It’s a very romantic idea to be able to get into motorhome with your partner and just go. Well that’s a nice idea, but I would suggest you leave in the morning instead. The beauty of it is of course the fact that, at the end of the day you can stop where you like and cook a meal and go to bed. You are self contained with all your luggage, supplies and possessions with you. This is what sells the motorhome idea and this is the reason why motorhome hire is such a thriving business in the UK today.
It would be a dream come true to be able to have your own motorhome that you were able to use at a moments notice, wouldn’t it? If a week in the sun was what you fancied, you could just get on a ferry and drive to the South of France. How about a visit to your old University town? You might even bump into a few of your old mates. But really, hiring a motorhome is just as easy, you can call up a hire company on Friday morning and pick it up after work and drop it back on Sunday night (or Monday morning if your boss will let you!) . Most hire companies are very happy to do short hire periods, such as weekends, or long weekends.
Many UK motorhome hire companies make use of the fact that motorhome owners do not use their vehicles all year ’round and use them as part of their own fleet. This has pros and cons. Dave from Motorhome Freedom, UK motorhome hire specialists, says, “The main advantage is that there is not the massive expenditure in funding a fleet. The downside that it is hard to maintain the quality of the vehicles with out continuous access to the vehicles.”
Have you been tempted by small ads in you local paper offering cheap motorhome hire. Often they have been put up by respectable motorhome hire companies. If you think everything looks fine, go for it, they will love the extra business. If it appears to be an individual offering privately owned motorhome hire, please check carefully that their arrangements are properly in order. Check their insurance as thoroughly as you can! If you are in an accident or are pulled by the police, good luck.
We are seeing more and more skiers hiring motorhomes for their winter holidays. Do they complain of the cold? Well they won’t be cold in their motorhomes for sure. All modern motorhomes have central heating systems powered by the gas supply or in some more models by their diesel heater. The temperature is regulated by a thermostat, so you don’t have to keep fiddling with the heater controls, if you set it for 19 Centigrade that is what the temperature will be.
Hopefully any summer holiday will be accompanied by lots of warm weather. Obviously if you are planning to go to the top end of Norway or it rains like it did in the UK in 2012, then you may need to turn on the heating system. Eitherway it is not a problem with the modern central heating systems that are fitted to modern motorhomes. Just turn on the heating for instant warmth in your motorhome. There are many safety features built into the gas central heating. For example the gas supply will be cut if the flame blows out by accident. Motorhomes sometimes have diesel heating systems. The Chausson Flash range of motorhomes now all include a diesel heating system. They are effective, odour free and use the diesel fuel from the diesel tank of the motorhome.
I hope that by reading this article you are spurred on to give motorhoming a go. I would suggest that you just try renting a motorhome for a weekend and go and look up some friends you haven’t seen for a while. If you are worried about places to park in town centers, don’t ! Go for the larger out of town supermarket car parks. As we have said before, staying warm is easy in motorhome, so plan your trip any time you like. Do be aware that once you have done one holiday like this, it’s hard to stop. You will find yourself planning your next trip before you get home. This is a holiday that starts the moment you leave home, not when you get there.
