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[omega3000]

What in your opinion is best to own , i like the idea of the motorhome purely for the reason i dont fancy trying to reverse park a caravan  with the motorhome you take it with you and no hitch and un hitching once your at your destination like with a caravan . Also if it was a caravan does it need to be insured by law , and what sort of price for the insurance 

[OOMV6]

Motorhome. Pin a couple of scooters to the back and you have transport when you are at your destination

[tigers_gonads]

Caravan 

You drag it to wherever you want to go.
Un hitch it and then you can use your car for site seeing and getting out and about 

If you have a motorhome, your stuffed on that front unless you take a second car 

[omega3000]

Motorhome. Pin a couple of scooters to the back and you have transport when you are at your destination

Yes thats another good point , im guessing there is a few on here with either caravan or motorhome , i know ralf has a caravan 

[Omegatoy]

motor homes have one big problem,
arive at site,lovely, set it all up put awning out tables chairs etc etc,
then if you want to visit somewhere(pub,local area of interest,car show etc etc, you have to pack it all
away to use it to get there!! sure a moped or scotter would help but if its raining then no good,
caravan arrive at site, set it all up, barbi outside awning out tables chairs etc etc,
ok we are done lets get in the car and go to the pub!!
also you have to have 2 sets of insurance 2 mot,s 2 sets of road tax, can the mrs drive the motorhome?etc etc,
we nearly bought a motor home for the 6 month tour of spain we did, even put a deposit down, then realised all the above and bought a caravan instead!!

[bored bigyin54]

caravan and you dont need insurance but i got insurance only £60 a year 

[Kevin Wood]

Tent - Drive your Omega to the site at full chat, arrive, set up tent, table, chairs, etc. and you have use of your car too.

[bored bigyin54]

motor homes have one big problem,
arive at site,lovely, set it all up put awning out tables chairs etc etc,
then if you want to visit somewhere(pub,local area of interest,car show etc etc, you have to pack it all
away to use it to get there!! sure a moped or scotter would help but if its raining then no good,
caravan arrive at site, set it all up, barbi outside awning out tables chairs etc etc,
ok we are done lets get in the car and go to the pub!!
also you have to have 2 sets of insurance 2 mot,s 2 sets of road tax, can the mrs drive the motorhome?etc etc,
we nearly bought a motor home for the 6 month tour of spain we did, even put a deposit down, then realised all the above and bought a caravan instead!!

thats only in europe you dont need it in uk

[OOMV6]

motor homes have one big problem,
arive at site,lovely, set it all up put awning out tables chairs etc etc,
then if you want to visit somewhere(pub,local area of interest,car show etc etc, you have to pack it all
away to use it to get there!! sure a moped or scotter would help but if its raining then no good,
caravan arrive at site, set it all up, barbi outside awning out tables chairs etc etc,
ok we are done lets get in the car and go to the pub!!
also you have to have 2 sets of insurance 2 mot,s 2 sets of road tax, can the mrs drive the motorhome?etc etc,
we nearly bought a motor home for the 6 month tour of spain we did, even put a deposit down, then realised all the above and bought a caravan instead!!

thats only in europe you dont need it in uk

See your point. Ok, a solid bar triangulated tow with a Smart on the back. Or a 1959 Mini (No MOT )

[omega3000]

Tent - Drive your Omega to the site at full chat, arrive, set up tent, table, chairs, etc. and you have use of your car too.

We did think about a tent but the malarky of setting up and no wash/toilet facility at hand put us off ... some good points raised in the for and against . £60 Thats cheap then 

[Kevin Wood]

motor homes have one big problem,
arive at site,lovely, set it all up put awning out tables chairs etc etc,
then if you want to visit somewhere(pub,local area of interest,car show etc etc, you have to pack it all
away to use it to get there!! sure a moped or scotter would help but if its raining then no good,
caravan arrive at site, set it all up, barbi outside awning out tables chairs etc etc,
ok we are done lets get in the car and go to the pub!!
also you have to have 2 sets of insurance 2 mot,s 2 sets of road tax, can the mrs drive the motorhome?etc etc,
we nearly bought a motor home for the 6 month tour of spain we did, even put a deposit down, then realised all the above and bought a caravan instead!!

thats only in europe you dont need it in uk

See your point. Ok, a solid bar triangulated tow with a Smart on the back. Or a 1959 Mini (No MOT )

.. or a Westfield. Made for the job.

[Lazydocker]

motor homes have one big problem,
arive at site,lovely, set it all up put awning out tables chairs etc etc,
then if you want to visit somewhere(pub,local area of interest,car show etc etc, you have to pack it all
away to use it to get there!! sure a moped or scotter would help but if its raining then no good,
caravan arrive at site, set it all up, barbi outside awning out tables chairs etc etc,
ok we are done lets get in the car and go to the pub!!
also you have to have 2 sets of insurance 2 mot,s 2 sets of road tax, can the mrs drive the motorhome?etc etc,
we nearly bought a motor home for the 6 month tour of spain we did, even put a deposit down, then realised all the above and bought a caravan instead!!

thats only in europe you dont need it in uk

I think he was referring to the Car and the Motorhome That's how I read it because a motorhome isn't really ideal as your every day commuter

[Kevin Wood]

Tent - Drive your Omega to the site at full chat, arrive, set up tent, table, chairs, etc. and you have use of your car too.

We did think about a tent but the malarky of setting up and no wash/toilet facility at hand put us off ... some good points raised in the for and against . £60 Thats cheap then 

Yeah, each to their own. Depends how "regular" you are, I suppose, as it's indeed a ballache if you have to "go" in the middle of the night when camping. On the other hand, camp site facilities are usually good, IMHO, and the prospect of cr@pping in a bucket in your wardrobe doesn't appeal to me that much.

As to setting up, last camping trip we went on, setup was pretty quick (even with a "new to us" tent) and, after we'd finished we spent a good half hour watching the caravanners who arrived at the same time as us still trying to set up their awning.

[omega3000]

I guess it all depends if its touring your doing or driving to a camp site ...touring you would always be with the motorhome and not on a permanent site ... im guessing its ok to park up with a motorhome in a layby overnight 

[Kevin Wood]

I guess it all depends if its touring your doing or driving to a camp site ...touring you would always be with the motorhome and not on a permanent site ... im guessing its ok to park up with a motorhome in a layby overnight 

Yeah, moving on every day is where I could really see a motorhome come into its' own.. and probably why they are so popular in places such as the US and Canada, where you can spend a long time enjoying a journey without ever arriving anywhere.