RV FEATURE

SECONDHAND DREAMING!

As I type, I am sitting inside a secondhand Kea Nomad M700 three-birth motorhome. It’ s a B class Sprinter-based conversion that has kept me dry and comfortable as I camped on the Paradise Beach, Vic, foreshore as winter descended upon the country.

Now, camping on the foreshore overlooking the Southern Ocean in winter has its challenges, particularly when it comes to your body temperature. But does that mean you shouldn’ t do it? No! In fact, many places have a certain charm that really comes alive in the colder months. Besides, I had the opportunity to take this Kea Nomad on the road for a long weekend, and I took it.

This opportunity came courtesy of Apollo RV. You see, Apollo sells a line-up of ex-rental motorhomes, this Nomad M700 included. The opportunity for the public is to snap up a campervan and save literally tens of thousands of dollars.

If you’ re buying on a budget, or would simply prefer to direct the $ 50K to $ 60K savings towards your travels or perhaps your retirement, the appeal is obvious. After all, you’ re buying a fully refurbished rig with relatively low kilometres( although this will fluctuate depending on the exrental you’ re buying). Either way, these are campervans with a great deal of life left in them, as I have discovered over the last few days and nights.

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