Vangear Nano Pod

[Gazellio]

I have been to visit the Vangear factory to look at their Nano Pod unit which is pretty small but incorporates a sink with water supply, a table and room to store a gas burner and gas plus cutlery and cups etc. I like it and will be buying one. It fits in several different positions and locks into the floor rails. Moveable in seconds.i have also discussed the production of a small coffee table to fit into the table rail. They are going to look at it.

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[Blue Juice]

Looks great - what do they cost?

 

[Gazellio]

399 but maybe cheaper for a group buy..

 

[Blue Juice]

That’s not bad at all. I’d be interested

 

[Gazellio]

Will discuss a club discount but they are pretty good value already.

 

[Ethel's dad]

Vangear?

 

[Gazellio]

Yes Vangear my bad

 

[Gazellio]

All pictures are the pod in my Cali today.

 

[phillme]

in Brighton ? did I hear they do different wraps ? good pics cheers for sharing

 

[Gazellio]

Yes I am in Brighton.

 

[phillme]

ps did u try it with the passenger chair swivelled ? would be quite a nice little set up with the fridge inbetween the seats like @Jonathan Duke has, and with the hole unit turned 180

 

[phillme]

pps u picked a good day to go ... enjoy the sun

 

[Dave bee]

Any pictures of the inside? Have seen the ones on their website but wanted to see what room if any is left on the sink side with bottles etc in place.

 

[westfalia]

Looks like a nice unit, good price too.
How is it powered ?

 

[Blackberry]

Will discuss a club discount but they are pretty good value already.

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Hi.
Did you ever negotiate a group discount?
Regards
Alec

 

[Gazellio]

Unlikely I asked but he said it was a good price already. I guess if there was a group order things may be different but I don't think there is a big margin.

 

[burnercan]

Of all the ones I've looked at, I liked this one the best. The only thing that bugs me about it is the water faucet doesn't seem to fold away very well. Always sticking up and ready to be broken off by passing children. It would also look much more complete if it was hidden when everything else is closed up... The way that it fits into the 3 seat Beach seems perfect though, and a very good price too!

 

[Gazellio]

Yes I understand I am still undecided mainly due tro the fact that when lower bed is made it will use about a third of the remaining floorspace where our Boxer dog will sleep. As a unit its well made, looks good and is functional. I told him he should make a versions with a Campinggaz as well as the sink. He is is prepared to create a lug in the table to enable a Campinggaz unit to sit securely on top.

 

[burnercan]

Did you get a look at the Mini as well?

 

[Blackberry]

Unlikely I asked but he said it was a good price already. I guess if there was a group order things may be different but I don't think there is a big margin.

Thanks for the quick reply.
Are you happy with yours?
Alec

 

[Gazellio]

No re Mini and I have not bought one yet!

 

[Quentin SF]

I've never tried attaching things to the rails - is moving this around trivial, or needing a bit more effort? I guess what I'm really asking is whether you might change its location for a particular meal, or just for a particular trip?

I too was interested in the 'Mini', and was wondering about popping it outside for lunch in fine weather... I guess the ease of doing that may be highly dependent on how much water is in the tank

 

[Gazellio]

Should be very easy to do from what I have seen simply loosen the fittings from inside unit and release.

 

[Stuart]

@Gazellio did you ever buy this? I'm tempted but not sure if I really want a sink in my van. A version with a stove instead would be much more useful to me. Or perhaps neither and just using it for storage and as a small table .

 

[Blackberry]

I bought the pod. It is great. If you don’t want to use the sink you can free up some storage space by removing the plastic containers.
I use a portable gas burner on mine.
Great bit of kit.