New MoHo's at the Nec 2024, what are they thinking?

[Gingernuts]

Somebody told us that the Swift stand cost them £1M you got to sell a lot of vans to cover that outlay. You know I am with you on the garage and the transvestite bed but very few manufacturers offer this option so consequently you invariably end up with a small lounge or a van longer than you really want, the problem with steps to bed it on the FWD chassis without double floor.

transvestite bed!!!!!!

 

[Brains]

Three steps up means even less headroom above the bed. No chance on many models of sitting up fully in bed, which is a must have for me. Style over substance again.

We have 3 steps up.
We can sit up in bed.

 

[Brains]

transvestite bed!!!!!!

It's not quite one thing, nor the other!

 

[Brains]

Our step had a lid so shoes or whatever can go inside, well the lid will stay up if you wish, I know of at least one owner who crawled out of bed, got feet stuck in box and ended up "splat" face down on the bathroom floor.

We call that space the laundry locker.

 

[Coolcats]

When you go inside, the bed at the rear now has steps to climb to go to bed!

WHAT ARE THEIR DESIGNERS THINKING ABOUT ?

Oh come on they are just providing a Stairway to Heaven

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[jdk62]

We have 3 steps, a large garage, a lounge to seat 6 people and I can sit up in bed above the garage (and I'm quite tall). Our MH is a 7.3m 2011 model, so 3 steps are not a new design


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But do you not have to do the bum shuffle to get out of the bed and access the steps?

 

[Bramidan]

I was always under the impression that “ continental designs” had a bigger bedroom and smaller lounge area because the theory was you spent most of the day outside.
For UK because of inclement weather you needed more day time useable space ie bigger lounge.
Might be wrong ( not unusual) just something I had heard.

 

[HKF]

But do you not have to do the bum shuffle to get out of the bed and access the steps?

Not really. I just roll to the edge, sit up and slide until my feet touch the top step

 

[Brains]

But do you not have to do the bum shuffle to get out of the bed and access the steps?

No, the art is to roll onto your side or front and then stick your leg out until it contacts the floor.

I find it is actually considerably easier to get into and out of the motorhome high level bed, than it is to use a conventional bed at home, as you have a choice of floor level to go to, no need for bending and stooping.

 

[HKF]

I was always under the impression that “ continental designs” had a bigger bedroom and smaller lounge area because the theory was you spent most of the day outside.
For UK because of inclement weather you needed more day time useable space ie bigger lounge.
Might be wrong ( not unusual) just something I had heard.

Our Spanish built MH has 2 x 2 seater bench seats and two swivel front seats. It feels very spacious and was one of the reasons we bought it.

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[Tim P]

So its a Stairway to Heaven, but a Highway to Hell...just sayin'

 

[B-JandBella]

Guilty as charged you might have noticed there were a few steps up into the Morelo vans this is because of the deep double floor consequently less steps up to bed as you are starting from a higher point, and yes you can sit up in bed

The LOFT is a new design and only came into the country on Saturday I believe, did you go inside? we found it quite plain and sterile so I am interested it what other people think.

They have dropped the HOME model for this year and now start with the LOFT.

No, sadly, we didn't go in as there was a huge queue but had a quick look through the front window. Very nice I thought.
Saw that they had a Mercedes Actros chassis on the larger of their Mohomes and thought it a bit of a beast. Also, something
that size will give you limitations on what sites will accept it!

 

[B-JandBella]

transvestite bed!!!!!!

WOW! Gotta get me one of those.........