I have family members who purchased a motorhome through a fear of flying. Chatting to fellow campers on sites revels all sorts of reasons for starting.
Me, I purchased my first camper after tent camping then becoming a tugger which we did for some years towing it along with the three kids all over the UK and Europe. We then purchased our first motorhome back in the eighties a brand new Kontiki, we picked it up on the Thursday and we were on the ferry to Calais the following day for a month in Spain. This continued along with a second new Kontiki until two of the kids were grown up and the youngest was around eight years old.
At this time we had a life change when I became a single parent for my youngest son, he was eight years old and we both continued motorhoming until he started to do his own thing too.
I started to use the motorhome less and less, I become totally bored with sites and the whole concept and process of going away in a motorhome. I think I had out lived the pastime and started to fly instead of driving to my destinations. I sold the Motorhome and continued to travel without it until I went to the NEC one year, not sure why, I guess it was just going through the motions.
Bilbo’s were displaying a T5 California pop top. Not sure why but it really hit the spot it would open up a totally different type of motorhoming. I put an order in and I started to enjoy this different type of camping. I had met my lovely lady by then, she didn’t have a clue about camping but we travelled a bit covering most of Europe and exchanged the California a couple of times for a newer version.
Now we are using the camper less and less again it doesn’t hold the same attraction to us as it did. I’m not into all this clubby buddy thing. Like Shifty finds with fellow hotel and aircraft users, I feel a bit like that about camping. We still use the van but mostly for short stays or day trips.
How about you what is your own experience with a home on wheels.?
Me, I purchased my first camper after tent camping then becoming a tugger which we did for some years towing it along with the three kids all over the UK and Europe. We then purchased our first motorhome back in the eighties a brand new Kontiki, we picked it up on the Thursday and we were on the ferry to Calais the following day for a month in Spain. This continued along with a second new Kontiki until two of the kids were grown up and the youngest was around eight years old.
At this time we had a life change when I became a single parent for my youngest son, he was eight years old and we both continued motorhoming until he started to do his own thing too.
I started to use the motorhome less and less, I become totally bored with sites and the whole concept and process of going away in a motorhome. I think I had out lived the pastime and started to fly instead of driving to my destinations. I sold the Motorhome and continued to travel without it until I went to the NEC one year, not sure why, I guess it was just going through the motions.
Bilbo’s were displaying a T5 California pop top. Not sure why but it really hit the spot it would open up a totally different type of motorhoming. I put an order in and I started to enjoy this different type of camping. I had met my lovely lady by then, she didn’t have a clue about camping but we travelled a bit covering most of Europe and exchanged the California a couple of times for a newer version.
Now we are using the camper less and less again it doesn’t hold the same attraction to us as it did. I’m not into all this clubby buddy thing. Like Shifty finds with fellow hotel and aircraft users, I feel a bit like that about camping. We still use the van but mostly for short stays or day trips.
How about you what is your own experience with a home on wheels.?
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