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06/8/2022 at 12:23am
Location: Devizes Wiltshire
Outfit: MWB VW Crafter PVC
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Mine is a MWB VW Crafter with standard roof, just under 6m in length.
It is a bit too long for a normal parking space, so I tend to park as far away from everyone else, usually in a corner or at the end of a row of spaces closest to a wall/building to avoid blocking people in.
I have a drop down bed so that I don't have to keep making up the bed at night and putting it away in the morning. It also provides me with a decent living space when it is in the raised position.
However, I had to compromise on its length in order to allow sufficient space for a decent size kitchen and bathroom with a toilet and shower at the back of the van.
I am fine with a shorter bed as I go camping on my own with my dog. The van was designed with me in mind and not anyone else!  Anyone over 5'2" would struggle to sleep in the drop down bed or the pull out bed below.
I don't have any hanging space for clothes and use the bathroom for hanging wet jacket etc. if required.
I have curtains instead of a solid cab panel, and the back of the seats in the cab are used for draping clothes on them like waterproof and fleece jacket.
When I was spec'ing my base van, I was encouraged to opt for a LWB that is about 6.84m and extra high roof to provide more space lengthwise and more headspace.
I decided against it as I worried about driving such a long van. Besides, at the time, a MWB van could just about fit into the drive in front of my garage. A LWB would stick out and risk being hit by another vehicle.
I am glad I chose a MWB and not a LWB base vehicle.
The issue with parking my van is the height restriction as I have an air con unit on the roof. I do need to remember to bring in the step though, not so much the one at the back but the one of the side, in case some numpty driver with a Chelsea Tractor would miss it when trying to squeeze in next to me.
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