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'To be frank I've never found any that show me much more than I can see in the car mirrors. When I towed with a Shogun I never bothered at all. I only use them because the Law says I must, they're not a lot of use.'

There are a lot of people who have this misconception.  The further out your mirror projects from the side of the car the better the view it gives behind the outfit and may make the difference between not seeing a car or motorcyclist poised to overtake.  The view may not seem dramatically better, but it is  and that is why it is the law.

Have you tried the suck-it-and-see mirrors.  It would be nice if manufacturers could make normal mirrors extendable ( at least as an option on vehicles commonly used as towcars )

Brian.

Brian

In answer to the original question. No.

If you want to tour campervan is the answer.

If you want to holiday on a campsite. Caravan

Why not try a campervan instead of going straight into something bigger? You could use it as your main vehicle which might mean you could go for something a little newer - I imagine a 'very old motorhome' might be a pain to keep on the road.

We have a VW California that is 8 years old and our main car, other than being careful with height limits (although being a pop-top it's not too bad) it's OK fitting into parking spaces just like a car.

We went from tents to the campervan, but the 2 main advantages I see are that you have it with you on days out, inc food and changes of clothes (great for kids or if the weather changes during the day) and if you go away for the weekend you can stop in places going and coming back where you couldn't park up a caravan.

Yes it's small, and even bigger motorhomes tend to be small in comparison to caravans, but for us that's part of the fun, plus in good weather we prefer to live outside in any case.

Why not try hiring something first - that's what we did and it helped us to work out that it was for us before we spent too much money! 

Quote: Originally posted by rogerangie on 01/2/2009

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In answer to the original question. No.

If you want to tour campervan is the answer.

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We hae

You could always get a VW camper to use as your car (loads of room for dog & baby) then use it to tow your trailer tent / caravan!!

At least then you don't have 3 vehicles to maintain.....