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Coffee mugs (those cool camping tin ones that aren’t breakable would be a pretty sweet idea).

We did come up with a few suggestions for additions to the van… We didn’t have any rain since we were in a drought affected area much of the time but if we did the easy up tent would have been key – put it over the side door to give yourself a dry place to step out to, or over your table and chairs for dinner time. The table was VERY handy for food prep while we were cooking and eating. We opted to add a side table and the awning (a little easy-up style tent).

You can see their website here for info about what’s included and what can be added on. They don’t nickel and dime you for bedding, kitchen utensils, etc. Most everything you need is included in the rental, which is one of the reasons we went with Escape. Otherwise you will end up with all of your blood in your head or feet. *pro tip – make SURE you are parked as level as possible. Not a major deal but you had to remember not to lean directly on that area when getting in and out of the van, otherwise it would clunk out of place and send you rolling. The top of one would shift a little and caused the bed to shift a little bit. The only issue we had with this was that the front of the bed rested on two wooden storage boxes. Cushions were thick and everything folded completely flat. Plenty of storage shelves/cubbies for dry goods, soap, etc.There is a fresh water tank to fill from and a grey water tank that the sink drains to, which needs to be emptied out (into a sewer or camper dump station).

There was no knife for actually chopping/cutting things, so we ended up picking up a cheap steak knife set at a camp store which did the job. Nothing fancy, but you’re camping so really. Utensils are a mish mosh of old forks and butter knives. Fine for eating, but we didn’t have a coffee mug.

Plates, cups, utensils, 2 pots and a frying pan.

We did enough driving that we never had to worry about the fridge not running, even with a 4 day stay in Yosemite Valley without much driving initially. Newer versions charge off of a solar panel on the top of the van. We had one of the older vans which charged the refrigerator from a dual battery system while the van was running. It looked small but the thing had a pretty impressive capacity and kept our food cold the entire time without any trouble.

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Refrigerator (8 gallon drawer style), it held plenty of food for the two of us for almost the entire two weeks, plus plenty of extra room to keep a few beers on ice at all times.a 2 burner propane gas stove (ours was a Coleman) with 2 propane canisters included.Here are some stock photos from their website outlining the layout, as well as some shots of the exterior and interior of our cute lil’ van “Quilt”.Ĭampsite in Lake Tahoe Breakfast prepping in Yosemite Valley

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It was modified to a campervan layout that included a full size bed inside (cushioned bench seats fold down flat to create the bed), an inside table (removable for “bed mode”), storage boxes beneath the seats, and a kitchen setup accessed by opening the back doors. The van we rented was a Ford E150 (15 passenger van size). While I’m sure the other rentals would have provided a pretty kick-ass experience, we were very happy with our choice! Pickup at the new San Francisco Depot, getting ready to hit the road! Ultimately, we settled on the Escape Campervan after taking into account their location, size of the van, cost, included equipment, and reviews.

You can see my comparison spreadsheet here. I did a LOT of research before booking our campervan rental. A full write up on the route itself is coming but first, let’s talk about the van!! In L-O-V-E with the idea of van camping but aren’t quite ready to pull the trigger on a van of your own? Find a sweet rental and hit the road! We decided on a California road trip as our first foray into the camper van business, and took a 2 week trip from San Francisco to Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, and the northern coast. So, what’s a van loving couple to do when you are. you name it, we will find the van of our dreams on it. Spending way too much time longingly looking at ebay, craigslist, Pinterest, Instagram…. And by thing I mean total obsession with the damn things. It’s no secret that we have a bit of a “thing” for camper vans.