Deal done, caravan to motorhome

BB, tyre pressure is an interesting topic with plenty of bad or incorrect advice including from main dealers. I have posted separately on this but my intention is to use the figures given to me by Continental's experts as you have done.  This will mean the low pressure warning on all the time but it should be a more comfortable ride.

On our last motor caravan the hand book gave recommended tyre pressures for each model,much lower than on door frame,but still did not after about 50 miles  give a comfortable ride 😟 

good luck with that, its a shame that these cant be recalibrated simply to the owners reqirements.

i dont have this TPMS so wont get too much bleeping

ive always felt that the tyre manufacturer would have the best understanding of how their product worked under different loads.

i believe Michelin are equally forthcoming with their data, Continental were very speedy to reply and only needed a few bits of information from the tyre wall to return the correct pressure info.

Our Hobby m/h has a low but long rear overhang and so far only the Corran ferry caused the towbar to ground out on and off the ferry.

Try and go on the ramps at an angle and don't let anyone rush you. 

Enjoy the new found freedom a motorhome brings. 

We followed the theory of the easy off motorhome for the three we owned but then began to come to the conclusion that spending time on public transport from the campsite rather offsets it.

Welcome , we too changed in January from years of having a Caravan.We hope to buy a  couple of Electric Bikes , but for now we are walking miles and miles with the two dogs so that has to be good . As for filling up before you set off we are on a  Water Meter so i would rather fill up on site it can be a  ball ache if its raining otherwise does not take too much time .. If you compare the two they both have good and bad points but for us we can get away quicker with the Motor home. In Fact we have been away the last three weekends more to follow then Skegness and then France ..

yes, some sites can have low water pressure and th fill can take some time....on others, the water seems to gush from the tap and we are full in no time....

glad to see you're making the most of your van, we too have ebikes (as does almost every motorhomer on continental sites) and have done many, many trips on them.

mine's about to click over 10,000 km and with OH having hers for a couple of years more and accompanying me on most of the trips she may have actually done more in total on hers... 

great fun.

Look for sites that have nearby bus services. You can have days out and interact with the locals and apart from Wales it is free if you are of a certain age. No worry where to park and a relaxed ride to view the area. 

We were reborn when we bough th Motorhome last year. Suddenly we felt that we could go anywhere without worrying about the roads being too narrow, too steep, too isolated etc. So much easier to set off and little to do upon arrival.

I could give you a long list of things that we have learned but the main one is not to go out and buy a load of new stuff until you have done a couple of trips. We spent the first year buying things and now, in the second year, have been using eBay to get rid of most of them.

Because it is so easy to move away, the only thing I worry about is to raise the steadies if I have put them down (which we often don't bother with). I put the brace on the floor in front of the driving seat! Can't move off with the EHU plugged in because the engine won't start, the gas is self contained in an under slung tank and the step retracts when the engine is started. Couldn't get much easier!

Hi all, just an update as been busy. Collected our first motorhome last Friday. Handover from Perthshire caravans was excellent and a full demo on how all works.

Not had an overnight stay in it yet but been out a couple of times for a day trip to try it out. On first impressions I love it. I would never have taken the caravan out for a day.......its just so easy to get up and go and all water, waste and gas onboard.

As for the size of the motorhome it doesn't seem to stop me driving into towns, supermarket car parks etc.

Ive also loaded the MH up and filled the water tank to 50% and I'm still well within the weight limit 👍🏼.

Yes great advice on here. I have sold a lot of accessories from my caravan which are not suitable for the MH. To date I have bought a couple of security devices and a silver screen as I have read a lot of great reports on them for summer and winter. As mentioned on here I will just buy accessories if and when required.

Overall I am well pleased with our new Elddis. Lots of added extras as its a dealer special and plenty of room inside. Great to drive and already notice the advantages with the solar panel and the reversing camera.

Keep the replies coming as I'm sure there's a lot to learn yet and any tips welcome.

Cheers 😀👍🏼

Dougie