Gone back to a caravan

That's why choosing a MH needs much careful thought and shows why many people trade them in very soon after buying. Bigger is not necessarily better in terms of MHs, especially in Cornwall.

Enjoy your caravan.

 

In an ideal world, well one where we had much more money, we would have a caravan and a MH. Till that day arrives a van suits us better for what we want to do, in the same way that a MH suits others better.

Prices of both have have increased, and the cost of living has risen for us all, but the biggest single factor, that may have more effect on MH ownership, is the price of the MH itself and, as cost of living increases start to bite even more, many will find that the sums dont add up for them.

Hope that you enjoy your new van.

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Thanks for replies, we have had caravans and motorhomes in the past so did go into with our eyes open,  we spent time looking even rejecting a autotrail the day we should have collected it due to dealer washing it with roof vents open flooding inside,  then 12 months later spotted the Bailey at same dealers it had only just come in so he agreed not to clean it and got a hefty discount hence able to get money when I sold to a different dealer,  if we get fed up towing then we will put it on a seasonal pitch. 

Hope you enjoy your caravan, and at least you didn’t lose anything on the MH. 
Have to agree with Tinny, Cornwall is one of the few places we definitely prefer a caravan and towcar. Currently in Scotland, and it’s a whole different story up here. MH heaven.

You should enjoy the caravan. We have a VIP460, albeit 2017 model, but really enjoy the space it affords the two of us.

The upside is your venture with the motorhome hasn't cost you any capital outlay.

Bets of luck with your Coachman.

It does take some thinking about whether you have a caravan or a motorhome. We caravanned for 30 years and spent at least the last 5 of those years thinking about a motorhome before making the change. We had a Bailey Approach 740 for six years before changing it for another Bailey albeit a bit smaller. The point about motorhoming, especially if you have previously been a caravanner, is that it is quite a life style change. Unless you decide to tow a car, perhaps a bit counter intuitive, you have to be prepared to embark on a different style of camping. You have to be prepared to look for sites or stopping places which are near to where you want to be and look for sites where you can walk or cycle from, walk or use public transport. All these options are surprisingly widely available. However if this is not in your game plan better to stick with a car and caravan. What puzzles me a bit is that you previous experience  of both caravans and motorhomes didn't inform your decision a little more?

David

We’ve had most forms of camping across the years including tent, trailer tent, caravan, camper van &  motorhome, not necessarily in that order. Each has needed a serious in-depth consideration in line with our then time of life and changing needs and each choice has involved some compromise. Don’t think we have made a mistake yet although the price of fuel is a real factor today. Who knows, a caravan next? Not for a while hopefully but if needs must then so be it. Enjoy your next phase of our shared pastime!

We enjoyed the two caravans over the 15 years we used then, as we had tenting for the 30 years before. However, our ultimate plan had been to get a MH, which we did after a lot of careful planning and research 3 years ago. I can’t see us ever going back. The life style is just so much easier and flexible, particularly in Europe. Although as DK mentions it does need a different approach and a bit more planning. On a six week tour we would typically use 18 sites / Aires as compared to 5 / 6 with our caravan.
Yesterday I took it out of storage to top up the LPG system, it took as long as driving in with the car, swapping over and driving out. Every time we picked up the caravan it was a good half hour, power moving it out and hitching up. I think when we no longer want to MH or can’t, we will move on to different types of accommodation, such as Glamping or cottages.

We changed from motorhome to caravan in 2011 for the exact reasons described in the original post.  We like to visit a mixture of town and country places too, and a motorhome just didn’t give us the flexibility that we wanted.