Changed to the dark side

Personally the biggest difference I've found is when travelling, the sheer amount of space around you allowing movement, (not walking around I hasten to add), and not being trapped in a restricted car seat was a relevation. 

While I do tow a car sometimes, it's still much easier than towing a large van around.

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..

Write your comments here...I agree HD but at some point you have to dump the grey and refill so although quicker it does somewhat even out as other takes longer (on our van) to empty 100l of waste and refill the same. Biggest bonus is stopping for tea break or lunch. We have also managed to stop at many more NT or EH sites en route that we could never have done with the caravan.

When we leave from home i fill the fresh water tank with about 30l and we tend to empty the waste every time we go out for the day ,just my way of doing it (other ways are available).........

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?

...as i say, we dont have these doors now but, from memory they are in the back of the doors where they close onto the wheel arch....sized about 8" by 4" or thereabouts.

re: a small heater.....just run an extension lead from another socket.....or even run a small gang of sockets to a convenient point, so that you have sufficient for your needs.

this will do until you work out how many more you need (and where) and can let an electrician pit them in for you.

good luck. 

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..

Write your comments here...I agree HD but at some point you have to dump the grey and refill so although quicker it does somewhat even out as other takes longer (on our van) to empty 100l of waste and refill the same. Biggest bonus is stopping for tea break or lunch. We have also managed to stop at many more NT or EH sites en route that we could never have done with the caravan.

When we leave from home i fill the fresh water tank with about 30l and we tend to empty the waste every time we go out for the day ,just my way of doing it (other ways are available).........

Write your comments here...we do not "go out for days", I decided that if you are going out then why retrace steps and go back tothe same site, we try and plan our days out and move to a new site so we would empty/fill either on leaving site or ariving at next one depending on sit e type CL, CC etc. If we stay on site for more than one night we try to make sure there is stuff to do in the area within walking distance (3-4 miles) or public transport.

Well done huskydog your discussion topic was a positive one which is staying on topic.

Just over a week ago we were at the Club's Hillhead site. We had access to buses going to Brixham, Kingswear/Dartmouth, Paignton from right outside the site entrance. 

That bus journey from the site to Brixham . I have never been on anything like it - it was tight even on the wide bits! When we got off asked the bus driver if he enjoyed doing that route - he replied  "nah, I hate it  - I dread this one" haha...

 

ok then...

 

Those that take a car everywhere miss out on all this excitment I don't think I have been on a bus before where the driver has had to get off to organise the traffic so he can get through!!!

David

Whilst i realise there is an age/fitness requirement, we use our electric bikes and last week, pootling down the country lanes to the Exe Estuary cycle route and then on to Exmouth (or into Exeter, the pervious day) was a totally different (read miles better) experience than driving a car would have been...

being able to just stop and appreciate the view, wildlife etc is a wonderful upside of being outdoors....and not driving.

im so glad that our default choice of transport is not a car....we would miss so much of our lovely countryside.

the route we took to Ladram Bay would have scared a car driver witless...narrow, steep, twisty....but on the bikes it was truly part of the break. 

we dont do busses, nor cadge lifts....nor feel the need to drive to the paper shop....and, yes, poor weather can be a pain in the butt, but a bit of rain doesnt stop all the dog walkers getting out there. like us, they just wear the right gear and, anyway, we are usually 'elsewhere' during the wettest part of the year....

if we had a car/caravan no doubt we would end up using the car more and more, because its there....and carrying bikes seems to be hindered by weight limits, location of bikes etc..

give it 20 years and i might be thinking differently.....perhaps a really small MH....with the bikes on the back

Well done huskydog your discussion topic was a positive one which is staying on topic.

Makes a change for one of mine !

 

we dont do busses, nor cadge lifts....nor feel the need to drive to the paper shop....and, yes, poor weather can be a pain in the butt, but a bit of rain doesnt stop all the dog walkers getting out there. like us, they just wear the right gear and, anyway, we are usually 'elsewhere' during the wettest part of the year....

So you go abroad in the summer then BB

 

we dont do busses, nor cadge lifts....nor feel the need to drive to the paper shop....and, yes, poor weather can be a pain in the butt, but a bit of rain doesnt stop all the dog walkers getting out there. like us, they just wear the right gear and, anyway, we are usually

So you go abroad in the summer then BB

....only if i cant find my brolly...

due to circumstances, weve been vanning only in the UK this year, but we have enjoyed it and have been blessed woth some amazing weather, allowing us to take full advantage and rack up the miles on the bikes....

had mine 2 and a half years now and closing in on 10,000 km

Next year we are going to do more site hopping to see more of the UK, the biggest desicion is where to go first !!