Van modification to the extreme.

I think you are absolutely right that width is a more important dimension than length, certainly for U.K. use. We always say we can go anywhere that an Amazon van can go, and we rarely have any parking issues.

Beyond that, layout is a very personal matter. If you want a few comments on the 650, I would say that the settees don’t look very comfortable (upright backs, lack of armrests, flattish squabs), I’m not sure the shower/loo looks any bigger than a Kingham, and the garage seems to take up a lot of space. Depends what you want really.

We had some concerns about the width of the Kingham bed (we sleep in a super king at home) and the size of the ablutions, but actually it all works very well for us. One of the bits I really like is that we can move around without squeezing past each other or between walls and galley units etc. We have a full height curtain in front of the bed which gives useful privacy and a cosy bedroom with plenty of room to dress. The bed is not an issue unless we are not speaking. I have done a minor mod to the settee as well so that it can be used as a comfortable single bed occasionally, which has been really useful recently with my wife recovering from a broken hip. The only thing I would really change in the Kingham layout would be the width of the bed, but that is the price of a narrow van that slips down lanes easily and is no stress to drive. It probably helps that we used to live on a narrow boat.