POP-TOP CAMPERVANS

Pop-top campervans are the most popular type of campervan for sale in Britain today - here’s why. A pop-top camper is only a fraction higher than a plain, unconverted panel van, or a tin-top camper when the roof is closed. The fuel economy is pretty much the same, too. Many people choose to use a small campervan with a pop-top roof instead of having a second car - and some use it as their only vehicle. A pop-top roof lifts up on hinges and has an insulated tent material surround, which usually provides a range of window and ventilation options. The latest Sussex Campervans pop-top roof has a panoramic viewing window to take in the views, ventilation pockets either side, and the option to completely open the tent to give an ‘outside-in’ feel on those warm, Summer days.

Allan and Mary bought Janette (the Vanette), a white petrol automatic NV200 CamperCar in September 2018.

EXPLORE MORE WITHA SMALL CAMPER

“We used Janette six or seven times in the first year. During these trips we have learnt how to manage things in a small camper. The NV200 is very easy and economical to drive. It is no wider or longer than a medium-sized car and under 2m high, so we can use it daily. It can get through and into places larger vans can’t manage, like the narrow, steep lanes of Cornish fishing villages and places on the Isle of Wight. When we arrived on our Lizard campsite and said we’d followed the satnav through the nearest village, the site owner was amazed; we were the first campervan that had managed the narrow, bendy, very steep hill - we should have used their directions via the top road.” “The NV200 is treated almost universally as car size, which is a great advantage, as the most convenient car parks in the UK and Normandy ban campervans, while those that do allow campers are further out of town - or they exile vans to the far end of the car park. Many ferries also treat Janette as a car and do not put us in with the lorries if there is space on the car deck.” 16