
BenCar
VIP Member
After many months of planning, buying, cleaning & accessorising, our first trip away was from home down to the south coast around Studland/Swanage.
We booked to stay in a camper/motorhome site but tbh it wasn't our thing as it was 98% caravans and motorhomes, evidently a lot of them were permanent homes with encampments/fences/dogs/burger vans etc.
The second night we just camped by the side of a road and it was beautiful, lesson learnt for us.
The van was superb, the tea delicious and the sleep was well won after some epic walks with the dog.
A couple of things to note:
I'm going to buy some coir matting and cut my own step mats and stick them with velcro and research the other 2 issues.Some pics for proof.
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We booked to stay in a camper/motorhome site but tbh it wasn't our thing as it was 98% caravans and motorhomes, evidently a lot of them were permanent homes with encampments/fences/dogs/burger vans etc.
The second night we just camped by the side of a road and it was beautiful, lesson learnt for us.
The van was superb, the tea delicious and the sleep was well won after some epic walks with the dog.
A couple of things to note:
- The need for some kind of toilet solution if we're going to be off camp
- Some mats for the 3 steps to put muddy shoes etc
- Find out what's causing the leisure battery drain (90%-30% in a day with just the fridge on low). I've just had a new Alpine headhunt installed and wonder if that's the culprit or it's because prior to our ownership the batteries had never been charged apart from when the van was very infrequently used as a van. Maybe they're cooked
I'm going to buy some coir matting and cut my own step mats and stick them with velcro and research the other 2 issues.Some pics for proof.
B