6/7 berth camper!

nui0304

Hi guys,

Just wondering what is yere opinions on the best 08/09/10 6/7 berth camper to buy!

Thanks!

autumnalcore

nui0304 wrote: »

Hi guys,

Just wondering what is yere opinions on the best 08/09/10 6/7 berth camper to buy!

Thanks!

First of all I would ask do you actually need 6/7 berths and what licen e do you have. Most 6/7 berths will be close to or even way over the weight limit for a B Licence. I've see lots of people that buy extra berths for the odd time their grandkids or kids want to come and it would probably be cheaper to put them up in a five star hotel for the few days they end up going compares to the extra purchase and fuel costs. Not to mind the inconvenience if a huge van when driving around narrow roads in ireland and europe and parking although truck sat nav helps avoid sticky situations.

nui0304

autumnalcore wrote: »

First of all I would ask do you actually need 6/7 berths and what licen e do you have. Most 6/7 berths will be close to or even way over the weight limit for a B Licence. I've see lots of people that buy extra berths for the odd time their grandkids or kids want to come and it would probably be cheaper to put them up in a five star hotel for the few days they end up going compares to the extra purchase and fuel costs. Not to mind the inconvenience if a huge van when driving around narrow roads in ireland and europe and parking although truck sat nav helps avoid sticky situations.

I have the normal car licence. I have two kids and would like the option to bring a fifth person so i would need a five berth anyway. would you suggest a 5/6 over a 6/7?

What make/model would you recommend?!

Thanks!

Benbecul97

I would go for a 6 berth, 2 bunks, 2 in the double bed over the cab and 2 in the convertible dinette area. That will be an ideal setup for 4 (meaning the convertible dinette bed won't need to be made up) and will also comfortably sleep a fifth person.

Jaden

If you want the option for 5, sleeping arrangements are important.

With 5, you'll need to make up the table to serve as a bed. This is easy to do, but when the kids go to bed, what do the adults do? For this reason, you'll need somewhere to sit, and a decent awning is the solution. IMHO, any camper with more than 4 people staying in it, is just a bedroom bathroom. You need extra space for a sitting room. Trying to make breakfast for 5 without access to the table as a working space, is a pain in the hoop.

Also bear in mind that for 5, you need five seatbelts. Alot of campers have room to sleep 5, 6 or even 7, but very few have 6 or 7 seatbelts.

I have a six berth that sleeps six comfortably, and has 6 seatbelts (albeit two rear facing lap belts, but still). I have a vango awning for our "Sitting room". It works well for us, but I was two years looking for the "right" camper.

Beware the laws on B license legality. My camper is legal, even when loaded (checked and confirmed on a weighbridge, and I have a printout to prove it). Alot of the 7 berths are advertised as B legal, but probably are not. In Ireland, no-one gives a crap, our Euro-friends are a different kettle of fish in this regard.

Hope this helps.

Benbecul97

@ Jaden: What model of Vango awning do you have for your "Sitting room"? Any pics?

rustynutz

I have an Rimor Superbrig on a Merc chassis. It is 6/7 berth. It is under 3.5 ton so can be drove on a B license. It has a pair of bunkbeds, double overhead bed, a double dinette that converts into a double, and a single dinette that converts into a single. It can legally carry 6.

There are 4 of us, and I am very happy with it, the kids sleep in the bunkbeds, leaving the dining area for me and the missus to sit when the kids go to bed. I had a smaller 4 berth camper, but as already mentioned once the kids went to bed there was no space for sitting watching TV or whatever. Ours is 7m long, the only time I find this an inconvenience is when trying to park in towns, apart from that I don't find it any harder to maneuver than the old 5m one.

I would advise going for an extra couple of berths for the reasons outlined above, as long as you can drive it on a B license

Jaden

I got a Vango Idris II

https://www.vango.co.uk/gb/drive-away-awnings/1339-idris-ii-tall.html

It's inflatable, so no messing with poles. Takes less than 15 minutes to put up. Sturdy and spacious. A well made piece of kit that has withstood monumental rain and wind (think Achill in April).

There are bigger awnings, but we have a 6 foot table and six chairs in ours, and a little over half the awning is taken up when these are out.

Benbecul97

@Jaden: Nice awning but could not justify approx €600 for it. Can you pitch it when on a hard stand with no grass?

Jaden

Benbecul97 wrote: »

@Jaden: Nice awning but could not justify approx €600 for it. Can you pitch it when on a hard stand with no grass?

I've done that several times.