Over the summer, two camping holidays in the rain and two broken tent poles resulted in us talking wistfully about owning a camper van instead. The idea of being able to take off at the weekend with the kids, stop wherever we fancy for a hot drink, and then be able to sleep in a bed in a warm van rather than have to put up and put up with a tent is so appealing. The call of the open road - going where the whim takes us - exploring our own wonderful country and further afield - it's a powerful motivator.
As a child, we had a VW Bay window van named Big Yellow Lorry. Since I was a teenager I've dreamed of owning one myself, so this is where I naturally began my search for a van. However, neither Jonathan or I are terribly mechanically minded (although I would love to know more about engines than I do), and one of the main things I know about vintage VWs is that they take a lot of tinkering, loving and often cash to keep them on the road. I had a really good look into the idea of having one of the new Brazillian import T2 campers instead, hopeful that this would be a way to fulfil my dream without the maintenance issues. However, the incredibly high price-tag coupled with many forum posts detailing problems even with these new vans put me off.
So, I drove Jonathan crazy by spending hours on the Internet looking at different vans. And then I saw this one ....
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