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The term ‘conscious caravanning’ encompasses many ideals. There’s the environmental aspects of travel — ensuring you are mindful of the natural environment and attempting to reduce your carbon footprint; then there’s the philanthropic aspect, where you devote some of your travel time to help others by volunteering in rural communities or ensuring you spend your money to help local businesses.

But another true measure of conscious travel is the respect with which you treat your fellow travellers — both the strangers you encounter along the way and the ones along for the ride with you, says Wayne Park, Relationship Manager with caravan and RV finance brokerage Credit One.

Park deals with RV owners in the process of buying their first RV or upgrading to a different model and, as an avid caravanner himself, he’s well placed to offer expert advice.

THINKING AHEAD

The first step to a conscious RV adventure is to plan everything out in advance. This might seem like a no-brainer, but