First time motor home holiday
hello!
We are first timers to motorhome holidaying!
We are hiring a motorhome in October with our 3 year old...
Has anyone got any tips or advice where to go and just general help!
We are campers but this will be our first time in a motor home!
Thank you!!!
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The same can be said of East Anglia, the Isle of Wight, Yorkshire, The Lakes.....
Help us out here, MCA, please.
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Cancel the Motorhome hiring and take the three year old to Center Parc somewhere - indoor swimming pools heated to near tropical 29C, a little bike with stabilisers on footpaths or a buggy towed behind mum or dad's bike, wild life, woodland, lake, indoor toys and games for wet days - and above all a child's separate bedroom for a bit of adult peace after 7pm. A three year old cooped up in a Motorhome on wet days in October doesn't bear thinking about.
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Our two lads were camping in tents with us from 6 months and really enjoyed it. Although not October it wasn't always dry. At least in a MH they won't be cold. I would think it a huge adventure for a 3 year old who had never done it before. I would suggest keeping it relatively local 200 miles or so. Not setting off for the far north of Scotland if you live where we do.
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Hi MCA, we live in Taunton and arrived back From Lake Garda last year on 6th Oct, it was Winter weather; constant heavy rain and windy. Gone are the days when we can predict the weather. The SW has suffered badly during the past 10 years with poor weather and, in particular, the wind since the Jet Stream moved to settle mainly off our SW coast, instead off Iceland.
Where do you live? In October I would heed the advice above and stay closer to home.
BillC
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It seems all doom and gloom,
Drive steady and take it easy. Our last outing in our MH was Dec to January in Cornwall, as long as you are prepared no matter what the weather, as long as it's not blowing 90 mph, you can still have fun. although being cooped up with a 3 year old may get a bit......frustrating!
October can be really nice weather or it could be the start of the Atlantic storms so just bare that in mind if heading somewhere on the west/southwest coast if you think its not worth it, you can always move to somewhere more sheltered, that's the point of a MH, just move on when you like where you like.
Make sure you listen to the handover and make notes of the way things work and operate. be aware of the safety stuff such as gas and mains electric for when you 'hook up'. Empty the water and waste tanks before travel so its not sloshing around causing instability when cornering, most campsites have a drive over service point where you can top up on arrival and dump before leaving. Don't be scared of the cassette toilet its easy to use and to get rid of the waste in a chemical waste point (CWP), if using the shower etc keep an eye on the waste tank depending on size of it as you don't want to have an overflow onto your pitch, the Wardens will not be happy!
Otherwise get out and about and Enjoy the experience of driving your own bungalow
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We were parked at an Autoroute Aire in France and a young couple with children in a hired motorhome sought our advice; they couldn’t get the electric kettle to work! So, the handover is REALLY important. Ask lots of questions and take notes as suggested above. With mains, 12 volts and gas it can all be a bit confusing at first for beginners.
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First time out with our sons aged 2 and 4 years was to the New Forest. Whit weekend it rained on and off but with sunny intervals. The kids loved it, I'd taken wellies and those all in one rain suits, they splashed about in puddles once the rain had stopped. Watching all the wildlife coming out of the forest. No tv, no electrics, no heating/hot water or fridge.
Later that year we moved to Germany and all our holidays were spent in the caravan all over Europe, the weather was better though
Go away and enjoy it or not, it will be an experience if nothing else.
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