Well we have done it, we are now at the start of the dreaded long wait.
We placed our order today for our new Expanda. We have been told it will be here around end of August.
As my signature says, we have done the tent thing and then the soft floor camper, but we saw the Expandas around and knew that they would be the best for us. We really got sick of the setup and pack up time of the camper. Especially as that was one of the reasons that stopped us from using it as we planned, for the quick weekend getaways. Looking forward to being able to simpler pull up and be done in 10 minutes!
We have ordered a 14.44-4(OB) with a few extras. We feel we got a good price compared to the deal that we were offered at the caravan sales late last year.
Now for the extras...
- Extended drawbar (with a view to put on a storage box like Brad or Hit the road) as I like the idea of side access to the toolbox for gennie and the like)
- Drifter control panel
- Second water tank
- Extra annexe light (for offside of van)
- 150l fridge. Would have preferred a Waeco or Engel compressor fridge as they are physically smaller and am not really sure of the 3-ways. Time will tell if it gets pulled out and replaced.
- 12v water pump
- Lifestyle entertainment pack including Wineguard wind up antennae
- Extra door for storage under dinette seat for outside access
- Removed the microwave as we never use one to be replaced with a pot drawer.
Would have loved so much more but as being a young family, will just have to do as we can. I considered the HWS but we have the Coleman HWOD already so will make do with that. When it dies, I may put the HWS in.
We didn't really want the Lifestyle pack, but was thrown in as an extra. If the gear is not the best it will eventually get replaced as I cannot stand bad picture or sound quality! I used to work in a high end sight and sound store, so I got spoilt! It is good to have all the wiring already done for me though!
We only ever free camp (at places like Gordon Country) and already have a lot of stuff like gennie, inverter and solar etc so will add them to the van ourselves. Glad the caravan show is on next week as will be looking at what other toys we may want to get!
We figure that the bunks are ideal for our kids now 6 and 4.
One question SWMBO wants to know is though... Where does everyone store their Porta-Pottie in these models?
Well that's it for now... Let the counting begin.
We placed our order today for our new Expanda. We have been told it will be here around end of August.
As my signature says, we have done the tent thing and then the soft floor camper, but we saw the Expandas around and knew that they would be the best for us. We really got sick of the setup and pack up time of the camper. Especially as that was one of the reasons that stopped us from using it as we planned, for the quick weekend getaways. Looking forward to being able to simpler pull up and be done in 10 minutes!
We have ordered a 14.44-4(OB) with a few extras. We feel we got a good price compared to the deal that we were offered at the caravan sales late last year.
Now for the extras...
- Extended drawbar (with a view to put on a storage box like Brad or Hit the road) as I like the idea of side access to the toolbox for gennie and the like)
- Drifter control panel
- Second water tank
- Extra annexe light (for offside of van)
- 150l fridge. Would have preferred a Waeco or Engel compressor fridge as they are physically smaller and am not really sure of the 3-ways. Time will tell if it gets pulled out and replaced.
- 12v water pump
- Lifestyle entertainment pack including Wineguard wind up antennae
- Extra door for storage under dinette seat for outside access
- Removed the microwave as we never use one to be replaced with a pot drawer.
Would have loved so much more but as being a young family, will just have to do as we can. I considered the HWS but we have the Coleman HWOD already so will make do with that. When it dies, I may put the HWS in.
We didn't really want the Lifestyle pack, but was thrown in as an extra. If the gear is not the best it will eventually get replaced as I cannot stand bad picture or sound quality! I used to work in a high end sight and sound store, so I got spoilt! It is good to have all the wiring already done for me though!
We only ever free camp (at places like Gordon Country) and already have a lot of stuff like gennie, inverter and solar etc so will add them to the van ourselves. Glad the caravan show is on next week as will be looking at what other toys we may want to get!
We figure that the bunks are ideal for our kids now 6 and 4.
One question SWMBO wants to know is though... Where does everyone store their Porta-Pottie in these models?
Well that's it for now... Let the counting begin.
