Posted on 24/10/2016 16:05
I notice like myself quite a few members have changed from a caravan to a M/H
Was changing to a M/H as good an experience as you thought it would be ,and was there anything that you found a problem ??
For myself , it was well worth the change ,with only a little bit more planning of trips out and parking, also we have found we use it more than the caravan, for day trips out from home (sitting along the coast ,with a cup of tea )
Posted on 24/10/2016 16:22
Those days out in your M/van are even better when its cold n' snowy 'n you are watching the cold world go by while hugging that nice hot mug of your choice & chewing on two toasted Bonios !!
ME ?? I went straight from a 'Canadienne' tent to a Bay window V Dub and never looked back.
OK, OK I use the mirrors, but you know what I mean !
Posted on 24/10/2016 16:48
The best thing is having everything to hand, a day out in the car means searching for food and facilities! Like TW it has kept us vanning too.
I agree, Brue. It doesn't matter if public toilets are locked for the winter, or if cafes are closed as we are self contained. Everything is with us.
Posted on 24/10/2016 16:58
Motorhomes definitely come into their own during the winter months. Our last motorhome enabled us to enjoy vanning right through the year. None of this faffing about winding down steadies ; unhitching ; hitching ; filling rollerballs and emptying wastemasters.---- In the cold weather just drive on to the pitch and put the kettle on the gas. While it's heating, plug in the electric cable to the bollard. Bobs your uncle. Just relax !!
Everything on board for a cozy night. Move on after a night or two and do the touring en-route.
K 
Posted on 24/10/2016 17:15
We have only had our M/H since September but already used it tons!
We are 50 years young and the twins are off to uni soon so categorically have said they NEVER want to come away wiht us again...(it does rather remind me of conversations I had with my parents
)
We changed from a caravan which I did really love to a MH so that I could scoot off on a Friday after work (finish early) and my hubby could meet me on a site about an hour and a half away - where we live we have quite a few in a radius to choose from.
It has worked like a dream so far. I just couldn't manouevre the caravan - I couldn't hook up confidently enough or get it's legs down, water filled, waste hooked up etc etc without it all feeling "hard work" , plus our drive is unbelievably steep so that in itself was a nightmare even with a mover.
I have not regretted our switch for a minute to the point where we are starting setnences with...."If we were being really picky what would you want or change?"
I absolutely LOVE our MH , every single bit of it - from the easy peasy wind out canopy, to the full double bed - not island, to the elevated view when driving and the other MH's that wave (yes- I'm tha tperson who waves back :)) to the drop down tv which packs away, to the nooks and crannies supplied for every liltte nick nack going, to the automatic step, to the "me" being able to drive it off my drive and be away uber quickly - I'm so easily pleased haha.
So, being really picky - I wish I had more sockets - we don't have spark I can ask but that's something I can sort if I get one, I definitely feel colder in the MH - thank you to those who repied re silver Screens - one is now ordered!
and just to end on a positive - I found myself jumping in my car far more often than I should have done when we had the caravan - nip to the shops for the paper, drive to a local restaurant - now, we walk. Oh and what a wonderful green and pleasant land this is as William Blake once said.
Sorry for the long post, I think I am in love...roll on Hawes...
huskydog
Motorhomer