Changed to the dark side

TW, can I come out now , it's dark in my kennel 

Let me see......... I'll lend you a torch

Yeah, OK, you can come out. Now you really know what the dark side is.

Brillo, I will never mention those two words again

 I definitely feel colder in the MH - thank you to those who repied re silver Screens - one is now ordered!

As well as silver screens have you tried a small oil filled radiator up at the cab end, our lounge is lovely and warm but the cab end of the van can get quite chilly when its freezing outside. We had a small radiator which we used in the caravan, what a differance it makes.

We've had our M/H for 4 years now and love it, getting frustrated just now as we want to go away but can't due to other commitments  hopefully soon. 

Yes I know exactly the ones you mean. Now I've ordered the Silver Sreen I shall see if I'm still cold...if so I'll definitely consider a purchase of one :)

the 'de rigeur' Sevel (Fiat/peugeot/Citroen) cabs can be a bit draughty....

a couple of tips...

..turn the heater control to 'recycle' rather than 'fresh air' which will close the vent to the outside...

..the cab doors close onto some open grill vents....these can be covered with Gaffer Tape which seals another cold draught.

we dont have any Fiat doors now so dont get this issue any more

We've got the Taylormade screen covers that have the extended bib which cover the vents but we still put the contol to recirculate  we've found having the little radiator on we don't need to leave the blow heating on overnight unless it is sub zero, this helps reduce the dry air that it causes. I have a little hanger thingy that I can put on the radiator for putting water in to help keep the air moist.

Dark side? I'd say I saw the light!

One  of  the  advantages  of  having  a  Taylormade / Silver Screen  is  that  you  can  leave  one  of  the  cab  windows  open  a  little  bit  to  allow  fresh  air  in  without  an  annoying  draught !

Best decision we made. 

Left home at 7:30pm last night (due to commitments) and was parked up at one of our usual haunts on Glencoe by 10pm. Allows four full days of anything we decide as no need to have any sites booked.

Like tda we bought on our first look and have never regretted it. Neither of us ever fancied towing.

a couple of tips...

..turn the heater control to 'recycle' rather than 'fresh air' which will close the vent to the outside...

..the cab doors close onto some open grill vents....these can be covered with Gaffer Tape which seals another cold draught.

 Interested in cool cab, something we've experienced badly on our last trip. Posted elsewhere that bought secondhand silver screen that wasn't as good quality our first was silver screen got fooled on site . We put heating on recirculate.

We have fiat base where are the  open grill vents?

We don't have a socket anywhere near the cab can one be fitted without too much damage? We don't have the skill to diy it any idea of reasonable cost?

The biggest difference I noticed with my M/H was the "set up" time , there is none ! ,just drive /reverse on to the pitch ignition off and handbrake on and that's it 

cant say I miss all that unhitching and leg winding ,so last year..

We often ponder the motorhome question.

I like the idea of the quick set-up on site.......but that said, it only takes us about 20 minutes with the caravan. I've seen some motorhomers take that long, with their stop at the water / waste point and then the yellow ramp shuffle.

But then we look at the sort of holidays we have and just wonder how it would work.

Take a week in North Devon.

We visited places every single day.....often covering a good few miles.

Public transport (if it was even available) would have been a logistical nightmare. This would have reduced our scope massively, would have involved hours of standing at bus stops and would have been very expensive.

Driving everywhere in a motorhome would have been a terrible experience.  Narrow roads (it was bad enough in the car, sometimes) and limited parking options (finding a space at the side of the road for a car is hard enough and barriers rule out a lot of town centre car parks).

Packing everything away every day would become a real chore.

Less internal space, unless paying out a (large) fortune. Most motorhomes costing about the same as a car and caravan are a little on the small side.

I do feel attracted to motorhomes and the idea of self sufficiency, but just cannot see how it would work for us.