instacamper

Welcome back! After motorhomes , campervans , the simplest camping in a van , and an overview of camping kits on the market it's now time to check what I have come up with myself. So let's get to it, shall we? instacamper kit in action What do we need? As I mentioned in my previous post , none of the offerings on the market of removable campervan kits didn't convince me enough to buy it. Or at least they didn't tick all the boxes for my family needs. So I made a list of important / needed aspects of a kit that we could use. I imagined my campervan setup with features: - seating for 5 (with seat belts), - plenty of room in the middle of the van (so with middle row of seats out), - kitchen unit that I can remove and use it outside of the van (or leave it at home), - option of a water system (when we need it - also in the removable kitchen unit), - enough extra storage space for table, chairs, coolbox, bicycle helmets, inflatable pools, kick sco...

Welcome back! In the previous post I listed my pros & cons of owning a motorhome . We will delve into what owning and using a van means in this one. So my story continues… Photo by Brina Blum on Unsplash What it has to do After I few years owning a motorhome the cons of it became more and more obvious (and annoying). So I decided it was time to move to something smaller – a van. Something that is easier to drive and park and is more fuel efficient.   A vehicle that I can use as my daily driver –   to drive to work, kids to kindergarten and to school. Something that can transport my whole family (with kids in baby seats) plus baby stroller and some luggage. And sometimes even something larger like multiple bikes, furniture items or a lawn mower. A lot on it’s plate, I must admit. :) Vans to choose from I opted for one of the most common commercial vans in Europe – Renault Trafic (also known as Opel Vivaro or Nissan Primastar). It’s almost easier ...