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06/7/2010 at 8:05pm
Location: West London. Outfit: None at present! Qashqai 2.0dCi
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We have a pop top 2 berth, a 2001 Fleurette Tamaris 31t. Our is the French configuration with the door on the 'wrong' side, this has caused us no problems even on site, the van is so small that we usually put it across the pitch with the awning at the front. We have a toilet compartment with an electric flush built in Thetford loo, a wash basin (no shower) with running hot water to the basin & sink, there is a fitted Truma water heater. We have a 2 ring hob & an Electrolux fridge,(no grill as it's a continental van but we take a toaster). The lack of an oven is compensated for by my beloved Remoska which more than makes up for it. The seating area makes into a wide, comfortable bed & there is plenty of storage under the seating & lockers all around the upper part of the van (under the pop top roof).
We moved on from a FC, which we hated, but that's another story!!
We love our van to bits, we have limited storage living in West London, the garage is full with our classic cars so the van lives in our back garden. We also tow with a 1.5 Micra Diesel & it copes easily with oomph to spare.
There are a couple of pics in my gallery, if you'd like to see the interior I'll post some more pics on here for you.
------------- Harvey 15.8.1995 - 18.11.2010. Run free, sweet boy x
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06/7/2010 at 8:06pm
Location: Teesside Outfit: Mitsubishi ASX4
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Thats easy. Trigano Silver. Very stable when towing, and at under 2 metres high when folded should fit in a garage.
First the pros:
1. Light weight 750kg unladen, 1000kg laden. Dead easy to tow.
2. Very very comfortable
3. Well insulated, and free from draughts, super in winter.
4. First caravan I've had that did not need a damp repair at one year old. (both a Stirling and a Bailey failed this test).
5. Very strong and wears well. After a lot of use in the past two and a half years, ours is still like new.
6. Alko ladder chassis with dampers and a jockey wheel that tucks up into the A frame.
7. With the spare wheel in the front locker, the van is easy to balance to get a noseweight of 75kg.
8. Well appointed, 4 burner cooker with grill (no oven though) fridge, hot/cold water, toilet, shower, warm air heating, spare wheel.
9. Loads of storage space, and the wall cupboards are ideal for OH who is somewhat vertically challenged by normal caravan wall cupboards.
10. Will go under the barrier of the French Payage so a cheaper rate than full height caravans.
Now the cons:
1. A little expensive, though with the euro exchange rate improving, they should be getting cheaper.
2. erm... erm ... erm ...
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07/7/2010 at 2:57pm
Location: Argyll Scotland Outfit: 1997 Bailey Ranger 470 4
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Every caravan/pop top will have its followers who swear by the attributes of their particular van and rightly so.
When we gave up motorhoming we thought long and hard about the van that was to become our final choice.
This had to last us about 25 years and so not suffer from the usual dreaded damp etc of most vans. It had to be small and economical to keep. It had to have all the good points that we had found very useful on all of our previous tents, trailer tents, caravans and campervans, without the frivolous empty space. And last, but not least, it had to have 6' 6" single beds.
To my knowledge, all this can only be found in our final choice, the Sprintaway Lux.
Rather than tell you all about it, take a peek in our gallery and if you like what you see, you can see more in the 9 minute movie on the link.
------------- Lobey.
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