Solo caravanning.....

[Bacchus]

Can someone recommend a large motorhome, one that doesn't cost hundreds of thousands and have a car docking bay underneath like that million plus quid model in the Dail Mail yesterday?

Budget? No. in family? Age of kids? Pets? Usage - two weeks in the South of France, touring Europe, or overlanding in Africa?

[greenlake]

This: VINTAGE BLUEBIRD EUROCAMPER CARAVAN 9 FEET LONG IDEAL 4 MINI BEETLE AUSTIN A30 | eBay and when finished, stick it in the garden and convert to a home office

Good plan - I can probably justify reclaiming the VAT from a decent small caravan to my LtdCo as a mobile office

£650? Here's one for only £250....

[darmstadt]

The trouble with caravans is if you go above 30 then end up like this:



Or this:

[TheFaQQer]

Can someone recommend a large motorhome, one that doesn't cost hundreds of thousands and have a car docking bay underneath like that million plus quid model in the Dail Mail yesterday?

Carioca 656 or similar

[minsky1]

I've just got myself a brand new VW California Ocean.

Best of both worlds.

Can be parked on the drive and used as a 2nd/3rd/4th car. Easy just to jump in and head off. Takes 5 minutes to set up, just the hydraulic roof up, awning out and turn the captain chairs around. Perfect for weekends or short holidays.

Caravans are pain to tow - you'd be surprised at the access routes to some sites (hence the market for specialist SatNavs), set up on a camp and store. Only viable if you're planning a week or two's holiday in one place.

Motorhomes suffer much the same - are about as refined and drive like a truck, pain to store and can't really be used every day.

[Wilmslow]

I've just got myself a brand new VW California Ocean.

Best of both worlds.

Can be parked on the drive and used as a 2nd/3rd/4th car. Easy just to jump in and head off. Takes 5 minutes to set up, just the hydraulic roof up, awning out and turn the captain chairs around. Perfect for weekends or short holidays.

Caravans are pain to tow - you'd be surprised at the access routes to some sites (hence the market for specialist SatNavs), set up on a camp and store. Only viable if you're planning a week or two's holiday in one place.

Motorhomes suffer much the same - are about as refined and drive like a truck, pain to store and can't really be used every day.

Very tempted with a van style - starting to explore purchasing a Renault Trafic and getting it converted.

Did you get a decent price for your Ocean - they seem to be around £50K??

[Pip in a Poke]

I've just got myself a brand new VW California Ocean.

Best of both worlds.

Can be parked on the drive and used as a 2nd/3rd/4th car. Easy just to jump in and head off. Takes 5 minutes to set up, just the hydraulic roof up, awning out and turn the captain chairs around. Perfect for weekends or short holidays.

Caravans are pain to tow - you'd be surprised at the access routes to some sites (hence the market for specialist SatNavs), set up on a camp and store. Only viable if you're planning a week or two's holiday in one place.

Motorhomes suffer much the same - are about as refined and drive like a truck, pain to store and can't really be used every day.

Very nice....

I'm always reminded of a great Ken Dodd sketch when I see those types of van in which Doddy is seen on a conductor's stand encircled by popular camper vans of the day.

He taps his baton and the rooves of all the vans begin to open and close in a concertina like action and we hear the strains of The Hornpipe.

A giant of comedy.

[minsky1]

Very tempted with a van style - starting to explore purchasing a Renault Trafic and getting it converted.

Did you get a decent price for your Ocean - they seem to be around £50K??

I looked at doing a conversion. There's quite a lot of work involved though. I woudn't have had the time.

A decent spec Ocean is 55k list for a 150PS DSG.

[TheFaQQer]

I looked at doing a conversion. There's quite a lot of work involved though. I woudn't have had the time.

A decent spec Ocean is 55k list for a 150PS DSG.

Toby at T4Life would do the interior for significantly less than that.

[northernladyuk]

Isn't that PC's family home?