The reason why we changed to the motorhome

Bolero boy great post, .We have just decided to go to Hawes end of the month Monday to Friday, would not of contemplated it with the caravan to much hassle, all we need to do is throw a few clothes in most of the food is already in, just need to had freezer stuff and food for the fridge. Has l have my MH on our property, we hook the water hose up, filled with in 3 minutes hey presto on our way. We will never forget the caravaning holidays they were great but circumstances have changed. l agree with Alan Jean that caravaning is better for 2 to 3 week holidays where you stay in one place and relax, use the car to visit places. We now only do 4 days and at most 7 to 10 days. One thing l would not do is to tow a car at the back of the MH, may as well tow a van

Heethers

Great topic, interesting reading, being a recent MH owner, have done so many short breaks this year lost count, even used an overnight in pub car park,we also have a local shore we visit for one night stops on a whim. Enjoying life on the road.

 

if you tour in the right places, thats homework enough....there are many parking places right in towns, as close as any caravanner can get, without the drive from the campsite.
yes, i have used the odd bus stop (not in the pouring rain, though) and the odd pick up point for an excursion, actually the same coach as caravanners use....see, we arent fussy.

however, despite what some think, mh have engines and can get to (and stay in) places that caravanners cant...good spots to avoid the ones who look down on poor MHers at bus stops and who 'dont tour' in their touring caravan.

as for being paid for promoting MH. fraid not, just desribing how we tour and how we dont need a car as we get where we want to be in the MH so dont have the hassle of droppng off the trailer before we can actually do any exploring.

as said, we have lots of time to explore lots of places and wish to do it at our own pace without being driven by bookings or other agendas like having to find a campsite.

yes, we do have long stops on sites (really good ones) periodically, where we walk, swim, sunbathe, cycle, dine and sample the local wine etc, sometimes for weeks but the exploratory/touring bits prior to that and after that are best done, for us, in the MH.

 

thanks H

i wish you the best with the change....you know it makes sense, lol

we have a MH but dont really do any chucking of bags, we dont even have bags...

Respect...I tried it and it looked like this!!

lol....

what did jean say after she returned to the van and all her gear had been sold?

i bet you made enough to cover the ferry cost...

Heethers – Good to know you’re both spending time away in your new LV and to wish your wife well on her Motorhome course next year.  You never know she may just be driving it before then.   Best of luck to you both. 

Thanks everyone for the posts and all the best wishes, l am sat here waiting for my Silver Screen external blinds being delivered between 11am and 12 noon, we were given the internal ones by the  dealer who sold us the MH for no cost to us. After using them for the last 3 occasions we decided to invest in the outside type made by the original company Silverscreens a tad bit more expensive but the reviews were excellent both online and people we have talked too. We first thought of having the Remis blinds fitted but the cost soon put me off, also motorhomers l talked to onsite told me they used the outside ones during Autumn, winter and spring seasons along with the Remis blinds as they alone don't stop condensation. We will try them out at Hawes at the end of October, just a thank you to the lady at Silver Screens really helpful on advising us, she ask which MH we had, the year, Model and type then told me which one we needed, when they would be delivered, true to her word just 3 days from the order being placed. We now have a set of Milenco internal silver screen blinds going spare, will place them on the club Classifieds but don't hold much hope, got my 3 year old Isabella Magnum on their no takers only want 350 for it. normal price l believe 1100, no matter it will go eventually. Back to the motorhome we have found that we must have a door fly screen fitted after the hot week we had in Bridlington, flies were a nuisance, so it will be fitted in January. We are hoping to go to the show at Birmingham, not to buy but pickup some ideas, one of which are the flip up shelves can't seem to find who makes or sells them. Slowly but surely we starting to put our mark the MH, once again thank you for all your posts, thoughts and ideas. we are sure we have made the correct decision.

Heethers

We saw a motorhome as a natural progression from a caravan once the children had moved away and I had retired. I don’t think motorhomes are ideal for families due to the more limited space although on the continent it is more common as you can live outside due to the better climate.

The differences have been well debated and the most apt and often repeated expression is to say “the advantage of a motorhome is that you take everything with you. The disadvantage is that you take everything with you”.

I terms of set-up, just one point, steadies on motorhome are not essential (we seldom bother with ours) and there are only two (rear). Of course, you also generally have a wind out canopy, two minutes to set up, and not an awning, half an hour to set up. But that’s not comparing like with like.

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