RV REVIEW
The front bed setup includes a couple of overhead lockers, a reading light, 240V and 12V point either side, so depending on which end you choose for your pillow, you’ ll be set for light and power. However, if OPUS placed the same on the offside, near the leading edge of the kitchen bench, the person sleeping on the outside would have a way to easily charge their device while perusing from bed. A single 12V fan is included too.
Though I mentioned that the kitchen was on the smaller side( due to everything else inside this van), that has not limited its functionality. There is still some bench space … and that’ s down to the fact that the OPUS Expedition Max does not come standard with internal cooking appliances. Instead, the Expedition Max is equipped with an external slideout Dometic kitchen with dual gas burners and hot and cold water – a Fogatti instant HWS is fitted.
However, there is nothing stopping you from using a portable induction hotplate inside, which is the trend at the moment, given the generous onboard DC power supply. Alternatively, you could option in a permanent induction hotplate. The van comes as standard with 600Ah of lithium batteries( which can be extended to 900Ah overall), 800W worth of rooftop solar, a 3000W inverter, a Renogy One Core power management system, and a 50A AC and 50A DC-DC charger. It’ s a decent system which should allow you to run the Dometic Freshjet air-conditioner away from mains, not to mention the 130L Dometic compressor fridge. Personally, I wondered if the fridge was large enough for a family; however, as I discovered, customers can choose to omit the pot drawer beneath to make space for a larger fridge. However, that’ s not possible in the pop-top variant of this van.
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