Good morning and hello to everyone, I am a newbie and just starting to look for an Eriba sorted of leaning towards 320 gt boss would like a toilet in the van. I also like the slightly larger eriba triton.

They sell really quick and when you work with few days off it is hard to get a chance to get out and look. We are going to the Birmingham caravan show we don't have a lot of money but thinking it may be better going for new. Any way enjoying reading the forum and other peoples stories and just thing Eriba.

Once more Hi from Morphy.

Good morning Randa thank you for your reply I have a Honda crv 2.2 diesel. We where and had got another caravan but it was really wet through damp from a dealer took it back and got my money it was a Bailey. This worried me put me off caravanning, but a good mate of mine I had not seen for ages is into caravanning and he told me about the Eriba,s and there build quality. Also that he had never had a damp one and over the years had seven in total and he has just bought a puck.

He brought the puck to our house to show us this weekend it is a cracker but my missus would like a toilet. I see they are very expensive and we don't have a lot of money but are maybe looking to go and buy new this is something I don't really want to do.

I am 57 and the missus 51 so what ever way we go so should last us a long time. We have been camping in tents for last few years but the missus wants to upgrade hence the move to the Eriba.
Morphy

Morphey,

Like you, up until September of last year were also into tents for our camping trips - a very comfortable, but also very large, Outwell Bear Lake 4. During this last trip out we pulled into a French campsite at the same time as a French couple pulling an Eriba Family. They'd set up the van, got the table and chairs out and were well into a nice tipple of some falling down water or other whilst our tent was still flat on the ground. At this point the decision was made and just before the French couple popped the cork on a second bottle of plonk we hot-footed across and had a look at their van. Whilst lovely, there wasn't enough room to swing the proverbial cat around and that coupled with what appeared to be a pair of four by two's as excuses for beds (give me a hammock any day although a tight squeeze to hang up in an Eriba lol), we very nearly decided to stay with a tent.

All was not lost, however, for taking a look in the brochure we discovered that in fact there are models with more luxurious beds - a must for my boss - and a toilet - a must for me after a tipple or two. This led us to the Triton 430 - not too small and not too big either. The double French bed (why do they call them that for goodness sake?), runs transverse to the van and not length ways so snug as a bug in a rug is the catchphrase of the day. For some reason or other the picture of the Triton 430 in the forum Picture Gallery shows the beds running lengthways which is wrong, either that or this model is different in the UK as over here in Germany.

At a touch over 5m long it's a doddle for the boss to pull into position on the campsite whilst I'm ordering the beers, and easier still with our VW Touran.

Expensive yes, and for the price I would have expected the build quality to have been just a touch better. That said, however, I tend to look at these things with a very critical eye and the plus side of course is that they retain their value quite nicely. This makes them hard to find second hand as you have already discovered. A few owners actually manage to pick them up in Holland and much cheaper to boot but I don't know if this is a route you would want to consider. Either way, any further questions you might have just fire away - there's always someone around with a tip or two.

Triton 430 Internal Layout.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte) 2014-01-20_142242.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)

Wenn Sie hier auf Links zu eBay klicken und einen Kauf tätigen, kann dies dazu führen, dass diese Website eine Provision erhält.

Hello and welcome, not sure where you are located but this one is available in north Norfolk

Werbung: for sale on ebay .....click here

Bearing in mind what has been said about ebay I know this dealer personally and this one is genuine.
He is the same dealer I got my first Eriba from and he also imported my second one for me he also will look out for Eriba for customers and let them know when he has one available.

If you can't find what you are looking for in the UK they are more readily available on the continent and there are websites and dealerships in Holland selling at reasonable prices (which is where mine came from} ...........there are a few modifications to do for use in the Uk and you can find my topic on this forum as to what needs doing.
If you do find one in Holland and don't wish to go over to collect it Mr Fox (the ebay dealer) can for a fee import it for you.

Hello and welcome Morphy, hope you soon find the Eriba that you are looking for, the one already mentioned for sale on ebay looks to be a good buy. We have a familia but it's the 310, he is called Doo dah. Enjoy the forum, we are all a little on the crazy side here and in my case, a lot on the crazy side Ellen.

to the start of a eriba learning journey

Thank you all for your advice as I have mentioned I am very green on the caravanning side and will take any advice I can. The Eriba we have decided is the way to go so here we go on the search.
Thank You Morphy

Thank you Hob does look nice I know I am going to have to travel but not off work until next week and its a fair trundle. It would not be so bad if you were going that way for a couple of days and then be able to use the van on a site. I will continue looking and watching on this site for any more to become available.
Thank you Morphy

The ebay description will say Norwich but it is near North Walsham in north Norfolk if that helps.

I'm not sure how many Eribas you'll actually get to see at the NEC. AL will certainly bring a few, but now they're Dethleff and Knaus dealers too they'll be featuring some of them as well on the stand, which reduces the space for Eribas.

I'd suggest arranging a break down in Poole and immerse yourselves at AL in all their enormous stock of both new and used vans. BTW that was 'a break down' not a 'breakdown'

Thanks steamdriveandy lovely place down there been a few times camping over last couple of years.
Morphy

If you want to consider a second-hand one, we are selling our 2003 Troll 540 with lots and lots of extras. We are only selling up because of health issues and are looking for somewhere between £12,000 and £13,000, so a considerable saving over new - and also over AL's second hand prices. It also looks like new. If you wish, you can PM me for more info. You are also v. welcome to come and have a look at her.