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Hello all.
I've been looking at the forum for a few days now and finally decided to join.
We (Hubby & I) are looking to purchase our first MH/camper... if only we could decide what to get!
We usually holiday in the West Country, Wales or Scotland and take 2-3 weeks to travel around by car using short stay self-catering accommodation. The logical next step seems to have our own traveling accommodation to make this easier. We think we want a vehicle as small as possible, but one we can still stand up in. It must have a loo, and probably a shower too, as we hope to do some wild camping in the Highlands and Islands. That also means solar power, leisure batteries, and hubby wants LPG, and diesel powered heating. So it needs to cope with the cold, and the midges, and be comfy not cramped for those rain soaked days of summer! I often have migraines when traveling so somewhere to nap is essential, and like the idea of twin singles which convert to a large bed, but then we wouldn't have a garage that a fixed bed would provide. Are we likely to need bicycles (for transport, not simply the joy of riding), and therefore somewhere to store them, or is a bike rack secure enough? As you can see we really need some guidance. Does anyone have any useful advice for us. Maybe anything to avoid too. Obviously we have a budget, of probably £15-£20k, hopefully less as we don't expect to find the perfect van straight away. Unfortunately we seem to live in a area where MH dealers are scarce which doesn't help, so we are going to the NEC show in a few weeks. Thank you.
I've been looking at the forum for a few days now and finally decided to join.
We (Hubby & I) are looking to purchase our first MH/camper... if only we could decide what to get!
We usually holiday in the West Country, Wales or Scotland and take 2-3 weeks to travel around by car using short stay self-catering accommodation. The logical next step seems to have our own traveling accommodation to make this easier. We think we want a vehicle as small as possible, but one we can still stand up in. It must have a loo, and probably a shower too, as we hope to do some wild camping in the Highlands and Islands. That also means solar power, leisure batteries, and hubby wants LPG, and diesel powered heating. So it needs to cope with the cold, and the midges, and be comfy not cramped for those rain soaked days of summer! I often have migraines when traveling so somewhere to nap is essential, and like the idea of twin singles which convert to a large bed, but then we wouldn't have a garage that a fixed bed would provide. Are we likely to need bicycles (for transport, not simply the joy of riding), and therefore somewhere to store them, or is a bike rack secure enough? As you can see we really need some guidance. Does anyone have any useful advice for us. Maybe anything to avoid too. Obviously we have a budget, of probably £15-£20k, hopefully less as we don't expect to find the perfect van straight away. Unfortunately we seem to live in a area where MH dealers are scarce which doesn't help, so we are going to the NEC show in a few weeks. Thank you.