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Feb 2022
10:54am, 22 Feb 2022
24,226 posts
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Rosehip
I’m finding that the trend is to make everything “luxury” = more expensive rather than more comfortable= space. I don’t want a big fridge and a microwave, I want more storage and moving around room
Rather taken by the new westfalia/transit though
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Feb 2022
12:11pm, 22 Feb 2022
8,523 posts
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Eynsham Red
We’ve never used our microwave. In our last MH we had it removed and a door fitted over to use as a cupboard.
In our new MH it’s not so easy to remove the microwave, so we’ve unplugged it, taken out the turntable and use it as a cupboard too.
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Feb 2022
12:17pm, 22 Feb 2022
8,524 posts
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Eynsham Red
…..and bugger me if my fb hasn’t just shown me an advert for camper van storage systems! Big brother 👀!
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Feb 2022
12:28pm, 22 Feb 2022
22,252 posts
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GimmeMedals
Ha ha 
We use our microwave but also use it to store things, typically bread and crumpets.
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Feb 2022
12:38pm, 22 Feb 2022
10,060 posts
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cathrobinson
We don’t miss a microwave and would always rather have more storage instead. The one thing I wish our MoHo had was 2-way heating, so it could be powered by mains not just gas. My current workaround is to take a little electric fan heater.
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Feb 2022
1:41pm, 22 Feb 2022
914 posts
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forest plodder
The MoHo we're wondering about doesn't have a microwave. It does have a bigger fridge than our old van, which we're quite pleased about.
We'd also like more daytime space, and think a drop-down bed might be the way to go for us.
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Feb 2022
1:43pm, 22 Feb 2022
915 posts
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forest plodder
We've heard of people taking small oil filled radiators too Cath.
Our old van didn't have heating, so we also took a small fan heater if we had electric hook-up.
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Feb 2022
2:20pm, 22 Feb 2022
44,571 posts
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
Funny how easy it is to undervalue the bits you have and lust after the bits other people have ...
Our VW campervan has a small grill beneath the gas burners. The grill pan is large enough for two pieces of sliced bread. We hardly ever use it.
Apparently some owners have had a small microwave fitted in that space and I think this would be a lot more useful (although heavier on electricity consumption too).
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Feb 2022
3:19pm, 22 Feb 2022
10,061 posts
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cathrobinson
We’ve got a little oven and grill that others would lust after too. I’d definitely take that over a microwave, and it takes about the same space.
It will be interesting seeing what is available tomorrow to see what else I can think were compromising, but I’d like to say we made a great choice if the only thing I can complain about is the heating (and the size, of course, but that’s MoHos…)
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Feb 2022
4:44pm, 22 Feb 2022
5,789 posts
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TheScribbler
We use a Ridge Monkey in place of a grill in our campervan. Works really well for toasting bread which is pretty much all we would use a grill for.
Apparently you can do pizza in them if you don’t mind it cut into squares.
We barely use a microwave at home and then it’s mainly for reheating food or warming milk, which we do in a pan in the camper.
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