Miserable Motorhomers?

[EuroTrotters]

I wave in my Range Rover . I just get two fingers back

 

[nicholsong]

Now that we are registered as an 'Antique' vehicle maybe I will start waving - but only at other antique-registered MHs, if one can identify them. Ours has a 1920s car pictorial on the number plate.

I should not be too busy waving.

 

[scotzsue]

I'm a waver when in the passenger seat or when driving on quiet roads. John thinks I am daft, nothing wrong with his powers of observation
He does however berate me if I fail to wave back usually when i am busy checking we are on the correct route as opposed to the 'tom says' one.

 

[WallyWalnut]

I used to wave….

 

[PaulOH]

My kid gives out to me for waving - particularly when the unfriendly don't wave back - some French people don't wave but I don't want to promote any stereotypes.

Travelling with family....

'Daddy - why are you waving - they don't care....'

'Maybe they did care but they were temporarily distracted because there was a noise inside their van'

'No Daddy, they just didn't care, why do you care? You don't know them anyway'

'that's not the point, we're all part of a motorhoming community and we need to look out for eachother, and be friendly'

'sounds like mumbo jumbo to me'...

'No, not mumbo jumbo - if I needed help with.. (CRASH/BANG).. what the hxll's going on back there...'

'Don't worry, (son no,2) has pulled the bathroom door off it's hinges'

'what the Fxxx is happening back there - we have to stop if he needs the loo'

'We need to stop to pick up the bathroom door - oh it's a number-2'

'Chxxxt almxxhtly - would you tell me please before you do this?'

'It's not me - he had to go'

'Daddy, three vans passed and they all waved and you didn't!!!'

'Could someone turn on the pump to get some water for the toilet?´

I must stress that the safety rules are impressed upon everyone before we begin the journey!

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[DDJC]

My kid gives out to me for waving - particularly when the unfriendly don't wave back - some French people don't wave but I don't want to promote any stereotypes.

Travelling with family....

'Daddy - why are you waving - they don't care....'

'Maybe they did care but they were temporarily distracted because there was a noise inside their van'

'No Daddy, they just didn't care, why do you care? You don't know them anyway'

'that's not the point, we're all part of a motorhoming community and we need to look out for eachother, and be friendly'

'sounds like mumbo jumbo to me'...

'No, not mumbo jumbo - if I needed help with.. (CRASH/BANG).. what the hxll's going on back there...'

'Don't worry, (son no,2) has pulled the bathroom door off it's hinges'

'what the Fxxx is happening back there - we have to stop if he needs the loo'

'We need to stop to pick up the bathroom door - oh it's a number-2'

'Chxxxt almxxhtly - would you tell me please before you do this?'

'It's not me - he had to go'

'Daddy, three vans passed and they all waved and you didn't!!!'

'Could someone turn on the pump to get some water for the toilet?´

I must stress that the safety rules are impressed upon everyone before we begin the journey!

Feel for you mate. Been there.

 

[barsteward]

I see a lot on this thread have chosen the option 3 answer...Two ugly males up front.
Perhaps if the "ugly male" passenger volunteered to wear a long wig, eyeliner & some lipstick, you might get a better or more frequent wave back response.
I will look forward to hearing if my recommendation has helped the situation.
Good luck, carry on waving, we always do, when we see another van, PVC's are much harder, well they are built for stealth camping after all.
LES

I'm afraid that no amount of eyeliner, wigs, lippy or anything girly would help Redframe.
An ugly Cestrian with a beard will all ways be an ugly Cestrian with a beard.

 

[RobbyMClark]

Had a very strange journey home from Hereford.

We always wave to other MH's (Panelvan, C class or A class of any age) when passing on single carriageway A Roads and I would say that 90% of the time we get a response, this is in a 2012 C class.

Today the strangest thing happened, the trend took a gigantic step in the opposite direction, at most 10% waved back!

There were only Three differences that we could think of that may have affected this.

1) I was driving an A Class.

2) It was an older van.

3) Two males (reasonably ugly) were sitting up front.

Anyone got any thoughts on it?

Cheers
Red

I see a lot on this thread have chosen the option 3 answer...Two ugly males up front.
Perhaps if the "ugly male" passenger volunteered to wear a long wig, eyeliner & some lipstick, you might get a better or more frequent wave back response.
I will look forward to hearing if my recommendation has helped the situation.
Good luck, carry on waving, we always do, when we see another van, PVC's are much harder, well they are built for stealth camping after all.
LES

I'm afraid that no amount of eyeliner, wigs, lippy or anything girly would help Redframe.
An ugly Cestrian with a beard will all ways be an ugly Cestrian with a beard.

Carol 's Eddie may scrub up well enough at a closing speed of 100 mph+ but agree on the RedFrame bit. (Love yah big fella)

 

[barsteward]

Would have to raise the passenger seat, dashboard would be too high to get the full effect
LES

 

[RedFrame]

I'm afraid that no amount of eyeliner, wigs, lippy or anything girly would help Redframe.
An ugly Cestrian with a beard will all ways be an ugly Cestrian with a beard.

Well, i tried, but....

Cheers
Red

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[Manic]

Well, i tried, but....

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Cheers
Red

That’s more like a Roy Wood tribute, than a laady

 

[Otter Spotter]

Being here over here in Croatia, the only real wavers back to us were Concorde, Morelo and Carthago owners with the odd Hymer!!
Normal C class and pvcs, nothing, nada, nicht!
That said I’ve noticed there aren’t many 3.5t+ vans this side (Slovenian, Croatian) of Germany Here on this site in Stara Baska there’s only me and another Carthago A class which I would guess are over 3.5t, the amount of panel vans is enormous, as for the Germans, it’s over run with them

Best not mention the war then

 

[JamesT@Dundee]

To be fair, many PVCs look like vans from the front. By the time it is level with you, it's too late. Some suggestions

Wave early. Van drivers never wave to anyone.
Get yourself an overcab, with a top bulge bigger than Elvis's quiff. Unmistakeable
Paint "Yes I am a bleeding motorhome, not a bleeding Amazon multidrop" on the front of your bus.
Phone everyone that is coming the opposite way so they can be ready

Thanks are unnecessary, I live to help.

