Here's my tuppence-worth.
I had two caravans for about 18 months each; they're a lot of hassle and expense to store, maintain, insure and keep secure, prepare, use and tidy up after use. The caravan dealers will sell you a "bare" 'van without a battery, gas bottle, water carrier etc meaning you end up spending another £500 to kit it out before you can use it.
That said Z, for the use to which you want to put it I can't see a problem. We stayed next to a Basecamp in Oban a couple of years back, the ceiling was a bit low for me (I'm 6ft4) compared to other caravans. It had everything you would need though, and I can see the thinking behind buying one.
My Swift caravan was well built but almost all the appliances were replaced under warranty in the first few months; the oven, fridge, cassette toilet and main electric box were all shoddily put together and failed in one way or another after a few days' use.
My Bailey caravan was the opposite; it had very shonky fit and finish but all the bought-in parts were top notch. I understand Bailey are the only UK manufacturer who build the insides first and then pop the body on at the end.
We joined both main clubs; we stayed at both club and non-club sites and had varied experiences all round. At least twice we arrived at seemingly legitimate non-club sites to find them populated by rough-and-ready families with tipper vans and feral children. Other non-club sites though were among the best places we stayed at; I would very much go on personal recommendation as to the sites to use.
The club sites were all similar, very regimented with clean facilities but largely stuck in the 1960s as far as communication and wifi were involved.
After 3 years' caravanning we decided it wasn't for us and have gone back to weekend b&bs, hotels etc as the overall costs aren't that much different and the preparation time for a family break is MUCH shorter.
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