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We have just bought a 2004 Searcher, I have been in a 2008 Searcher too that belongs to friends.  The parallel lounge is quite cramped for 4 people and apart from the fixed bed, you have no other slounge space.  Ours has the L shaped lounge and it is quite spacious.

Have you considered something with a double dinette layout that would give you and your children a distinct seating area each, they can go play games, for instance whilst you cook dinner?

Ali

I have just purchased a 2006 Searcher Elite and am thriled with it.

It has the L shaped lounge that suits us as a family of 3 with occasional family of 6 with the awning.

The spec is superb which was what swayed me to the sterling as opposed to an almost new van of a lower spec.

Hi,

I looked at both these vans in a 2009 model or 2010 model. The front beds are only 5 ft 2  and 5ft long if used as singles.

I often take my grandmother withy me in the van, as well as my 14 year old daughter. To get them to sleep comfortably, i needed to make a double bed up, which defeated the object of moving to a fixed bed to avoid making up beds and wasn't very practical to have them sharing a bed.

I spent months searching for a van which ahd all the spec of the searcher,  but with 6ft beds - i could only find a 2010 eldiss or buccanneer.

L shaped lounges didn't give the sleeping arrangements either.

The main issue for you is the size of your kids. If they are bigger than 5ft and want to sleep in the van then it wont work. (I wish it did as i loved the searcher but couldn't justify making a double bed up for my daughter every night)

Good luck

Steve

Hi,

I ended up buying the Buccanneer Schooner for the reasons mentioned above.

Should get it in 4 weeks!

Steve