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Electric ones still need registered and get a number plate, no road tax though, but I think my petrol one is only £15 anyway. As for lying it down and petrol leaking, who on earth would do that, it's small enough sitting upright, I would think any motorbike would leak if you layed it down Laughing
  
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I love towing the caravan. It's part of the holiday for me.


I genuinely fail to understand the pleasure in that.
  
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Gareth

If considering renting and Ireland in the same breath then I believe http://www.celticcampervans.com/ may fit the bill. Cant vouch for them but see plenty on the road in summer.
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Discotres wrote:
As for lying it down and petrol leaking, who on earth would do that, it's small enough sitting upright, I would think any motorbike would leak if you layed it down Laughing


Depends on the size of the boot and what reassurances you might have been given before purchasing the said rake Wink
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I've seen some cracking rigs in North America. One in particular sticks in the mind, picture a motorhome the size of a national express 56 seater coach towing a Jeep Cherokee as a run-around! Now imagine both painted in matchig two-tone colourscheme of top-half white lower-half pink!!!! I am not making this up.

Motorohome colour schemes (and caravans for that matter) are almost always rubbish but this custom set-up took the biscuit.
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Im with Matty on this one Thumbs Up

That Eldis is a bit of a beast so I can see the merits of downsizing but I would not go for a 2 berth, just a single axle 4 berth.



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whoami wrote:
Discoed wrote:
I love towing the caravan. It's part of the holiday for me.


I genuinely fail to understand the pleasure in that.


I am amazed that if people didn't enjoy towing a caravan they would ever bother doing it. I genuinely assumed that everyone loves the special driving challenge of towing and reversing with a van on the back. Its the main reason we ditched a camper van.....dull to drive and no challenge....oh and the need to pack everything away if you need to go to the shops for milk Rolling with laughter
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Maybe I am just mad if I like towing the caravan Confused
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I too enjoy the towing - many people end up with a motor home as they're crap at, or afraid of towing. Fair enough really.

But with 3 kids the caravan is the thing for us for just now - in a motor home it's a major event to nip out for a fish supper, no thanks! And as for lugging around motor cycles and small cars? Alway seems a little ridiculous to me, Wink

No probs getting the 'van around the more remote Scottish islands and highlands Gareth, we've done it many times and it's a 26 foot twin axle, true the ferries can be a bit expensive and take a bit of getting on and off but the deckhands are there and always happy to help.

I'm lucky that fuel isn't a consideration but friends I know with motorhomes report mpg figures not far off the D4 gives when towing anyway.

Maybe if there was just the two of us we would think otherwise, but I don't think so.

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Dexter wrote:
it's a major event to nip out for a fish supper, no thanks!


It's a motor 'home' FFS, cook there as you are out already Laughing
  
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It's a motor 'home' FFS, cook there as you are out already


Tis supposed to be a holiday FFS, useless to us if stuck in the same place having to cook every night Rolling Eyes

Nice caravan and D3/ D4 - way to go Thumbs Up
  
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Well, we have done the caravanning with 3 kids and all the paraphernalia that goes with them, and thoroughly enjoyed it. From now on its two of us and dog, hence the discussion.

Great discussion. Thumbs Up

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