There’ s yet more storage space beneath the mattress. Some of this space is occupied by the housing for the externallyaccessible tunnel boot, though there’ s still plenty of room for your things. Just lift the mattress base on its gas struts. The struts are mounted to separate pieces of raw timber rather than to the ply bed frame – even though you can only see the timber when the bed base is lifted, it would be a nicer finish if these timbers were laminated too. The fit and finish everywhere else inside the van is to a high standard though.
Let’ s look at the bathroom. It contains a Dometic cassette toilet on the offside, a large linen cupboard, a central vanity and something a little different, a mirrored-door cabinet above the washbasin. Press the mirror and it will open to reveal a few handy shelves! Not something you see often in a caravan. And I have to say, the shower in this van is particularly large, and there’ s even a front-loader washing machine built into the vanity.
Overall, it’ s a warm, welcoming interior with a very liveable, lovely layout. No one would complain about the slide-out, having all that kitchen bench space, or the small but thoughtful touches that I discovered throughout the van.
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