It's the 28th February 2014 and I have just acquired my latest T25 campervan. With a little bit of money added in I swapped my very first campervan, The Turkey, for a 1984 Devon Moonraker. Overall it is in much better condition compared with the Westfalia but there are still a few areas that will need some attention however it comes with 12 months MOT and six months tax so we are up and running straight away.

My first two were both diesels but this has a 1.9 petrol engine with an LPG conversion which will hopefully help the economy, that's my economy not Britain's. The 70 mile drive home showed that the performance was a little better and I especially liked the way it didn't slow down when it saw a hill as the diesels were inclined to do.

As can be seen from the photo of it on our drive, it is lowered at the front. I was told it was 60mm lower but it seemed more, it could be that the Turkey had actually been raised a bit. Here's a view of them together during the swap over.

I wasn't too sure about this low front look to begin with however it does make getting in and out a lot easier and as we get older these things begin to matter more!

Once home I cleared out all the various camping bits that came with it like awnings, levellers and thermal window covers then removed the Fiamma bike rack from the back. That rack could be useful but it's a relatively easy fit so can be attached when needed.

Maybe tomorrow I will start to list the areas that will need some work.