I don't think people are telling you that you can't go to places in your big van ... take 'in my big van' out of your sentence and you might get their true meaning!
Hope the manufacturers pay him for the advert on the back
You have to take into account that many of the American Motorhome owners full time so do appreciate the extra room we have a fifth wheel albeit a “small” one but we love the extra space it gives us and we can get onto most pitches bearing in mind some of the latest caravan models are almost as long as we areNothing special when you see some of the "rigs" this weekend at Malvern..
However, not for me.. To big and to greedy.. BUT someone loves them and lets face it if you have loads and loads of cash you could have one just to use on the odd weekend.
I doubt that he gets any more than any of us do for having the manufacturers name on our vans.
Having had loads of vw campers I can say yes they are great as an everyday car and the odd weekend or week away if you like compact etc.Back in 2003 I had just got rid of my large coach built which had been great while the kids were growing up, attended a show with intension of getting another coach built but I spotted the new T5 California. Put my order in and never looked back. Got rid of the silver service and bone china and started slumming it with plastic everything. It was that bad that I replaced my California's with two more California's before being talked into something a bit bigger. ? We replaced it with a PVC but it was always too big, we even had to stop driving under height barriers. Seriously thinking of going back to a pop top again, they are fantastic for so much more than any other camper on the market. Take a look at a California when you next visit a show but beware you could be tempted by it's excellence.....
Yeah already got the tee shirt for all that stuff, If I want extended trips now I tend to park the van in a hotel car park and tour from there. No hassle, meals cooked for you, you can have a night or two away from the hotel do a bit of touring in the van as we do while in the UK. Then move onto another region hotel with a couple of night stops on the way. A whole different experience to just living the 24-7 isolation of your gin palace
I'll be perfectly honest, after years of camp sites etc it all become a bit boring to us so we decided not to give up altogether but try a different form of call it hotel glamping and it suits us really well. Pop tops are perfect for Hotel Glamping.
You would be surprised nicholsong just how little you really need while away in a motorhome. Ninety percent of what you take you will never even use. What on earth do you keep in your garage. I have driven far and wide in a pop top with just my awning and toilet tent for additional storage. Sorry I don't understand the need....
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I give you that you do tend to carry more crap the more storage you have. I loved my vw campers for their ability to go anywhere and park anywhere and they will always be my go back to vans if I become a house dweller again as I used mine as daily drivers. For what you use it for they are ideal but as I'm living in mine full time I think is struggle going much smaller as I'm too lazy to be making a bed every night and I like my seperare shower and full kitchen .You would be surprised nicholsong just how little you really need while away in a motorhome. Ninety percent of what you take you will never even use. What on earth do you keep in your garage. I have driven far and wide in a pop top with just my awning and toilet tent for additional storage. Sorry I don't understand the need....
You would be surprised nicholsong just how little you really need while away in a motorhome. Ninety percent of what you take you will never even use. What on earth do you keep in your garage. I have driven far and wide in a pop top with just my awning and toilet tent for additional storage. Sorry I don't understand the need....
Your right full time would be a big no no in a pop top but it has its place for us at this time. Car like in every way with the benefit of proper beds. For a few nights here or there. I really like my term of Hotel Glamping for that is what we tend to do these days.
When I met my lovely partner she had never been inside a caravan.she now loves to rough it along with me and our two sets of clothes as long as we have a couple of proper holidays each year.
Nice van but we could not manage without our cassette loo in a dedicated room,,BUSBY,,Back in 2003 I had just got rid of my large coach built which had been great while the kids were growing up, attended a show with intension of getting another coach built but I spotted the new T5 California. Put my order in and never looked back. Got rid of the silver service and bone china and started slumming it with plastic everything. It was that bad that I replaced my California's with two more California's before being talked into something a bit bigger. ? We replaced it with a PVC but it was always too big, we even had to stop driving under height barriers. Seriously thinking of going back to a pop top again, they are fantastic for so much more than any other camper on the market. Take a look at a California when you next visit a show but beware you could be tempted by it's excellence.....
Yeah I loved my vw t4 trophy as it was 400mm longer than a standard t4 but had a toilet and shower in it ....I sold it when I decided to do the year travelling last year
lovely looking van.
She was a beauty I was lucky enough to get that from the second owners and they had both looked after it really well.
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