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For Chris, this final demonstration vindicated his decision to make his vans a little narrower. You don’ t notice the‘ missing’ 140mm or so of width inside the living space, but you do notice it when you’ re towing the van through the bush.
Ultimately, he viewed the day as all part of his testing … performed in front of curious customers. I take my hat off to him. How many other caravan manufacturers would do that? Not too many. Was a part of it just Chris Michel indulging his inner child, the boy who loves playing in the mud and breaking things? Probably. But it was also a particularly insightful exercise about vehicle recovery, approaching obstacles with a critical mindset, having faith in your van and equipment, and knowing how to use everything correctly.
If you’ ve read this article and remain dubious, watch the included video. Boundaries were pushed, lessons were learned and fun was had.
But while I think it’ s absolutely brilliant peace of mind to know your van can handle that kind of punishment, my opinion hasn’ t changed: I would never do that with my van!
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