on caravan holidays and for which you can use storage bags to save space:
- Awnings and gazebos – These are essential items for when you are pitched up in an evening or early morning and need some privacy and shelter from the breeze or rain. While you are in situ awnings and gazebos can stay erected, but when on the road they can be broken down, compacted and stored away in a protective bag. You can also have a separate bag for awning poles.
- Chairs – Chairs are essential for sitting outside and off the grass, and enable people to enjoy the weather and to create a communal feel. Most camping chairs break down into a compact shape for easy storage in a camping chair bag, maybe for when it rains or when driving home after your holiday.
- Laundry – It is amazing how quickly dirty laundry can build-up, and to help you stay tidy and organised a laundry bag is an essential you might not think of. This also helps you find clean clothes in areas of limited space, because dirty clothes are now stored elsewhere out of the way.
- Sleeping bags – Some sleeping arrangements in a caravan are temporary settings or sofa beds, and are required to be set-up and dismantled each day. In such instances, and where space is limited, it is handy to roll up sleeping bags and store them out of the way each morning. This also keeps them clean and dry.
- Walking boots and wellingtons – Not only are these a trip hazard and a nuisance when coming in and out of a caravan, they can also trail mud everywhere, and that’s the last thing you want on the first day of a caravan holiday. Storing muddy items in a boot storage bag confines the mess and keeps the entrance door area clear.
- Bicycles – Again this mainly applies to mobile caravans, but many people like to take their bikes with them on a caravan holiday, and using a bike cover enables you to attach bikes to the back of the caravan rather than them taking up room inside the caravan. The bikes can also be stored here out of the way while the caravan is in situ, and for this reason, a bike cover can also work with a static caravan so that bikes can be stored outside when not in use, but are also easily accessible.
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Hopefully these storage tips can work for you and give you some inspiration for how to organise a caravan holiday. Saving space and using the internal areas of a caravan efficiently is very important and using caravan storage bags from Bags & Covers Direct is a great way to do that. Our storage bags are strong and robust and have practical features such as zips, fasteners and handles. So check out our standard range or order a made to measure product today.