Motorhomes dominate
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I think this was overkill on this rental MH I spotted in the Black Forest.
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I assume they were just doing that because they could!
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Not sure if they are critical or questioning.
We all have different reasons for choosing our sites and outfits. I do see a large number of motorhomes that appear to stay on site for at least as many days (5) as I do and whose outfits don't appear to move throughout their stay. Also see a number of smaller panel vans that do go offsite.
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DD, our pals at Bonterra Park leave their van nr Benicassim for €1 a day....van brought from storage and parked up for their stay...
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David, I certainly 'get' staying at long term sites, we do it twice a year, and I can also see how a car might be an advantage for getting about, we certainly enjoyed the couple of trips we had with DD and Mrs DD. Thank you.
Perhaps when we feel we need more than legs or our bikes things might change....or might even look at hiring on our next long stay.
however, as we don't use a car much at home, hiring a car for (say) a week would probably see it either sat on the pitch for half the time or we might feel we had to 'blitz' it to get value....over (say) a six week stay there's plenty of time to gradually explore an area.
also, with the generally good weather we tour in, getting out on the bikes or walking is something we enjoy doing, and if we really wanted to visit somewhere further afield, we would do it along the route (before we had arrived or on the way back) or by train, bus or the van (it does have wheels and an engine).
a few years ago we actually spent nine weeks at a site on the Côte d'Azure (plan was for a week!......we don't do plans very well...) and found four or five really nice places to visit which were within comfortable cycling range and, over that long period, returned more than once.
i also did a couple of long rides, 60+km round trips in either direction, incl one for a game of golf....again, didn't miss the car as the ride was part of the day's exploring, not necessarily the destination.
we did particularly enjoy that long stay and have been back several times since, but theres no doubt we do still love exploring en route, and the long return leg from Lagos saw us use just two sites (total 7 days) in 5 weeks and the rest was impromptu visitings and stops of 1/2/3 nights. so, for this part of the tour we felt were more than well equipped without a car.
so, currently the balance (for us) is about right, but things may change, that change might even be to use a (still) smaller MH (PVC) or car and small caravan, especially if (for whatever reason) we shift to touring more in the uk.
enjoy the weather....we're off tonight
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I do not think any one has been "critical"about motor caravans being used as the majority of caravans are used, just quizical as to why?,when it is so noticeable that as noticed even on the last two site we have been on ,
First , about 50/50% of each good transport links and close to a town
Second now, about 80/20% with caravans the most, not so good transport, and no towns nearby
Which seems to hold up the query of the reason some have changed to or bought a M/C?
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“Which seems to hold up the query of the reason some have changed to or bought a M/C?”
Why is it a query and why does anyone need to know why someone chooses their own particular way to do things?
Can we not just accept that people do things differently? Observe, as M said, rather than question.
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We have often seen MH parked at various visitor/tourist attractions, be it towns, NT properties, car park in the lakes, supermarkets...so realise it doesn't stop anyone going anywhere but I suppose it does take some planning however slight? It must be good having your caravan with you at all times, food, drink,relaxation, toilets.
However, I,at the moment, like the fact that while towing we are this long slow beast but once pitched the car regains it's 'power' and swiftness. And then we don't worry about if it will fit in any car park anywhere. Even better is when we have two cars and use the smaller one for even easier parking, especially when climbing as it has all the gear in that one and the car parks or parking places tend to be smaller.
So having a caravan fits in better with the way we do things at present. But I can see the attraction in having a MH as well,
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Yes, having your second home with you while out and about is one of the big bonuses of having a MH.
It’s all swings and roundabouts, though, and definitely a case of what suits the individual and even that very suitability can change with time.
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That's all well and good if your intended trip around the campsite is relatively small, but when we've set up pitch it's not uncommon for us to tour a hundred miles or more. That's beyond the radius of action of an e-bike and if you want to do it with the motorhome, you've got to do a lot of packing up first. Besides, taking the car one can do that sort of thing in all weathers.
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You touch on the reasons that I choose a caravan rather than a motorhome. I don't want to choose a site based on ability to use legs or public transport to access popular places. There is nowhere that I would take a trip to that I would wish to visit more than once on that occasion. There are also days when I wish to visit more than one location and park. There is no way that I consider the UK to be motorhome parking friendly.
We choose a site based on 'have we been before, how frequently have we been in the last 10 years, is it on a sensible tour route etc or does it overlap areas that we have recently visited' rather than asking what is there nearby. Ideally site would be 70 mile apart. We prefer to suss that out when we arrive.
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My post was in response to a MH specific post
60Km on an e-bike is a fair range and doubtless not on highways where the vista would be somewhat different than through a windscreen at speed; with the wind in your hair, sun on your skin, breathing fresh air.
The description given was in a warmer clime at a time of year where the home country would likely not be so inviting.
I could easily exemplar a post by AD in respect of similar trips with a caravan and how he and his wife tour Europe.
Having had a MH for 9 years, where we did some amazing trips best suited to a MH ie a few planned stops en route to a destination, aires / stelplatz and then just a return ferry booking and a map of Europe, BB takes it to another level. Good on him and Mrs BB.
We have yet to venture over there with the caravan as our free time is school term restricted, and we do other types of holiday as well.
As this illustrates, things change with life stages. Fortunately both MH and caravan facilitate making lifetime memories.
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We have often seen MH parked at various visitor/tourist attractions, be it towns, NT properties, car park in the lakes, supermarkets...so realise it doesn't stop anyone going anywhere
There are certainly places that can be a challenge to park a car and virtually impossible for a sizeable motorhome unless on a long stay outside a village or town.
However, I,at the moment, like the fact that while towing we are this long slow beast but once pitched the car regains its 'power' and swiftness.
I don't consider the car and caravan to be a 'long slow beast'. Probably because the only time that would be really apparent to me would be heading North on the M6 for example. I prefer to avoid motorways unless I consider them useful and particularly the M6 South. On most yourneys my satnav will say time to destination 1 hour 50 mins and one hour 45 mins later we arrive governed by traffic as most vehicles.
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What packing up, Lutz? Unplug the EHU and put the kettle away is all it takes.
If we wanted to visit places 100mls away from the site we were on, that distant area would become part of our tour. We wouldn’t stay solely in place A if we wanted to be in place B. We would, therefore, include a stay at B.
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There are certainly places that can be a challenge to park a car and virtually impossible for a sizeable motorhome unless on a long stay outside a village or town.
Majority of NT/EH place have coach parks and also get delivery lorries and if coaches and lorries can get in so can I!! Most of these places will direct a MH to a suitable place and a lot of times in the coach park.
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When touring from site the furthest that we will generally visit would be 30 miles. If it is further it will be on another trip and site. With the exception of our December site there are very few sites that we will have visited 3 times in 15 years.
Of the 21 sites that we will be using on tour this year 9 will be new to us, 5 we have used once before in 15 years and so we gradually fill in the blanks each year.
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Yes, one of the things we're not interested in doing any more is staying put and driving out each day so the motorhome has suited us, this is purely personal of course. Stay put for a few days, explore the area either on foot (amazing what you see when you're not in a vehicle all the time.) Use local transport etc and then move on. Stay put holidays with a van, towing or motorhome, have never really appealed but at least we can get the van to most places if we don't want to walk etc.
Places in the SW are just clogged up with tourist cars in the peak seasons, not my cup of tea at all.
But, and it's a big but, this is what suits us and it doesn't matter to me what suits others, just enjoy your holidays and sightseeing by whatever means you like. Each to their own.
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slightly off topic but this doesn't happen very often, over anywhere!
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