Leslie and David's Wanderings: Dave’s Motorhome Review

Our motorhome from Wilderness Motorhomes was a four person Fiat motorhome. It is 7.4 meters long, 2.3 meters wide and 2.9 meters tall. So roughly the same length and width as our F-350. The vehicle was pretty maneuverable for its size but a bit under powered. We got about 20km/l for milage on average. It leaned a lot, particularly in turns and when the road surface tilted. David could stand in the shower but there was no way any scrubbing was going to happen. The bed was about the size of a twin with a three inch thick foam mattress. David’s feet hung off the end. The bathroom was tiny. We could squeeze in if needed but there was a lot of banging into walls and doors. The toilet used a separate cartridge tank that you pulled out, carried to the dump and poured it out. Very smelly! The cartridge could hold a couple of days worth if needed. We just used the public toilets as much as possible. The bedroom cabinets were very short, so you really could not hang anything in them and were difficult to get to. The bedroom had four levels in it, lowest at the base of the bed, then a step up at the end of the sides, then another step up along the edge of the bed, and the bed. We were constantly falling off or tripping over them. The main area had three levels, one just as you come in the door and the kitchen area, a step up to the bedroom and another step up to the dining area. We fell off of these repeatedly. There were only two AC plugs (one over the kitchen counters, and one under the stove) and one pair of USB plugs. The stove had three burners, but they were so close together you could only put two pots on at a time or either the knobs were going to melt or the plastic siding around the stove might melt. The frig was a standard absorption type RV frig that either was too warm, or freezing everything. They did provide decent utensils, pots, dishes, cups, glasses and preparation bowls/strainers, etc. The dining area had a fixed base table and bench seating. The table top could be release and moved around to make it comfortable. The two cabin chairs could be rotated to provide seating for the cabin. There were two propane tanks. One was about a 20lb tank and a smaller “reserve” tank that was maybe 5lbs. Storage in the basement was very generous. They also supplied a propane grill, chairs, and table as part of the VIP package. There was no air conditioning and no power vents so the first few warm nights were uncomfortable since there was no breeze. The screens for the window were pull down, after you propped the window open. But there was a cracking along the bottom where the bugs could climb around the screen. There was a TV screen you could fold out, but no antenna to pick up broadcasts and no wiring for cable if the RV parks had that service. Which they don’t. Only option was to hook up your own devise and stream video off the internet. If you could get internet in the parks.

Overall, it was an adventure and workable for a short trip. But we will not be getting one back in the USA. We miss our Wanderer!