The house on wheels is equipped not only with a sleeping place, but also with everything you need for recreation: a shower, a bathroom and household appliances. You will be free in your choice where and for how long to stay, at any time you can move to another place, no more need to coordinate with the tour operator hotels and vacation dates and carry heavy bags. Today we will tell you about all the advantages of such cars, as well as what autohouses are, and how to choose or convert from different models of cars.

Basic recommendations for operating a motorhome

If you plan to join the ranks of auto-travelers, you need to familiarize yourself with the peculiarities of operating motorhomes:

• If this is your first time owning a motorhome, trips are recommended to make for short distances. Feel the car, learn how to drive, maneuver, drive in reverse, be aware of the “blind spot” that is behind the car. Additionally, you can install a rear view camera.
• Braking distance of a loaded car is much higher than that of a normal car, while driving it is important to observe the speed limit and distance.
• All lockers must be closed, the equipment is well secured, so that during the sharp braking and acceleration nothing will fall down.
• Watch the readings of the devices, timely pass the maintenance, then the car will please you for many years.

What peculiarities await motorhome owners

Self-traveling can pose certain difficulties, which should be taken care of in advance:

• Lack of campsites, especially in our country and neighboring countries. Accordingly, drinking water supplies should be taken care of in advance;
• not all models of vehicles can pass through off-road;
• you should clarify in advance the availability of campsites on the road, which can stop the motor homes. Often marked on the map resting places for cars;
• Campgrounds are located at a distance from the autobahn, which is an unnecessary expense for fuel. In addition, the parking space is quite expensive, and to stay near rivers and lakes is fraught with a fine.

And yet, these difficulties are incomparable to the comfort that travelers get in motorhomes or in cars with trailer homes. Independence from weather conditions and services imposed by hotel guides, full service always at hand are the main advantages of independent travel.

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Where is the best place to travel in a house on wheels?

Let’s start with the fact that traveling by motorhome is easier than many people think. Especially those who work remotely will appreciate the motor home. Such a car is quite autonomous, so it is not difficult to recharge the gadgets. As for the route, in Europe, for example, in the spring all the roads are loaded with motorhomes.

Traveling in the U.S.

In the U.S., you won’t be able to spend the night anywhere. There you can stay overnight either in specialized campsites or in the parking lot of Walmart supermarkets. Just become a savage somewhere in the countryside and meet the sunrise in your motor home is unlikely.

In America it is strict, because almost everything consists of private property. The culture of motor homes is so developed there that a large number of, let’s say, semi-homeless individuals, live exactly this way. No one is happy for them, and as soon as you want to park somewhere in the village, literally five minutes later you will already run into the police. It’s the same with nature – there are certain places where you can stay in a motor home, and where you can’t.

Traveling in Europe

Europe is something between Ukraine and America. There are a huge number of campsites there, and at the same time stops outside and in nature are quite common. Everyone cleans up after themselves, no one drains the dirty water. So you can comfortably travel between campsites there and have no problem staying outdoors.
How to choose the right a house on wheels?

• First of all, you should choose the motor home based on the number of travelers. If there are 1-2 people, you can do with all-metal van, for example, based on Fiat Ducato. If 3-4 people, then it is necessary to choose an alcove motorhome, which has two beds: one in the back and another one over the driver’s cabin.
• Definitely do not buy super-expensive option at once – better to rent first. Well and if it is absolutely impatient, you can take a used one on the secondary market.
• Looking for motorhome ideally abroad. Most a houses on wheels are bought in Europe, because our market is poorly formed in this respect.
• You should not invent your own motor home – it is very expensive and time-consuming. Ready-made solutions are much more practical – as a rule, their production is engaged in atelier and thinks through all the details, down to the furniture fittings, heating system, and so on.
• As for America, there are only a few states where you can buy a car for a foreigner – Vermont, Alaska, California, and Washington. In other states you cannot officially buy a car as a tourist.
• You have to understand where you are going to put the motor home at the end of your trip. In America and Europe, just park it on the side of the road and leave it will not work. There are fines for that.

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Features of design and maintenance

A jet ski is no less complex technical device than a motorcycle or a snowmobile. In fact, it is a watercraft with a hull made of fiberglass, equipped with a two- or four-stroke internal combustion engine, which provides self-propelled transport. The jet ski was invented as a sports vehicle, but over time it has become very popular among fans of outdoor activities.

There are two types of jet ski design:

• Standing – sport aquabikes: lightweight, maneuverable, reaching speeds of up to 120 km/h. Almost any modern sport jet ski is equipped with the ability to adjust the angle of the water jet nozzle (water pump to create jet thrust). This allows freestylers to perform complicated maneuvers, such as jumping over water.
• Seating – recreational jet skis. They are most often two- and three-seaters, less maneuverable and faster than standing ones, but more stable and safer. They are ideal for walking. Also, the engine power of such jet skis may be enough to tow a water skier or parasailer.

Jet skis, like any other equipment, have their own peculiarities of maintenance, operation and transportation. Firstly, it is a “seasonal” vehicle, so to store it in winter you need to allocate space in a garage or a special box, and buy a cover. Secondly, for the transportation of aquabike to the place of direct use you need a trailer. Thirdly, immediately when buying a jet ski, life jackets should be purchased for each passenger and for the driver.

It must be remembered that a jet ski, seated or standing, is a small vessel and therefore it must be registered with the inspectorate within ten days of purchase and pay annual transport tax.

Although the aquabike design has a low draft, it cannot be used in shallow bodies of water, or in rivers with fast currents.

Choosing a jet ski, you must first of all, based on the purpose of its use: whether it is a sports jet ski for freestyle and professional training tricks on the water or a car for recreational boating with the whole family.

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