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Ianh: use wikitable templates and split ft/in and cm

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use wikitable templates and split ft/in and cm

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2009-11-08T19:36:44Z

Convert to cm to match boat sizes

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2009-09-02T08:30:20Z

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

Internal dimensions of some typical hire vans.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !!Length!!Height!!Width
|-
|Ford Transit
|8ft 6ins / 2582mm
|5ft 8ins / 1750mm
|5ft 8ins / 1762mm
|-
|Ford Transit long wheelbase HiTop
|10ft 8ins / 3265mm
|6ft 1ins / 1855mm
|5ft 7ins / 1736mm
|-
|Ford Transit Luton
|10ft 6ins / 3200mm
|6ft 11ins / 2100mm
|6ft 10ins / 2080mm
|}

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 layed across the width by the doors), all sorts of equipment including more than 18 paddles, several bags of helmets and boyancy 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, various kit, tents and a barbeque.

==Also==

[[How big is a kayak]]

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 Internal dimensions of some typical hire vans.
-{| class="wikitable"
+{{wikitable}}
 |-
-! !!Length!!Height!!Width
 |-
 |Ford Transit
-|8ft 6ins / 258cm
+|8ft 6ins||258cm
-|5ft 8ins / 175cm
+|5ft 8ins||175cm
-|5ft 8ins / 176cm
+|5ft 8ins||176cm
 |-
 |Ford Transit long wheelbase HiTop
-|10ft 8ins / 326cm
+|10ft 8ins||326cm
-|6ft 1ins / 185cm
+|6ft 1ins||185cm
-|5ft 7ins / 173cm
+|5ft 7ins||173cm
 |-
 |Ford Transit Luton
-|10ft 6ins / 320cm
+|10ft 6ins||320cm
-|6ft 11ins / 210cm
+|6ft 11ins||210cm
-|6ft 10ins / 208cm
+|6ft 10ins||208cm
-|}
+{{endwikitable}}
 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.

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 |-
 |Ford Transit
-|8ft 6ins / 2582mm
+|8ft 6ins / 258cm
-|5ft 8ins / 1750mm
+|5ft 8ins / 175cm
-|5ft 8ins / 1762mm
+|5ft 8ins / 176cm
 |-
 |Ford Transit long wheelbase HiTop
-|10ft 8ins / 3265mm
+|10ft 8ins / 326cm
-|6ft 1ins / 1855mm
+|6ft 1ins / 185cm
-|5ft 7ins / 1736mm
+|5ft 7ins / 173cm
 |-
 |Ford Transit Luton
-|10ft 6ins / 3200mm
+|10ft 6ins / 320cm
-|6ft 11ins / 2100mm
+|6ft 11ins / 210cm
-|6ft 10ins / 2080mm
+|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 layed 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 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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-When planning trip and hiring vans, it is worth knowing '''how big is a van'''.
+When [[planning trips]] and hiring vans, it is worth knowing '''how big is a van'''.
 Internal dimensions of some typical hire vans.
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-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 layed across the width by the doors), all sorts of equipment including more than 18 paddles, several bags of helmets and boyancy aids, a couple of tents and assorted safety gear.
+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 layed 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, various kit, tents and a barbeque.
+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.
 ==More==
 [[How big is a kayak]]