Much of the attraction and appeal of camping or caravanning holidays is going back to basics and living without home luxuries for a few days, but that approach also has its limitations. At the same time, a camping and caravanning holiday can be much more enjoyable with a few of your home comforts brought along for the ride. Most people attempt to find a happy medium in terms of settling on a balance between bare essentials and a comfortable holiday, but with a large family or with an overly cautious approach this can cause storage problems for the car, or in terms of leaving items in a static caravan between visits.
This is where the trailer comes into its own, and enables you to travel safely and comfortably, while also bringing along pretty much whatever equipment and materials you wish to. Obviously a trailer is no use if you are towing a caravan, but for camping holidays and static caravans, a trailer can be an essential lifeline which dictates what you can bring along and opens up huge opportunities for comfort and enjoyment.
What to store in a trailer for your camping or caravan holiday
Using a trailer allows you the luxury of bringing along all your extra camping equipment and home indulgences. There will be limited storage space in the average car, and a lot of camping and caravanning equipment can be too large to safely store in a car, particularly if you are travelling a significant distance. But what would you ordinarily store in a trailer? This would depend on whether you were camping or staying in a static caravan, but could easily include:
- Tent
- Sleeping bags
- Airbeds
- Chairs and tables
- Gazebos and awnings
- Food and drinks
- Clothes
- Cooking equipment
- Plates, dishes and utensils
- Extra blankets
- Bicycles
Some of these items are luxuries, but many are essential for making a camping or caravaning holiday a success. So a trailer is an important investment for a family keen on camping or caravanning holidays, but you need to protect the trailer and its contents, both while on the road, on the holiday and off-season while the trailer is stored at home.
Protecting your trailer with covers from Bags & Covers Direct
Our covers for a trailer are waterproof and made from heavy duty UV stabilised PVC material. They come with eyelets and a cord fitted so that you can gather the cover over your belongings and keep it secure. This is essential when travelling and in bad weather when any loose material can get caught by the wind and potential completely dislodge the cover.
While the cover material is strong and waterproof, the sewn seams can leak water and condensation through the stitching over time, so it is not recommended to store items undercover in a trailer for the entire duration of the winter. Our covers are designed to keep the trailer itself protected, and to protect items stored in it during transit, during your holiday, and for a short time after returning if it takes some time to unload everything after a tiring journey. Leaving items stored undercover all winter can result in them feeling damp and potentially damaged.
Order your trailer cover online with Bags & Covers Direct
Our range of trailer covers are made to standard sizes (4 feet x 3 feet, 5 x 3 and 6 x 3) and they can also be made to measure to perfectly suit the size of your trailer. We also supply trailer covers in a range of colours, such as green, blue, black, grey and burgundy. So keep your trailer protected and make sure you can use it to make your camping or caravanning holiday as comfortable and enjoyable as possible, and order a trailer cover from Bags & Covers Direct today.