How big is a van

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When planning trips and hiring vans, it is worth knowing how big is a van.

Internal dimensions of some typical hire vans.

Length Height Width
Ford Transit 8ft 6ins 258cm 5ft 8ins 175cm 5ft 8ins 176cm
Ford Transit long wheelbase HiTop 10ft 8ins 326cm 6ft 1ins 185cm 5ft 7ins 173cm
Ford Transit Luton 10ft 6ins 320cm 6ft 11ins 210cm 6ft 10ins 208cm

On the trip to Wales in August 2008, we managed to fit into a VW long wheelbase hitop a total of 18 kayaks (in 3 layers of 5 standard boats, plus 3 playboats laid across the width by the doors), all sorts of equipment including more than 18 paddles, several bags of helmets and buoyancy aids, a couple of tents and assorted safety gear.

On a trip to HPP in September 2007, we managed to fit into a Luton a total of 35 assorted kayaks, several bags of helmets, several bags of buoyancy aids, several tents and a barbeque.

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