Proportion of Motorhomes?

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  • Takethedogalong
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    edited May 2016 #62

    We have just found a quiet overnight stop, all legal and welcoming, for 50p. Although it might cost us a pound if we need two parking bays! Innocent

    Good dog walking as well!

  • young thomas
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    edited May 2016 #63

    Who needs Aires when the well heeled traveling community can wild camp-go MotorhomersCool

    i dont think 'they' use motorhomes, do they.....?

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited May 2016 #64

    Depends on the definition BB, the free love, ban the bomb, catch the solstice hippies (known in our house as "crusties") were very partial to old coaches. Not sure if they are part of MH statistics!

    Not sure about the traditional travelling communities. 

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited May 2016 #65

    Who needs Aires when the well heeled traveling community can wild camp-go MotorhomersCool

    i dont think 'they' use motorhomes, do they.....?

    BB, you are 'they'. . . .Go MotorhomersHappy

  • Navigateur
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    edited May 2016 #66

    a good post, TTDA, but heresy all the sameWink

     . . or hearsay?

  • young thomas
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    edited May 2016 #67

    a good post, TTDA, but heresy all the sameWink

     . . or hearsay?

    oh, no....it was direct from the horse's mouth....Wink

    anyway, never was a big fan of theirs....tho Mylene.....Happy

  • young thomas
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    edited May 2016 #68

    Go Motorhomers?.....Undecided

    ah yes, i must have one of their discount cards somewhereWink

  • huskydog
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    edited May 2016 #69

    Anyway, just come back from Battle site ,and I would say a third of the pitches were taken by M/H's , and the site was full ..

  • young thomas
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    edited May 2016 #70

    Anyway, just come back from Battle site ,and I would say a third of the pitches were taken by M/H's , and the site was full ..

    ...sounds about right then, for the 'in season' vanning community....

    when the weather starts to get really cold (SeptemberWink) you'll see a change for sure as all those caravans get tucked up sung for the winter......Aw,
    blessHappy

  • jeffcc
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    edited May 2016 #71

    Mine isn't getting tucked up for the winter BB its emigrating!!

  • Navigateur
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    edited May 2016 #72

    And I thought it was motor caravan that got tucked up with those insulting covers over the windscreen and cab windows.

  • young thomas
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    edited May 2016 #73

    Mine isn't getting tucked up for the winter BB its emigrating!!

    quite right, too, JeffHappy

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited May 2016 #74

    23% as opposed to 33% on site. Oh, well, near enough - I can't fret about it, Nellie.Smile

    Me neither.Wink I guess that each storage area will have a different percentage, depending on area.

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited May 2016 #75

    when the weather starts to get really cold (SeptemberWink) you'll see a change for sure as all those caravans get tucked up sung for the
    winter

    Only some, BB. We and many other caravanner tour all the year round in this country. During the winter months there are still many more caravans than M/Hs out and about.



  • briantimber
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    edited May 2016 #76

    And I thought it was motor caravan that got tucked up with those<<< insulting covers>>> over the windscreen and cab windows.

    What do you find insulting about them Nav? Pray tell..Surprised .

  • briantimber
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    edited May 2016 #77

    Anyway, just come back from Battle site ,and I would say a third of the pitches were taken by M/H's , and the site was full ..

    ...sounds about right then, for the 'in season' vanning community....

    when the weather starts to get really cold (SeptemberWink)<<< you'll see a change for sure as all those caravans get tucked up sung for the winter......Aw, blessHappy>>>

    Don't get smug BB, lots of Motorhomes do the same. Not mine I hasten to add..WinkCool

  • young thomas
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    edited May 2016 #78

    Now, dont get rude Brian Wink

    just reflecting on the many tales of folk getting their caravans out of storage in the spring and then posting here  how their batteries etc don't work...

    vans that come out in he spring usually get put to bed in the autumn....September?

    yes, there will be some Motorhomes which hibernate but I'll wager that a larger percentage of caravans do it than motorhomes...

    however, it matters not one jot....

    im on the next plane out of Dodge.....bye....Wink

  • Kennine
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    edited May 2016 #79

    Theres no need for caravans to have flat batteries when not being used.  If the van is in storage, take the leisure battery home and charge it up regularly, if the Caravan is at home, just plug it into a socket every so often and keep the battery topped up. ---- Simples !!!!.

