Fifth Wheel access UK

It maybe that if the OP lives in an LV year round he'll be glad to jet off to a luxury hotel abroad for his holidays, BB.

 Evening

With respect BB, 30 weeks away in your van a year isn't fulltiming. Having no property to fall back on brings a different world of things to get organised with. We've been doing it for 13 years. I get your point about 8m vans as well but if we're looking at prices, a fifth wheel trailer (new) and a decent pickup can be had for an awful lot less than the European vans you mention, with acres of space making it feel like a small apartment, so much so that the huge chunk of change left over would probably pay for two years site fees in this country at least. A navarra isn't a huge vehicle by todays standards and is as easy to park as any 4x4. Some people like having a vehicle to get around in and not rely on a bicycle. We have electric bikes too but if I had the choice give me a car anyday.

Nice idea of going over there though, we do miss it greatly.

JK

Well, the OP has plenty of advice. I'm sure he'll take it all on board and enjoy his new experience. I wish them good fortune.

Thank you Guys.

All very helpful (and promising) - food for thought.

Regards, Peter

Saw your post from 18 months ago - did you get your 5th? if you did, we hope you are enjoying it, but if not, why not? We bought a very old 5thwheeler in 1999 [actually converted from a show display vehicle, & so old we called her Geri - short for Geriatric?] she was our introduction to 5thwheelers, & we loved it. Even in 1999 we really had no trouble with finding sites, & had no problems with any 'anti' larger vehicles brigades. In 2007 we upgraded to an American Jayco, [with slide outs - Geri had had no such luxury] &  we loved that just as much [we always checked out sites accessibility beforehand, but our biggest problem was that we had marine waste tanks, & trying to ask beforehand whether there was a 'flat' manhole to empty your 18 gallon 4 wheeled 'blackwater] tank , second only to accessing through 5 barred gates on farm sites [which we used a lot as well.] 3rd issue was to ensure that Wifi was available in area. We sold the 5th last year, but are seriously thinking of getting another, as having gone back to a caravan, we really miss the space. In the 5th, there was actually space to spread out, somewhere to put your clothes & 'stuff' & generally not have feelings of  claustrophobia! So I really hope you got your 5th, & are enjoying it.