Same Price, Different Experience: Campervan or Motorhome?
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2023
- Campervan vs Motorhome Which is the best choice for your money? These vans are the same price, therefore people state "You can buy a Motorhome for that" which is very true, so buy a motorhome. It's not such an easy decision. There are lot of factors to consider. In this video, I discuss the things to consider, what to think about so you can make the right decision for you.
I will look at the pro's and con's, the positives and negatives of each.
Choosing between a motorhome or campervan can be a difficult choice, but your personal circumstances will determine the one for you. Or perhaps a caravan 😂
If you are visiting the Motorhome and Caravan Show at the NEC, have a good look around the vans and see which is best for you.
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I think that I have the perfect combo now, I have fitted a tow bar to my lwb campervan and tow a 7.5 metre fixed bed 4 berth caravan with it. It delivers every possible need a mobile camper could want, either a fixed base holiday with the caravan with loads of living space or a remote road destination touring holiday with the camper van or half and half with the caravan as a base, with every scenario covered and unlike a motorhome I can park at attractions as well. The best of all worlds.i can even daisy chain an electric hook up from a caravan external 3 pin socket to the campervan, with a second hook up cable and 3 pin to commando converter and sleep 6 comfortably, 8 using the pop top as well. Obviously 3 out of the 8 would need to come in an extra car.
I think that probably is the best option. All bases covered, day trips and longer holidays.
So many options and possibilities which differ from person to person, budget to budget
Love the comment about grey motorhome and then look at grey camper van 😂 It’s a good point though
As soon as I said it, I knew 🤣
Always been a VW fan.After having a motorhome, that we used about 10 times in a year,we dicided to ditch it...and the car,And went for a T6 camper.Daily driver,jack of all trades,versatile as you like.
Love it to bits
They are great vehicles, popular for very good reason. You can certainly get plenty of use of your daily 😃
Sad reflection on life today people seem incapable of appreciating what they have decided upon unless they can take satisfaction in deriding the decisions of others, shock horror every decision regarding RV’s is one of balancing compromise so just go with what works for you, spend your money and enjoy
Also worth mentioning the flexibility of a campervan, for a last minute day trip and also visits to the likes of IKEA, B&Q and garden centres etc.
A very good point and an obvious one for me to miss 🤣 Especially considering day trips are frequent for me. Thank you 👍🏼
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You serve the devil when you
Lie
Hate
Blasphemy
Disobey
Lazy
Gossip
Gluttony
Wanting what others have cause what God has for you is for you he will never deliver your male to someone else's house
Hate
And unforgivness
And cussing murder and more
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I have watched this and I went to the NEC Birmingham show. I am a One man and his dog. I had already decided the Elddis 135 Dealer type, but went with an open mind. The Elddis 135 has a rear end open garage but it can slide items through under a rear bed or area. It is less than 6 meters and a 3300 to 3500kg for ordinary licences, plus a 2 tonne towing limit. I plan to leave the bed up and use the smaller table up front. It is a 3 berth with a 4 seatbelt motorhome. A lot of camper vans, I feel are overpriced for what they are.
I don’t disagree some vans are overpriced, especially from a lot of dealers who don’t have the credentials that some of these manufacturers have. However there is also a big element of the base van being vastly cheaper to build from a Fiat, Citroen, Peugeot etc. the starting point is much less. Then there are components in the vans, a lot may have a small AGM battery which doesn’t compare in price or quality with a large Lithium ion Phosphate battery.
The spec sheets really need to be studied to see where the value/price is
But you need the luxury of parking a caravan plus a campervan if u go for that idea, of having a camper and a caravan for extra space…..you can’t park a caravan on the road in most cases. But you can park a motorhomes on a drive ( a small motorhomes/ standard drive, and park your car, and second car on the street
…just more food for thought
Absolutely. Definitely needs more thought and cash. I know people with the trailer/pod option and they keep them in a garage.
@@StaycationLifestyle hot topic!
