We have a 1993 Burstner that is 5.4 metres long. On a tour of europe last year we decided that this is the ideal vehicle except for one thing - we have to climb up to the overcab bed, as we are too tired at bedtime to be bothered to convert the lounge to a bed.
So we went to the NEC show recently, but could we find anything under 6 metres? There were two, with drop down beds and fixed rear beds, but as they were new we couldnt afford to buy one. Anyway they were 5.99 metres, pesumably because the car-length limit for the european ferries is 6.0 metres. Over that and you pay a lot more.
Is there a 5.5 metre long camper with drop down double bed? Please tell me there is so I can go and buy it!
My logic is this: you can park a 5.5 metre camper in a supermarket car park, it has a reasonable turning circle because of the short wheelbase, and most of all you are not sleeping when driving (well, you won't be for long, anyway) and you are not driving when sleeping. So why not use the given space for two purposes? I can't find a manufacturer who has thought of this except for some, like Hymer and then you don't get two front doors.
So we went to the NEC show recently, but could we find anything under 6 metres? There were two, with drop down beds and fixed rear beds, but as they were new we couldnt afford to buy one. Anyway they were 5.99 metres, pesumably because the car-length limit for the european ferries is 6.0 metres. Over that and you pay a lot more.
Is there a 5.5 metre long camper with drop down double bed? Please tell me there is so I can go and buy it!
My logic is this: you can park a 5.5 metre camper in a supermarket car park, it has a reasonable turning circle because of the short wheelbase, and most of all you are not sleeping when driving (well, you won't be for long, anyway) and you are not driving when sleeping. So why not use the given space for two purposes? I can't find a manufacturer who has thought of this except for some, like Hymer and then you don't get two front doors.
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