Proportion of Motorhomes?

Certainly "off season" there are more Motorhomes/campervans on sites than caravans.I guess when it comes to"Peak" and vans stay in one place longer there wll be more Caravans.

"Does it really matter --- I think not."

To most members, it doesn't matter, but that's not to say that we can't be curious.  Does it?    However, for campsite owners and clubs, I expect that the type of unit that people use could be important when planning the provision of facilities. 

You don't need a 5 acre plot to store your MH - just a decent drive or parking space capable of accomodating two vehicles.

I'm a camper vanner as I have a Citreon Romahome Hylo so if you see me on site come and say Hi ,ya can't miss me folks as I have never seen and identical one to mine on a site yet

The Caravan Club published figures in 2013 saying there were 525,000 caravans in the UK and 174,000 motorhomes.

The NCC also produces data and its reasonable to assume the Caravan Club mirrors those. At a recent Q&A with the Directors it was clear the Club recognises the growing number of motorhomers in relation to the number of caravanners. New caravan sales are just over 2 for every new motorhome sold [down from 3:1 before the last recession]. However, new caravan sales are declining and new motorhome sales are powering forward.

http://thencc.org.uk/Our_Industry/statistics.aspx

The turnover of pitches occupied by motorhomes is higher than that for caravanners because motorhomers change sites more frequently. Hence it may look like there are more motorhomes.

"Does it really matter --- I think not."

To most members, it doesn't matter, but that's not to say that we can't be curious.  Does it?    However, for campsite owners and clubs, I expect that the type of unit that people use could be important when planning the provision of facilities. 

You don't need a 5 acre plot to store your MH - just a decent drive or parking space capable of accomodating two vehicles.

Write your comments here... Neither do you need a 5 acre plot to store your caravan - A decent drive with enough space capable of accommodating at least two vehicles is all that's required. 

Our drive has the caravan, my towcar and space for another two cars. --- No Problems. 

Is an attitude of one-upmanship and snobbery creeping into this forum.???.  If so let's dispel the myth. To buy an average sized  motorcaravan new, is no more or less expensive than buying a decent towcar and an average caravan new. So there is nothing to be snobbish about. 

We are all Caravanners whether we use one which we tow behind the car or use one which is bolted on to the chassis of a truck. We are not in competition with each other !!!

K 

Most (All?) caravanners already have a car so it doesn't enter the equation when refering to the initial cost.

The cost of maintaining a MH is substantially more than maintaining a caravan.

Most (All?) caravanners already have a car so it doesn't enter the equation when refering to the initial cost.

The cost of maintaining a MH is substantially more than maintaining a caravan.

 

Most caravanners already have a car but probably not one suitable as a tow car. Add together all the costs for running and maintaining a large car and a caravan and compare them with those of running a small car and MH and there won't be much in it. You may not agree with me but that's been my experience.

Groovy cleaner - since buying a Romahome Dimension a year ago, I've only seen one other.  If you see one on site, say "Hi" - there's a fair chance it could be me.

We seem to have been "all round the houses" on this one and it looks like somewhere between 3:1 and 2:1 in favour of caravans , but the gap seems to be decreasing. That's all I wanted to know.

Not sure who first mentioned a 5 acre plot, but I do think that all new houses should have parking for at least 2 vehicles.

Groovy cleaner - since buying a Romahome Dimension a year ago, I've only seen one other.  If you see one on site, say "Hi" - there's a fair chance it could be me.

We seem to have been "all round the houses" on this one and it looks like somewhere between 3:1 and 2:1 in favour of caravans , but the gap seems to be decreasing. That's all I wanted to know.

Not sure who first mentioned a 5 acre plot, but I do think that all new houses should have parking for at least 2 vehicles.

I mentioned it, but it was a tongue in cheek remark and not meant to be taken seriously, and I guess your last sentence is the same.

I am not sure the costs being debated here are why motorhomes are increasing in popularity. We could not get anequivalent motorhome for the cost of our car and caravan but that is not something we have considered as the caravan suits us better. Other people have other priorities and a motorhome might suit them better.

To me the most likely reason for people turning to motorhomes has to be the change in the licence rules. It is now difficult for many people to tow without the cost and time needed to upgrade their licence and this might just kill the caravan industry long term and this realisation might be why only Coachman now have none in their range.