We had a campervan for a few years, until we missed not having a shower/loo cubicle. So we swapped it out for a 2 berth Motorhome, 5.88m long and fits in a normal parking space. We had added a tent box to our camper so neither get under the car park gantries. We have not regretted the change for a moment. You missed out numbers of berths and headroom cos even with a pop top camper, there is only a wedge of head height.
One word that I don't think was mentioned: depreciation. Can't speak to non-VW campers, but very strong Transporter residuals mean that what you lose on the front-end purchase, you make back on the back-end re-sale.
@0:25 That would be like saying that kebab is not a pizza and totally missing the point because you have cravings for fastfood. The later - campervan vs motorhome - is an alternaive but the former - big motorhome vs house - isn't.
@9:16 You forgot to mention a pickup truck with camper attachment that turns a pickup into a temporary motorhome. You can even rent it if you needed and use your pickup for work in the meantime.
Camper van for me or a nice Hotel room 😊 I did hire a new motor home and couldn’t wait to give it back . No where to park it ! Rubbish on the roads in Devon and Cornwall . To be honest both options are way over priced and not good value. I do enjoy your enthusiasm for V w 👍👍
I was waiting for someone to mention a hotel 😃 The roads down here really are problematic for motorhomes, made even worse in summer when people just want to drive in the middle of the road as they aren’t used to the narrows.
Prices are increasing constantly for everything, for example a family Ford focus now starts from £29k ish.
I do like a VW, however you may be surprised at something in a video coming soon 👀
If you need a family car that you can also spend weekends away in then a small camper makes sense. If you’re the sort of person who is spending a week or more away at a time and has access to another car then a Motorhome makes sense.
Absolutely right 👍🏼
Big plastic pigs do look unsightly, some big vans also.... Great for full time or a big family. It's just me n the lady so we have a modified T6.1 for our adventures which gives us the basics we need for getting out on adventures for long weekenders etc...
Perfect vehicle for long weekends, day trips and daily driving 👍🏼
Great vlog. Just one question, what would be better value ,as for Campers’s vans ,a VW California or a van from a conversion company?…. Or how about a Caddy California…..just a thought. Keep up the good work, great channel bye the way..
Type approved vehicles will generally be better value than a panel van conversion. However a California will be better still in terms of residuals. There are compromises to each though. A comparison is coming soon 👀
I basically agree with your reasoning for each.My question really is why are campervans so expensive in comparison with motorhomes where you get a lot more for you money.Are the prices kept artificially high like diamonds? It makes no sense to me.
Because you get a better car for the price...
I can’t get my head around it either. They are all more or less 2.3m wide, just the length and height. Delivery drivers get down some tricky roads every day. Get a decent camera setup and a trucking Sat nav and I don’t see it being much more difficult to drive.
I can’t see where the money is the camper vans. I wouldn’t want to drive one around every day and I wouldn’t want to camp for more than one night. Neither are bad for depreciation if you buy used.
My question and it's not a particularly clever one is we know the pros and cons of each,but why are the campervans so expensive given the value for money in comparison motorhomes.
Look at the base vehicles. A VW or a Ford is more expensive than a Citroen or a Fiat of the motorhome. The campers, especially VW are more desirable and hold their value better. Despite the “expense” they are sold in large quantities because people want then
We are very lucky and have both a Vw campervan lwb with a pop top plus a 7.5 metre 2 drop down beds motorhome. ( Early retirement) lol. Love both and they suit us in different ways. Use the Vw for festivals and when I go mountain biking. The motorhome is a luxury vehicle for holidays and longer trips. Cost wise the motorhome was a lot more expensive plus need to keep it in storage. Would I swap anything with either? Will let you know after visited the motorhome and caravan show this coming Friday . Watch this space 😉😂
🤣 Laughing at your last comment. The show is dangerous. There will be lots of nice products.
