coasters or campervans both popular

milo · Guru

coasters or campervans both popular

Sheba · Guru

Milo, check out Beiffe's Avatar. It looks about the size of a Coaster.

"I travel solo in a Hino Rainbow 145A (the house) and a 7 x 4 trailer (the shed) ."

Cheers,

Sheba.

-- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 17th of March 2012 10:36:35 AM

Loki · Senior Member

re towing with a coaster - Not sure about a small car but I've seen plenty of airport (& other) shuttles towing trailers with luggage.

Keep the dream!
Cheers,
Anton

milo · Guru

i thought you had a campervan sheba?

Sheba · Guru

milo wrote:
i thought you had a campervan sheba?

I do Milo. The following sentence is from Bieffe's profile.

"I travel solo in a Hino Rainbow 145A (the house) and a 7 x 4 trailer (the shed) ."

Cheers,

Sheba.

milo · Guru

doh.. homer simpson moment..

Vic · Guru

On older coaster Milo look out for hidden rust which could be a mega problem and has been with many....

Elle on Wheels · Guru

I like coasters and similar, their easy to handle and tend to be fuel efficient. Like Vic says look out for rust in the older ones

dawa · Guru

If I had a little more cash I would have bought a coaster.

I have a camper and is a challenge for space.....of course i have far to much STUFF in here.

Dawa

PeterS · Senior Member

After looking at a lot of Coasters I found them to be too narrow, always have the cramped feeling about them. But I do like a lot of room to move around. As said before rust seems to be a real problem in the older ones. I had a Hi-Ace camper and I dont know how you guys live in them full time I couldnt. Was great for w/ends and short holidays but could not see me living in one. Some of the wide body bus conversions look to be really good and have that extra bit of width to make it more comfortable. As always it is personal choice and of course financial restraints.

beiffe · Guru

Coasters, Mazda's , Hinos etc are popular because they are cheap to buy, easy to drive and able to be converted easily.

If you buy a COACH you have the better suspension and in some cases different gearbox to allow higher rad speeds.

All old vehicles have the possibility of rust and one area to be aware of in all buses is the possibility of rust working OUT from the aircon ducts. As the moisture comes from the coils it lays in the aircon channel and slowly rusts outwards so when you find it it is right through. It involves either removing the steel and replacing it or just a fibre glass section over after a good clean where possible and a good rust treatment to try and stop or retard it. The last one usually used by the commercial converters. I have seen it many times where rust pops through and when it is investigated it is either alongside a fibre glass patch or it has pushed a patch off. I don't use my bus aircon as I have the option of using the 240v one whilst travelling but most don't have that option. I find the open window and a morning drive usually negated the use of aircon at all.

Most of the box type MH.s can be wider but be aware that many are over or close to width so a awning may put you over, Most are build to the maximum overhang and just the addition of a towbar or worst still a box will put you over length and have a possibility of being told to leave it on the side of the road till the overhang is removed and left where it drops.

Just find the vehicle that you like and then check the size or better still set it up and hit the road.

Regards
Brian