Hi all,
Recently joined the forum, as we've just bought our first campervan - a 2013 Autocruise Alto, which we're looking forwards to collecting in a couple of weeks!
We've been looking into campers a lot over the last 3 years or so - started looking at much older models (old 1998-2000 Autosleeper Symbol/Harmony - great use of space!) and also seriously looked at converting our own van as a project - lots of detailed planning and costings done there - but finally, after a couple of trips in a rented van to help figure out exactly what we wanted, we found something with a size and layout similar to that we had planned - the Alto!
Looking forward to picking it up in a couple of weeks - have already spent the last couple of weeks looking into (and purchasing) various security items, couple of upgrades, etc, and look forward to the next few years upgrading from a tent!
We're based in Devon, and aside from general trips away with my other half, I've also been looking for a van I can use on my own for scuba diving trips - the space under the fixed bed of the Alto is perfect for a couple of waterproof boxes to store wet kit away safely, both whilst travelling and camping. The Tribute 669 we hired, was great for living in, but didnt' really have any space suitable for the amount of dive kit I end up needing to take on those trips!
Recently joined the forum, as we've just bought our first campervan - a 2013 Autocruise Alto, which we're looking forwards to collecting in a couple of weeks!
We've been looking into campers a lot over the last 3 years or so - started looking at much older models (old 1998-2000 Autosleeper Symbol/Harmony - great use of space!) and also seriously looked at converting our own van as a project - lots of detailed planning and costings done there - but finally, after a couple of trips in a rented van to help figure out exactly what we wanted, we found something with a size and layout similar to that we had planned - the Alto!
Looking forward to picking it up in a couple of weeks - have already spent the last couple of weeks looking into (and purchasing) various security items, couple of upgrades, etc, and look forward to the next few years upgrading from a tent!
We're based in Devon, and aside from general trips away with my other half, I've also been looking for a van I can use on my own for scuba diving trips - the space under the fixed bed of the Alto is perfect for a couple of waterproof boxes to store wet kit away safely, both whilst travelling and camping. The Tribute 669 we hired, was great for living in, but didnt' really have any space suitable for the amount of dive kit I end up needing to take on those trips!