No separate caravan insurance necessary as it's covered by the mandatory vehicle insurance policy.
No noseweight gauge
No mover gear
No hitchlock
No wheel lock
No need for electric drill and battery
No Aquaroll
No Wastemaster
No steadies
No hitching

As it will be my daily driver, when Mrs SDA is using the Yeti, there'll actually be one less road vehicle on the drive, no extra road tax and all the other things you mention.

And white van man in his Transit seems to get everywhere, almost, that a car can? Don't forget it's only 5.2m long, just a foot longer than a Mondeo Estate, 8ins longer than a Discovery. The nearly 9ft height is a problem for multi storeys and height barriers but experience says there's always an alternative nearby and I v v rarely use multi storey car parks anyway.

I can’t understand your posts any more SDA, you now seem to be extolling the virtues of a campervan having been spending many hours and posts bemoaning not being able to sell your Bailey so you could buy your ‘ideal’ 540. I have recently bought a folding camper but wouldn’t come on here to extol its virtues as this is an Eriba forum, but as I haven’t yet sold my Eriba I feel I can still learn and contribute. Once the Eriba has gone I think it would be wrong to come on here and point out the positive differences between a folding camper and an Eriba as I see them. Brian has pointed out why most people posting here favour their Eriba over a campervan and just posting what you see as the advantages might just antagonise people somewhat.......better to contribute to a campervan forum?

I'm certainly not trying to antagonise anyone, my original post was just pointing out the differences that I'd 'discovered as I thought about things, they would be similar if I'd been able to find an Eriba Style or Car. As I explained there was a sound reason for changing my focus and quite probably I'd have purchased a 540, if a suitable one had appeared and/or if the family priorities hadn't altered.

I'm still an ex_owner of two 540's with five years experience plus eight years as a moderator on Caravan Talk, so I hope it's considered that I have some valid assistance to provide.

I don’t doubt you have sound reasoning to change tack, and offering advice is something this forum is all about. However, starting a thread to outline the key beneficial differences to you of a campervan over an Eriba just seems unnecessary

Don't underestimate the faffing about putting everything away, unhooking, making sure all your cupboards are closed properly and I guarantee you'll still have to stop 100 yds down the road because something has gone clattering down behind you. TBH most of my Motorhome friends and us included really didn't want the hassle of moving once set up and resorted to Public transport or bikes, ( no good if you have a Labrador!)
It isn't that easy parking up, the width of a van is the problem, normal parking spots are a squeeze and you are likely to pick up dinks from other vehicle doors over time.
We have just changed from an Autosleeper Warwick Duo (lwb panel van) to a Triton and thus far we are well pleased with our decision, it seems so much easier and less complicated all round. It's each to their own of course and what suits one doesn't suit another.

We ran an Innovation1 back in 2006 to 2008, a SEB Transit PVC at a smidge under 16ft long, followed by an Adria Coral Compact of 20ft for two years before we up to Eribas. We went through the things you describe and the fridge door opening as we went round a bend and a large door flapping about under braking. Hopefully it will suit our current needs and we'll see how things go.

Good luck with it, I have to say we loved the Campervan on the continent, they come into their own when you are place hopping and France and Germany are set up for it with Aires and Stellaplaz's.
It's nothing you can't do with an Eriba though, just more dependant on Campsites!

We never take a TV away, there's always much too much to do, dogs to groom, meals to cook, wine to drink, books to read, even wives to talk to.

And ours is only 5.2m long, about 17ft in English money.

Enough already..........................

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We never take a TV away, there's always much too much to do, dogs to groom, meals to cook, wine to drink, books to read, even wives to talk to.

And ours is only 5.2m long, about 17ft in English money.

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>Do not slide those bloody doors open and shut 100 times a day and night,

We had one of those by us at Marina site in Bath earlier this year. Got very close to instructing them where to stick their door