Motorhomes dominate
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The main difference, other than load carrying capacity, would be that a garage in a caravan is very much a temporary thing, when travelling, while in a MH it is a permanent feature.
It is amazing what some MHers have stashed in their garages, we saw a very interesting example in Italy one year, a French couple with a mid size MH with a huge garage that contained a vast amount of stuff......table, chairs, BBQ, tools, spares, food even, plus bikes of course.
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yes very true. It is one of the advantages of having a MH v caravan
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I see, yes they are expensive.
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Course if you want a large garage in a caravan you can always consider a Knaus Deseo
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Hi , not anti m/h ,Seen it myself in Scotland ,and on a beach in Wales ..Last year Corwall ,mind you they were surfers ..My brother tours europe every year and has shown me photos of groups parked up for months on beaches ,,blocking local houses lovely views, His intention was to tour ,mainly wild camping ,but after following brilliant suggestions of net , wherever he got to they were like small citys ! Just a point sennon cove last ,2 motohomes ignored signs ,i politely said it was to narrow at car parks at end .so best to turn round at bus turning point ..got the churchhill of them , They created havoc ,but it was funny to see red faces on their way out as we clapped them ! Also why block of 4 parking places at s/markets at busy times ,then moan when they are blocked in ? Proved im not anti m/h !!!
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plus a 'substantial' wine allowance
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On the contrary, I’d have thought. That’s one of the most divisive posts I’ve seen for a long time. Anti MH and anti surfer,
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What a divisive post on CT?!
I've been looking at the way people "camp" over the last week, there are many who choose simple ways, small campervans and caravans, minimal equipment. There are others who take the proverbial kitchen sink. Presumably as fuel costs rise along with emission restrictions some may have to re-think the whole weighty process but at present caravans suit some, motorhomes suit others. Enjoy it while it lasts.
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Whilst in the hospital waiting room I picked up the December 2018 MMM magazine. An article caught my attention about a couple who brought a MH and then looked at options of towing a car as the MH would be too large to park on days out. To tow/transport a car would mean more expense plus buying yet another car. Their solution was for him to drive the MH and the lady to drive one of their existing cars. I’ve actually seen this solution many times before but it does beg the question................
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We actually witnessed this several years ago when touring Scotland. The couple in question had driven up from Essex, their motorhome was slightly shorter in length and height than ours and they were astounded that we drove and parked our motorhome wherever we fancied. Subject of course to road suitability 😂. All that fuel for 2 vehicles and no conversation on the journey's. Some may say the latter is worth the former 😉.
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We used to travel in tandem on local trips when we had our slightly larger coachbuilt MH but only on trips of up to about an hour from home and certainly not to the other end of the country. It wasn’t essential but made life a little simpler given the lanes of the Westcountry.
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Yes we do the same for some not so far away stops. I used the car to commute back and forth when I was caring for Dad. Not very often but great for those tiny lanes.
It might sound daft, but neither I or OH enjoyed towing van around. Frustrating not being able to deviate far off major roads, even large MH parking is easier than parking with a caravan. Only places we stopped off were EH or NT type car parks. Having gone to a van from a small camper, the emphasis became getting to a site, and we found ourselves twitching at passing by lots of enroute things we wanted to do. All changed with our small MH, we truly explore around now, but don’t have to base in one place so we get to do and see more. Travel days are back to being “doing” days, and for us, when all we got was three or four day break maximum, this made so much more of our time.
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We've noticed that quite a few Motorhomes do not seem to come with a door retainer. There is one either side of us, a Voyager 695, other is unknown but looks fairly new and neither has a door retainer. Is this common? Seems rather strange to have your door banging.
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Our last had one but this van doesn’t need one.
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our habitation door has a gas strut to hold it in place, as does the garage door and the drivers (passenger, when RHD) door). doesn't require a catch.
i assume from the above posts that caravan doors flop about in the wind and need some sort of catch as they don't have gas struts?
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