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And So It Begins
As tent aging campers, we were looking for an upgrade from our Kelty 4 man tent with sleeping bags. The thought of setting up or breaking down in the rain is much less appealing and various ailments make it much more difficult to get down on the ground and even more difficult to get up.
So our new van needed to provide us a few things:
Like others here we looked at the usual offerings: Sprinter, Transit, NV 2500 and the Promaster. There things we liked about each one but in the end the ability to put a real full size bed across the back of the Promaster was one of the biggest factors.
We bought a 2016 Promaster 1500, 136 wheelbase with a low roof.
As tent aging campers, we were looking for an upgrade from our Kelty 4 man tent with sleeping bags. The thought of setting up or breaking down in the rain is much less appealing and various ailments make it much more difficult to get down on the ground and even more difficult to get up.
So our new van needed to provide us a few things:
- A comfortable, real-sized bed
- A bed we can comfortably sleep in
- A dry place for that bed
- Easy way to carry perishable groceries for several days
- Tall enough for my wife to stand up.
- Room for all of our junk
Like others here we looked at the usual offerings: Sprinter, Transit, NV 2500 and the Promaster. There things we liked about each one but in the end the ability to put a real full size bed across the back of the Promaster was one of the biggest factors.
We bought a 2016 Promaster 1500, 136 wheelbase with a low roof.