RV REVIEW
BUILDING THE SNOWY RIVER
As mentioned, it’ s built from fibreglass sandwich panels with an XPS foam core – Snowy River calls these panels Alopex. The corner and rear mouldings combine with the wall panels to create a visually appealing caravan that looks and feels robust.
The chassis has been Raptorcoated for protection, and the sides and front of the van get some too. That said, the SRL216S isn’ t an offroad caravan per se. Think of it as a luxury touring van that would be quite happy in national parks and holiday parks, rather than the rough and tumble of Cape York.
That said, it does ride on independent torsion bar suspension rated to 3500kg, in line with its 3500kg ATM, with one shock absorber per wheel. A couple of 95L water tanks are mounted underneath, protected by checkerplate. At the rear, I liked how the spare wheel was fitted in such a way that appeared recessed within the decorative moulding, rather than simply bolted to the bumper. Back here, you’ ll also find a wireless reversing camera, while a wireless sideview camera is mounted either side of the van, towards the front, giving the driver constant monitoring along the van’ s sides. A point to make here, though, is that cameras aren’ t a legal or practical substitute for mirrors – you still need to fit your extendable towing mirrors!
The SRL216S by Snowy River Caravans even comes with an electric awning! The switch is mounted just inside the door. Oh, the dual fold-out step is electric too.
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