Been motorcaravanning in Australia

[BillW]

Hello everyone. I've been motorhoming in Oz and using a compact coachbuilt with overcab bed, usually based on the Toyota Hilux chassis, like this -
http://www.sunliner.com.au/our-range/motorhomes/ranger.
A similar popular one is this - http://www.suncampermotorhomes.com.au/motorhomes/sherwood/

Is there a close equivalent now in the UK?

We have always been keenest on the U-shape lounge setup but in the bigger vans we've had in the past, if you wanted to use the overcab bed it has become a bit of a climb as we age. But with these, the overcab bed is only about hip height above the floor and you get into it a bit like swivelling rather than climbing. Coming back to the UK, we'd like to be able to find something very similar.

Cheers, Bill

 

[LizziePope]

Hi Bill,

Welcome to the Practical Motorhome forum and thanks for posting. I am sure someone will be able to give you a much more informative reply than I can, but I would like to point you in the direction of our reviews – please click here. We've also pulled all our video reviews into one place, so if you want to watch them, please click here. Our reviews are of 'vans sold in/available in the UK, therefore they might help you get a feel for the British market.

I hope that helps!

 

[rayjsj]

Bill,
Do you mean like This :
http://www.apollomotorhomes.com/ ??

Yes we have them, but they are a tad expensive, compared to traditional vans and the living space offered, and not as popular. Ray

 

[Flicka]

Ray - I think Bill meant a coachbuilt rather than a dismountable. There were some around in the 1970's but I can't recall any with the rear lounge layout. The common chassis at that time was also the Toyota HiLux & IIRC there was one on the Ford Cortina. I think for the body style choice may be restricted to the specialist converters of All-Terrain Vehicles now.