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Post by randrlincoln on Oct 9, 2009 9:06:27 GMT
Hello all. New to the site and to motorhome/camp....ing. Waiting to purchase a vehicle, but it seems the more I look the further away I get to making the vital decision....WHICH TYPE. My priority is a vehicle I can use daily whilst other half gets to keep his car! 2nd important factor is bed size - have viewed many online with a supposed double bed but, to me, anything less than 4ft 6" wide by 6ft does not cut it! Romas do seem a good option. Have been in an old one with fixed roof but could only stand up in galley - are hi-los any better for that. Can anybody suggest alternatives - doesn't have to be all singing and dancing type (hob,grill,sink,portapotti storage & heating with hook-up).
With an awning, we plan to tour around Europe for a few months. Any help would be much appreciated. Ruth.
Hi Ruth, I have moved the post in the cooking thread to this thread, hope that's ok - Graham
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Post by Derek on Oct 10, 2009 19:21:25 GMT
Hello all. New to the site and to motorhome/camp....ing. Waiting to purchase a vehicle, but it seems the more I look the further away I get to making the vital decision....WHICH TYPE. My priority is a vehicle I can use daily whilst other half gets to keep his car! 2nd important factor is bed size - have viewed many online with a supposed double bed but, to me, anything less than 4ft 6" wide by 6ft does not cut it! Romas do seem a good option. Have been in an old one with fixed roof but could only stand up in galley - are hi-los any better for that. Can anybody suggest alternatives - doesn't have to be all singing and dancing type (hob,grill,sink,portapotti storage & heating with hook-up). With an awning, we plan to tour around Europe for a few months. Any help would be much appreciated. Ruth. Hi Ruth You've come to the right place for advice about motorhomes that can be used daily but you might find a slight Romahome bias  I think several on here use their Romahome campers as an only vehicle. We had a Hylo(R20) four years but also run a little Suzuki jeep for general use. I think we could have just used the Hylo if we only needed it for the supermarket run but we have a dog who is taken walkies twice a day, whatever the weather. I think the upholstery would have suffered rather if we had used it all the time. You ask about the headroom, the Hylo roof slopes down towards the front when raised so you have more headroom at the back than the Hitop or Outlook, but rapidly run out of it as you move forward. You need to be pretty tall to bang your head in the galley in either. We never had a problem in the Hylo as you are normally sitting when in the bed area. The bed makes up to a good size, better than most rock and roll beds in larger van conversions. The Hylo drove like a car (the Berlingo Multispace), nearly the same width and height but much longer. I only noticed the length when reversing. The vehicle is also much heavier than the car which does affect the performance but it isn't a problem. The R20's are slightly longer than a standard parking space which can be difficult in town centre car parks but if you can hang one end over a kerb, no problem. I don't know of any other small motorhomes that have a sensible width bed, perhaps someone else does Derek |
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I think several on here use their Romahome campers as an only vehicle.