He has the map out. He has the sun hat on a hook by the door. He has, against all meteorological evidence, already committed to the shorts. The forecast, however, has not got the memo, and another weekend of horizontal rain has quietly shelved the first trip of the year.
Meanwhile, the caravan is still on the drive. It has been on the drive for some time now. The neighbours have noticed. So has she, and her patience is running along similar lines to the one on the weather app that keeps going the wrong direction.
What the Drive Is Actually Costing You
A caravan parked at home is not really resting. It is sitting on your tarmac, narrowing your turning circle, catching every bit of weather that comes off the Channel, and quietly becoming a fixture the whole street has opinions about. It is also more exposed than it needs to be: no perimeter, no camera, no gate between it and whoever fancies a look at three in the morning.
Moving it into proper storage does not just tidy up the drive. It takes the caravan off your mind and puts it somewhere that is actually designed for it.
What Hardstanding Storage Means in Practice
Our caravan storage site at Kingskerswell sits in a gated, fenced yard with CCTV running around the clock. The pitch is level hardstanding, which matters more than it sounds: a solid, flat surface keeps the van level without you needing to fiddle with levelling blocks every time, and it does not turn to mud in February.
Kingskerswell sits in a useful spot for South Devon caravanners. Whether you are heading out towards Dartmoor, down to the coast, or up to the moors, you can collect the van, hook up, and be on the road without it eating into the trip. Next year's first adventure genuinely can start from there rather than from a complicated reversing manoeuvre on a cul-de-sac.
When to Actually Make the Move
There is never a perfect moment, which is exactly why people leave caravans on drives for months longer than they intended. The usual triggers are a blocked driveway, a conversation that gets pointed, or the moment you realise you have not been able to get both cars off the drive since October.
If you are storing for winter and planning to pick it up in spring, sooner is better. Getting the van bedded in while the weather is merely bad rather than actively grim means you can check it over properly, deal with any damp issues before they become expensive ones, and know it is secure before the darker months set in. If you are in the other camp and already eyeing up the summer sites, well, it will be there waiting whenever the forecast finally cooperates.
Getting Set Up with SOS Storage
We are not going to pretend the logistics are complicated, because they are not. You bring the caravan, we sort the pitch. The site is secured, covered by CCTV, and accessible so you can collect when you need to.
- Gated and fenced hardstanding yard in Kingskerswell
- CCTV monitoring around the clock
- Level pitch suitable for caravans of varying sizes
- Convenient for South Devon, Torbay, and Dartmoor routes
If you want to know more or check availability, get in touch with us for a quote. He can keep studying the map in the meantime. She can keep the keys. We will keep the pitch ready.