Fetch Camper Vans

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Mandymoo Jun 2021 8:56pm, 29 Jun 2021 12,083 posts	0 Mandymoo Sounds good to me Gobi 😁
RunningRonnie Jun 2021 4:41pm, 30 Jun 2021 2,102 posts	0 RunningRonnie Vans either side of me have stuck rocks in front of their wheels. Why have they done this and should I do it too?
TheScribbler Jun 2021 4:50pm, 30 Jun 2021 5,529 posts	0 TheScribbler They may be extra cautious about the van rolling when the handbrake is off. I think if I remember correctly that you have to drop the handbrake to swivel the driver’s seat around on most VW Cali’s.
Northern Exile Jun 2021 6:04pm, 30 Jun 2021 7,774 posts	0 Northern Exile All VW Californias since the T5 model certainly, however T5/T6 Transporter conversions use a variety of different seats and I imagine you can swivel some of those without dropping the handbrake. It's a PIA to be honest and we never swivel the driver's seat unless absolutely necessary.
Mandymoo Jun 2021 6:05pm, 30 Jun 2021 12,091 posts	0 Mandymoo We tend not to swivel our seat we just fold it down.
RunningRonnie Jun 2021 6:34pm, 30 Jun 2021 2,103 posts	0 RunningRonnie Yeah we need to take hand brake off, but I just stick it in gear.
Boffin Jul 2021 4:27pm, 3 Jul 2021 4 posts	0 Boffin Dare I sully your campervan thread with talk of a motorhome??? 🤔🤣 Would like to pick your collective brains... currently moving the bikes in the cabin and want to sort a bike carrier solution on the back of the van. Two fundamental options as I see it; fit a towbar and use a tow ball bike rack, or get a bike rack fixed to the back of the van... Any thoughts??
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Jul 2021 4:39pm, 3 Jul 2021 41,379 posts	0 ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ There's a one-off cost of fitting a towbar, of course. I got a removeable towbar fitted to our estate car in order to be able to use a bike rack with it. I knew that, unless I go mad and get back into dinghy sailing, I wouldn't want a towbar for any other purpose, so removeable reflected the fact that most of the time it isn't needed. There's a bit of fiddling around each time I want to put the towbar on. For the campervan, I bought a fiamma rack which pretty much hangs off the left-hand barn door. I think we ended up spending so much on the van that the idea of another £500+ on a towbar didn't really occur to me. Random thoughts which may not be much use to you! I suppose that, on a motorhome, you might actually bolt it on permanently, as there's no door at the back? I suspect that you'll need to think about number of bikes and weight of bikes and look at which racks which meet those criteria are available/recommended?
Angus Clydesdale Jul 2021 4:43pm, 3 Jul 2021 22,841 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale Hey Boffin. Don’t worry, I’m often in here talking about my caravan! I think synge’s last point is the most important. Also future bikes? E-bikes are very heavy.
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Jul 2021 4:50pm, 3 Jul 2021 41,380 posts	0 ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Good point, AC. We're not into electric bikes (yet!), but they probably have an appreciable effect on the balance of a campervan or smaller motorhome. And maybe the weight limit too.