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12/2/2012 at 7:28pm
Location: whitstable kent
Outfit: sterling eccles sport 584 freelander 2
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Been and looked at a lot yesterday, we've narrowed it down to two layouts, we like the end bathroom , but think we may loose to much living space, what we really like it the end lounge with the side kitchen one side and the loo ect the other, and then the door and then the cab.
But we also like the side loo at the back with an end kitchen and then the more central living space where you can swivel the front seats round.
As I said we've hired one for next weekend , this is the latter layout, we are really looking forward to this.
But we are pretty certain we are going to get a MH , after spending a few hours sitting in them and imagining all the pros and cons, we think there's more pros than cons.
So if all goes ok, well pop the caravan up for sale, and also the car, as we won't need a land rover any more.
Brion thank you , hope your wife stays well, and when we've decided what were going for, will let you know , and keep an eye out for each other, better practice my waving arm.
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25/2/2012 at 8:07am
Location: whitstable kent
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Well we loved it, certainly different, there are pros and cons, but the pros outweighs the cons,OH was very fit and healthy that weekend which was good but I did everything to see how I went, ( ok he had a play on the way home and whilst we were there lol) but the MH wins, the motor home we hired was a Ci Carioca 625, and that layout worked for us well, The floor space was good, and the overall feel wasn't as claustrophobic as I thought, not cold at all, and slept well, I don't know if we would buy that model but that layout yes, and it's not to big length wise but has everything in it. But the best bit? Packing up, oh my it was so easy, we got up had breakfast, popped the stuff away, rolled up the EHU cable, and off we went, I think it would of been better with all our own stuff in it, we only took basic stuff, if it was our own it would have our own stuff left in it.
We found parking was ok,we took it out to the town first googled to see where we could park it and found spaces, don't know how this would be in the height of summer, but it wasn't an issue at that time.
I'm a MH convert, the night before we went we collected the MH and bought it home, and put our stuff in, the morning we were off I just turned the key and drive away, it took a few minutes, it was great. And I arrived much more relaxed ,even though it was a strange vehicle, I
don't mind towing but I don't love it with a passion, I get a bit tense sometimes, I didn't have any of that, which was nice.
So yes it is a MH for us, we are putting the caravan up for sale next week, and our inheritance is coming within the next month, we won't be buying new, we didn't get that much lol, but it will probably be about six years to eight years old in our price range. The ci we hired was an 06 plate and felt modern and airy, and that was getting on a bit, we will probably buy private, my bro in law is a mechanic and OH is very good with damp spotting he often goes with people to look for caravans armed with his damp meter and a keen sence and feel.
Will miss the caravan , first we tented then TT and we've had three caravans , it's been fun and I would give anything up for OH not to have MS and I would even go back to a tent for that lol, but things change and we've been given the opportunity to be able to carrying on camping, which we might of had to at some point give up, and being away makes OH feel better he relaxes and that's good for him, and I relax too, it's a get away from things, so MH here we come.
Thanks all so much for your advice and help and as soon as we get our new toy, will let you know, so as you can keep an eye out for one motor home you'll know it's me I'm the poodle lady, so if you see a MH and two poodles, that'll be me 
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Adopt a rescue, rescue dogs make great pets, don't support puppy farms.
The road can be tough and rough,but what you put in you get back 10 x more.
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hi murrano glad to hear your getting a m.h. like i said a big wave off me if i see you, i wave to them all. that much my arm starts to ache l.o.l. hope hubby is ok, all the best in everything you do be happy, take care, all the best wishes to hubby, thinking of him. has my wife has an illness too.