The reason we have decals from Hippy Motors plastered over the bonnet and above the cab.... Still people think we're a delivery van.

Yes, marked reduction in waving over past couple of years. I put it down, mostly, to increase in rented vans and newbies unaware of the old etiquette!

 

[JamesT@Dundee]

After the zillionth wave, people probably had tired arms

Or couldn't be ar$ed any more

Felt that way driving north on the A9 last year (Sept) - more than 100 vans heading south between Perth and Inverness.

 

[Paul Wilkins]

I hate 'waving'.. my wife does it all of the time when she is driving. #bonkers #ravingmad

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[frenchie 79]

don’t wave to motorhomes, years of waving to motorcyclists, then to Subaru drivers I’ve now got arthritis in the wrists
Motorcyclists used to all chat when meeting up most motorhomes don’t want to speak when on sites

Yes your right.We had a touring caravan before we changed to motorhome.Tourers are much more sociable.Maybe it’s because they talked while setting up caravan.Don’t Realy have to set motorhome up.Plug electric in & turn seats round.Very antisocial

 

[Two Owl Ones]

90%+ returned my wave during a week in the Scottish Highlands, we just think that if the other motorhomer doesn't wave back, they are just concentrating on driving or just haven't noticed, it's as simple as that, we don't take it personally, or like others have said maybe they just can't be @rsed .

 

[Ian Bosman]

Had a very strange journey home from Hereford.

We always wave to other MH's (Panelvan, C class or A class of any age) when passing on single carriageway A Roads and I would say that 90% of the time we get a response, this is in a 2012 C class.

Today the strangest thing happened, the trend took a gigantic step in the opposite direction, at most 10% waved back!

There were only Three differences that we could think of that may have affected this.

1) I was driving an A Class.

2) It was an older van.

3) Two males (reasonably ugly) were sitting up front.

Anyone got any thoughts on it?

Cheers
Red

There was a time when people waved if they encountered someone with the same make of vehicle but driving is now more loaded with beware this or beware that so i gave up waving as i am concentrating on driving the thing. Someone in our street who had a back Audi A6 estate complained to my wife who was walking along the road that she did not wave to him. Bear in mind she has problems remembering our car number plate never mind anyone else's. In any case how many people can you recognise behind the wheel of a vehicle as it passes? I certainly do not nor can I be bothered. If you had an accident partly or wholly because you were waving, one hand off the steering wheel, how would it stand if you were hauled off to court?

 

[TOT]

Still having issues trying to stop SWMBO giving Nazi salutes to passing MoHos on my behalf ............... thinks its time to wear a disguise.

 

[RedFrame]

If you had an accident partly or wholly because you were waving, one hand off the steering wheel, how would it stand if you were hauled off to court?

Only ONE HAND!? Not me Ian, I'm a full on, in at the deep end Two Handed frenetic waver (I've always been drawn to danger sports).

In answer to your question, I'd hope that the Judge or Jury would take pity on me for wanting to bring joy into the dark corners of the World and release me from my shackles without punishment.

Cheers
Red.

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[InvictaMoto]

My wife waves. I tend to be trying to drive and watch the long line of cars building behind me as I have a 50mph limit in the van, sorry, C-Class I think.

She sometimes waves at horse boxes and the usual Tesco/Sainsbury's/Asda vans..

On my last solo run back from Rye to Hythe had 100% wave exchange. Mind you there were only two of them ..

As for chatting onsite. SWMBO will talk to anyone. Having a dog also seems to be an ice breaker....

 

[InvictaMoto]

Still having issues trying to stop SWMBO giving Nazi salutes to passing MoHos on my behalf ............... thinks its time to wear a disguise.

And shave off the little tache?

 

[Landy Andy]

Love the idea that some people find driving so difficult that they deem it dangerous to us a hand and wave whilst driving. Good job they invented automatics, otherwise we would all be doomed.

 

[Swifter]

Love the idea that some people find driving so difficult that they deem it dangerous to us a hand and wave whilst driving. Good job they invented automatics, otherwise we would all be doomed.

And don’t you dare operate the sat nav , radio or the windows whilst in motion . Both hands firmly on the wheel at all times

 

[nicholsong]

And don’t you dare operate the sat nav , radio or the windows whilst in motion . Both hands firmly on the wheel at all times

And don’t you dare operate the sat nav , radio or the windows whilst in motion . Both hands firmly on the wheel at all times

Change gear with your knee

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[bobnick]

Or pick your nose..............................sorry.

 

[Southdowners]

We don't wave unless waved to - then we acknowledge.

There's just so many motorhomes on the road now it makes waving a bit ridiculous... perhaps when there were less of them about it was more meaningful.

 

[barsteward]

Well, i tried, but....

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Cheers
Red

That looks more like Roy Wood than Roy Wood looks, perhaps you should front a tribute band

 

[barsteward]

That’s more like a Roy Wood tribute, than a laady

Note to oneself read all the subsequent replies before posting you nincompoop.

 

[Wack]

We went to York via skipton a few weeks ago , every 5th vehicle coming the other way seemed to be a motorhome

It's normally a rare car or biker thing, waving , thing is since covid motorhomes aren't rare , there's 100s of them

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