We Got Ripped!!! | When Caravan Parks Charge TOO Much! 

$90 dollars a night, I would have driven out and found somewhere just as good if not better for half the price. People have got to remember, the consumer has the power, don’t pay and walk away. When they (caravan parks) and others realise people have had enough of being ripped off and it hits their bottom line, their prices will come down. If they don’t bring down prices it will be to their own peril. Free camping is the way to go a lot of the time. Cheers🤔😎👍🍻

Another great video and so refreshing that you aren’t using your adventures to sell products. When you review equipment, we can be sure it is an honest appraisal and not what a manufacturer wants you to say. Thanks again.

Wow, $89.00 a night for two adults without power is a bit steep.. Great video guys, we really appreciate you getting out and taking us along on so many weekend trips - can't wait for your big lap adventures. Have a Merry Christmas 🎅

It does look beautiful there but the prices are ridiculous 😮 I love Coco’s crate & by the looks of it so does she 🥰

FREECAMP...Stuff the parks that overcharge, that joint looked like it hadn't been updated since the 80's. Once you get into the outback the country hospitality kicks in. The camper looks a treat, nice job Laura n 😂😂

we use a Gazebo from kings when the weather is a bit suss, put up a couple of walls and your stuff wouldnt need packing up. or add a side awning could be added to your trailer, with a couple of side walls. Love the simpliity of your trailer setup. I agree that the park prices are over the top. you can get an overnite van hire for that price. Stay dry guys and keep up the awesome channel

Having been 4x4ing and camping for over 30 years I can proudly say I've never paid a caravan park for a campsite. Fair enough if you're using an onsite van, cabin or in need of power for the evening, but when set up for self-sufficient camping, I'm not sure why anyone would choose to pay for something that is otherwise free and widely available. Anyway, I guess everyone has their reason and to each their own.

Great vid camper trailer and wet weather don’t mix but they do have their advantages,Coco is a beautiful dog you must love her to bits,she adores you both I always enjoy your little vids look forward to the next one..Cheers.😊

Shocking, don’t understand how they get away with it, wouldn’t surprise me if the Victorian government increased the parks taxes dramatically, the parks are passing the costs onto us. I just hate the minimum night they quote, it’s ridiculous. ( frustrating ) As for your videos I love , you guys are very knowledgeable, keep the great work up.

I'd be expecting a happy ending for that price :)

$90 is very steep and without power. Its probably because its closer to Melbourne. My son and I went to Horsham powered site along the river at Riverside Caravan park $42. It has great features and maintained very well. Breezeway Halls Gap powered site $50 per night great amenities. I would not recommend Krystal Castle Caravan park, $68 night powered site. The park is tiny, hardly any room, our site was made even smaller because we were sharing it with a maintenance shed. Our neighbor was sharing his tiny site with a big lump of dirt. No shade completely open to weather. Ground is not level, kids running everywhere past 11pm. The over priced tiny houses offer no privacy at all, everyone can see inside. Black shipping containers not sure how hot they would be. Pictures on website are misleading, some pictures are from the castle and not the caravan park. . The only postive is it includes Krystal Castle admission

Feel your pain just booked Bright Victoria for a week. We went to Tumut on the river $41 a night and was stunning.

Deadly work with the camper lad 😁👍🏾 3x3 gazebo be good for a dry spot to sit under

🏕️You have done a great job on the camper trailer Troy .😎👍🍻l love the stabilisers Laura 🌺🙍‍♀️👍 I can definitely say it was a great team effort 🏕️😎👍🍹🍻

Nice easy night away, ease Laura into it Troy😅 Dont know much about prices at camping grounds because I don't do it, but I saw an article recently where a couple that own a caravan and camping ground saying that they have to put the prices up because the insurance cost has risen so much. Whether that's correct I don't know. Nice one guys. 👍

Yeah $90/night is a bloody ripoff for sure. We camp at Bivouac Junction on the Burdekin River fir $20/night unpowered and at Wanderers on the beach at Lucinda fir $35/night unpowered. Bivouac Junction is a beautiful bush camp with wide open spaces, Toilets and Hot Showers a playground and Swiming pool. Dogs and fires are allowed abd encouraged. Wanderers is a corporate campground with all the facilities, dogs allowed but fires are not.

Hexa tarp is a winner. 2 poles and 6 pegs. Very sturdy. Great in the rain.

Oh NO not Huntsmans 😫 🕷 that would freak me out 😳 .. maybe he come from the tree ... love how you setup the bedding for your puppy 🐕 how cool... New subscriber...❤ Hope the weather gets better for you on your next travels... it has hit QLD now ..

A lot off camping sites are jacking up prices because alot off people are living in their vans and campers now because off high rental now with Australias situation and their just cashing in 😢 Aussies are good at ripping Aussies off its the Aussie thing make a quick buck 😮🥺

That’s insane for one night, I would have thought for that place $45-$50. Great job on the trailer. A gazebo/protection for King Billy will be great. He’s going to love it, no more tent to put up. Was that the rooftop you had on the cruiser?

Price aren't gonna go down unfortunately. The real kicker will be free camping will be disappearing unless your super remote from anything.

