Our trip with Mike's RV was awesome. My wife and I have a 7 week old baby and zero experience driving RVs, so we thought a camper van would be the perfect way to learn about this lifestyle.
Before getting the keys, Mike gave me a full rundown of the vehicle. Everything adverstised in the listing works great; the main control panel for the utilities is intuitive, and the water/electric hookups are pretty easy. Mike also provides linens, towels, pillows, kitchen essentials, various camping materials, and many other odds-and-ends.
My wife, baby, and I drove from Boston to Lubec,ME and back, 940 miles total, in ~1 week. This van made it entirely possible, and a really fun way to spend time with a newborn.Some general notes about this camper van and our trip:
-the van is super easy to drive and park. We stopped spontaneously along the road in several towns.
-the back seats fit our baby seat perfectly. This allowed my wife to sit alongside him if he was fussy, and move up front when he calmed down.
-the refrigerator is very big, at least for what I was expecting.
-the sink is very convenient for handwashing and quick cleaning in between camp grounds (and goes into the gray water tank).
-the indoor stove is good, but we only used it once. Weather permitting, just use the camp stove (which Mike can provide) outdoors.
-the toilet/black water system is a standalone feature (no hookups), and we never used it. It's nice to have for an emergency, but when you have to carry the toilet sump outside to empty, it makes you think twice about an emergency bathroom visit.
-finding restrooms, showers, and electrical/water hookups along coastal Maine was very easy. My wife and I often took two showers a day at the RV sites, and their water was usually SUPER hot. Also, when you aren't showering in the RV, the freshwater tank on this vehicle lasts a long time without refilling, so you don't NEED to find fresh water at every RV site.
-temperatures inside the RV at night were very comfortable. In coastal Maine, with ~50F nights, we just vented the screen windows and allowed natural air to cool down the interior. We never needed to run the AC or heater overnight.
-the popup bed on top is the largest sleeping surface. By the end of the trip, my wife and I were both sleeping up there together. The bed surface at the back of the van is also comfy, but we ended up needing it for storage space as we acquired souveniers and whatnot.
-the big screen interface for the dashboard console was helpful for navigation on our journey. Take your time setting up your phone with the console - it might take you a few minutes to figure out how everything communicates.Everything about our trip and experience was fantastic. Mike was great, the van performed excellently, coastal Maine was gorgeous, the people of Maine were delightful, and we made it home safely.