Cali love

[KernowLad]

Apart from the hardcore few, I'm sure most of our Calis spend the Winter just being "an expensive van."

For us, we wonder whether we should keep it; it's heavy on fuel, it's a big lump and apart from bike transport, the size isn't that useful.

Then you do your first camp of the year like we did; everything (usually) works, it's a pleasure to drive, the electric roof is STILL a novelty, the heating works a treat as the dusk rapidly turns to a chilly Spring night, that cup of tea first thing in the morning feels great. The grin returns and it al makes sense again.

Nice to have the love back again!

 

[Gasgas]

Apart from the hardcore few, I'm sure most of our Calis spend the Winter just being "an expensive van."

For us, we wonder whether we should keep it; it's heavy on fuel, it's a big lump and apart from bike transport, the size isn't that useful.

Then you do your first camp of the year like we did; everything (usually) works, it's a pleasure to drive, the electric roof is STILL a novelty, the heating works a treat as the dusk rapidly turns to a chilly Spring night, that cup of tea first thing in the morning feels great. The grin returns and it al makes sense again.

Nice to have the love back again!

I truly empathise with your post ,but am determined to be hardcore and use it through the winter months

 

[Archie]

Kernowlad
After 8 days of dawn to dusk sunshine in Dorset and Cornwall I fully agree
We love our van again.

I was surprised how we had forgotten our routine of setting up camp. By last autumn me and my wife had become a well oiled example of efficiency in setting up camp ( we almost started speaking german) - about 10 minutes from pulling up to having the tea cooking.
Took us a few days to get back into the swing of it.
Paul and Ceri
Aka Helmut and Helga

 

[KernowLad]

I have to admit, we were a bit rusty too! Forgot a couple of minor bits but nothing too major.

 

[RodCouncil]

No idea why ppl don't use them in winter, especially now it's so mild, we hired twice last winter and it was dream out camping with no one around.

 

[KernowLad]

No problem as a couple but with two young kids, Winter camping is tricky. The van is fine but half the fun for them is playing outside; not good in force 10 winds and driving rain.

 

[Gasgas]

Good point, But with just the two of us and the dog its gonna be great fun