RV FEATURE

AVIDA EXPLORER LX

There’ s a bathroom between the dinette and the bed. It’ s a small, space, true, but it has what you’ ll need: a washbasin with a cabinet below, a cassette toilet, overhead storage, a shower and even a window.

The fit and finish looks great too. The toilet roll holder fitted to the inside of the lower cabinet door is a nice touch. Just open the door and there’ s your toilet roll! I did wonder if the timber and laminate materials used for the vanity were water-resistant and was informed that this was indeed the case and that they were also covered under the Avida five-year warranty.

The kitchen is fitted directly opposite. For a campervan, it has quite a lot of bench space, which is increased further by the addition of a flip-up extension piece at the leading edge of the bench. Fantastic.

The kitchen is complete with a stylish stainless steel sink with a toughened glass lid, hot and cold water, and even a separate tap for filtered drinking water. The kitchen also includes an under-bench fridge. It isn’ t huge but then again, space is always going to be more limited in a campervan.

In terms of power, there’ s two 200Ah lithium batteries, which can be optioned to three 200Ah batteries, which are kept up to charge via the roof-mounted solar panels – 400W worth of solar is standard, but it can be optioned up to 800W with the addition of a couple 200W solar blankets.

The 12V system is managed by the onboard Victron power management system … and what would an off-grid lifestyle camper be without an inverter to power your 240V appliances?

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