Don’t like the Woosh Bang, I love mine

[Abgs]

Can't do THIS with folding ones.

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100% my kind of riding !! and why I bought a Motorhome (now a PVC) in the first place!

And you are right, folding bikes are just not up to job of serious riding.

 

[Sapper520]

I’m 6’3 with size 12 feet and clumsy to boot so a panel van will never appeal.
I can though see the attraction of a panel van, better mpg, travel faster, easier to park etc. Last year we took a seasonal pitch on a campsite when travel was complicated, during the year we watched many increasingly popular pvc’s come and go, at times there were nearly as many as normal motorhomes.
However depending on the layout we did notice some shortcomings.
Some are so cramped that to allow sufficient room for dressing, partners had to wait outside.
We have seen bedding fall out of the rear door onto wet grass.
We saw a couple who towed two motorcycles on a trailer have difficulties repacking everything back into the van, it just wouldn’t fit first time so they unloaded and started again.
But perhaps worst of all we had a neighbour for a while who didn’t have enough room for beer in their small fridge!!
I can see they work for some, but not for us.

Extra beer fridge with extra power point under bed…..but we’ve got a 90l fridge with a small freezer compartment.

Me and my wife, before getting our PVC, toured on our motorcycles for many years. We could pack enough to last us three weeks on them…….so know how to travel light. We don’t even use the extra storage in the under bed side cupboards. If it hasn’t got a use, it doesn’t travel with us.

Would have liked the longitudinal bed, but a 6.3m van wouldn’t fit on our parking space, so had to go for a 6m van. With both of us being 5’8” the latitudinal bed does us fine.…..think you’d struggle in it though.

The variation of peoples requirements means that no one van will ever be everyone’s choice.

 

[Garfields]

Under the bed at the rear. Lots of models have lift-up beds for bikes and other sporting equipment.

Just for reference .
Also been sitting with the door open watching a thunderstorm
It's been a bit windy today to have the awning out.

 

[Badknee]

. We are v conscious of the noise the door makes as it does need a slam,

Not if you do a simple change to the way you close it. From the outside slowly close it and press in at the rear of the door where the catch is, don’t slam it from the front.
From the inside I’ve added a handle, slowly close it and pull the door shut from the inside.

Just as quiet as a hab door or quieter.

 

[timetochill]

This is us currently at Crosby Ravensworth after a month touring and cycling around the Lakes and Dumfrise and Galloway.
Note, awning out to keep drizzle out of the van, mozzie screen deployed to keep (non existent) mozzies out of the van.
Also note, sliding door wide open to allow the stunning, uninterrupted vista of my brother in laws van, along side us.

Do you use the awning a lot like that? thinking of doing the same

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[timetochill]

Not if you do a simple change to the way you close it. From the outside slowly close it and press in at the rear of the door where the catch is, don’t slam it from the front.
From the inside I’ve added a handle, slowly close it and pull the door shut from the inside.

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Just as quiet as a hab door or quieter.

Where is the inside handle hard to see from the photo

 

[TheMachMan]

Totally agree with the outside in feeling. Having had caravans for years with the slim door you always felt a bit isolated from the outdoors even with it open. Those flippin fly screens though, they look so fragile. I noticed ours today had developed a strange bunched up shape. Took a while to straighten!

 

[Badknee]

It’s on the back edge. I closed the door and positioned the handle (Screwfix) marked it before fitting.

From the outside.

From the inside, plenty of space.

 

[Minxy]

Can't do THIS with folding ones.

Today in Northern Spain.

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Why not? Not all electric folding bikes have small wheels.

 

[Lizbiebrowne]

It’s on the back edge. I closed the door and positioned the handle (Screwfix) marked it before fitting.

From the outside.

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From the inside, plenty of space.

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[Lizbiebrowne]

Not if you do a simple change to the way you close it. From the outside slowly close it and press in at the rear of the door where the catch is, don’t slam it from the front.
From the inside I’ve added a handle, slowly close it and pull the door shut from the inside.


Just as quiet as a hab door or quieter.

Oops. Was it this one you fitted:

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[chesterfield hooligan]

Midnight at Victoria Gasteiz aire like being outside but not lol.

 

[Badknee]

Oops. Was it this one you fitted:

Smith & Locke Fire Rated Oval Pull Handle Satin Anodised Aluminium 20mm x 225mm - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Satin anodised aluminium door pull handle with oval grip. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.

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That’s the one, plenty of room for the screws there.

 

[Captain Yoghurtpot]

For our day to day living needs we have a Quest pop up pro 6 with adjoining tunnel double seat swivel for the dogs bed at nighttime, going to Busfest this weekend and hopefully buy a swivel table so we can also eat, drink etc inside if we just go out for the day.

John.

Hi John
I also have a quest 4 pro but have not heard of a connecting tunnel for such, other than the extension canopy you can buy.
Have you any details of the tunnel please Neckender. Thanks.
Iain

 

[Mixyblob]

Do you use the awning a lot like that? thinking of doing the same

No, not really, its only the third time we've used it.
They're designed as a sun shade really but I find it a total waste of payload TBH.

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[Neckender]

Hi John
I also have a quest 4 pro but have not heard of a connecting tunnel for such, other than the extension canopy you can buy.
Have you any details of the tunnel please Neckender. Thanks.
Iain

Google quest screen house pro connector tunnel and there are a few companies selling them.

John.

