Nice looking setup people..Good luck on your travels.....Alan the Mongrel
aussietraveller said
10:41 PM May 15, 2013
Your family is impressive hope you spend lots of time together
neilnruth said
10:48 PM May 15, 2013
Will you play 'toesies' in those beds? It looks like a good roomy layout for a campervan.
GaryKelly said
10:55 PM May 15, 2013
The space is well organized. Looks great!
jimanjen said
02:22 AM May 16, 2013
Hmmmmm..toesies might be alright. It goes into a double bed. We shall see regarding sleeping arrangements, as we don't actually have it yet. Pick it up next Tuesday. We were kind of hoping we could squeeze a sleep with it like this. We are not tall people, however our roundness might be an issue. My darling fellow camperette is quite excited. All she cares about is squeezing as much stuff as she can into cupboards, and getting there so she can get it all out of the cupboards. I worry about getting there in the first place. If it all goes haywire, and something breaks along the way, it is me who has to fix it. Still, being abused by a cute woman in the middle of nowhere coz the van wont go has its charms I suppose. And we can always grab a beer and a bourbon and wait for RACQ to show up...as long as the fridge doesn't break down as well.
milo said
03:39 AM May 16, 2013
nice set up, I think I prefer the bed at the back though...
have fun..
neilnruth said
04:17 AM May 16, 2013
So I'm guessing then that that is it's daytime configuration. Hope it all works well for you. I can sense your excitement. Tell your wife not to fill the cupboards up too much or you won't be able to pull away from the kerb! Hehe
jetj said
05:07 AM May 16, 2013
It looks great. I have my bed in the same place and can sprawl on it with the computer and look out the sliding door in comfort. I've tried the bed everywhere and that seems the most practical for me. Mine isn't a professional conversion and a constant work in progress.
You should have a ball in it.
Weedy Pigeon said
02:59 PM May 18, 2013
" fellow camperette " I like that and would like to use it if it hasn't been copyrighted. Your "fellow camperette " sounds like mine, always 20 times as much stuff as required. I think you've done the right thing by not going to a bigger van as there's only so much they can squeeze in.
jimanjen said
01:29 PM May 20, 2013
Mate, use away!....We pick ours up tomorrow (Tuesday 21 May)......it is the camperette's birthday today, she was hoping we could get it on her birthday, but stuff happens. She is very excited, and wants to start cramming immediately. I have counselled that haste makes waste, that fools rush in where angels fear to tread, that patience is a virtue. Now, all you married blokes will know that I then received the obligatory withering look, followed by a long discourse on why it has to be crammed post haste. I just nod and say yes dear. It is far easier. She is, in fact, the world champion at packing and cramming, so I will let her rip.
Weedy Pigeon said
02:45 PM May 20, 2013
I have discovered a positive aspect to letting the " other half " pack everything to the gunnels. Even at home I spend no more than 5 seconds looking for an item, I have developed the strategy of standing with a cupboard door open and yelling out that I can't find something. My explanation is that if stuff gets moved or there's too much in the cupboards then I won't be looking any further. Working well so far. No doubt there'll be a reckoning at some stage!!!! Lifeline and Vinnies do well out of us generally.
jimanjen said
11:30 PM May 21, 2013
Well, we got it...and I am super impressed! Sat on 110 very happily on the freeway, no bangs or crashes or clangs. Auto good, smooth changes, kicks down well, O/D works a treat. Hills are not its favourite thing, but then again I don't like them either. But it got us back home, over 200 klms with no fuss at all. For something that was never really intended to be a long distance cruiser, it does the job well. Clean as a whistle inside, it has been beautifully looked after. All gauges working and temps are good. Central locking works. Dual battery setup. Metho cooktop. Camperette is already cramming. I am very pleased, as is she.
Duh said
12:28 AM May 22, 2013
Looks good JimanJen, hope you enjoy your travels in it, I am sure you will !!
Kym - Rose said
07:36 AM Jun 2, 2013
Hi, looks great and by the sound of it you are very happy with her - which is the main thing, enjoy exploring this great out country
The newest member of our family.
Your family is impressive hope you spend lots of time together



I think I prefer the bed at the back though...
have fun..
It looks great. I have my bed in the same place and can sprawl on it with the computer and look out the sliding door in comfort. I've tried the bed everywhere and that seems the most practical for me. Mine isn't a professional conversion and a constant work in progress.
You should have a ball in it.
I think you've done the right thing by not going to a bigger van as there's only so much they can squeeze in.
Lifeline and Vinnies do well out of us generally.
Looks good JimanJen, hope you enjoy your travels in it, I am sure you will !!
