We completely agree about living space, we have moved back to caravanning from motorhome and you are right about everything, only difference is car we tow with Audi Q7 which is a joy and the tow bar comes out electrically and returns electrically which really adds to ease of use, keep up the good work Jackie and Paul
It is obviously personal choice. We had caravans for 33 years and then 5 years ago we bought a motorhome. Best thing we ever did. Arrive on site swivel cab seats plug in electric and that's it - so much easier. It also allowed us to sell our large tow car and buy an EV. I can use the MH as a second car or, as a day, van which was especially useful during covid. The thing we like is you are sitting on the cab seats which are much more comfortable then any of the side seats in a caravan. But it is whatever works for you.
It's great to see mum and Dad come back from the dark side. Very interesting to hear how much you missed the bench seating in the caravan. I'm amazed about the Volvo I thought you loved that Kuga you had.
Welcome back!!! - but for how long??? - The Cox family seem to chop & change like the wind!!! - same layout as our D4-4 - we love it for all the reasons that you say, especially the open plan-ness - looks much more spacious -even though we have the French bed, I still make up the bed at the front - only takes 2 mins with the Duvalay & built-in sheet - that way we both have oceans of space to spread out, but I also like to watch TV late at night while she likes to read, so it means we can both do our thing - as demonstrated in our previous vlog in Birkenhead. Young Mr Cox may be interested in our recent vlog on getting our seats restuffed!!!
Yes I did see your video about the re-filling very good if I still had mine I would have had mine done. Unfortunately the Cox family love change etc we love having different layouts and vans cars etc I’ve got that gene for sure unfortunately!
Great video. We stupidly bought a motorhome in2017. We realised very quickly that it was cramped apart from the bedroom space and sold it after a few months. Purchased a Bailey Unicorn Cabrera Black Edition a year ago, and have loved it from the start. It is perfect for us. Hope you enjoy your Black Edition as much as we enjoy ours!!
We’re going over to the dark side next week. Many reasons but mainly because my husband doesn’t want to tow anymore and is struggling with setting up. We want to do a lot more travelling and I’m happy to drive whereas I wasn’t towing. We spent ages looking for the right layout and have stayed under 7 mts. Our Swift 640 has a very similar layout to a caravan with a drop down bed and loads of storage so fingers crossed it works for us. I can perfectly understand why you have reverted to the caravan though.
Great to see you guys back from the dark side but i guess you have to try these things for yourselves to find the true answer to which suits...really enjoyed the vlog 😊
Not seen full video yet but hubby and I have got our first caravan. At first it was between caravan and motorhome but agreed it’s just another vehicle to tax, insure and maintain and also it would depreciate so a caravan it was 👍 btw …. The downside was - we had to change the car to tow it 😂
Hi Folks, really informative video. Lovely caravan and equally very good tow car. One question please. You mentioned you found driving the motorhome could be stressful due to it's length and width. The caravan in itself is very long, add this to the tow car it's some length. How does that compare overall to driving a motorhone on its own.. Is it ever equally as difficult or do you find it easier. Many thanks.
You mention narrow roads. You can plan your route to mostly avoid them with a caravan however in a motorhome if you want to drive to a location you have to take it with you. Each to their own I guess 👍🏻
We completely agree about living space, we have moved back to caravanning from motorhome and you are right about everything, only difference is car we tow with Audi Q7 which is a joy and the tow bar comes out electrically and returns electrically which really adds to ease of use, keep up the good work Jackie and Paul
We had a MH for 7 years decided to get caravan back in 2021 & it's the best thing we ever did
It is obviously personal choice. We had caravans for 33 years and then 5 years ago we bought a motorhome. Best thing we ever did. Arrive on site swivel cab seats plug in electric and that's it - so much easier. It also allowed us to sell our large tow car and buy an EV. I can use the MH as a second car or, as a day, van which was especially useful during covid. The thing we like is you are sitting on the cab seats which are much more comfortable then any of the side seats in a caravan. But it is whatever works for you.
It's great to see mum and Dad come back from the dark side. Very interesting to hear how much you missed the bench seating in the caravan. I'm amazed about the Volvo I thought you loved that Kuga you had.
