HOW GREEN IS MY RV?

When considering how environmentally friendly their caravan or motorhome is, many people might consider battery and solar panel capacity, and maybe the grey water tank, but not much else.

However, I would like to suggest that it’s much more than that and starts back with the manufacture and purchase of any RV. ‘Tread lightly’ or ‘leave only footprints’ are expressions we often hear, yet I suspect the RV world leaves a deep footprint.

REDUCING THE FOOTPRINT

I’ve mentioned this before, but apart from the USA, Australia builds the heaviest caravans and motorhomes in the world. Is this necessarily a good thing? Having a heavy caravan means using a large tow vehicle for safety reasons. Similarly, with motorhomes, having a heavier body means more weight on the cab chassis.

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