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Rosehip Feb 2022 10:54am, 22 Feb 2022 24,226 posts	0 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
Eynsham Red Feb 2022 12:11pm, 22 Feb 2022 8,523 posts	0 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.
Eynsham Red Feb 2022 12:17pm, 22 Feb 2022 8,524 posts	0 Eynsham Red …..and bugger me if my fb hasn’t just shown me an advert for camper van storage systems! Big brother 👀!
GimmeMedals Feb 2022 12:28pm, 22 Feb 2022 22,252 posts	0 GimmeMedals Ha ha We use our microwave but also use it to store things, typically bread and crumpets.
cathrobinson Feb 2022 12:38pm, 22 Feb 2022 10,060 posts	0 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.
forest plodder Feb 2022 1:41pm, 22 Feb 2022 914 posts	0 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.
forest plodder Feb 2022 1:43pm, 22 Feb 2022 915 posts	0 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.
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Feb 2022 2:20pm, 22 Feb 2022 44,571 posts	0 ♪♫ 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).
cathrobinson Feb 2022 3:19pm, 22 Feb 2022 10,061 posts	0 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…)
TheScribbler Feb 2022 4:44pm, 22 Feb 2022 5,789 posts	0 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.