surreyfamily

Hi everyone
Advice needed please.. me & OH planning a 14 day campervan trip to tour Sunshine Coast early Feb 08. The advice I need is type of Campervan to go for ie 2 berth (would this big enough) and should we go for one with shower/toilet?
Thanks

Mandy&Cliff

Hi Surrey family,
Nice choice, the Sunnie coast for trip, yes I`m biased... live here... 2 berth, um not sure... how many of you, considering your user ID.. toilet and shower depends if you are going to use campsites or not... Toilet handy naturally for those nightime pees when you cannot be bothered to go along to the loos... I hated "running the gauntlet" past the happy campers first thing in the morning with a full bladder " morning, morning"...... just let me empty this.... Shower not really necessary.... toured Oz, hubby and I in a 5 berth, shower, separate toilet... used shower twice! site facilities more than adequate.

Consider why go for a larger van, ups your fuel costs, weather should be good, you`ll be outside the van for most of the time. good to have reasonable kit, such as chairs, table for all the enroute pull ups and admire the view times with your favorite poison... We did enjoy the occasional power hook on sites to enjoy the aircon on really hot days/nights! Our temps here on the coast tend to be a little cooler however.... Can remember one occasion in S Australia camping bush, where during the day, I jumped in the car and blasted the aircon just to cool off.... It was 42 degrees and we were trying to eat cooked food... Nuts.............. Mandy.

Timber Floor Au

try Britz

or you could go for those seriously didgy vw campervans covered in grafitti, cant remember name of the company... [edit ] found em http://www.wickedcampers.com.au/

Id go for one with a bog, and shower.

Timber Floor Au

Nickc278

Where in surrey are you from Surrey family ?

Nick (ex Guildford)

surreyfamily

Hi Nick
We are from Camberley, coming out for 3 months to see if OH could live there. I'm up for it but have to persuade him.
Been 5 or 6 times before but only on a two/three week holiday and we rushed everywhere, didn't really stay anywhere for more than 2/3 days, it was hectic trying to visit relations and friends. My friend has moved to Brisbane last year and built a house so looking forward to spending some quanlity time with her.
Where in Oz do you live?

surreyfamily

Hello Mandy
There's just the two of us. Coming out for 3 month reccie, I'm convinced just have to work on OH.
Thanks for advise

surreyfamily

Forgot to ask ..where is Pelican Waters?

surreyfamily

Hello
Thanks for reply. I know OH wants bog, spends alot time in there reading paper etc. I've read some of your mails, my OH does wood flooring as well as other building work. He wants to try something new, he can't stand the hassle and the way you are spoken to on site anymore, I suppose as you get older you have less patience. He goes on about getting an office job, can't see it though when he has been in building trade for over 30 years.
Many of the building trades are being taken over by the Polish so this seems the best time to look to live somewhere else.

Nickc278

Redcliffe, just North of Brissy.

surreyfamily

I'll look that up...trying to get myself familiar with the area's..

egghead4

I love this, its brill. we love our campervan, although I must say ours doesnt have a paint job like that, infact it hasnt had a paint job at all. every door is a different colour, but it adds character I think
bec

Mandy&Cliff

Caloundra, Sunshine coast, nice and peaceful, just right for us oldies
Best of luck and enjoy the cooking on the gas hob and oven, I did but that another story
Mandy