RV REVIEW
Stepping inside, there’ s absolutely nothing flimsy or cheap-looking about the AC19C. It presents as rigid and strong, not to mention nicely finished – in fact, I’ d go so far as to say it looks better than many of the locally built vans in the same market segment.
One of the first things you’ ll notice is that the north-south bed is mounted higher than normal. I loved the large bedside tables with their lift-up lids to provide access to some hidden storage beneath. You’ ll find wireless charging pads either side of the bed too, along with USB A and C points, 12V points and 240V points, wardrobes and overhead lockers.
However, access to the space beneath the mattress is limited. The mattress base doesn’ t lift on gas struts, and in any case, you’ re only really able to access a service hatch to the water pump beneath the bed. A couple of doors are fitted to the bed base, though, for access to a small amount of storage.
The reason for the limited underbed storage: the fact that Gold Class has equipped the AC19C with two large tunnels, one for a portable fridge, and one for a slideout kitchen … which also explains why the bed sits quite high.
I loved the fact that Gold Class Caravans had fitted plastic collars to all of the pipes’ cabin entry / exit points beneath the bathroom and kitchen sinks. Covering up the giant gobs of silastic beneath the sinks of Australian caravans is something I’ ve been asking manufacturers to do for years, knowing the solution was cheap and easy. I therefore give Gold Class points for attention to detail.
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