What's the crack with waving

[77racing]

Getting a bit confused here, as to day whilst out in the Autotrail , some motorhome drivers waved to me and then a bit later on I waved and the bloke ignored me. Do I wave at all motorhomers and hope for a cheery wave back or shall I stick with just waving to Autotrail vans that come up the other way.

Defiantly noticed caravaners don't wave to MotorHomers LOL

[magooagain]

Same here in France. I wave only if they wave first. Crazy really.

[Dr Murdoch]

Why wave at anyone?

My folks used to say that motorhomers were a funny breed, wave when they are the other-side of a motorway, but when it comes to pitching up, they keep themselves to themselves

Maybe, thinking about it, says alot about my folks?

[martinnitram]

We wave back at fellow Talboteers, anything else I just flip em the bird.

[toastybase]

Do you know these people?

[oblio]

If I see the other MH in time (depending on road conditions) I always wave. I get a 50/50 response usually.

No one has flipped the bird yet though

[size13]

There's a snobbery to it too.
When I had my old campervan, bigger/newer vans didn't wave but older one's did.
Now I have the newer/bigger motorhome I find the opposite.

[oblio]

I'm not sure its due to age tbh...

Some modern campervans and panel van conversions (as opposed to coach built motorhomes) are difficult to spot compared to the standard vehicles they came from. For panel vans the main way I spot them is whether there is an aerial on the top

[Mr Peel]

size13 said:

There's a snobbery to it too.
When I had my old campervan, bigger/newer vans didn't wave but older one's did.
Now I have the newer/bigger motorhome I find the opposite.

Snobbery indeed. As a VW T4 driver it's always amusing to see how Split/Bay owners respond. Plenty will look straight through you even if you wave and grin at them.

[Blatter]

Tend to wave only if waved at. Bah-Humbug

One childish thing my wife and I occasionally do if we do get waved at is to snap a perfect salute and then watch the puzzled faces in the oncoming vehicle.

Guess you had to be there

[Bill]

magooagain said:

Same here in France. I wave only if they wave first. Crazy really.

I don't get it particularly, by it seems rude not to wave back (Assuming I'm paying attention...) If it's getting to that stage of the journey that we're all a bit bored and have cabin fever we'll sometimes both give manic two handed waves back.

[Morningside]

Mr Peel said:

size13 said:

There's a snobbery to it too.
When I had my old campervan, bigger/newer vans didn't wave but older one's did.
Now I have the newer/bigger motorhome I find the opposite.

Snobbery indeed. As a VW T4 driver it's always amusing to see how Split/Bay owners respond. Plenty will look straight through you even if you wave and grin at them.

When I owned a T25 I thought my arm would fall off with all that waving. Somehow a Renault master conversion does not have the same appeal.

[77racing]

I am waving to every motorhome that comes into view and getting about a 75% return rate. Nowt wrong with a bit of camaraderie

[SwissJonese]

Mr Peel said:

Snobbery indeed. As a VW T4 driver it's always amusing to see how Split/Bay owners respond. Plenty will look straight through you even if you wave and grin at them.

I see a lot of people wave at us when I'm in my T5 Campervan. I honestly don't see the point for T5's as there are so many around, normal vans, campervans, shuttle buses etc so it takes me a little while to recognise it as a campervan and by then it has passed and I didn't wave - oops sorry.

[mike9009]

VW T25 air-cooled camper owner here. I will 'actively' wave to T2s and other T25s. Most respond if they notice me.

I used to wave to T4s and T5s but got fed up of builders and airport taxis not responding having mistakenly waved. I will return a wave if I notice someone else waving - but I suspect my eyes are elsewhere generally.

Never had a 'modern' (post 2000) motorhome wave back. But I quite often get 'older' motorhomes waving at me.

Living on the Isle of Wight generally brings quite a lot of opportunities too in the spring and summer.

Two friends own a T5 and T4 camper conversions respectively and they have given up waving due to lack of response from other owners. Another mate has a Ford transit conversion and never gets a wave (except from me occasionally )


Mike

[Bobhon]

I wave at the odd caravan when I am towing mine.

Annoys the misses, that's why I do it.