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Tom
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Hullo Forum,
We are:
Tom
Clare
Ben - 2 1/4
Jack - 11 months
... planning a 12 month tour of Europe beginning in May 2017 - yes over a year to plan.
We want to do this before the boys begin school and the opportunity to travel like this becomes more difficult..
We are considering the 7 seat California Beach.
As we travel around Europe the campervan would be used for overnight, occasional or emergency accommodation, the rest of the time we hope to rent apartments. Perhaps 10-20% of the year would we sleep in the campervan. The reason we are considering the 7 seat version is so that when we are based in one place we can have friends or family fly out to stay with us and we still be able to drive on excursions together.
How practical is the VW Beach for this sort of purpose. And would it be a complete nightmare to convert 7 seats to a bed considering the large amount of luggage we are likely to have for a trip of this type?
If we have a roof box, does the box need to be removed before it is opened, or does the box just need to be emptied, or perhaps it doesn't matter?
What is the mattress over the folded down seats like to sleep on?
Thanks,
Tom and Clare
We are:
Tom
Clare
Ben - 2 1/4
Jack - 11 months
... planning a 12 month tour of Europe beginning in May 2017 - yes over a year to plan.
We want to do this before the boys begin school and the opportunity to travel like this becomes more difficult..
We are considering the 7 seat California Beach.
As we travel around Europe the campervan would be used for overnight, occasional or emergency accommodation, the rest of the time we hope to rent apartments. Perhaps 10-20% of the year would we sleep in the campervan. The reason we are considering the 7 seat version is so that when we are based in one place we can have friends or family fly out to stay with us and we still be able to drive on excursions together.
How practical is the VW Beach for this sort of purpose. And would it be a complete nightmare to convert 7 seats to a bed considering the large amount of luggage we are likely to have for a trip of this type?
If we have a roof box, does the box need to be removed before it is opened, or does the box just need to be emptied, or perhaps it doesn't matter?
What is the mattress over the folded down seats like to sleep on?
Thanks,
Tom and Clare