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Do people use the shower in their motorhome?
Use the shower every day when we are on aires, on campsites less so but many use their own showers wherever they are. It's just down to preference.I'm guessing this is an age old question.
Which to buy, pros and cons?
Do people use the shower in their motorhome?
We've seen loads... Like the fixed bed option, island bed even better. Love the Auto-trail Delaware
Really?? What type of sites? Not come across that (yet!)We’ve also found that some sites won’t except pvc’s but have made us more than welcomes we’re a large campervan not a small motorhome.
portal = portaloo.Use the shower every day when we are on aires, on campsites less so but many use their own showers wherever they are. It's just down to preference.
If by a campervan you mean a small vehicle with a basic cooker and no shower but possibly a portal then for me this wouldn't work. That sort of campervan is a tin tent, it's just camping with a bit more comfort.
For a similar amount of money you can get a small MH with a shower and a usable loo.
But it is all down to personal preference. I've camped in tents a lot but now have a small MH, 6m long and generally easy to park.
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And I call it a campervan too.![]()
Possibly referring to self-builds which look like vans due to no or almost zero side windows. Site owners might be concerned the owners are in "trade" rather than "touring". Unfair to genuine folk who have converted a van to use like a MH but some sites have been invaded.Really?? What type of sites? Not come across that (yet!)
Just be careful with the Delaware as it's one of the most reported 'new' vans on the Autotrail Unhappy Owners Club for heavy damp issues; it's only second to the Autotrail Apache 634.
Re ATs - ours has just had a repair done due to water ingress around a window. Apparently they are no longer made using a wooden frame, so water ingress, although causing damp problems in the inside wall boarding, is not the serious issue it once was.I'd do your research generally if considering an AT as the issues they have apply to the whole approach to construction rather than specific models. Been there and got the (damp) T shirt
Oh,and don’t forget....................................................................Look at second hand continental MHs. Hymers, Pilote, Knaus, Burstner, Laika.
I can only see 3 rationales for getting a 6 meters or more PVC:
All the other aguments fall flat when compared to compact real motorhomes. Plenty of them are available and they have better insulation, comfort, practicality, suspension and payload than the affordable PVCs. They are 6 meters long and only a few cm wider.
- Driveway so narrow it absolutely will not take anything wider
- Wanting 4x4 with real offroad capability
- Budget constraints
5.4m PVC on the other hand, are peerless on compactness.