CAMPERVAN INFO

[essexbloke]

Looking to buy a campervan for my diving trips,
Anyone got one?
pro's and con's required on diferrent models.
All i know is the vw is to small for 2 tall men to sleep in plus kit .
cheers
chris

[ralphg]

Couldn't resist the delights of being able to brew up on Swanage peir eh...........

[addive]

hello chris
the main thing is they cost alot for a old van but if you are thinking of kitting up you will have to be able to get in the back and remember that you could have problems with hight barriers but as you know i would not be with out mine so if you want to talk campers please ring
have fun adrian

[essexbloke]

wow the wfsac massive,
ralph its another boys toy,
adrian cheers mate but i do need one bigger than yours

[Buoyant Babe]

We have an Autosleeper Symphony built on a Peugeot Boxer van, exactly like this:



It sleeps two either in a double bed or two singles. We have been away with a full set of dive kit (Mr Helen doesn't dive) including my twin 7s. I haven't tried my twin 12s in it yet. Most of the kit goes in the passenger footwell at night, but I reckon if you stored cylinders under the van at night, securing them somehow, you could get two sets in no problem.

The van is compact but it has an oven, grill, hob, kitchen sink, fridge and a bathroom with shower/toilet/sink. It runs off both electric and gas. I love gonig away in it.

It would probably be a bit of a squeeze having two big blokes and two full sets of UK dive kit (particulalry if you dive twins), but with a bit of shuffling the kit around at night I reckon you could manage. You could also buy a drive-away awning to store stuff in too.

HTH

Helen xxx

[essexbloke]

Originally Posted by Buoyant Babe

We have an Autosleeper Symphony built on a Peugeot Boxer van, exactly like this:



It sleeps two either in a double bed or two singles. We have been away with a full set of dive kit (Mr Helen doesn't dive) including my twin 7s. I haven't tried my twin 12s in it yet. Most of the kit goes in the passenger footwell at night, but I reckon if you stored cylinders under the van at night, securing them somehow, you could get two sets in no problem.

The van is compact but it has an oven, grill, hob, kitchen sink, fridge and a bathroom with shower/toilet/sink. It runs off both electric and gas. I love gonig away in it.

It would probably be a bit of a squeeze having two big blokes and two full sets of UK dive kit (particulalry if you dive twins), but with a bit of shuffling the kit around at night I reckon you could manage. You could also buy a drive-away awning to store stuff in too.

HTH

Helen xxx

cheers helen
this is the sort of van i was looking at .
the biggist fault so far i can find is space. we are both ccr divers so leaving kit outside at night is not an option.
chris

[addive]

hello chris
if you go for a coach bult 1 it will be more money and 2 you will need a step to kit up or lift the rebaether off the floor and the door into the back can be narrow but we can talk the merts of the diffrent types if you want
go and have a look a hornchurch motor homes but you should be able to got a better price
hidi hi campers
adrian

[essexbloke]

cheers again adrian ill check out hornchurch motor homes and upminster as well . just getting the fill at the moment on different vehicles my budget is around 4-5 grand.may even look at a caravan but i think im much to young still for that.

[Buoyant Babe]

Originally Posted by essexbloke

cheers helen
this is the sort of van i was looking at .
the biggist fault so far i can find is space. we are both ccr divers so leaving kit outside at night is not an option.
chris

I have just found these pictures from a website that show what the interior looks like. I have just remembered that to make the single beds longer you push the front seats forward and add extra cushions that are stored above the cab. This might limit the space in the footwell but I still think you could get a decent amount of kit in, even though it would be a squash.

If you are both using the single beds, I reckon you could store the RBs down the middle towards the driver and passenger seats. You'd have to be careful getting in and out of bed but I reckon it could be done. There is also a bit of space at the back in front of the fridge where you could store stuff at night.








There are, of course, other van-conversion models like ours that are built on a longer wheel base. Also, the coach built models are generally wider, but of course are bigger and heavier too.

[Buoyant Babe]

Originally Posted by essexbloke

my budget is around 4-5 grand.may even look at a caravan but i think im much to young still for that.

Oops, I think you may be disappointed if you want a decent van - they keep their value well. Good luck!