Ten meter long RV.

[RichardRed]

Thanks for allowing me to join.
Can I please ask. Thinking of buying a meter long American style RV.
Could I have problems finding sites to park on in the UK?
Is there a list of large RV friendly UK motorhome sites please?

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

Best to check on the rv side of the forum

 

[RichardRed]

Than you.

 

[RichardRed]

Best to check on the rv side of the forum

Thanks Jimbo, How do I access the RV Side of the site.

 

[Rob Hammond]

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[suavecarve]

American RV's

American A Class RV's To American Travel Trailers and everything American in-between. Big Yanks and Little ones too

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[Tiger Bear]

Thinking of buying a meter long American style RV.

Is it a clown RV?

 

[Mohawk Mo]

 

[Guigsy]

The issue isn't just the length. It's that American RVs are wide! Apparently they are typically 100 inches across, which is 2.5m. Most European motorhomes top out at 2.35m. And even that is more work than 2.05m panel van conversions. You'll be the same width as an HGV. You will face limitations on where you can get to and where you can park in the UK.

The other issue is weight. I assume you have a C1 licence?

 

[David and Sally]

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[fishplug]

Hello and welcome.

A friend of mine had one many years ago and managed to travel around OK in it, just takes some forward planning.

Of course there will be fewer places to choose from - but it's entirely possible.

There was the two of them, three kids and two dogs so it wasn't any harder than trying to find a hotel to accommodate them all, and was a fair bit cheaper.

He sold it when they stopped travelling together though as it stopped making sense after that.

 

[funflair]

The longer the RV/motorhome is the more restrictions you will come across, at 10 metres you will come across sites that you actually can’t get on but then you will also come across a “it’s too big” attitude even if you will actually fit the pitch albeit with a bit of overhang, on the road any extra width could be more of a restriction than the length, quite a few sites have a small number of RV/oversize pitches so these require a bit more advanced booking than a smaller van.

 

[stevewagner]

Just think anywhere a bus can go, you can go.

 

[Carpmart]

You’ll be fine most places… I’m only 9.35m long, but we can get pretty much anywhere a more standard 7.5m C class can get.

The issue is usually not the size, it’s the attitude to the size from others. A bit of judicious licence around your ‘actual size’ helps to not deter people!

 

[simsy56]

Welcome to the forum. I have had 3 US RV's, over 14 years. An Itasca Sunrise 9.6m, a fifth wheel Holiday Rambler trailer towed with a Dodge Ram 13.5m and a Coachmen Concorde 9.4m.

I have travelled in them in the UK, and Europe. Some sites don't want to know, but there are plenty of sites that will accommodate them. I live on the Isle of Man and have been on sites over here too.

I have been an many CAMC sites without any issues. If you are a confident, and careful driver, you will be alright. The comfort and size is wonderful, the running costs not so.

We enjoyed every mile we drove in them, but, as I am getting older, we decided to downsize, and have gone from one extreme to another, and bought a Devon Aztec XL, panel van. We are equally satisfied with this purchase, but did so enjoy the RV's.

You will get all the American RV information on the RVOC (recreational vehicle owners club) web site. Full of valuable information and help.

Enjoy!

Craig

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[L' Hobo]

Just think anywhere a bus can go, you can go.

Not necessarily, buses rarely try to get onto grass campsites or have long rear overhang and often the steering lock is better.
It all depends on the RV.

PS. Unless they have changed it, a long RV could never get onto the one of the main open all year Camping and Caravan sites at Chertsey on the outskirts of London for instance.

 

[Gaston aires]

I think more problems with the width than length. We had an American RV (see avatar picture), sooo different in the USA than here or Europe. Personally not for us in Europe but we like touring around.
Phil