Spaceship rentals - Campervans

brendansmith

Hi Guys!!!

Anyone ever use spaceship rentals or know any other good cheap campervan rental place in New Zealand??

Love and Cuddles
Brendan

jank

Yes

brendansmith

jank wrote: »

Yes

Wanna expand?

jank

Sure what do you want to know?

brendansmith

ARe they any good?
Whats the fabric extention on the back like? Sturdy? Will insects get in?What kind of stuff do they screw you on? Empty gas cylinder etc?
Any trick to get extra stuff off them/Knock abit off the price
How do they run?

Anyone try juicy campers?

jank

Well they are cheap for a reason. These campervans are basicly converted MPV but they usually do the job grand. Is it just one or two of you it will be OK. anymore and very cramped.

They will ask you to clean the van before you bring it back. Just make sure you get it in top condition and be fussy about it as they will ask you to go away and clean it again if they are not happy. Careful about the insurance and excess as well.

TBH if you are travelling for more than a 3-4 week period better off buying our own car and selling it on. Also be careful when visiting certain areas as they are a magnet for break ins *Cough* Rotorua *Cough*

TBH all this has been covered before in previous thread, look at bootsnall and tripadvisor for more detail.

Oh yea book waaaaaaaaay in advance.

By the way what is a fabric extention?

holiday girl

the spaceship vans are tiny so I would say use them if you know the weather is going to be warm and dry so then all you do is sleep in them.

backpacker vans and britz are nice vans. the britz vans are pricier but lovely, the backpacker vans are the old britz vans and cheaper with a low excess.

pclancy

We had a Juicy Cruiza for 3 weeks and did both Islands. Staff seemed pretty thick (backpackers themselves) and didn't explain much apart from emphasizing the amazingness of the "hot towel rail" but the price was decent enough. The van ran grand, had obviously been well used but wasnt in bad nick. I went for a Diesel one as they're more powerful and economical in the long run though you get stung with the tax on Diesel at the end of the trip, rather then paying for it each time at the pump like you do in Ireland. Also being automatic it was way harder on fuel then a manual would be. Roads can be long and straight for ages then suddenly winding up and down the side of mountains for 50ks at a time so you can get a bit tired of being slow up hill and not exactly nimble around corners etc. It was a nice way to see the country, cool to be able to stop and have lunch etc wherever you want but we mostly stayed at holiday parks overnight cos we wanted showers so ended up not having many people to socialise with sometimes at night and paying for the parks added to the price. Expect between $20-40 a night for a powered site. Holiday parks were full of families and a way older, quieter crowd then backpackers except for Germans who you'll find everywhere in NZ. I didnt realise how much of a test living in such confined quarters would be for our relationship, you really don't have much space to get away from each other!

At night campers can get FREEZING depending how far south you are so be prepared with thermals and extra duvets, they gave us a little heater which was crap and the van got cold as soon as it was turned off at night. Up north Mozzies were a problem, they get in during the day and eat you alive at night. Give the chance again i'd have parked up near beaches and more interesting spots for longer rather then going from holiday park to holiday park but i'd just take my car next time anyway s I live here now

robinph

Had a Jucy van for three weeks during winter a couple of years ago doing both island myself. I seem to remember the sites being a bit cheaper than pclancy said though, but might now be getting confused with what currency I'm thinking in. I did pay for the Top10(?) card at the first of their sites I stayed at though and that then gave me cheaper stays at each of their sites I then stayed at after that. Never needed to book ahead and just turned up at the site each day and there was plenty of space, I belive it is a lot busier for campervans during their summer though. Was a bt chilly at night alright, but once I was plugged into the mains on site the fan heater in the van kept me plenty warm enough I did have my thermals for skiing with me so it was never really a problem.

Wellington doesn't have any camper sites anywhere near the city so I ended up staying in a motel there and I was a bit out of town in Invercargill as well, but pretty much everywhere else the sites were close enough to civilisation.