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do you wave to fellow motorhomers,can you tell as one approches if they will wave back or not?
Belgian
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The older the make is the more waving, the newer: less wavingdo you wave to fellow motorhomers,can you tell as one approches if they will wave back or not?
Yogihughes
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I'm sorry Belgian, but I don't agree.
My van is less than 1 year old and I wave to every campervan that I recognise.
Some selfbuilds are not so easy to recognise and to them I apologise if I don't wave to them in time.
My van is less than 1 year old and I wave to every campervan that I recognise.
Some selfbuilds are not so easy to recognise and to them I apologise if I don't wave to them in time.
Trevor
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There are not many that wave back these days i think it is old school type's that do wave the younger ones dont seem to do it. no one has waved at me for years now, we are a dying breed.
Maybe we should have a wave meet, we all meet and sit in our vans and wave at one and other all weekend.
Maybe we should have a wave meet, we all meet and sit in our vans and wave at one and other all weekend.
G4GMO
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I find some of the dark coloured panel van conversions difficult to recognise as motorhomes. Got waved at by a lady in a dark (grey/greenish) one a few weeks back but too late to reciprocate as it didn't register with me till it was too late.
Trevor
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If I feel the need for a wave I just look at Graths avatar it the nearest thing I have had to a wave in years.
it the nearest thing I have had to a wave in years.DCC
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I am a newcomer to this game, and our van is not instantly recognisable (grey panel van derivative).
We still get a fair amount of waves though, and I always wave back.
Dave
We still get a fair amount of waves though, and I always wave back.
Dave
Belgian
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Sorry for the offence
I was only generally speeking. Glad to see you on the waving side ! Yogihughes
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Absolutely no offence taken Leo.
As Trevor states, I'm more of an "old School" type that thinks "it's nice to be nice".
As Trevor states, I'm more of an "old School" type that thinks "it's nice to be nice".
Don
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One trick I picked up on the Continent, flash your headlights to get their attention then wave, guarantied a reaction
Don
Don
robert b
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always get a lot of waves on A64 to and from east coast lots of motor homes and caravans use it some times there is small convoys at weekends .
topsy75
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I've had me van for a year now (a bay vw) and I'm a prolific waver, but rarely get a wave back from the non vw motorhomers - so if you see a green flowered camper with a mad woman wavng wiildy, please give me at least a nod in return!!
- so if you see a green flowered camper with a mad woman wavng wiildy, please give me at least a nod in return!! Ecosse
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We try to wave to most smaller campervans as we've found most bigger motorhomes don't wave back. Ours is a conversion but, we think, does look like a camper (elevating reimo roof, sun canopy, usual fridge vents and water inlets etc) but on our recent 2 week trip, only got maybe 3 or 4 waves back. We've had T25 and T2 campers previously and always got waved at although the T25 was a basic conversion, we just presumed campers/motorhomes would still wave, but sadly mistaken. We will carry on waving!
We've had T25 and T2 campers previously and always got waved at although the T25 was a basic conversion, we just presumed campers/motorhomes would still wave, but sadly mistaken. We will carry on waving! 
camping_gaz
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ive noticed the new bigger motorhomes don't seem to bother although i still give them a wave over time it might rub off on them
Polly
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Hia
I'm a waver and when I take one of my grandsons with me he has to wave with 2 hands thats the rule. My daughter was passenger the other week and she had to abide by my rules.
I try very hard at my waving even to having a wavy pink hand on the dashboard.
I sometimes get carried away and wave to an odd van by mistake.
Sometimes I curse when they don't wave back but that does not stop me.
I must admit I found on the roads in Scotland people very wavy
I'm a waver and when I take one of my grandsons with me he has to wave with 2 hands thats the rule. My daughter was passenger the other week and she had to abide by my rules.
I try very hard at my waving even to having a wavy pink hand on the dashboard.
I sometimes get carried away and wave to an odd van by mistake.
Sometimes I curse when they don't wave back but that does not stop me.
I must admit I found on the roads in Scotland people very wavy
cipro
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Hia
I'm a waver and when I take one of my grandsons with me he has to wave with 2 hands thats the rule. My daughter was passenger the other week and she had to abide by my rules.
I try very hard at my waving even to having a wavy pink hand on the dashboard.
I sometimes get carried away and wave to an odd van by mistake.
