Music And Laughter
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Hi All We have decided to buy a small camper van, something like a high top Transit base or a Mercedes Sprinter size would be ideal as we are not used to driving big vehicles and we want something we can get through castle gates and on and off various English Heritage sites etc and our drive is not huge either.
We have up to £15,000 to spend as its our fist one we dont want to spend a fortune and regret it, we thought if we take to it we can get a bigger/better one later if need be.
We intend to do a lot of distance so want something really good on fuel and we want a "proper" camper rather than a van converted as presumably a ppoper camper will have all the correct ventilation and safety features.
We would like to be able to hook up to power and it needs to have a small loo (shower would be ideal too but that would be a luxury in such a small camper I presume so the shower I am not keeping hopes up for) and a little hob and sink would be great.
We would also like to get an awning but we can sort that out later if the one we buy doesnt have one.
I like the idea of Ford or Mercedes engines etc as I like the way Sprinters drive and also we have Ford dealership near our home but this is not crucial as long as I can get it fixed and serviced ok etc.
We like the idea of swivelling front seats too but again not essential, we dont want to be sleeping high up as I worry about falling... I have seen a could of transit based campers with L shape beds, that would be ok or one each side but we would like to not have to keep putting the bed up and down all the time...
I have seen a picture of one a bed in a bigger camper that had a single both sides and a table in the middle that converted the two singles into one big bed, that would do as well.
We are both quite big (I am 6 foot tall) and heavy too if that helps.
Can anyone give us a few pointers or ideas where to start, we live in the Derbyshire East Midlands area.
Thanks for reading
S&S
We have up to £15,000 to spend as its our fist one we dont want to spend a fortune and regret it, we thought if we take to it we can get a bigger/better one later if need be.
We intend to do a lot of distance so want something really good on fuel and we want a "proper" camper rather than a van converted as presumably a ppoper camper will have all the correct ventilation and safety features.
We would like to be able to hook up to power and it needs to have a small loo (shower would be ideal too but that would be a luxury in such a small camper I presume so the shower I am not keeping hopes up for) and a little hob and sink would be great.
We would also like to get an awning but we can sort that out later if the one we buy doesnt have one.
I like the idea of Ford or Mercedes engines etc as I like the way Sprinters drive and also we have Ford dealership near our home but this is not crucial as long as I can get it fixed and serviced ok etc.
We like the idea of swivelling front seats too but again not essential, we dont want to be sleeping high up as I worry about falling... I have seen a could of transit based campers with L shape beds, that would be ok or one each side but we would like to not have to keep putting the bed up and down all the time...
I have seen a picture of one a bed in a bigger camper that had a single both sides and a table in the middle that converted the two singles into one big bed, that would do as well.
We are both quite big (I am 6 foot tall) and heavy too if that helps.
Can anyone give us a few pointers or ideas where to start, we live in the Derbyshire East Midlands area.
Thanks for reading
S&S
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