Hi folks, I hope you're feeling helpful!
I have three small boys and a husband, and have vowed never to sleep in a tent again after repeated miserable wet camping trips. I'm just too old for all that. Thus, I find myself trawling ebay, gumtree, preloved etc for a suitable vehicle for my little family. However, they're all either ancient, extortionate, or entirely impractical.
My main basic requirements are:
- fixed beds or bed for the children so that they can go to bed without interfering with the grownups moving around to microwave curries or watch tv
- three belted seats pointing at a table to make it possible for them to colour, eat snacks, play with ipads while travelling
- standing room for 5'2" and 5'7"
- standard kitcheny system - two rings, fridge, micro, space for kettle and storage
- LEZ compliance, otherwise I can't take it home
My thoughts have been that a hightop transit would probably fit the bill, and I've been tinkering with the idea of triple bunks (it'd be tight) at the back or along back doors, folding double bed for kids seat and swivelling front seats.
What are your thoughts and suggestions?
If you want all this on a budged, renault master or adequad and go for a professional van converter ( conversion for about 7 - 7 k) . This is still less you would spend on a ready made one, depending to find a good van with lohw miles. My kids are all grown up and out, i also have a Abby caravan 4 berth, but for our 3 to 5 day hiking tripps round uk i converted my work van ( Vivaro LWB) in to a stelth camper. Fit for 2 with R&R bed and fittet furniture. I only use my privies camping gear ( prtapotty, stove and coolbox) . Is not a fully modcon camper, also mutch better as a tent and easy to park at a road or some good parking spots at national parks for a fue nights, if i do not need a e hook up. If so i use a camping site ( also for the shower ;-) . I was never sendet away, course i always pretendet i just stope course of to exsursted to carry on driving ( as every poster ont the road is requesting) . Regards Mario