I think that it is a sign of the times. Every business has put it prices up. I don't know if they are trying to recover the money that they lost in Covid. Restaurant prices are up. Take away is up. Even camping in a National Park now costs and admin fee (so that they don't get overcrowding).

There are some dear parks in Queensland, but that takes the cake

I'm with you on the prices that places are charging. It's not just caravan parks either try booking into a motel or pub for a night and I swear that they will want your first born as payment.... GREED is alive and well all over Australia...

Good to be out in the bush. There weren't camper trailers when I was out camping. I just had an old tent for storing the gear and slept in the panel van. Great vision by the way. Cheers Michael

That is crazy $89 per night. We have frequently stayed at Doon in the past and for memory the most we paid was $45 per night

Hi guys you have had your 300 series with the Lovells upgrade for a while now . How do yo find the ride when you’re not towing. I’m thinking about the same upgrade. We are only paying $90 a night in January at Narrabeen lakeside caravan park with power and water Cheers Shane

Wonder if the prices are high in other states? I am planning a conversion on my 6 x 4 trailer so looking at various ideas. Well done

WOW, I was wondering where all the other campers we're, how come its so expensive? and no power.....

Yes we have noticed a lot of caravan parks on the east coast have very expensive sitesin qld,ther is one on the north side of Brisbane on the way to Bribe Island that is over a$100.00 a night, and you don't get your meals supplied 😮😮

Camper coming along nicely, pity you can’t put an awning somewhere to get you out of the elements…. Definitely were ripped no way in the world would I pay that price….. hey Laura love your blue rain coat, what’s the brand and where did you get it… Merry Christmas 🎄 and look forward to your lap series

That’s insane prices. This place was on my ‘to do’ list but after seeing your trip and checking the website and prices in off peak which is still over $90 I’ll give it a miss. I think insurance costs is playing a part but it would make more sense to have reasonable prices so people go. I don’t know many people who will pay that and the permanent sites looked pretty manky. Nothing there worth $90 that you can’t get for free plenty of other places.

That price was way too rich for my blood. When I pay too much in a caravan park, I then try to free camp to bring the average cost back to something sensible. Merry Christmas.

tell the owner you will not be back $90 get real . next time hide a fake spider 😂😂

did you think about using your alternator when you are driving to charge .

Need to put an awning on the trailer

OMG, $90.00 a night is just unbelievable. I stayed at Loyalty Beach in Cape York, and it only cost us about 27 bucks a night, and we had power and all the facilities you could need. That's just ridiculous. And one thing I remember that is seasonal.

Just did a trip to Cairns from Adelaide. The most we paid was $40 for 5 nights on a six month holiday😅

Wowser.😮 no power either!

Some caravan parks are ridiculously expensive these days we’ve payed $110 a night once with 2 kids… on a side note spotted you guys driving through Clayton on your way home from this trip..

I coff and spluter wen they want charge 52 a nite. See clearview sell towing mirrors for 300 series now

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you 2 are wicked! troy the shit stirrer!! don't forget about the fire pit!! she's a keeper xx

Next check upper Yarra dam camping it’s like $17 a night

Lucky you guys didn't have an ensuite site then :)

Name and shame I reckon. I was thinking about putting a RTT on my 5x8.

Better to ring and see best price, bet would of been cheaper

I invested more $$$ into lithium batteries and solar panels so that I can free camp as Caravan Park prices have become ridiculous. How can they justify $90 pn for a non-powered site.............these types of prices will lead to the death of their own industry.

Bang an awning on ya trailer, cover galore.

Jeez I would at expect power and water for that price and even then it’s expensive as!

Hey guys. Thanks for your beaut video. I'm curious - what breed is Coco. My son son and daughter in law are looking for a dog. And Coco looks like she had a great temperament. Regards , Brian

What caravan park was this. Great video

Geez 😮$90 a night with no power and across the road from those dodgy shacks. Great ep otherwise 🤙

My friend owns a caravan park and is bleeding. All the caravan rates have all increased dramatically because Dictator Dan sent the state broke and Labor are now flogging the parks, (and everyone else), with huge increases to land tax, power costs and other taxes to pay for their incompetence. Victoria is the most heavily taxed State in the Nation. For example, Andrew's carbon targets have TRIPLED their power costs. The caravan parks are making less money than they were in 2019.Anyone that voted Labor is to blame.

The price is too much id bbq and all in my backyard

Get used to it all over Aussie you are going to get Ripped off

Geeish…. That’s really rich people prices

Why are you camped right on the river, polluting the water?

Did you book online and knew the price before you arrived or just turned up and learnt the price? If you booked on line your choice if you only learnt the price on arrival a bit of a shock. Dont think it nice to reflect poorly on the permanent structures, maybe all they can afford!

That is expensive Troy.

driving a landcruiser and worrying about being ripped off $90 bucks a nite ha ha, pot kettle black. when did common sence stop being common.....

Like everywhere prices have sky-rocketed don't camp there if you don't want to pay, you ended up on my algorithm so first and last one I've watched, quote "Our little home for the night, better than most of the ones here" I lived up past Healesville for a couple of years and we all really did not look forward to the weekends ....... people like you are the reason why Cheers

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