Motorhome berths vs seat belts

x 2  believe  me  !!

Elddis have a policy of berths = belts.

I don’t understand any other way. I think it should be against the law to hav3 more berths than belts, or are the manufacturers expecting people to take a care everywhere, might as well have a caravan!

Kev, I think the MO is that a MH can accommodate guests who have (say) driven to the site for a few days....

the main design issue is that, for a MH as in my example, to have 4 travel seats would require a different shape of lounge (safety seats etc) to that which the purchasers require....say, twin side sofas

yes, there are folding safety seats these days which emerge from side seats, but they are very heavy, very bulky (robbing under seat storage) and an expensive option, especially when used one or twice...

unless one takes passengers regularly, far better (for the odd occasion) to get guests to meet you....and they bring a handy car, too

I guess that is fine for a couple who want some more space and an occasional use but what about families? The choice goes down greatly if a 4 berth mh is required with 4 belts.

we have just ordered an Elddis sunseeker 155 with the fold away seats, which I think are a good option as we do carry passengers a bit when visiting kid etc, yes we have parallel seating with swivel front seats and a fixed bed. 

We find the parallel seating at the front more open than the forward facing lounge seating option, and the wife likes it feeling open.

Almost all European models have a half dinette up front with 2 extra belted seats, whereas UK vans tend to only offer this as an option.

so, there's actually a massive choice of four berth, four belted vans, just that most are continental with a fixed bed(s) in the rear and another up front, usually a drop down of some sort...

ours is only 6.4m long but has four belted seats and two large double beds...