Things motorhomes need that caravans don't
My wife and I regularly use certificated location sites for our weekends away in our motorhome, I have found that many CL's say they are suitable for motorhomes, but have just added his to there site details, without making changes to there site. Most motorhomes require 3 things Caravans do not the first is a water supply, for onboard tanks, near the entrance roadway or somewhere they can get alongside. Secondly Motorhomes have onboard grey water tanks they need to be emptied at a Gray water drain point in the roadway, lastly motorhomes need fairly level pitch as they cannot be levelled like caravans on a sloping site, it may be best to sign level pitches on a sloping sight as motorhomes only.
Andrew
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That's discriminating against caravanners - especially those with large T/A vans whose need for a level pitch is as great as that of MH-ers.
I don't think we have any special needs as MH-ers. A level pitch is preferred but not essential, my fresh water tank can be filled with the input hose from several feet distant from the tap, my grey tank can be emptied via an output hose into any drain from several feet away.
No, I don't need anything different from when we had caravans. Remember, we're all in this together - inclusivity, not discrimination.
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We can fill up with a hosepipe or water carrier if necessary. We can empty into a waste mater if necessary. A level pitch is nice but we have ramps if we need them. All of these can be needed in full club sites too. We are out exploring (the new buzz word 😉) with something a little more luxurious than a tent but the principle is the same 😆
I have to agree with the previous post.
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We are still happily using all the CLs we used with a caravan, now we have a Motorhome, with no problems. Good length of hose pipe, some sort of bucket, some wedges.......dead easy really. CLs don't need to put all sorts of extras in, unless they want to do, the resourceful and prepared amongst us still tour with ease. We are on a CL to die for at the moment, one we have used for last twenty years with both caravan and MH.
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I think it is more a case of needing LESS with a Motorhome. No Aquaroll, no wastemaster, no LPG cylinder (if you have an Autosleeper), no awning (assuming you have a wind out canopy), no step .... and so it goes on. The water lasts several days and the waste even longer.
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Agree. If the OPs motorhome is the one in his avatar (size of a coach) then it isn't going to be a very manoeuvrable vehicle regardless of how well laid out a CL is made. But, a quick phone call to CLs will give all the details required. There are a lot of CLs that can take huge motorhomes, but the wise would still take a hose pipe and a bucket!
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As we know, a large MH brings problems of its own.
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the size of a vehicle (mh or caravan) can bring its own issues, but i do agree with Hitch that, for the most part, using a mh requires LESS (effort, kit, on site supplies/facilities) than a caravan, in fact, we may need nothing at all...
we can just drive onto a site and we are 'in business'.
we may have plenty of water already in the tank, the waste tank may have spare capacity too, we have solar panels and a refillable gas system so our power is with us irrespective of hook ups etc.
however, cls provide fresh water and a chem toilet dump as givens so we need no more than these to stay indefinitely, even though we could often do a few days on what we arrive with.
we also stop over in places that dont provide these, however it makes no difference, we still have use of all on board facilities including shower.
its the internal tanks that makes it more convenient to camp where there are fewer 'facilities'.....less is more, perhaps?
perhaps a sign suggesting 'level pitches' rather than 'mh only' would ensure 'inclusivity, not discrimination'
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The only thing I can think of that a motorhome might carry and a caravan not is grip track of some kind for helping to get off wet grass or muddy pitches other wise I definitely agree less effort is required to use a motorhome than a caravan.
peedee
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The thing most motorhomes need is an alternative means of transport from bikes to cars to use when on site to get about except for a few sites on a good bus route. The alternative is to use the motorhome for touring and dealing with height barriers and other restrictions and leaving lots of valuables in public car parks.
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Or...........a relative or friend that has a caravan and car!!!I now have a 7 seater car due mainly to the numbers of my family that now have motor caravans.!!!!
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We carry a small fresh water and a small waste container. Very rarely use motorhome service points but will if needs be. We also have a motormover on the motorhome, it's called the engine. We are all caravaners, motorised or otherwise!
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That's what we do with our two sets of holidaying friends who are both MHrs.
They save on ferry fares, they dont need the trailer for their scooter, and we split the fuel costs once on site.When travelling the MH is the catering venue and we all get to have great holiday...............next one coming soon!
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and they can borrow your aquarol and waste container when they need to?
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Interesting thread.
We changed from a caravan to a MH 18 months ago. Wonderful. I use a watering can to top up the onboard tank. I use a grey waste tank to empty grey tank if on a longer stay. I carry levellers and have had no problem I 80 nights including touring Scotland.
Not certain what planet the original questioner comes from
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we are in Hillhead. on first look i would have suggested this was more a 'caravanner' site rather than a 'motorhomer' site due to the hilly surrounding terrain.
as it happens, we have so far visited Brixham (foot), Kingswear/Dartmouth (ebikes), Paignton (ebikes), Torquay (bus) so far without issue.
tomorrow it will be a stroll to Coleton Fishacre....
no cars required.
if we wanted to expand the area of visitation, we would move the van there and adopt a similar approach...
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is vin rouge (vino tinto)
allowed?back on topic, I'd need it even if i owned a caravan
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The size of one's MH dictates to a great extent how it is used, so anyone swopping needs to think carefully what they want. We have absolutely no problems what so ever using ours on a daily basis from sites. Little bit of research if visiting an unknown destination can pay dividends, but we only do this if going into a big town, just to find the best car park. We travel very light as well, always have even as caravanners.
We don't carry many valuable items, phones and my iPad goes out with me for photos, as it does in car. Small cheap TV that seldom sees light of day. Everything is insured anyway, I leave my diamond tiara at home with my sister! It really is a myth that you have to use a bike, a bus or walk if you have a motorhome, at least with something that isn't very big.
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A sign to saying "M/H using this pitch" when out touring in it for the day.
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thanks for the offer, but an aquarol is of no use to me.
i want my water in the internal MH tank, not in a barrel outside in the cold. i dont have (or want) any form of external pumping mechanism (with extra proprietary kit) just to move it a foot or two from a barrel outside, to a tank inside, and it takes up an awful lot of room to carry about.... so, not for us, thanks.
however, if you asked nicely, you could borrow my two (joined if necessary) long hoses to bring the water to your barrel rather than the other way round
usually, we take the 'horse to the water' on the way onto site, but if staying a while, the hoses make light work of moving water about.
as they say 'horses for courses' but MHers (generally) dont want/need aquarolls......so perhaps more of a 'something a caravanner needs but a MHer doesnt', rather than the other way round.
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cheers, Ian, a lot duller today, and windy, too.....
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