Levo-Lon
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Camper owners always go bigger after getting " think this will do size wise" after a long trip
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Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
Not Swift.... Bailey ;-)
Well, it’s like this. After a fair amount of use in a short period, we recognised some of the failings of Beryl’s design for our needs, despite what we initially thought as novices at the time of purchase.
One was that the small ‘garage’was becoming a faff and would grate long term. Having to put-up a seperate table was more of a faff than expected and made moving around awkward. The Frnch bed was fine and cosy, but @Hill Wimp fidgets like crazy and gets too hot! So sleep was not as good as it coukd have been (intially we considered single beds anyhow). The lounge area was never as good for lounging as we imagined. Other than that, Beryl was a great van!
So we has started to think about a future long term solution. After visiting a couple shows we liked the idea of a big garage, raised single beds, front dinette and if possible a spare drop-down extra bed. All just ideas....
So we were off to the Outer Hebs on hols and got stuck in a traffic jam on the outskirts of Perth. Wimpers exclaims, look an Adria Dealer on the left so we turned/in for a break and a peek at their ‘Compacts’. Uh oh. The first thing we see is this S/h Burstner, like new, 5k miles, 2 owners and affordable. Big garage, twin rear single beds, nice dinette, drop down overcab double, 2 rear seatbelts, leather seats and German build quality. The dealer offered us a better than market price for Beryl and we did the deal there and then!
Sorting finances in the Hebs was difficult with poor internet and telephony, but we managed and collected her yesterday on the way home. All in all cost us 6k plus a bit for Solar panel addition but overall it’s a good long decision we think. We use our MH a lot.
Fingers crossed!
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
What's a garage? Obviously I know the kind of ground floor box room that people used to keep vehicles in but you can't be carrying one of those around with you.
Andrew_P
In between here and there
Cripes! Garage, big small? Wtf motorhomes lingo?
Quick question when the heat is like it is now and you cannot park in the shade does it boil up? Air con?
There is someone living in one roadside near balcombe he just went from an 08 to a 16 plate. What's the fluid out the back, his always has a flow.
Tenacious Sloth
Guru
- Location
- Huntingdon, UK
Right. Off out on my Tour of Cambridgeshire pub crawl.
First I’ll watch the leaders go past the Fox & Hounds at Gt Gidding.
Then I’ll meander down to The Duck & Drake at Yaxley to watch them fairly near the end.
May stop at The Admiral Wells on the way there and back for a sharp one as well.
Then home for tea and medals.
First I’ll watch the leaders go past the Fox & Hounds at Gt Gidding.
Then I’ll meander down to The Duck & Drake at Yaxley to watch them fairly near the end.
May stop at The Admiral Wells on the way there and back for a sharp one as well.
Then home for tea and medals.
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
The garage, I think, is the underfloor space at the back, under the main compartment, (with doors) where you put bikes, deckchairs and bulky objects. This means the living space is not a "garage" when Fabs is cooking his gourmet meals.
Hill Wimp
Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
There shouldn't be any fluid coming out. If there is then he is a dirty irresponsible camper letting his grey water ( dirty water ) drain out.
Hill Wimp
Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
The garage is the big door at the end of the van. It has the same the otherwise. It's under the bedroom. The bikes, chairs, Fabs BBQ stuff and other bits you would find in a normal garage go in there. Some have motorbikes in there and we have seen one that has a spare bed in it.
Andrew_P
In between here and there
Thanks obvious I guess, next time I pass I will check to see if he has parked it deliberately over near a drain.
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I've done several forum rides in the area, start and finish in Oakham, its lovely round there.
Hill Wimp
Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
It certainly is. We will be back to explore the area again for sure.
The campsite was amazing, huge and split in to several sections. Nobody was cramped into a space as you could set up where you like. For tent campers it was a shame there were no showers but if you had you own facilities it was perfect.
Next time you are in Rutland we will have to pop over, we know some cracking eateries that way.
Tenacious Sloth
Guru
- Location
- Huntingdon, UK
Just back from the Tour of Cambridgeshire Pub Beer Garden Formation Viewing Team Annual Outing.
I made that up but...
What a great afternoon. Perfect weather for watching thousands of cyclists whizzing past in sweaty clumps.
Much more enjoyable than participating.
I made that up but...
What a great afternoon. Perfect weather for watching thousands of cyclists whizzing past in sweaty clumps.
Much more enjoyable than participating.
Tenacious Sloth
Guru
- Location
- Huntingdon, UK
And England won a Test Match. 
