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6. Why bother? What did it cost?
I live in Scotland, we have access to some of the best
beaches in the UK but they are all a drive. Having a camper
that allows me to get to them but also stay near them means
I get to go out in some of the best conditions in the UK. I
have also travelled and am a bit over the kit rental or taking
kit through the airport issues. In recent years this is because
most trips abroad involve two or more airports to get to the
destination, my own fault for living in Aberdeen. The UK has
some incredible beaches and world-class conditions, for all
types of watersports. Being mobile has the benefit of moving
to the conditions but also lets me enjoy other sports if the
water conditions don’t show up. Driving to Europe is still an
option if Brexit doesn’t mess it up! Well, all in slightly less than a new family SUV. It could have
cost less but we really wanted a pop top…
Our results:
Twig is a VW Transporter T6, long wheel base. He is capable
of carrying five people and sleeping four with kit stored
inside. Bought from and created by SimplySurfBus, he
started life as a plain panel van. Not new when we
purchased him but less than 20,000 miles on the clock is as
close as we could afford. He carries enough kit to allow both
my wife and myself to make use of any conditions. The pop
top is a HiLo giving ample living space with a removable
kitchen pod (fridge freezer built in) so you can cook and store
food as if you’re at home. An awning rail allows expansion
when needed and gives even more living space. The electric
hook up provides power if we are at a campsite and the
leisure battery does the work when we are not. A
ScorpionRack for our mountain bikes, which is simple and
quick to load and a RoadShower for cleaning kit off, are
additional extras that really allow us to take everything.
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Huge thanks to SimplySurfBus Ltd, Wild Diamond
Watersports, O’Shea Surf and Loco Surfing for helping make
our adventures amazing with the right toys for the job.