SpuffingtonMe
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I’m on my umpteenth van, having had two T6’s - a Westfalia KeplerOne and California Ocean on the small end, a Knaus BoxDrive600XL on the medium and a variety of coachbuilt and A class motorhomes too.
Of all of them, my favourite for the most useable and enjoyable day to day was the Knaus (much like the GC600). Its combination of space inside for fixed bed, toilet/washroom etc and standing height versus small on the road footprint was perfect as second vehicle (I did shops, school run, station run etc) but a more comfortable van to get away in.
Yes, no multi story entry capabilities and a few (but not many) park ups were off limits with the height but overall it was a much less compromised for me than the T6s. Albeit we lived in Frankfurt City centre with the Kepler and was the ideal vehicle then.
Now we have 3kids, space is the luxury we have as number one priority. As and when the kids move out then we’ll look back at smaller campers but would probably look around the 6-6.7m length rather than fully compact as I appreciate having circulation space.
As above, larger vans really aren’t that difficult to drive or manoeuvre once you’ve got your eye in. Particularly these days when they’re designed to drive much like cars, unlike 20yrs ago when they were much more agricultural.
Of all of them, my favourite for the most useable and enjoyable day to day was the Knaus (much like the GC600). Its combination of space inside for fixed bed, toilet/washroom etc and standing height versus small on the road footprint was perfect as second vehicle (I did shops, school run, station run etc) but a more comfortable van to get away in.
Yes, no multi story entry capabilities and a few (but not many) park ups were off limits with the height but overall it was a much less compromised for me than the T6s. Albeit we lived in Frankfurt City centre with the Kepler and was the ideal vehicle then.
Now we have 3kids, space is the luxury we have as number one priority. As and when the kids move out then we’ll look back at smaller campers but would probably look around the 6-6.7m length rather than fully compact as I appreciate having circulation space.
As above, larger vans really aren’t that difficult to drive or manoeuvre once you’ve got your eye in. Particularly these days when they’re designed to drive much like cars, unlike 20yrs ago when they were much more agricultural.