    Much easier to keep a motor caravan's leisure battery fully charged, every time you take it on a journey it is being charged. . Likewise it can charged from a socket at home if not using the van for some time. 

    K WinkCool

  • Grumblewagon
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    edited May 2016 #80

    It's remarkable how a casual observation and a fairly trivial question can lead to such debate!  Vans in storage, parking at home, flat batteries, windscreen covers etc......

    Remember this all started when OH said that there seemed to be relatively more MHs these days and I wondered what the ratio to caravans was.

    Thanks to all who have replied.  Looks like around 3:1 to 2:1 in favour of caravans.

  • briantimber
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    edited May 2016 #81

    Me rude BB???Innocent..Cool

  • Wildwood
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    edited June 2016 #82

    It's remarkable how a casual observation and a fairly trivial question can lead to such debate!  Vans in storage, parking at home, flat batteries, windscreen covers etc......

    Remember this all started when OH said that there seemed to be relatively more MHs these days and I wondered what the ratio to caravans was.

    Thanks to all who have replied.  Looks like around 3:1 to 2:1 in favour of 

    It's remarkable how a casual observation and a fairly trivial question can lead to such debate!  Vans in storage, parking at home, flat batteries, windscreen covers etc......

    Remember this all started when OH said that there seemed to be relatively more MHs these days and I wondered what the ratio to caravans was.

    Thanks to all who have replied.  Looks like around 3:1 to 2:1 in favour of caravans.

    Frankly I do not see that it matters what the balance is. We all tour in our preferred manner and the actual vehicle mix is irrelevant.

  • young thomas
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    edited June 2016 #83

    Me rude BB???Innocent..Cool

    lol, escaped from Dodge so back to keep an eye on you....Wink

  • briantimber
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    edited June 2016 #84

    In that case I'll be on my best behaviour BB...WinkCool

  • young thomas
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    edited June 2016 #85

    Happy

  • JohnM20
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    edited June 2016 #86

    At Cadeside, (Wellington, Somerset) there are only 16 pitches in total. Last Saturday 14 of the 15 were occupied of which 5 were motor homes and 10 were caravans, a 2 : 1 ratio in favour of caravans.

  • Wildwood
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    edited June 2016 #87

    I did see an article saying motorhome sales were up 20% this year but the caravan manufacturers all seemed to be reporting similar sales increases so not sure the proportion has changed a lot.

  • Pageantpete07
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    edited June 2016 #88

    Motor Homes ar okay but i would say that about 90% of them are front wheel drive ,which is all very well it they are pitched on hard standing ,but they are useless on soft  ground ,and the majority of owners seem  to think that spinning the front wheels
    will get them off soft ground.I have spoken to two cl owners who have experienced this have had thier cl pitches ruined and have decided not to accept motor homes.

  • briantimber
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    edited June 2016 #89

    Fortunately there are quite a few of us who know how to drive off soft ground, I've never churned up any  site I've been on....Cool

  • huskydog
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    edited June 2016 #90

    Motor Homes ar okay but i would say that about 90% of them are front wheel drive ,which is all very well it they are pitched on hard standing ,but they are useless on soft  ground ,and the majority of owners seem  to think that spinning the front wheels
    will get them off soft ground.I have spoken to two cl owners who have experienced this have had thier cl pitches ruined and have decided not to accept motor homes.

    I would have thought that quite a few tow cars are front wheel drive ,and pulling the caravan off the pitch can cause the same Sealed

  • briantimber
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    edited June 2016 #91

    I've seen quite a lot of damage to the corners of grass verges. As this is off topic I will say no more.....Sealed

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