RV REVIEW
The van is equipped with a rear external shower, a 4m wind-out awning, a forward storage locker on the nearside, as well as a rear tunnel boot, not to mention a locker for the two 4.5kg gas cylinders that come with the van. On the offside, you’ ll find a locker housing the van’ s 12V equipment: a 135Ah deep-cycle battery( a 135Ah lithium is available as an option), fuses, and a 25A Projecta charger. A single 200W solar panel is mounted to the roof. Overall, it isn’ t fancy, but it’ s fit for purpose and is in line with the style of touring for which this vehicle is intended: sedate blacktop adventures, staying in holiday parks, with a night or two of free-camping thrown into the mix.
The same could be said of the water provision: it’ s a 90L fresh water tank and a 90L grey water tank. Enough for one or two nights off-grid, depending on shower usage and the number of travellers. And that brings me to my next point, but first, we need to step inside …
CARRY UP TO SIX
The Winnebago Byron is certified to carry six passengers: the driver and main passenger, and four in the dinette area immediately behind the driver’ s seat. Seat belts are provided for each position, of course. A small point, but the forward-facing dinette seat comes with an anchor point to suit a baby capsule which, once upon a time, would have been great news for me! But now with the kids all grown up, they’ ll simply be fighting over who gets to ride up front with dad.
This dinette is, in fact, a secondary meals area: the Byron comes with a rear club lounge complete with a Lagun swivel table. These tables are, in my opinion, slightly superior to the table variety that requires you to feel for a catch beneath in order to slide it on its two axes. The Lagun can simply be pushed and pulled in whichever direction is required.
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