Jon and Debs
Free Member
I wonder if i am alone in this opinion. Probably because I have been used to caravans in the past but I don't understand why the USL isn't a more popular layout than it is. Particularly continental vans seem to offer any other layout but the good old USL. We currently have a British van with a USL and when parked up can stretch out on the sofas that convert very quickly and easily into a huge double bed. It can be set up in literally 5 mins. i don't see the advantage of having all that space taken up by a fixed bed apart perhaps the storage beneath. I just don't get the sitting bolt upright table arrangement that also relies on the cabs seats swivelling around. You can't lounge lazily and relax on cushions etc.
When last in France the evening was cool and damp and we sat parked with the USL facing the Seine watching the ships go by, had a comfortable dinner around the large table and kicked back with a glass or two and watched the river and later the tv. The bed was made up in 5 mins and put away again in 5 mins in the morning, perfect.
I am attracted to the quality of continental vans and was looking to change maybe in a couple of years but can't see anything currently that I would prefer to what we already have given that it is likely to be much more expensive.
When last in France the evening was cool and damp and we sat parked with the USL facing the Seine watching the ships go by, had a comfortable dinner around the large table and kicked back with a glass or two and watched the river and later the tv. The bed was made up in 5 mins and put away again in 5 mins in the morning, perfect.
I am attracted to the quality of continental vans and was looking to change maybe in a couple of years but can't see anything currently that I would prefer to what we already have given that it is likely to be much more expensive.