Oh my giddy aunt (not you Sandie!!). There are sooooooo many vans to choose from. Different makes, different models, different floor plans, different accessories. How do you choose one, the right one??
I'm kind of stuck in between two completely different options at the moment. Going for the rather sizeable but more comfortable family sized van with an ensuite, decent kitchen, separate sleeping areas for us and the kids, lots of cupboards etc, or a more compact but way more versatile off road van.
I don't know what to dooooooooo.......................
Half of me says we are going away for quite a long time, this is going to be home so make it comfortable. After all who really wants to have to squat behind a tree to pee every day for weeks on end, or have to wash in a bucket night after night. I need lots of storage to carry all those "things" we will need, and I don't want to have to drop tables down to make beds every night.
Buuuuuuuuuut, the other half is saying there is a lot of stuff we want to see and do which requires travelling "off the beaten track" and therefore a 27' monster is just not going to cut it. In which case a much hardier, well built, but much smaller van is a better option. Just think of all those extra places we can get to and stay at if we can drag our house with us off the road.
Oh, what to do, what to do!!!
Which ever way we go I will insist on having fridge, microwave, gas cooker and hot water in the kitchen. Air con is absolutely non-negotiable!! (We are going north, it's humid up north, and anyone who knows me knows how I feel about humidity!!!) Full annexe is also a must. We will need to be able to separate the children more than 30cm apart at some time. As for bathroom facilities, it would be nice to have the indoor ensuite, but I do at minimum want an outdoor HOT water shower and a porta potti which can be housed in a pop up tent. I would also really like it if mine and Robs bed is at least big enough to lay side by side without hanging over the edges or being squashed up against the wall. As for the rest, we will just have to wait and see what the market and the budget bring us.......
I'm kind of stuck in between two completely different options at the moment. Going for the rather sizeable but more comfortable family sized van with an ensuite, decent kitchen, separate sleeping areas for us and the kids, lots of cupboards etc, or a more compact but way more versatile off road van.
I don't know what to dooooooooo.......................
Half of me says we are going away for quite a long time, this is going to be home so make it comfortable. After all who really wants to have to squat behind a tree to pee every day for weeks on end, or have to wash in a bucket night after night. I need lots of storage to carry all those "things" we will need, and I don't want to have to drop tables down to make beds every night.
Buuuuuuuuuut, the other half is saying there is a lot of stuff we want to see and do which requires travelling "off the beaten track" and therefore a 27' monster is just not going to cut it. In which case a much hardier, well built, but much smaller van is a better option. Just think of all those extra places we can get to and stay at if we can drag our house with us off the road.
Oh, what to do, what to do!!!
Which ever way we go I will insist on having fridge, microwave, gas cooker and hot water in the kitchen. Air con is absolutely non-negotiable!! (We are going north, it's humid up north, and anyone who knows me knows how I feel about humidity!!!) Full annexe is also a must. We will need to be able to separate the children more than 30cm apart at some time. As for bathroom facilities, it would be nice to have the indoor ensuite, but I do at minimum want an outdoor HOT water shower and a porta potti which can be housed in a pop up tent. I would also really like it if mine and Robs bed is at least big enough to lay side by side without hanging over the edges or being squashed up against the wall. As for the rest, we will just have to wait and see what the market and the budget bring us.......
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