DO I NEED A WASHROOM?

Catherine and Dan are both teachers, and they enjoy all-weather holidays with their two children.

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Catherine and Dan are both teachers, and they enjoy all-weather holidays with their two children. “With two children, we knew we’d need a fair bit of storage space, so we bought a long-wheel-based Renault Trafic van with a bespoke interior. It’s ideal. “Having the freedom to customise the interior to suit our needs was a real bonus. Instead of a cupboard, we ordered a large ottoman. This gives us huge storage capacity and is perfect for storing all the bits and bobs we need when we’re away. We pack a week’s worth of clothes and then use the campsite’s on-site laundrette when we need clean ones. And everything is kept neat, tidy, and accessible with the help of storage boxes and our fabulous ottoman. “The camper is deceptively spacious. Sometimes it’s nice to have some adult-only space, but we’ve got the awning for that. It makes a nice outside lounge/dining area, and somewhere for the kids to play.”

DO I NEED A WASHROOM?

Most campervans are converted from panel vans and do not have enough space inside to offer full washrooms. One that does, is the new Volkswagen California XXL. The Telegraph review begins, “Camper vans are some of the most desirable vehicles we cover on the Telegraph motoring desk. We know this because the web traffic to camper van stories tends to rival that of the supercar reviews, and also because whenever we have a campervan on test, our colleagues badger us to borrow it for a weekend.” But it went on to point out that campervan layouts inevitably offer a compromise between home comforts and spaciousness. Based on the Crafter, the VW California XXL is Volkswagen’s attempt at bridging the gap between easy-to-drive campervans and huge coachbuilt motorhomes. The Crafter base vehicle is a lot bigger than 67