Jeannette van den Oever
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- Oct 25, 2014
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- Dethleffs A 7870-2
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- Newbie, caravanner since 2008
So, husband and I picked up our new van on Friday without incident. He drove like a pro and seemed very calm and collected in front of me on the drive home. I, on the other hand had to remember how to breathe for a couple of miles, watching him negotiate some vicious s-bends and squeeze past parked vehicles before we made it to the A120/M11. I may have left a few nail marks in the M5's steering wheel.
Started packing yesterday and husband discovered some enormous underfloor storage spaces, one of which is near the top of the steps. Very handy - just remember to 'put the lid back on' before your other half unsuspectingly walks into the van with bedding up to her chin and steps into said hole!
Sense of humour test number 1 passed with flying colours (probably cos he didn't see it and laugh).
Inside of van looks stunning. Very pleased with the cream leather/oak effect wood combo. We chose the leather specifically with the kids in mind as it's easier to clean. Didn't expect to put this to the test quite so soon though. Unfortunately husband decided to throw a sleeping bag into the luton bed. It hit the central roof light, bounced on the table and smashed our celebratory glasses of wine and beer. Definitely had a sense of humour wobble at this point, but to be fair it wasn't too hard to rectify (no carpets down, phew!) and he did do most of the clearing up.
So what was the silver lining you ask? Well, after pulling all the seat cushions off to check for broken glass/alcohol residue, we found lots MORE storage under the benches that we didn't know we had!
Started packing yesterday and husband discovered some enormous underfloor storage spaces, one of which is near the top of the steps. Very handy - just remember to 'put the lid back on' before your other half unsuspectingly walks into the van with bedding up to her chin and steps into said hole!
Sense of humour test number 1 passed with flying colours (probably cos he didn't see it and laugh).
Inside of van looks stunning. Very pleased with the cream leather/oak effect wood combo. We chose the leather specifically with the kids in mind as it's easier to clean. Didn't expect to put this to the test quite so soon though. Unfortunately husband decided to throw a sleeping bag into the luton bed. It hit the central roof light, bounced on the table and smashed our celebratory glasses of wine and beer. Definitely had a sense of humour wobble at this point, but to be fair it wasn't too hard to rectify (no carpets down, phew!) and he did do most of the clearing up.
So what was the silver lining you ask? Well, after pulling all the seat cushions off to check for broken glass/alcohol residue, we found lots MORE storage under the benches that we didn't know we had!