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If Grandad was to come there would be 6 of us, 3 adults and 3 children.  I might look at the possibility of me and OH in an awning extension, that's a fair point Grampian. So long as we had a camp bed of some sort off the ground, maybe be even some sort of lightweight futon, I just can't get on with inflatables!

Mind you I happened to find static vans for hire in the school holidays in Cornwall for less the £500 for 6 for a week, so maybe you can get budget holidays in the uk and it will all remain a pipe dream!    I do fancy the idea of modifying an older van though!

And how are 6 of you going to travel unless you get a 7 seat MPV anyway ?

An older Zafira has 7 seats, can be picked up cheaply, but might struggle with a full load & a caravan; & thats assuming you get a van with a low enough weight anyway. What about something like an older Galaxy, will tow all but the very biggest caravans & a diesel model should still return 30mpg+ solo.

We have the Sprite Major 6 - triple bunk and it is great. We tow it with a Vauxhall Zafira (150) 1.9 cdt and it tows lovely. We exchanged the car first then saved up for a caravan we wanted. The first triple bunks came out in 2007/2008 and seem to keep their prices well. In fact we didnt pay much more for a brand new one with all extras but we did bargain hard. My advice would be to not rush in to it - sort the car out then search round for your ideal caravan at a price you are happy with. However the triple bunk is fantastic for a family of 5 like us.

Hi The Woofs,

I'm not really sure of the price we are looking at right now.  I don't want to get carried away and splash out on something pricey that won't really get used, so I've been looking at older models at the mo, but realise they might not be top spec.  I don't think I'll get any further until we manage to look round a showroom, unfortunately the Discover near my dad [Orpington way] closed down a while back, so I'll have to find where any other local ones are.  I only know of a motorhome showroom near us in Medway.

I've been looking at the retro vans like Eriba, how cool are they!  Probably not practical for us, but I just love the look.  Part of me really wants to get an old, but sound dinosaur and make it a project, but I need to resist the urge as it would probably not get done and just take up space! 

Takisawa, that is a good point with the travel arrangements.  My dad does drive, and we weren't thinking of going that far, just opening up the options for some family breaks, so he'd probably be happy enough to drive too if we weren't travelling for hours on end.  OH has been looking at old 7 seat Landrovers as an option.  I'm sure we will have to think of storage too if we did go down this road.

But thanks everyone else too for the feedback and suggestions.  I'm not finding it so easy to pop in at the mo with the children home, so sorry if I haven't kept up!