Waving...

I wave when i recognise oncoming vehicles as camper vans, but I tend to look for Self Builds and expedition / overlanders rather than Motorhomes, I have noticed that camper vans, foreign vans and overlanders along with self builds tend to be slightly more friendly than some of the big Burstner/ Winibago type vans, perhaps its cos they are so busy steering those big beasts.
 
Waving or Tooting

We do wave while travelling, its great to see others. Guess you are right people are perhaps jealous, when they see us parked up, it was the 2 and 3am toots that worried us as we didnt think we were that visible. Still never mind. We are of to France soon , hopefully they wont do it there.
 
Waving and Tooting

Next Saturday the 2 Sept we pick up our first Motorhome :D and my wife is so happy she has already started..... oh look there's another one. I tut tut, and shake my head in disbelief, but secretly I cant wait to wave untill my arm drops off.
 
I also have a smart car and most smart car owners wave a flash, the problem is remembering who to wave to when.
 
waving !!!!!!

i am not being flash but my motor home cost me £45000 ( a retirement present to my self ) an d i wave to EVERYBODY whether or not the vehicle is falling to pieces in front of you !!!! i feel that you are not waving at the vehicle but at the person who has the same attitude to life and enjoyment thereof as yourself.. pick the bones out of that...you persons who cant be.............to wave.
 
waving

I agree with SNODGRASS- we have been motorhoming for 13yrs, first one was a Compass Drifter 354, then we changed that to a Herald Templar in Aug.95 which we still own. There are so many Motorhomes on the road now that sometimes I feel like I need a false arm on a pully to lift up and down, you know, like the queen has !!:)
We do wave to everyone whether they are big, little, old or young.
 
Its good to wave :D. I always wave. Usually get 1 out of 10 waving back:(
Its also nice to say goodmorning to your fellow motorhomer on site as we did this weekend....It would have been nicer to get a reply....Whats happened to a friendly "goodmornin"??
Mango
 
waving

If you go into europe nearly every motorhome will wave no matter what nationality they are some times your arm aches there are so many.
It's great to be friendly.
 
It could just be that the ones in the shiney new motorhomes who aren't waving are actually hiring their motorhome. They may not know about the custom.
 
waving

This is our first year with a motor home and loving it. Have'nt been wild camping yet but i'm sure we will. I love the waving to other vans but not everyone thinks the same but it's fun anyway.
 
Doing It Wrong

huggybear said:
If you go into europe nearly every motorhome will wave no matter what nationality they are some times your arm aches there are so many.
It's great to be friendly.
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WE MUST BE DOING IT WRONG THEN!
2750ml ROUND TRIP TO CASTILLION IN SPAIN AND VERY FEW RETURNED WAVES AFTER PARIS EXCEPT THE BRIT VANS(I TRY TO SEE THE REG PLATE SO I KNOW WHICH LANGUAGE TO INSULT THEM IN. LOL)
MAYBE THEY COULDN'T SEE US WAVE THRU ALL THE BUG BLOOD ON THE WINDSCREEN?
 
Waveing

Hi you guys.
I am an older guy who stills likes to wave at other campers.
It cheers me and my wife, when they return it, but as for the ignorent ones who do not wave back.
Well they are poor sad guys, the ones you and I meet on our travels and have a ziped mouth, and it they smiled well they may crack there faces lllllll:D .
When my grandchildren are with us they like you, enjoy the waves they receave. SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK YOU GUYS CHEER UP SOME OTHER CAMPER GUYS .
I am a big kid at heart lollllllll. when I was a boy I loved waveing.
And when I drove Wagons I waved and got a wave back.

AS FOR THE PAINTWORK why dont you get your parents to get some coach paint and they can hand roll it on.
My wife and I have done that to a few campers over the years, don't half make it look good.:D
 
Lynn and Phil

Phil never fails to wave at each and every motorhome we pass. We have
a 1996 Elddis Eclipse which we dearly love and don't care if the big/new van
"snobbies" ignore us. The foreigners seem to be a bit bemused by it though, no waves there! What are your experiences?
 
Waving

Hi we wave at everybody even the traffic wardens. That winds 'em up.
A bit pointless waving on the motorways and you only know some conversions are campers when they have gone past. A good wild camping spot is the large car park on the main road by Bamburgh Castle. Charges apply during the day (£4.00 all day) but you can stay all night. Pay loos in the village if required.:)
By the way I'm an H reg Kon Tiki out of Rossendale.
 
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I onley get a wave back from other VW owners... maby its due to the fact my camper dosent look like a camper at all just a scabby(but quick) VWT25 panel van ..
 
Hi Virgil, 1st time on this site, but congrats to everyone as it is great. Anyway back to the waving, we have had our j reg bijou motorhome for aprox 4 years now and have noticed that although the largest Hymers and 'posh' motorhomes do wave, the Autocreepers do not wave. I do not know the reason as we quite happily wave to all and sundry!!! Any ideas ?
virgil said:
Just wondering whether everyone waves at other campers that are approaching from the other direction? I had never experienced this phenomenon until we purchased a coachbuilt and suddenly I seemed to have become ever so popular! My kids love it (I sometimes do and sometimes don't)and beg to sit in the front passenger seat so that they can wave to other campers (the 8yr old daughter invariably wins) and waves vigorously at other campers. It is quite funny though that owners of new campers seem to avoid waving to our "old" K reg ('93) Talbot as if it's below them (chuckle)
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have you tried "T" cut for that renewed shine? most motor accessory places sell it, its aLOT of elbow grease rubbing it in with a cloth, but it works fine, apparently it removes a fine layer of grime laden paint, revealing the fresh clean stuff underneath !! and no, I dont work for "T" cut promotions. Jim
 
We also love the waves we get from other motorhomes we have had our 1990reg autostratus since april but have been all over this country since we got her and my missus now loves wavin after being a bit aprehensive at first.
rob
 
virgil said:
I think it's jealousy, as people passing tend to be either on their way to work or going home at the end of the day and are jealous of the freedom that we have and these "tooters" hate the humdrum of normal day to day life and make themselves feel better by thinking they have got one over on us by waking us up or disturbing us
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I think it's sheer mischief. You're driving along and then you pass someone in a camper with all the curtains closed, and you assume they are asleep inside. Who wouldn't be tempted to give a quick beep to let them know you are there? I'm sure I've felt the urge, but being well brought-up I have never actually done it. After all, if you want a good undisturbed night's sleep, you wouldn't be parking by a main road, would you? To some extent, they are fair game. I'd certainly expect the odd toot if I parked by a busy road.
 
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