The "A Van" Caravan

Have you had a look at the A vanners website. www.aroundoz.com/ Barry.

G'Day
Have owned an Avan Cruiseliner 3C (fold up d/bed to lounge) since October last year. Took it to Tassie for a mounth over Dec/Jan and weekends away down the coast from Sydney 4 times this year.
For the wife and I, it is ideal, as you, said not everyones cup of tea, but for us its great.
Easy set up / pull down, very easy towing. Only bit that takes time is setting up the annex, (as you have to thread the annex roof on the vans roof then raise the van roof, not hard though).
If you want MM me and I will go though the a full list of mods etc the we have done.
Cheers
Shawn

hi,

yes we own an aliner (4 berth bunk bed model) + full annexe, solar panel/ battery.
see www.avan.com.au

not only a breeze to tow and erect (your in it within 30secs) , but it is insulated from the elements and offers a bit security compared. suits our needs 2A+2kids.

wer're heading off to the flinders rangers in Sept.

cant wait.

rgds

Thanks for all your replies - and for the links - good to know there is a user site, as these are usually invaluable.

fwiw, the Cruiseliner 2B is the one that appealed to us. We certainly don't intend to use it as a T van or Jurgens, but it would see some gravel roads and sand.

So we'll put a few hours in now on thse links.

thanks again.

To me, they're not a lot of van for a lot of money. That's just the way I see it.

Apparently they are very quick to set up and put down, which is an obvious advantage.

For the money I'd go for a hard floor camper which can be up and you're in bed in a few minutes. A lot more space than an A Van.

Me, I've got a soft floor camper which takes about 30 min to set up (awning, shade cloth floor, kitchen, lighting etc etc). Plenty of space, but I'd quickly get sick of it if I was doing it every day. Too bloody hard for overnighters on a trip. I'd want something that could be up at night in 5 minutes and down in the same time the next morning.

Currently we only use ours for stops of a few nights or a leisurley overnighter. It is not suited to travelling where you stop and go everynight.

Is there the perfect camper? I think not. Like everything in life it is a compromise.

Cheers,

Jim.