Lobo

Several people have asked about my trusty campervan, so I took some photos whilst in the most scenic campsite so far (a basic DOC site in the Catlins).  The van is bizarrely named Lobo and as you can see, is painted so as to provide camouflage in precisely no situations.  Except possibly hiding in front of an Easyjet plane.  Or a Sunderland City Council website!

In size, it is simply a large car - if it hadn't been modified, there would probably be two rows of seats in the rear section, providing seating for maybe 5 adults, and some boot space.

As it is, one set of seats have been removed and replaced with storage boxes that make the bas of 2/3 of the bed.  The other 1/3 of bed can either be made up inside the van so as to sleep with all doors closed but no space left inside, or outside the van if the boot is left open.


The van does come with an awning that would hang from the boot and hooks under the van body, but I've not set that up yet.  Firstly, it's too heavy and complicated to manage on my own, and secondly the nights are still quite cold so I have opted for the warmth & security of the inside sleeping option.

 The van comes equipped with a small fridge that runs off the second battery (so I can only chill things for about 7 hours!) and a little shelf arrangement you can use for setting up the stove.  I also have some camping chairs and a table to set up for a luxury dining option!