 

[Minxy]

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Midnight at Victoria Gasteiz aire like being outside but not lol.

If that's the image from your home security camera then you're being burgled by a grumpy old man!

 

[Otter Spotter]

It’s on the back edge. I closed the door and positioned the handle (Screwfix) marked it before fitting.

From the outside.

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From the inside, plenty of space.

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That’s a great idea and only £4.99 I will be getting one on my way home in a few weeks time

 

[Albacore]

We keep thinking about a PVC then start wondering where we would put all our stuff. I guess it would need a complete rethink but we're golfers. How do we carry our clubs? All answers gratefully received apart from the ones suggesting we ditch them.

Get a globecar campscout it has a large garage. I'm picking mine up in October and have already tested whether it will take my inflatable sailing dinghy, folding e bike and mobility scooter... and still room more stuff. Alternatively a Devon aztec xl has a humongous garage, but I didn't want to make up beds!

 

[Drexxer]

Alternatively a Devon aztec xl has a humongous garage

Just looking where I would put my Mountainbike in this Humongous garage?

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[Albacore]

Just looking where I would put my Mountainbike in this Humongous garage?

It would work for me but I have a folder.... maybe not with a full-size bike. It was about 2m wide by 1m deep... I believe the shelf behind the seats at the rear can be lifted too at so may allow more height for a full size bike frame.

 

[Dorwyn]

I've got a plastic shed-on-the-back one now. I miss my pvc!

 

[simsy56]

Not if you do a simple change to the way you close it. From the outside slowly close it and press in at the rear of the door where the catch is, don’t slam it from the front.
From the inside I’ve added a handle, slowly close it and pull the door shut from the inside.

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Just as quiet as a hab door or quieter.

At last! Someone knows how to close the sliding door properly! Well done you!

Craig

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Don’t want to jinx it but 2 weeks and no whoosh bang parked next to me, I did park the other day in Speyer turned off the engine see the whoosh bang next to me and moved to the other side of the site
Close call

 

[Garfields]

Don’t want to jinx it but 2 weeks and no whoosh bang parked next to me, I did park the other day in Speyer turned off the engine see the whoosh bang next to me and moved to the other side of the site
Close call

You do know you are at the end of an airstrip ?
If you on the site at the museum

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[Coastal Cruiser.]

You do know you are at the end of an airstrip ?
If you on the site at the museum

Wonder why some dummy had a jet engine fired up next to us the other morning

 

[iandsm]

In previous vans, I’ve loved to sit under the awning, its one of my favourite places in the world to work or have fun. but the risk of any real wind would make Sian ask me to bring the awning in and I would have to come inside like a child called in from play. But now its different, we still have an awning but…

Since weve owned a panel van I’ve found my absolute favourite aspect is the big sliding door, the whole side of the van opens like your sat outside. Right now I’m sat here with the door wide watching a thunderstorm over Lake Garda, Awesome like under the awning without the hassle….Woosh Bangs Rule

Your certainly right about that, the view of the outside from the inside is a real bonus wit ha PVC

 

[GeeCee]

Was on a small campsite the other day in my Coachbuilt with 4 PVCs very close to us, 2 to the left side, one to the right and one in front (it was a very small site). Every morning bang, whoosh bang, bang again, whoosh bang again and so on when you're trying to grab the last bit of shut-eye before you get up. Same again in the evening after dark, when you're trying to have a relaxing evening watching TV or reading. Manufacturers really do need to resolve this anti-social attribute of PVCs. We generally try to park away from PVCs for that reason but on this particular site, apart from one PVC to our left, we were first to pitch up. Then we got surrounded. Nothing against PVCs otherwise, in fact I do like the look of many of them.

 

[DBK]

The woosh bang is what attracts me to a panel van for our next van.

I love camping and being outdoors - still go away on the (motor - don't be silly!) bike with a tent. The thing I like least about our coachbuilt is that being inside feels remote from the outside, more often than not I'm sat outside on a chair.

So a woosh bang with a sofa opposite sounds ideal, so long as I can persuade Mrs F that it's not cold and the door can be open

Just need to wait until it's just me & Mrs F now - then find a panel van now that I can stand up in, has beds that are long enough, has a much better cooker than just a couple of gas rings, decent size shower, plenty of windows........

Look for a Murvi, it ticks all those boxes.

 

[iandsm]

Was on a small campsite the other day in my Coachbuilt with 4 PVCs very close to us, 2 to the left side, one to the right and one in front (it was a very small site). Every morning bang, whoosh bang, bang again, whoosh bang again and so on when you're trying to grab the last bit of shut-eye before you get up. Same again in the evening after dark, when you're trying to have a relaxing evening watching TV or reading. Manufacturers really do need to resolve this anti-social attribute of PVCs. We generally try to park away from PVCs for that reason but on this particular site, apart from one PVC to our left, we were first to pitch up. Then we got surrounded. Nothing against PVCs otherwise, in fact I do like the look of many of them.

It's not the whoosh bang door that's the problem, it's the inconsiderate people who keep opening and closing them without a thought that they may disturb others. We, and I suspect the majority of owners are aware of the noise they can make so we tend to be ultra careful. When we had an A class I was also aware that continually opening and closing the door was annoying to others, no whoosh but considerable bang. It's rather like the screaming kids, barking dogs, loud tv or music etc etc. All that's needed is a little consideration, there is nothing anti-social about PVC's or for that matter other campers/motorhomes, it's the people in them that can be anti-social.

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