RV REVIEW
At this point, you might be wondering about the cooking facilities. As mentioned, it’ s a gasless van. To that end, Avida supplies a portable induction hotplate, which fits nicely in a drawer in the entryway, just below the Fusion speaker. The beauty of this system is its flexibility. If it’ s cold outside, simply plug in the hotplate inside and power it via the inverter if you’ re off-grid. Or if you want to cook outside, simply lower the special table that flips down from the kitchen unit. This table results in a perfect outdoor cooking space that I found particularly useful.
EXTERIOR FEATURES
I could see the Explorer LX in goldfields, or exploring remote areas up north … that’ s what it’ s built for. Therefore, its equipped with protected external side steps, a winch( optional), rated recovery points, an LED light bar up front as well as rear spotties. Our van was also equipped with optional driving lights on the nudge bar. The snorkel seen in the images is an option too, but it would be a great addition, especially if you’ re the adventurous type.
I particularly appreciated the rear ladder so that you can easily access the roof. With the solar panels, AC and antenna up there, there’ s not a great deal of space for rooftop storage, but at least it’ ll be easy to give the panels a clean!
A full wind-out awning is supplied, and it came in handy during my first evening with the van. Soon after lighting the campfire, the heavens opened. So out came the awning, quick smart! The Fiamma units are quite easy to operate.
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