While some families scramble to find new holiday destinations during the silly season, the decision is easy for Bathurst farmer Tim Bennett.
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For the last 21 years, Mr Bennett, 47, his wife and their four kids, have driven their six-berth family caravan up to The Entrance in NSW for the Christmas holidays.
It's all about the location, said Mr Bennett.
"You've got the lake behind you and the beach in front of you," he said.
Usually such an position would cost a pretty penny during the holiday season.
With a caravan, the possibilities are endless. And affordable.
"It's a good, cheap way of doing it," said Mr Bennett.
"You can just get on the road and pull up wherever you like.
"Pull up by the road and have a cuppa or pull up by the beach and have a beer."
Statistics released in 2012 by Tourism Research Australia found it cost up to $120 a visitor per night for a camping or caravan holiday in 2011 - including groceries, entertainment, rental vehicles and even flights if necessary.
Staying in a hotel at The Entrance can cost at least $120 per night during this time of year.
For some caravaners it isn't just for the Christmas break, it's the perfect permanent getaway.
Don Lambert, 53, a traffic controller from St Mary's, rents out a permanent spot for his caravan at The Entrance.
He said the caravan lifestyle is a nice change from suburban city streets.
"I live in St Marys, [which is a] bit of a rough neighbourhood," he said.
"I have my young daughter [come to stay with me] every second weekend, so rather than stay in the suburbs we come up here."
