False Economy: Sleepervans vs. Self-contained Motorhomes

Explaining why cheap sleepervans don’t always make for a cheaper holiday, and outlining the benefits of hiring a motorhome instead.

Sleepervans are a smaller and cheaper version of a campervan or 2-berth motorhome. They often only provide sleeping facilities, and some include basic facilities such as a sink. In this way, it is more akin to camping than to travelling in a motorhome. Some sleepervans include a small gas cooker, whereas with others you have to hire this separately. Often linen has to be hired as an extra cost. Items such as chairs, a table, showers and awnings can usually be hired at an extra cost as well, whereas these are all things that a motorhome includes! There’s nothing worse than being cramped up in a tiny van for hours on end when the weather is bad!

So while the upfront cost may seem less, the hidden extras and other holiday expenses can add up.

With a motorhome, everything is included, and you generally have facilities such as power, a kitchen and a fridge, cooking facilities, heating, toilet and a shower. Pacific Horizon Motorhomes also throw in a free bottle of gas to get you started, as well 24 hour on-road care! You have the flexibility to store food, due to having power and a fridge, which means you can buy groceries and have the space to store them, allowing you to eat and drink whenever and wherever you want. You don’t need to find a cafe somewhere or be forced to spend money eating out, or have food wastage because you have nowhere store it. So you usually save money on food and supplies.

A motorhome has everything you need and is clean and simple to use. There’s no waiting to find a toilet – you have one on-board! Just want to watch a DVD and relax? You can do that on-board too. So there could be less forking out for paid activities because you have the flexibility to do more in your motorhome.

Find out why you should have a motorhome holiday today!