More disability help

I’m terminally ill with MND. Unfortunately, I can’t talk or walk anymore, unless my wife helps me; she’s my carer with my 14-year-old daughter. We’ve had five motorhomes; our last one now is a VW T6 converted to a campervan by Hillside four years ago.

Although I enjoy reading both MMM and Campervan magazine, there’s never anything for disability or gadgets that would help disabled people who love motorhome or campervan trips, whether it’s overnight or a few days away.

Before lockdown, we were hoping to use our campervan more often, but this was not meant to be, due to my illness, Covid-19 still around and rising costs of fuel. We have used the campervan for overnight stays near home.

Why not just do a page or two on disability gadgets or camping sites? Wheelchair users cannot go over rough grounds and mobility scooters, which I use, are too low. If electrics get wet they go haywire and if we buy a bigger-wheeled mobility scooter they are too heavy.

Why not design a lightweight, but with bigger wheels, mobility scooter for motorhomes and campervans?

There are gadgets to assist disabled people. Fortunately, I’m different; although I have MND, I still get around on my hands and knees and can use campervan chairs or furniture to get around. I love gadgets that help me in my campervan.

James Pennington

ED Over to you, readers. What gadgets have you fitted that really help you? What makes life easier in your motorhome and where have you been that provides excellent accessible facilities? Just email us at

mmm@warnersgroup. co.uk and hopefully we can help James and our other disabled readers.