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Or nip to the shop when you have ran out of milk and essentials, we felt very sorry this morning for one motorhome owner who had to walk about a mile into the village in the pouring rain and high winds, to buy some essential foodstuffs. They have been onsite for a few days now, and had simply ran out of stuff, with a large motorhome, and difficult parking on the main road through the village, they had no other option than to walk to the shop or go hungry.

We spotted them returning, looking very wet and miserable, if we had realised their plight before they left, we would have offered them a lift. 

I would say keep your caravan equipment incase you change your mind and want to return back to owning a caravan, or better still try a motorhome before you buy by renting one. most motorhome owners also take along some other mode of transport, either a small car, scooter, or bikes, without them in some areas and situations you can become quite stranded.

Julia

As a motorhomer I would advise that you keep your caravan equipment as it might be useful.  If you sell it with your caravan you get nothing extra for it so I'd wait and see what's useful.

We Have a 6.24 motor home, and never have any problems parking, and all's it takes is a few minutes to  arrange your property together, and away  to towns or villages. We have been motorhoming 8 years and we don't take any other mode of transport with us whatsoever.

John.

We had several caravans over 17 years and loved every minute of it until we gave it up 8 years ago.

However 2 years ago we bought a campervan and have not looked back, we love the freedom of taking the van out and stopping off where and when we want. We live on the Devon/Cornwall border and if we do not go away, we make sure we take the van out for a drive and stop for a cup of tea and relax for a couple of hours, something we would not have done with our caravan. 

The best bit is though when you arrive on a site and it takes seconds before you have the kettle on and are relaxed watching the caravanners unhitching, putting legs down, fetching water, setting up the awning etc. in the rain.

Carole

We swapped last year and definitely have no regrets. The only thing we kept was the Hook up cable, We sold everything else (not with the van but seperately), The only thing we do have is a black waste container incae there is no where to drain the waste tank off on site straight into a drain so I just fill up the black container with waste water and take it to the disposal point that way.

If you have knee problems you may want to keep your waste master as they just roll.

We haven't found not having the car a problem really other than when I had to go to hospital when we we're on holiday in Snowdon recently but it just meant my other half dropped me off and drove off somewhere with the kids then picked me up after, but that was (hopefully) a one off time 

I agree with the poster who says they tend to stay somewhere for 2/3 days then move on as that is what we like doing, this was the main reason we swapped as we used to tour round lots of sites in one holiday and it was much more hard work with a caravan.

'The best bit is though when you arrive on a site and it takes seconds before you have the kettle on and are relaxed watching the caravanners unhitching, putting legs down, fetching water, setting up the awning etc. in the rain.'

Caravans don't have to have awnings any more than motorhomes do.  Unhitching takes little more than a couple of minutes and putting the legs down doesn't take very long.  If its raining then these tasks can be left until it stops.

If caravanners thought setting up was more of a problem then having the freedom of a car to get around in then they would get a motorhome. 

People buy what suits them and I find people who like to feel superior really sad. 

I don't think anyone was trying to sound superior, just sharing with others why we made the choices we made and what we each like about it.  The good and the bad.  there's no sense getting prickly about it. 

I often look at people in tents and wish I could still camp, the close-to-nature peace and simplicity of it all, just pack up and go freedom.  I feel envious sometimes. Then it rains and I think again.  In any case I can't do it anymore so c'est la vie.  I choose the next best thing and what suits us, our health,lifestyle and budget best.  Superiority is usually found in politicians and celebrities.  We are campers thank goodness and should relish the joy of the camping experience no matter what way we do it. 

Sometimes You're the windscreen; sometimes the fly

Quote: Originally posted by brianconwy on 01/5/2012

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...........  Unhitching takes little more than a couple of minutes and putting the legs down doesn't take very long.  ..............If caravanners thought setting up was more of a problem then having the freedom of a car to get around in then they would get a motorhome......... 

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