hi my name is eddie i am going to buy a eriba for my wife and myself to use in are retirement any advise as to witch one or the pitfalls would be helpful we all ready have are holidays booked for this year so will be looking during the closed season spending up to £7000 many thanks

Hello Eddie and welcome, seems you will have some time to make up your mind which model to get

there are some layout pictures here in the gallery

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And lots of useful information on the forum.

if you get on well, the smallest eriba puck may suit, otherwise choose the size requirement you think can both work within, of course am joking

consider what weight your car is able to tow at 85%,
consider how you will use caravan, whether need wash room, beds and dinette or just bed and seats interchanging, and what to need to take with you payload..
if you intend to stay on fully serviced sites with showers, toilets, shop, café, or off grid on rallys and meets with a tap and a waste disposal tank.

Any questions ask away lots of knowledgeable folk on this friendly forum.

hi thanks i will take this onboard my car is a new seat leon estate st so should be o/k with most of the eriba range i am drawn to the eriba with the 3 bed lay out so we could make the bed at the end and leave it up most of the time we are on site. we would mainly only use sites with all amenities thanks guys

This is the layout we chose, too, for much the same reasons. We went for a Triton 430, and we're very satisfied with it.

Martyn

thanks for that we are looking to buy ready for next season so i am in no rush just putting out feelers so i can get an idea of the models and the price i should pay and maybe could be a little cheaper in the winter thanks to all on here for there views eddie.b

Good luck with your Eriba search - I'm sure you will find your 'ideal model' ! There are so many variations :)

take your time with your choice, most Eriba owners start with a particular model and then progress to a different set up. I started with a Puck then we decided that we needed an on-board toilet so we changed it out later for the smallest model with a toilet which is the Familia 320 ...

thanks for your reply i am learning all ready

Welcome nice to have you pop in. Take your time with research and go look at some which will give you a dear better idea of your needs. What area do you live as that will point you in the direction of some dealers which you can also find in this site list with their locations. A 420 layout worked for me with the long beds as two singles.

Helo and nice to have you abord Eddie

from us 2, Jen & Gray

thanks to everyone on this forum the welcome has been great a very friendly welcome and no swear words great will be looking in on a daily basis

Hi and
We have now had our 430 for one year. Ours is a Future 430 but is the same layout as the Triton 430. We first saw the Eribas some 8 years ago and decided one day we would own one. Our choice slightly changed over the years but from the start we decided we wanted a loo and a dinette. We eventually got our Eriba last May and have taken 5 holidays in her. Would we change her...not on your life. The only change we have made is fitting a gel mattress, so we leave the bed made up permanently. We can do this as we have the dinette area for sitting. In April we went to the Eribafolk meet and it was great to see how others made use of their vans. We realised how much use is made of awnings and think this is an area we are going to seriously look at next. At present we have a porch but now want to look at something a bit larger, so we can keep the oven etc in this area.
Anyway happy hunting and hope you find what you want.