Sometimes I curse when they don't wave back but that does not stop me.
I must admit I found on the roads in Scotland people very wavy
I've seen the pink hands in one of your pics
was not sure if it was your van, where did you by them
Biker Jeff
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The 'Waving' etiquette for Motorhomes & Camper Vans....
Class A: A-class post 1995 Hymer, Pilote, Rapido, Bürstner, Machzone, Auto-Sleeper etc – OK, and Swift. (As good as it gets. All US RVs are in a class of their own and therefore have no class?)
Class B: C-class post ’95 and all pre-’95 A-classes in excellent condition, plus high tops costing £30,000 or more. (Haven’t quite made it, or enjoy doing the Fosbury flop at bedtime.)
Class C: all budget C-classes costing less than £25,000 new and high top panel vans costing less than £30,000 new. (Small working class families and Mirror Group pensioners.)
Class D: Good quality self build, Island Plastics etc. (Generally riff-raff, although some are old money and just slumming it, so it pays to be polite.)
Class E: VW splits and bays, Commer, Bedford, Transit etc. (Real enthusiasts on a budget.) Please note that Class E is welcome anywhere so long as the ‘van is up to scratch.
And so to the rules:
Rule 1. With reference to the class table, waving and/or acknowledgement may take place only with a driver or vehicle within the same class or one class below your own (but with due sympathy for those down the scale). Class E should only wave/acknowledge their own class.
Rule 2. Upon crossing paths with a vehicle in a class above your own, remember to wait for the driver to initiate the wave/acknowledgement. Only then should you wave back.
Rule 3. Under no circumstances should you initiate a wave to a vehicle in a class above your own unless you have been introduced formally to said vehicle and/or driver, and he/she has initiated a wave since that introduction.
Rule 4. Never wave to a vehicle that is two or more classes below your own.
Rule 5. Whatever the circumstance, the wave should consist only of raising the palm from around the steering wheel. Anything more than this will be construed as ostentatious, over-enthusiastic, or just plain common, depending on one’s class.
Rule 6. Under no circumstances allow passengers to wave. They are superfluous and have no right to go waving willy-nilly at motorhome owners.
Rule 7. Never make the mistake of waving/acknowledging a VW T3 with a body kit fitted, no matter how well done. It will be a former Escort XR3 owner - or worse, they may not be married.
Rule 8. In a situation where you are alongside another motorhome, at a junction or traffic lights for instance, always look directly ahead. Avoid furtive glances at the other vehicle, and never ever engage in eye contact with the driver. If you have difficulty in doing this, feign an incoming phone call or pretend to adjust your sound system (wireless) until the lights change.
Rule 9. Never admire another motorhome, or show signs of lust for the vehicle. Showing lust for anybody in the said vehicle is fine as long as it’s legal (unless you are in a controlled environment such as a national motorhome show). If you are on foot, brief glances over the shoulder are permitted, although you should not slow your pace in case you appear overly interested. If you find yourself parked in close proximity to another motorhome, and you see the driver, communication and/or acknowledgement should take place only in strict accordance with rules 1 to 6.
Rule 10. On encountering a motorhome in distress, you should quickly adjust (a) your sun visor, (b) your in-vehicle entertainment, and (c) your heating/air-conditioning controls. By that time you should have passed the said vehicle and will not have to concern yourself. If this is not possible, or if you feel obliged in some way to stop and offer assistance, follow the ‘same class or one below’ rule. (If, for instance, you drive a Swift Bel-Air you should only stop to assist another A-class of similar vintage or a newer C-class - never a converted ambulance or older C-class, heaven forbid a VW T3.) If you ever suffer the misfortune of breaking down, do the decent thing - dive headfirst into a ditch or hedge if you can see that a lower class is about to offer assistance in some way. And finally, you should never offer to assist a vehicle purchased from Brownhills, as the driver, and one passenger, will forego their ‘free’ coffee or/and meal.
I do hope that this has clarified the procedure and we can all get on our way in the confidence that we are doing the right thing.
Class A: A-class post 1995 Hymer, Pilote, Rapido, Bürstner, Machzone, Auto-Sleeper etc – OK, and Swift. (As good as it gets. All US RVs are in a class of their own and therefore have no class?)
Class B: C-class post ’95 and all pre-’95 A-classes in excellent condition, plus high tops costing £30,000 or more. (Haven’t quite made it, or enjoy doing the Fosbury flop at bedtime.)
