Help in changing from caravan to motorhome

perhaps Jake doesnt use 'storage'....we dont.

van is a lot easier to get away in than our pals who have to drain and refill every trip in case of frost at 'storage'....we dont..

unless there is a chance of prolonged frost, we dont drain down, were usually back in the van in a few days anyway.

moving from site to site, all we 'really' need to do is drive onto the pitch and pull up the handbrake.

pitch generally level, fresh water already (still) in the tank, waste capacity is large, too.....gas safe means it doesnt have to be turned off, solar and refillable gas means no 'need' to plug in....

of course, we do 'do' some of these things, bit jakes post was to highlight how much easier it can be of you want it to be....

eg, filling a large water tank with a hose, takes an awful lot less effort than trooping backwards and forwards with an aquaroll and removing/refitting hose/pump.....  

And don't forget the push bikes, parking barrier's, mot,cannot see any advantages unless towing a small runabout suits you

Each to their own, some love caravans and some love motorhomes.  We have a 6 metre pvc and use it every day.  We don't have a car, we're retired and don't need two vehicles. But before we retired i had a car and we had a sub 6 metre motorhome that my husband drove to work.

we don't take pushbikes and just take a bit more care about where we can park.  The mot is just the same as having your car mot'd.  Very rarely have to use our levellers.

its great on a day out to get the table out and put the kettle on. Also to have your toilet with you!!!!!

perhaps Jake doesnt use 'storage'....we dont.

van is a lot easier to get away in than our pals who have to drain and refill every trip in case of frost at 'storage'....we dont..

unless there is a chance of prolonged frost, we dont drain down, were usually back in the van in a few days anyway.

moving from site to site, all we 'really' need to do is drive onto the pitch and pull up the handbrake.

pitch generally level, fresh water already (still) in the tank, waste capacity is large, too.....gas safe means it doesnt have to be turned off, solar and refillable gas means no 'need' to plug in....

of course, we do 'do' some of these things, bit jakes post was to highlight how much easier it can be of you want it to be....

eg, filling a large water tank with a hose, takes an awful lot less effort than trooping backwards and forwards with an aquaroll and removing/refitting hose/pump.....  

Write your comments here...BB you missing the point even in storage in summer no need to drain but even in your wonderful world you still have to take clothes etc in/out to wash, food out of fridge  (unless you leave it on 24*7 at home), bedding to change etc so it does not matter where you keep the van however that is easier to do at home.  Similarly you have to fill and empty the water at some point so it's not much different to a caravan except you can arrive full but that means emptying the waste and filling fresh when you leave site just like erm caravans do!l

Our motorcaravan stays packed with at least two instant meals onboard. Can be away at the 'drop of a hat' and love the freedom and the spontaneity this form of our hobby provides and believe me we have spent many an excellent impromptu weekend/holiday away. Oft times the open road and the unknown has been the making of our experiences.

Have had motorhomes and now have a caravan , and enjoy both ,i think you could be more spontaneous with motorhome , but with caravan it doesnt matter if you run out of milk cos you can jump in car and get some , i love doin both if i was wealthy id have one of each lol :) mrs bc

If...as Kipling said.

If the two of us were young enough to cycle, electrically or otherwise, if we were both fit enough to walk into town from way away instead of parking a car centrally in multi storeys,  if we simply stayed in this country and used our bus passes, and if I was willing load and tow a car on a trailer for travelling Europe, then a motorhome might suit us very well. 

Yet again on these forums a lighthearted comment is met by sarcasm.

As it happens my motorhome is self levelling and self sufficient on water and power for a good number of days .  Some might say that's 'magic' but personally I wouldn't.

If I was on a club site with EHU of course I'd use it, but there's a big wide world of CL type basic sites where my comments stand.

Is it wise to drive around with fresh or waste water in the tank, the swishing can make the vehicle unstable, also there is chance of overloading the vehicle

No  more  likely  to  be  affected  by  "Swishing"  water  than  by  Fuel  doing  the  same  thing  IMHO !!

Our water tanks are at the lowest point of gravity, so wether the tanks are full or a quarter full handling isn't affected. Just the same as a half full fuel tank doesn't affect handling as ABM points out...