Fetch Camper Vans

1 lurker | 95 watchers

♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Mar 2021 2:43pm, 15 Mar 2021 39,416 posts	0 ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Scribbler - this is 12 April per gov.uk: "Self-contained accommodation such as campsites and holiday lets, where indoor facilities are not shared with other households, can also reopen." So camping away from home on a completely self-contained basis presumably fits that category fine. Your "in a suitable spot" is fine. But formal campsites may be different: I think this means that campsites with washblocks/shower blocks should not be open then. (Taking the analogy of self-catering holiday accommodation, we are (currently, at least) expecting to be able to travel to a self-catering cottage we have booked in the second half of April, but my sister, who has a booking in a self-catering flat which has common external doors and a lift, has been told she cannot use it as it will only operate from 17 May.)
Rosehip Mar 2021 2:46pm, 15 Mar 2021 20,171 posts	0 Rosehip the campsites are planning to open on 12th - but with the shower/loo blocks closed. some are allowing "self-sufficient" tents as well as vans, and some aren't
TheScribbler Mar 2021 4:15pm, 15 Mar 2021 5,343 posts	0 TheScribbler Thanks Synge. We consider ourselves self-sufficient in our van. A bit smelly, maybe We'd only be looking at staying 1 night until later in the year. I hope you get your April holiday.
RunningRonnie Mar 2021 4:19pm, 15 Mar 2021 1,987 posts	0 RunningRonnie Does anyone have an awning? Would you recommend?
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Mar 2021 4:50pm, 15 Mar 2021 39,421 posts	0 ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ We’ve got a roll-out awning that deploys along one side of the van and it’s a great feature. If you’re on a site it gives you just a fraction more territorial ownership. Not sure we’d ever use it wild camping, though. Moving on a step, I was really keen to get a side tent too, but it’s been embargo’d by Dr S who wants lots of light and air streaming in through the sliding door. (I have relented, mainly because I recognise it would need a fair bit of allocated storage space when not in use!)
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Mar 2021 5:01pm, 15 Mar 2021 39,422 posts	0 ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ (I think lot of people call what I described as a “tent” as an “awning”. I think of an awning as roof only and if it’s got “walls” it’s a tent!)
Mandymoo Mar 2021 5:05pm, 15 Mar 2021 11,396 posts	0 Mandymoo We have a drive away awning, actually we have two. Depends on what size you want- we have a small one for weekends and then a big 2 bedroom air awning for longer trips. winfieldsoutdoors.co.uk My advice would be get the best one you can afford st the time, we made the mistake of going for a cheaper one and then upgraded to the above last year. The first one was fine (it was an Olpro) but the one we have now is far superior quality wise.
Angus Clydesdale Mar 2021 6:58pm, 15 Mar 2021 22,144 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale At the point you have a 4-berth "awning" (which is actually a tent), I feel like you’re back in the realm of car camping. At which point a decent estate car is often cheaper to buy than a camping van.
RunningRonnie Mar 2021 7:17pm, 15 Mar 2021 1,988 posts	0 RunningRonnie It doesn't have a heater, so that'll be the first thing I want in. What's better, diesel heater?
RunningRonnie Mar 2021 7:19pm, 15 Mar 2021 1,989 posts	0 RunningRonnie Something like this? amazon.co.uk