He did love the Kuga however the Volvo is completely another level!
Welcome back!!! - but for how long??? - The Cox family seem to chop & change like the wind!!! - same layout as our D4-4 - we love it for all the reasons that you say, especially the open plan-ness - looks much more spacious -even though we have the French bed, I still make up the bed at the front - only takes 2 mins with the Duvalay & built-in sheet - that way we both have oceans of space to spread out, but I also like to watch TV late at night while she likes to read, so it means we can both do our thing - as demonstrated in our previous vlog in Birkenhead.
Young Mr Cox may be interested in our recent vlog on getting our seats restuffed!!!
Yes I did see your video about the re-filling very good if I still had mine I would have had mine done. Unfortunately the Cox family love change etc we love having different layouts and vans cars etc I’ve got that gene for sure unfortunately!
@@CaravanningwiththeCoxs I meant refilling your current caravan seats - you said they were getting uncomfortable.
Great video. We stupidly bought a motorhome in2017. We realised very quickly that it was cramped apart from the bedroom space and sold it after a few months. Purchased a Bailey Unicorn Cabrera Black Edition a year ago, and have loved it from the start. It is perfect for us. Hope you enjoy your Black Edition as much as we enjoy ours!!
We’re going over to the dark side next week. Many reasons but mainly because my husband doesn’t want to tow anymore and is struggling with setting up. We want to do a lot more travelling and I’m happy to drive whereas I wasn’t towing. We spent ages looking for the right layout and have stayed under 7 mts. Our Swift 640 has a very similar layout to a caravan with a drop down bed and loads of storage so fingers crossed it works for us. I can perfectly understand why you have reverted to the caravan though.
Welcome back. Nice caravan. Like a grown up version of ours 😀
Pleased for you guys and at least you tried it. It’s definitely caravans for me. I wish you many happy holidays. Regards D.Bowie
Great to see you guys back from the dark side but i guess you have to try these things for yourselves to find the true answer to which suits...really enjoyed the vlog 😊
Not seen full video yet but hubby and I have got our first caravan. At first it was between caravan and motorhome but agreed it’s just another vehicle to tax, insure and maintain and also it would depreciate so a caravan it was
👍 btw …. The downside was - we had to change the car to tow it 😂
Welcome to the caravan community,i have the series 3 valencia,love it,so hope you enjoy your van
Enjoy, in my option the most timeless Unicorn they made still looks fantastic now!
The prodigal parents have returned!
Lovely looking rig!
Love this video! Was wondering how your parents were getting on with the MH. Please can we have more mum & dad cox vids?! 😂❤
@frootiebaby13 you never know! If Oliver let's us! 🤣
Happy Caravanning. We live in Dorset so we may meet one day. Enjoy your caravan 😊
What a lovely video ❤
Great video
Welcome back 🎉
Thank you both, back in the Unicorn club again 😊🤩
Hi Folks, really informative video. Lovely caravan and equally very good tow car.
One question please.
You mentioned you found driving the motorhome could be stressful due to it's length and width.
The caravan in itself is very long, add this to the tow car it's some length.
How does that compare overall to driving a motorhone on its own..
Is it ever equally as difficult or do you find it easier.
Many thanks.
Thanks for the tour, is your Volvo a hybrid?
No it's a T5 petrol
Narrow roads?? A caravan is as wide and longer with the car.. most change to caravan so they can drive when touring. Those Volvos are lovely though
yeah but once your there you have a car.
You mention narrow roads. You can plan your route to mostly avoid them with a caravan however in a motorhome if you want to drive to a location you have to take it with you. Each to their own I guess 👍🏻
Great looking combo….. mmmh I’m also thinking about the Volvo 🤔 what’s the mpg like towing/ solo?
Not the best because its the big petrol engine high BHP but means low economy. 25mpg on average
As dad mentions not the best MPG however I did manage to achieve 40mpg in it on a long motorway run.
@@CaravanningwiththeCoxs that’s pretty good going tbh….thanks for the reply 🙂👍