We got our VW T5 just before I was due with the latest addition to the family.
I've blogged before about why anyone above the size of a normal nuclear family should consider one. But I wanted to share in a bit more detail why they are so bloody brilliant with a baby.
Firstly, it's a mobile baby changing facility. Now I know you can change a baby on the back seat or in an open boot of a normal car, but its a faff and quite frankly freezing if you are changing little bottoms with the door or boot open.
In the T5 you can close the sliding door and change your little one in a draft free private zone.
Talking of privacy, the VW T5 also provides a perfect on the go breast feeding space.
Well, unless you have two builders putting their faces up against the privacy glass to peer in at the interior as you are sat feeding while your husband is busy buying yet another spare part in Cheltenham VW Van Centre (on yet another visit).
'Yea. This is just the right colour of red we need. Matches our logo perfectly. Oh wait. Flipping eck. There's someone in there.'
Now, are you referring to the red of your face, mine or the colour of the van, mate? Sorry. This van isn't for sale!
I also say private unless you are breast feeding in the back with the LED spotlights on in the dark. It turns out you can see everything through limo tinted glass in these conditions. The poor shoppers at Morrisons that night got a bit more breast then they bargained for!
There is also acres of space in the T5 for all the baby kit you need. Travelling to my mum's for the night with baby bouncer, activity centre, baby blankets and sheets, moses basket, bottle steriliser, tubs of formula, packets of nappies, suitcase full of clothes and muslin cloths, double buggy, bag full of baby toys, dog, toddler and baby in a car seat was never a problem. I did say night, right?!
And above all, it really is a home from home. Chuck in a play mat and some toys and add to this a handy picnic pod with gas camp stove and kettle and you can rustle up a bottle (or a much needed coffee) in no time while the kids play in their personal play pen.
As we come into summer the van is proving itself a fantastic addition to the family again. It's a beach hut...offering private changing and drying facilities at the beach. And it's a bolt hole when the sun gets too much, especially with a drive up gazebo on the side. The acres of space comes in handy again on day and camping trips as you can pack the kitchen sink without feeling guilty.
In fact the husband has added a handy little hideaway box on the inside of the back door so we can keep our camping stove and chairs tidily stowed away, taking them with us everywhere.
And as we enter the messy world of toilet training our toddler, the van has proved it's worth again acting as a WC on wheels. With a little porta potty in the back there is no stoopying on the side of the road for us!
The VW T5 is proving to be a great addition to the family, and one I am sure will grow with us as the babies grow.
One life. Drive it.
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