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  • JayEss
    JayEss Forum Participant Posts: 1,663
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    edited March 2016 #32

    regardless of which end the fixed beds are at least they are long enough for an adult male of current average height unlike many uk offerings. 

    I don't like the fussiness of uk styling but my main priority is ensuring that those people who will be sleeping in the van can fit in the bed. So we will continue not buying uk vans 

  • 63ellsbells
    63ellsbells Forum Participant Posts: 138
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    edited March 2016 #33

    Just sold our little Eriba after 3 years, and never had any problems with the door on the 'other' side. Tended to go in nose first to maintain the status quo and prevent us having a door to door scenario - for our sake and the neighbours. Wardens never
    said anything and I would have just referred them to the CC regulations if they had.

    Van was a 2000 model and built to last - not a hint of damp anywhere and held it's value. Indeed, saw a 1990 Eriba on eBay for £4800 - similar spec small 1990 uk van on for £400 and probably like a sponge in parts.

    Off to Denmark next week to pick up our replacement larger Eriba. Cool

  • Boff
    Boff Forum Participant Posts: 1,742
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    edited March 2016 #34

    Would it pedantic of me to point out that afaik the Eriba touring vans were until a few years ago were actually made in France?

    Lovely  vans though where ever they are made. 

  • ocsid
    ocsid Forum Participant Posts: 1,395
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    edited March 2016 #35

     

    The underbed lockers can be used for weighty items without anything like the same destabilising effect with loading rear end lockers.

     

    Not quite sure where you are coming from with this statement. Our British caravan has lockers under both the front seats and rear single beds. So we load them as appropriate to achieve our ideal loading. Why does it make an't difference that they are beds at the front, rather than seats. Which incidentally  convert to beds.

    Where I am coming from is in the differing dynamics associated with the layouts. Masses placed nearer the centre of yaw of the whole unit have less destabilising effect than the same masses placed away from the centre of yaw.
    The centre of yaw of the unit is never going to be aft at all of the axle of the caravan.
    In most cases with separate lounge and bed lockers the bed lockers offer greater volume than the lounge lockers in width and probably length. The more so with a fixed double bed layout where the locker can take outside loungers and tables for example. No doubt there are exceptions with some very long very wide vans, but I doubt many within the 7 metre rule.

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