a lot of the responses on this thread do make me laugh, most describe the motorhome users who use the vehicle like a van, something it is not, yes if your going to do this it is an expensive waste of time and money, lets dispel a few myths.
1. captains chairs, one would think these were the only seats available in motorhome there not at the back of the vehicle is seating just as good as any caravan. and if there weren't the ones we had were so comfy it did not matter anyway more like armchair than a driver/passenger seat.
2. room, ours was based on the VW LT35, 18ft long outside 17ft long inside, or about the same as 6mtr caravan, with a vehicle footprint similar to say a LWB transit or a big car like a Merc, there is never a problem parking one of those.is there, the only downside was the height, some carparks have barriers so what, most do not and there is usually another one round the corner anyway.
3. setting up, well pull up, apply handbrake, switch off engine, Done. get the kettle on and you can do this anywhere, on site, a lay by at the side of a lake, up a mountain or on the beach front, makes no difference.
4. putting stuff away, so what one does that anyway in tourer with no fixed bed. everything has a place, and it goes back there when used, it is no hassle when you get used to it.
5. space, so motor homes are cramped eh, I beg to differ how much room is there in a 6mtr caravan with fixed bed when 2 mtrs of that is for the bed, which has one corner cut off so you can get in it.
6. levelling, getting stuck, there is no difference in site choice [if you want to use one] then any other combo in a similar situation cars get stuck if it is wet, and most vans need levelling more so than motor homes that tend to choose level pitches, or hard standings, [the ones often nicked by caravans]
7. parking on a site for a week and catching the bus to get shopping,what is that all about if you are doing that you have lost sight of they are for, you do the shopping before going to site and if supplies are needed it is time to move on.
what I see here is caravan folk who don't seem to understand the difference in usage as the ones they see in motor homes don't either, we have had both enjoyed both for different reasons, there are things better suited to a caravan and others better in motor home if you like to spend a night on the top of a mountain or lunch at the side of a lake want to move everyday to somewhere new and see far more things that you could ever do returning back to the same site every night a motor home is ideal if not then the caravan is better,