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Beautiful set-up. The Blok Pod stuff looks super slick, but at a price. Mind you none of this set-up is cheap! :) I have no idea how you fit both the bed & bikes in that... We have a Marco Polo camper which is essentially the same vehicle base and despite it's longer wheelbase vs. a VW these things are never big enough! :)
I might have bought a Marco Polo - but they're simply impossible to buy new at the moment unless you are happy to wait until '23 for the vehicle.
The Blok Pod stuff is lovely, hits the "just works" level, which is key for me.
I'm also a big fan of the flexibility, and that whatever I end up with can be transferred into another V-Class chassis in a few years.
Hear you on the size thing - although the packaging constraints do make for an enjoyable challenge. If I was going to use this as a "month on the road" type camper (rather than race weekends) I'd want a Sprinter size vehicle for sure.
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As you said that Blok Pod stuff is an investment and will fit into any other vehicle.
We were super lucky and got our van in the summer of 2020 from a neighbour who works for Mercedes. At the time you couldn't buy a camper for love or money, OK silly money and still it's the case! The pop-top of a Marco Polo would have certainly made it more flexible and easier to sleep in.
We love ours and although the wife keeps looking at BIGGER vans it's smallish size and low height (height limit barriers!) offers great flexibility, we just need to find time to use it more often than we do!
thebrenthamtaffy
Beautiful set-up. The Blok Pod stuff looks super slick, but at a price. Mind you none of this set-up is cheap! :) I have no idea how you fit both the bed & bikes in that... We have a Marco Polo camper which is essentially the same vehicle base and despite it's longer wheelbase vs. a VW these things are never big enough! :)