Oh, I am a traitor & feel desperately relieved.
Me again.
For those who might remember my lovely boy suffered a stroke and I am/was determined to tow?
ANYWAY, we have put a deposit down on a Motorhome today and in all honesty I feel such relief that I will not be towing. I also feel a great deal of melancholy that the forever Caravan we bought is no longer forever. The dealers have given us a really good price for Stella so we had to go with it.
My towing course is booked for next week and I will probably still do it but those Motorhome ownwers amongst you, please be patient with me when I ask stupid questions; I have no one else.
Wait for me on the MotorHome thread👀
Meanwhile, boy is home, speech is improving but his arm, alas, is showing little sign of improvement. Thanks to all those who were so supportive.
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Great to hear your husband is home of the improvement in his speech. Don't forget it's still early days.
Congratulations on your purchase and I'm glad you feel more comfortable about driving it. Can you not swop your towing course for a motorhome one?
There are no silly questions we all had to start somewhere and everyday a learning day for us all.
I do hope you can get a short break away before too long, it'll do you both good.
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Good to have an update artyboo and glad things are progressing. Still very early days for your hubby, but each little step is progress. Personally, I think you have made a good decision going for MH. Very sad to part with van, but if you are more confident driving MH rather than towing (I am), then a good decision, because getting away will be part of your hubby's recuperation. To be honest, we are both reasonably fit and healthy and still made swop to MH, but life is so much easier. None of that rushing to a site now having to get pitched up, you can take your time and stop off, every travelling day is a doing day! On board facilities when you need them and comfy meals at every stop! Hope you thoroughly enjoy your new purchase. Ask away.....
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Artyboo
Good to have a new start that you can both be excited about. More relaxing driving a motorhome compared with towing. Good Luck to you both.
David
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Good news that your hubby is home ,each day is a progress day ,
A wise move to a motorhome and just ask away for any advice , when we changed to a M/H we had a weekend at Battle , not to far away but far enough to have a break and see how things worked
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It's good to hear Mr Arty is improving and I think you've made a wise decision in going for the MH.
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Good to hear. Let us know of your trips.
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Not quite the same thing, artyboo, but I suffered serious multiple injuries from a foreign 7.5 tonne lorry on the wrong side of a country bend whilst on my motorbike 6 years ago (I'm 72 now) and have no use of my right arm or hand, plus little use of my right leg. (I Velcro my right glove to the handlebar). I can no longer manage a tent with which I used to tour around Europe from Scandinavia to Greece to Portugal so after two years of rehab I bought a m/home, travelling solo and doing all the domestics; water filling, cassette emptying, operating the awning etc., and I rode one of my motorbikes on a 2200 mile tour of Europe last June.
Hopefully there are two pics, one of my sons and me setting off from Sussex for a 10 day tour of Spain, and another of us having a beer en route (on Father's Day
) at Pau, in sight of the Pyrenees.I'm riding to (towards?) a motorbike rally in Poland at the end of May.........
I don't see myself as disabled; I just find different ways to do things.
Go for it!!
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Well done you for making the change, & with hubby improving you can both look forward to a new way of enjoying your time away. Keep smiling - a motorhome is just a different way of doing things & you’ll certainly have built up a lot of ‘general knowledge’ having had the caravan. Best wishes to you both.
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How lovely to have such a positive attitude. I know people who have far less issues than you and all they can do is moan about what they can't do like they used to 😣. If you suggest and adaptation it can't be done cos I don't do it that way, it's where that's always been stored 😣😣. Touchwood I don't have major issues but I can't do at 60 what I could at 20 in the same time but I can sort a way of doing a task even if it takes longer. Definitely attitude of mind and willingness to try and adapt as necessary artyboo I have no doubt from what you've written you will be the adaptor and accommodator sort . I'm sure that where there's a will there's a way. We can all offer suggestions and surely one will work for you 😉. You've taken the first bold and decisive step.
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Oh thank you so much all. I should be collecting it next Saturday.
We have gone for a rather large one I'm afraid; a Burstner A747. The dealers gave us a very good deal on taking the Caravan PX 🤧. Hopefully it will last us a very long time.
I WILL be back with lots of silly questions, even down to insurance! I take it that I am insuring the MH as one vehicle? How does that work with CC insurance when we had to guarantee habitation/full service that had to be done for the caravan?
I also have a 'non transferable' crossing booked with Eurotunnel; do you think it would be much of an issue? The MH is indeed shorter that the Caravan/Car outfit but is about 2 cm taller (probably more with the sat ant and air con on top).
i think with my experience of a Caravan I may be ok on all the habitation stuff and the nice man will give me a 'lesson' before I drive into the sunset but I must admit to having a sleepless (again) night about on board tanks and waste 😂.
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Arty, did you buy it from choose leisure?? (Going by the first photo) if so they are a great bunch of people ,we bought ours from them last year and it's just gone back for its MOT and service and they still treated first class , hope you will have as much fun in yours as we have had with ours
P.S. , I'm willing to pop over to you and run through any thing after you've got it home and not sure ,if I remember your only "up the road "
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Hello
i suffered a stroke when I was thirty four years old and have been towing a caravan for the last eleven years. My wife and I have become a good team whilst caravanning, as we manage to do the towing and everything else involved in caravanning. I am sure your husband will make a good recovery if he works hard at getting his speech and movement back and of cause , continuing to go caravanning will help his moral.
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Hello artyboo. What motorhome have you ordered?
From memory of my caravan towing course, it had quite a few aspects that covered motorhoming which I used when I switched codes. Or you could just see if you can transfer to a motorhome course at a later date.
One thing to think about is a rear view camera. My motorhome is only 6m long but when I'm on my own, sometimes I wish I had a camera when in tight spots. Otherwise, the missus gets out and directs me to the exact spot required.
It would be worth joining a specific motorhome forum. I would suggest visiting the following to get a feel of them. In no particular order, Motorhome Fun which is good for the social side [subscription required - £12pa?]; Motorhome Matters, which is linked to the motorhome magazine MMM, and is good on advice [free]. Fun also provides plenty of advice.
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There is nothing complicated about the onboard tanks or emptying, so don't worry. In fact, less to do than with a caravan! That's a lovely offer of help from Husky, and you know all on here will give support and help if required. You will be fine
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Husky, that is so very kind of you. I am taking her out to the Bearstead site in a couple of weekends time so might be asking those stupid questions then 🤣.
Yes we have bought her from Choose Leisure at Canterbury. I couldn't quite believe the selection and their welcoming pitch, I will take your advice and ensure she is booked for MOT/services there.
we have just spent 3 hours clearing all of our TUT from the caravan. Two awnings going on eBay this afternoon, having left one in there etc etc.
Asp, the MH already has a rear view camera thank goodness along with everything else that ticked our wish list.
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Glad to here of your husband’s recovery, we changed to a motor home from a caravan last year and have not regretted it for a moment. My wife was very nervous towing the van and is far and away happier with the motor home; the stress of towing would spoil her anticipation of or holiday and weekends away.
We have technology available to help us out today as we get older and if you want to carry on camping then you use what you need, motor movers, power tools for steadies, inverters, wind out awnings there are even hydraulic platforms to lift you to your door if needed.
There are lots of good natured banter about which is best caravan or motor home but in your circumstances it is a no brainer, the motor home is the clear choice if you want to keep camping.
Hope for a full recovery and relax and enjoy your motor home.
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Dear Stupid of Kent
It may be possible but I feel it's unlikely as your MH will be taller than your cvan and I've yet to see a MH with an awning rail.
Clueless of Cornwall.
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