4matt
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A while back I read a post by a member and in that post there was a demarcation line that put Motorhomers into two groups, Those who used their Mo-Ho as a Caravan and those who were true Mo-Homers. At the time I was quite new to Mo-homing and didn't understand the difference. It has only become apparent to me in the last few months of camping in our Mo-Ho. Mainly by observing the way others use the Campsite either in a caravan or Mo-Ho.
I have to say that on our first few trips away we were very much Caravan people as opposed to Mo-Ho People. We moved from a Caravan to a Mo-Ho, mainly because of our increasing unease towing on our increasingly congested road network and finding it more and more difficult getting onto our tight drive with the caravan and car (we have selfish neighbours that continually park overhanging out driveway) With the Mo-Ho its easier to get moving and the whole process of getting away for a couple of days is much more spontaneous and less stressful that it was with the Caravan.
It is all about being on the road quickly with the Mo-Ho. Gone are the days where you plan a route to get you on site at 12 so that you can spend the afternoon setting up the caravan, get the pump plugged in and the Aqua-Roll filled and waist tank plumbed in, the windbreaks set up etc. Now the holiday starts from the moment your off the drive and away down the road. If you want some Tea on route then you just pull into a view point and pop the kettle on. You sit in the van and enjoy your Tea and cake taking in the view. Then before you set off again you can use your own facilities if required to refresh yourself (no more nasty roadside rest-rooms).
Once on site its as easy as parking up and putting the kettle on if you want it to be. Otherwise it might mean getting out the levelling ramps and Plugging in the Electric lead. That's it. Oh unless you have to refill the fresh water tank. On our last trip we needed to do this on arrival as we really did get the urge to get away quite spontaneously. We got up one morning looked at the weather and decided to go. Within an hour of breakfast we had the fridge stocked in the van and away we went. My co-driver booked the site as I drove, we went to where there was a pitch available, It took three phone calls to get a pitch on a CL but that was part of the fun, not knowing where we would end up.
So I guess you could say we are now Motorhome people and no longer Caravan people. My only regret having changed from the caravan is the added cost of Motorhome ownership over that of Caravan ownership. It costs us an extra £750 to run the Motorhome over the annual cost of the Caravan (I have not included Fuel cost). I guess its a small price to pay for the added freedom a Motorhome brings you.
A while back I read a post by a member and in that post there was a demarcation line that put Motorhomers into two groups, Those who used their Mo-Ho as a Caravan and those who were true Mo-Homers. At the time I was quite new to Mo-homing and didn't understand the difference. It has only become apparent to me in the last few months of camping in our Mo-Ho. Mainly by observing the way others use the Campsite either in a caravan or Mo-Ho.
I have to say that on our first few trips away we were very much Caravan people as opposed to Mo-Ho People. We moved from a Caravan to a Mo-Ho, mainly because of our increasing unease towing on our increasingly congested road network and finding it more and more difficult getting onto our tight drive with the caravan and car (we have selfish neighbours that continually park overhanging out driveway) With the Mo-Ho its easier to get moving and the whole process of getting away for a couple of days is much more spontaneous and less stressful that it was with the Caravan.
It is all about being on the road quickly with the Mo-Ho. Gone are the days where you plan a route to get you on site at 12 so that you can spend the afternoon setting up the caravan, get the pump plugged in and the Aqua-Roll filled and waist tank plumbed in, the windbreaks set up etc. Now the holiday starts from the moment your off the drive and away down the road. If you want some Tea on route then you just pull into a view point and pop the kettle on. You sit in the van and enjoy your Tea and cake taking in the view. Then before you set off again you can use your own facilities if required to refresh yourself (no more nasty roadside rest-rooms).
Once on site its as easy as parking up and putting the kettle on if you want it to be. Otherwise it might mean getting out the levelling ramps and Plugging in the Electric lead. That's it. Oh unless you have to refill the fresh water tank. On our last trip we needed to do this on arrival as we really did get the urge to get away quite spontaneously. We got up one morning looked at the weather and decided to go. Within an hour of breakfast we had the fridge stocked in the van and away we went. My co-driver booked the site as I drove, we went to where there was a pitch available, It took three phone calls to get a pitch on a CL but that was part of the fun, not knowing where we would end up.
So I guess you could say we are now Motorhome people and no longer Caravan people. My only regret having changed from the caravan is the added cost of Motorhome ownership over that of Caravan ownership. It costs us an extra £750 to run the Motorhome over the annual cost of the Caravan (I have not included Fuel cost). I guess its a small price to pay for the added freedom a Motorhome brings you.