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I like it although it might get pretty cramped if you plan on spending weeks on the road. Having to make up the bed every night could also prove to be an annoya

I like it although it might get pretty cramped if you plan on spending weeks on the road. Having to make up the bed every night could also prove to be an annoyance. One thing is for sure, however, based on that video. It seems to make you smile all the time.

bmj 9y ago
I've traveled and camped across the U.S. in a EuroVan Weekender, and I can confirm it can get cramped, and that it can be a massive inconvenience to break down the sleeping quarters every morning if you need to drive the vehicle. Our last trip in the vehicle had us climbing in West Texas in the winter (meaning warm days but cold nights). The sun set around 6pm each evening, which means we were crammed into the van for over 12 hours (temps would rapidly drop toward freezing, and we couldn't have a campfire due to state park rules). We were ready to be home after two weeks, that's for sure.
mikestew 9y ago
What I tell people about our Vanagon Westfalia (which has even less space), if you're spending a lot of time in the van you're doing it wrong. If you want to live in it, get a Class C (built on a box truck chassis) or better. If you just want a windproof, waterproof container to sleep in that has the conveniences of running water, stove and a fridge, a camper van might be for you. We also have two 60-80 lb. dogs. Space considerations mean the dogs get the downstairs bed, we take the upper bunk. Winter camping (in Seattle == 40F and drizzling rain) gets a little claustrophobic between weather and very early sunset, so we usually spend but a night or two. Making the bed is no more an annoyance than it is tent camping. Still, it takes me all of five minutes either way: open the valve on the mattress pad, unroll the sleeping bag. If you have a young back, you don't even need the sleeping pad, as it's got a (pretty poor) mattress already. As for making us smile, yes, it does. My parents offered to chip in for us to buy a larger Class C (enough for us to buy a low-end new one with no money out of our pocket). We turned them down. We wouldn't have room to keep the Westy, and we realized we loved the Westy too much to get rid of him.

bmj 9y ago

I've traveled and camped across the U.S. in a EuroVan Weekender, and I can confirm it can get cramped, and that it can be a massive inconvenience to break down the sleeping quarters every morning if you need to drive the vehicle. Our last trip in the vehicle had us climbing in West Texas in the winter (meaning warm days but cold nights). The sun set around 6pm each evening, which means we were crammed into the van for over 12 hours (temps would rapidly drop toward freezing, and we couldn't have a campfire due to state park rules). We were ready to be home after two weeks, that's for sure.

mikestew 9y ago

What I tell people about our Vanagon Westfalia (which has even less space), if you're spending a lot of time in the van you're doing it wrong. If you want to live in it, get a Class C (built on a box truck chassis) or better. If you just want a windproof, waterproof container to sleep in that has the conveniences of running water, stove and a fridge, a camper van might be for you. We also have two 60-80 lb. dogs. Space considerations mean the dogs get the downstairs bed, we take the upper bunk. Winter camping (in Seattle == 40F and drizzling rain) gets a little claustrophobic between weather and very early sunset, so we usually spend but a night or two. Making the bed is no more an annoyance than it is tent camping. Still, it takes me all of five minutes either way: open the valve on the mattress pad, unroll the sleeping bag. If you have a young back, you don't even need the sleeping pad, as it's got a (pretty poor) mattress already. As for making us smile, yes, it does. My parents offered to chip in for us to buy a larger Class C (enough for us to buy a low-end new one with no money out of our pocket). We turned them down. We wouldn't have room to keep the Westy, and we realized we loved the Westy too much to get rid of him.