What do British Sports car enthusiasts think of RVing?

[Will]

Top Gear goes Caravaning:

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Try not to take it too personally.

 

[UK-RV]

I had wanted to see those clips for ages - brilliant.

Our US friends may also like to view "Caravan Conkers" too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_KiXnyoXuQ

Paul

 

[cuts_up]

We're new to rv-ing.  DH is the enthusiast, but we will be towing a 1978 MGB.  Another vehicle may be a better toad, but the B is paid for.

 

[Wendy]

Can you tow the B 4-wheels-down? I'd think you'd need a trailer. Had an MG Midget back in the late 70s....lots of fun until the snow fell in Colorado.

 

[Tom]

Quite different from the conkers I used to play when I was a kid.

 

[Will]

Conkers eh?  Seems like a weird but appropriately destructive game for a young child.  I think if we could all play it with cranes it would catch on with the adult crowd as well

When I was a child, the boys in my school yard used to play "beat the snot out of the nerdy boy," which, unfortunately, was me.

 

[UK-RV]

Tom - I never could get to grips with playing Conkers in my youth - I always managed to hit my own knuckles with my conker as it missed its intended target and swung back round.? ;D

Is Conkers not played in the USA ?

Paul

 

[motojavaphil]

I had to laugh.  Reminded me of the early days of my RVing.  Those gas station steel/cement posts are lurking awaiting the novice RVer.  Never did the fire tho but I could see that happening.  Lines of car behind you with no place to pull off.  Been there and done it!  Longest line I ever got in was behind a Harley Davidison Motorcycle.  It was raining and the guy only had on sunglasses at night on a two lane winding road.  No way I could pass and I knew everyone thought it was me.  When it sorted out we were redeemed, at least with the first two or three cars behind us.  Phil

 

[Tom]

Paul,

The secret is to find the guy with the largest/softest conker. It's big enough to hit and, being soft, yours will smash it to oblivion.

I'd long forgotten about the game when we came to the U.S., but I don't recall seeing it played here.