Class C: all budget C-classes costing less than £25,000 new and high top panel vans costing less than £30,000 new. (Small working class families and Mirror Group pensioners.)
Class D: Good quality self build, Island Plastics etc. (Generally riff-raff, although some are old money and just slumming it, so it pays to be polite.)
Class E: VW splits and bays, Commer, Bedford, Transit etc. (Real enthusiasts on a budget.) Please note that Class E is welcome anywhere so long as the ‘van is up to scratch.
And so to the rules:
Rule 1. With reference to the class table, waving and/or acknowledgement may take place only with a driver or vehicle within the same class or one class below your own (but with due sympathy for those down the scale). Class E should only wave/acknowledge their own class.
Rule 2. Upon crossing paths with a vehicle in a class above your own, remember to wait for the driver to initiate the wave/acknowledgement. Only then should you wave back.
Rule 3. Under no circumstances should you initiate a wave to a vehicle in a class above your own unless you have been introduced formally to said vehicle and/or driver, and he/she has initiated a wave since that introduction.
Rule 4. Never wave to a vehicle that is two or more classes below your own.
Rule 5. Whatever the circumstance, the wave should consist only of raising the palm from around the steering wheel. Anything more than this will be construed as ostentatious, over-enthusiastic, or just plain common, depending on one’s class.
Rule 6. Under no circumstances allow passengers to wave. They are superfluous and have no right to go waving willy-nilly at motorhome owners.
Rule 7. Never make the mistake of waving/acknowledging a VW T3 with a body kit fitted, no matter how well done. It will be a former Escort XR3 owner - or worse, they may not be married.
Rule 8. In a situation where you are alongside another motorhome, at a junction or traffic lights for instance, always look directly ahead. Avoid furtive glances at the other vehicle, and never ever engage in eye contact with the driver. If you have difficulty in doing this, feign an incoming phone call or pretend to adjust your sound system (wireless) until the lights change.
Rule 9. Never admire another motorhome, or show signs of lust for the vehicle. Showing lust for anybody in the said vehicle is fine as long as it’s legal (unless you are in a controlled environment such as a national motorhome show). If you are on foot, brief glances over the shoulder are permitted, although you should not slow your pace in case you appear overly interested. If you find yourself parked in close proximity to another motorhome, and you see the driver, communication and/or acknowledgement should take place only in strict accordance with rules 1 to 6.
Rule 10. On encountering a motorhome in distress, you should quickly adjust (a) your sun visor, (b) your in-vehicle entertainment, and (c) your heating/air-conditioning controls. By that time you should have passed the said vehicle and will not have to concern yourself. If this is not possible, or if you feel obliged in some way to stop and offer assistance, follow the ‘same class or one below’ rule. (If, for instance, you drive a Swift Bel-Air you should only stop to assist another A-class of similar vintage or a newer C-class - never a converted ambulance or older C-class, heaven forbid a VW T3.) If you ever suffer the misfortune of breaking down, do the decent thing - dive headfirst into a ditch or hedge if you can see that a lower class is about to offer assistance in some way. And finally, you should never offer to assist a vehicle purchased from Brownhills, as the driver, and one passenger, will forego their ‘free’ coffee or/and meal.
I do hope that this has clarified the procedure and we can all get on our way in the confidence that we are doing the right thing.
Polly
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Hia
It started of as a clatter??? hand 3 hands joined together kids shake it from side to side to make a noise. When I had had enough I dismantled it and stuck the pink one to a spring. Sometimes though it does fall over.
I am thinking of trying the marigolds.
It started of as a clatter??? hand 3 hands joined together kids shake it from side to side to make a noise. When I had had enough I dismantled it and stuck the pink one to a spring. Sometimes though it does fall over.
I am thinking of trying the marigolds.
cipro
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Hee Hee if you follow those rules you will wave too no one
Is it A class B class oh too late they've gone past
Nicely put together
Is it A class B class oh too late they've gone past
Nicely put together
Ladyandthetramp
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Thanks for the protocol but...
Blimey biker - I've just printed that out to stick on the windscreen... but not sure I'll be able to see any camper vans at all, let alone work out what class they are!!!
Blimey biker - I've just printed that out to stick on the windscreen... but not sure I'll be able to see any camper vans at all, let alone work out what class they are!!!