Choosing with head or heart for a winter use caravan? Been looking for a couple of months and we have seen a lot of caravans. Seem to have boiled our needs down to:
Fairly compact, Adria might be lovely but 8m is too much for a novice and we plan long journeys, possibly on narrower roads and definitely in bad weather - eg to October to March, Scotland to Europe
Layout with fixed bed, singles, transverse, French all have pros and cons - won't really know until we live with van a while
A usable shower is a must for Certified sites. Minimal kitchen is fine (we have fed the whole family on single ring camp stoves in our camping days)
We are currently trying to pick between mid sized Knaus and Eriba. Our left field choice is Coachman Acadia (because they seem more common, but do worry about build) . . .
Eriba has character, compact towing, makes us smile, possibly holds its value better. Downside seems to be awning choice for winter (and how they attach, ridge pole clipping to awning rail
) and pop roof practicality (FWIW I am 6ft). Suspect we would drop roof at night, in bad weather etc. It actually seems like a bad choice, but we like them
Knaus is "sensible" choice. A slightly bigger white box, unlikely to make us smile but possibly more liveable for long evenings in during winter use. Robust steel frame Isabella Winter porch awning fits nicely. If we keep it a couple of years before changing, suspect it will have lost a chunk of value but that isn't a major concern
Fairly compact, Adria might be lovely but 8m is too much for a novice and we plan long journeys, possibly on narrower roads and definitely in bad weather - eg to October to March, Scotland to Europe
Layout with fixed bed, singles, transverse, French all have pros and cons - won't really know until we live with van a while
A usable shower is a must for Certified sites. Minimal kitchen is fine (we have fed the whole family on single ring camp stoves in our camping days)
We are currently trying to pick between mid sized Knaus and Eriba. Our left field choice is Coachman Acadia (because they seem more common, but do worry about build) . . .
Eriba has character, compact towing, makes us smile, possibly holds its value better. Downside seems to be awning choice for winter (and how they attach, ridge pole clipping to awning rail
) and pop roof practicality (FWIW I am 6ft). Suspect we would drop roof at night, in bad weather etc. It actually seems like a bad choice, but we like themKnaus is "sensible" choice. A slightly bigger white box, unlikely to make us smile but possibly more liveable for long evenings in during winter use. Robust steel frame Isabella Winter porch awning fits nicely. If we keep it a couple of years before changing, suspect it will have lost a chunk of value but that isn't a major concern
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