Great you have both options, they are completely different vehicles for different purposes and you have just marvellously confirmed my thoughts 😃 Thank you
Well enjoyed the show but didn’t see anything to tempt us. 😂😂
Did you mention MPG ? I must admit I have just put a deposit on a White VW DSG Camper van from Dormobile so slightly biased . But I could not imagine driving that massive box on the left albeit great comfort when parked 🤔
I didn’t, but I should have 🤦🏼♂️ I’m with you, motorhomes are not for me. You will enjoy your Dormobile
On the VW spec I think you got the height and the width mixed up.
I have a 5.99 m panel van conversion with a fixed transverse rear double, full standing headroom, shower, toilet, 150 l fridge, blinds/fly screens, double glazed habitation windows, cab blinds, front cab seats swivel to make a dinette/lounge and another double bed in the pop top. It’s only 2.05 wide and can usually street park it. Only problem is car parks with height barriers.
The figures are official VW figures including the wing mirrors, width is 1904mm.
Those size of vans are becoming more popular. It helps being able to stand up, but yes height restriction can be a problem
@@StaycationLifestyle Ah, sorry didn’t realise you had included the mirrors. For any first timers visiting the NEC most Motorhome widths will be quoted excluding door mirrors.
Can you not get a motorhome size of a lwb vw out of curiosity? Comparing to a 7.5 m seems an unfair comparison.?
The LWB Transporter is 40cm longer. There is also a Crafter which is larger still (more on that later)
The point really was people do compare these exact types of vehicle and as you rightly point out, it’s unfair as they are different vehicles
You've not given a choice other than your needs, you can't drive a campervan like a car it'll add too much millage so you'd need another motor. Why the motorhome is the best option 100% .and can tow a small town car for when your on site , for your day trip run around
That is another viable option, which will suit some, quite often see them towing a little car.
Many people use a camper as a daily.
Everyone has different needs, your 100% is someone else’s 0%
You can buy narrow bodied Motorhome for less than these over priced Campervan . The narrow body be it 6 or 5.6 m long makes it daily driver, it Grp body is better insulated , it’s grp body gives it’s much more payload , they have showers and private toilets , more room to live , beds with mattresses. There is no practical or financial or comfort reasons that a Campervan beats a Motorhome . People buy them and pay the extra money for them for image and to feel part of a certain culture and that’s fair enough that’s a part of some peoples life but when it comes down using and living the narrow body Motorhome just can’t be beat
I appreciate your comment, however they are still height restricted and longer than the a normal car parking space. I couldn’t use one and park at work, it’s too long. So as a daily driver it’s not great.
Motorhomes are better for habitation purposes, there is no doubting that.
Even the medium sized van platforms Fiat, Peugeot, MAN, VW Crafter etc which have the showers, private toilets etc are quite big for a daily driver. Height and length mainly.
I would love a Crafter or MAN, but I can’t drive it to work and can’t afford both.
@@StaycationLifestyle take a few driving lessons and get a 5.6 m . Nothing in life is perfect at everything but if you need to drive everyday and need to live comfortably for sustained periods of time on 4 wheels the shorter wheel base narrow body motorhome is in my opinion the best all rounder . I can park in any parking 🅿️ space no problem just like parking a transit van
@@Johndoe10007You seem off-puttingly cock-sure of yourself - a characteristic which is unlikely to win many converts to your way of thinking. The prejudicial way in which you denigrate a certain section of buyers is indicative of great immaturity.
Driving lessons won’t change the fact I couldn’t park in 2 car parks I go in regularly.
It would also be too long to park in my work car park as would take up 2 marked bays.
I understand what you are saying, but as a true daily, for me, it’s too big
Is there any way for me to get in contact with you via an email?
Those pop tops look awful and are freezing up there. You can’t even stand up properly (this chap didn’t even have head room when he was sitting) or have elbow room in a campervan, no shower usually, no garage, no room for your dogs or kids ..
Some look better than others. Never been freezing up there, the insulation is great and if the heating is on, even better.
They are small, they don’t have the storage space, but you can daily drive them and sleep and eat in them.
I know of many families with children and dogs who use them frequently.
They sell extremely well, so the manufacturers must be doing something right.