Frankfurt to lake Garda camper van road trip with 3 yo and 6m old

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Are we mad?

never done a road trip in a campervan before and never drove in Italy.

any tips? Comments on roads.

will be going in September so hoping less tourist traffic trace

Look up camp sites in advance, have an idea how far you want to travel each day etc. with young kids you don’t want to be searching for somewhere when you’re tired and everyone is hungry.
Roads are fine, bit wind-y over the alps, but we’ve never had an issue with conditions.
Try and stop in Bolzano, it’s amazing and not on everyone’s list.
everyone complains about Italian driving but in the north it’s pretty similar to Germany/Switzerland and nothing eye opening. Just pull over if you’re building up a queue behind you. The AA are very good for breaking down what you need to take with you.
look up the various vignettes and tolls you might need to pay. ViaMichelin is great
for breaking down the costs when planning routes and its timings are pretty accurate.

Thank you that is a great help. I will get looking at those sites now.