...he got a front dinette! After much discussion and deliberation, we have gone for a Troll 535 and ordered one. The addition of the front dinette on the 540 over our Triton 420 wasn't enough for me personally to want to change, but the kitchen layout on the 535 is so much nicer and you don't have to practically kneel on the floor to get stuff out of the fridge, which is also bigger. Lovely big deep drawers under the sink/hob and room for a microwave/oven above he fridge opposite. We took our shoes off and laid out together several times on the sideways bed in the 535 at the NEC today (to raised eyebrows) and it convinced us to give up the long beds for a much better layout, for us anyway. Added a factory fitted wind out awning and upgraded the upholstery fabric to match Boris.

I never have to hear the words...."now, if only we had a front dinette" again

Quote: Blueyonder wrote in post #1

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We took our shoes off and laid out together several times on the sideways bed in the 535 at the NEC today (to raised eyebrows) and it convinced us to give up the long beds for a much better layout, for us anyway.

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What concerns me is that this was posted at 2 a.m. hopefully it isnt giving you sleepless nights ?????

Upholstery to match Boris???
How do they match the odour? 😏

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If the climbing over for a midnight wee does get to you then Simon can always change places with Boris

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Bryn, a bit of insomnia, probably too much wine last night....or not enough!

Roger, I could never sleep across in a Triton but the extra 6 inches on the width of the troll makes all the difference. People thought we were mad at the show yesterday with our shoes off turning about all over the bed but I was really surprised. We sleep in a super king sized bed at home but we found the bed in the 535 fine and well worth the sacrifice for the extra floor and cupboard space. We are not having a fixed bed and Boris will be up the front!

Deeps, his lordship will be on the inside as I never get up in the night ....but remember, we had years sleeping actually in the pop top in our VW T5. If he got up in the night in there, I would have to pin myself sideways to the outside wall for him to have any hope of getting out, and then do the same when he came back, so the 535 will be no problem!

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his lordship will be on the inside as I never get up in the night ....

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Roger's right, you could always have the dog in with you and I'll have the front dinette! 😀

Should have got a 540.......all possible combinations of dog, spouse, singles, doubles and space!

No seriously!

TonyP

Quote: Frantone wrote in post #11

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No seriously!

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You are right about going to look at all the options. In the end whatever you choose will be a compromise and chosen according to how you are going to use the van. And of course one's needs can change. We are seriously considering changing from the 530 to a 540. I like the double dinette at the front. The single dinette looks squished. I would miss the wider wardrobe with the useful little shelves at the side for shoes. The cubby hole and shelf by the door has also been useful but if we are to continue Eribaing we will have to consider mobility and the long beds might well prove easier. AL will do a conversion on the big table, making it smaller and turning it into one that fits onto the end cupboard and also the channel outside. BTW why are the long beds in the your420 tedious? The ones in the 540 we looked at in AL seemed easier that the 530 poles. Have you gone for the 60th edition colour scheme?