New Lunar fixed end Bedroom van issues?

not everybody likes that layout as with bed lengthways it takes up a bit of the lounge as everything gets moved forward to make room for the bathroom and kitchen hence smaller lounge. don't load anything in the back of any van unless very light in weight. keep as much in the car as poss. and load the rest on the axle and always check your nose weight.

No reason to assume that when loaded suitably that it should not be perfectly stable.

They are being advertised as used on campbells caravans website. They are just a few miles down the road from the Lunar factory,, 

I've been a cararvaner for 20 years but hard to load a Van with suitably if all the storage is at the back !

Which is why I advised caution in my earlier post, we had this version 7 years ago. 

After we had a bit of an incident we were very cautious about where things went. There is so much storage space under the bed/beds and with  (in our model) the centre chest of draws + overhead lockers it was very easy to overload the rear end of the van. 

As there is only the two of us, we didn't in the beginning need to put anything 'up front' but we soon learnt that we needed to, to balance out the weight of the rear of the van. Even with 30+ years experience we found that with, that van it was all to easy to become unstable due to the very long overhang.

Thanks Tammygirl.

We liked the layout because if you have others staying with you they can use the bathroom in the night without having to squeeze past the bed. It's only when I saw quite a few 2018 models already back on the market got me thinking what maybe the problem. ATC comes as standard on the Van but maybe that's  because lunar became aware of the problem? 

just because you have lots of storage space in the back doesn't mean you have to use it while travelling. all our stuff, cloths and food goes in storage boxes in the car and load the caravan when onsite and do the same for the return journey. if heavy stuff still left to take we put un caravan on floor above the axle.

notwithstanding the potential loading issues, if you have guests in the van, a central washroom/toilet is really useful compared to having your guests walk past your bed  to the loo or to have them use external facilities

We have this layout in our Elddis Affinity 550 and would have gone with the Clubman SR as this was our first choice. We went with the Elddis because it has no bulkhead at the end of the bed. The Clubman’s bed wasn’t long enough for me.

We have had the 550 since May 2017 and have enjoyed the van and it’s layout and have not regretted the decision. It’s perfect as a couples van or when having guests. Yes you sacrifice living space but that’s to be expected on a single axle. 

The van has always towed well behind initially our VW Passat estate and more lately a Ford Kuga without issue.

We always load carefully and ensure the outfit is safe as you would do with any van.

As with any van it comes down to personal preference and compromise. We will look to stay with this layout when we come to change the van if it’s still available in a few years!

ATC was standard on all clubman models, including two berth back in 2005 and presumably earlier