Well I have a Honda CVR that I rarely need because the gear I use for most gigs actually fits in my teeny VW Cabrio. But you said "ideal and practical", and my ideal/practical vehicle is my Ford Champion Transvan motor home, which is unbeatable not only for hauling equipment but as a dressing room and nap place.

Windstar for me too. Aside from feeding my father's retirement accnt with Ford Motor Co. it's the most comfortable, best use of space I can think of.Even fully loaded, I have room for my 4 kids with no boxes or cases to lean on. Everything fits BEHIND the rear seat. If you wanted to sit with legs crossed, you could even use the rear seat for more people, but it's pushed all the way up to the mid row at present.

Mini Vans ..... the way to go baby.

Full size 1989 Ford conversion van for me. Real comfortable, rides better than an old Caddy, room for all the gear, lousey gas milage. This old heap still has no rust anywhere on the body or frame, runs like a Swiss watch, and as of today, has 240,000 miles on it. Now that I have it broke-in, I guess I'll put another 100,000 or so on it before I have to install another 302 V-8. This thing has the orriginal engine, shocks and just about everything else. The last Ford van I had was traded in on this one and it had 244,000 on it and still ran great. Like I said, lousy gas milage, but built like a Sherman Tank!

Gary

just closed a deal on a 1999 plymouth
voyager . lot of miles but new trans and
very clean engine. my 1988 buick skyhawk
station wagon just can't run any more. she
was a good car while she lasted. oh well,
time to move on.funny,everything i got will fit into a small toyota, but this mini van is nice.

My ol' pickup truck with a cap on the bed works fine, but only about 7- 8 months out of the year, because I don't like exposing my gear to extreme cold or heat ( OK.... we don't have much heat up here... )

My Kia Sportage works fine too, with the back seats down. A windstar or caravan might have been better though, in that I could have more easily transported a 76 key machine.

AJ