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| RV REVIEW

powerpoints nearby, and a large three-way fridge-freezer. The rear bathroom manages to pack in a lot of storage space – there’ s even a frontloader washing machine in the cabinetry next to the toilet. I’ ve only scratched the surface of what’ s on offer in this fully-specced Bathurst Off Road Series. The interior has a lot to offer, and even the well-placed LED downlights add to the alreadypleasant ambience.

Even though this van sports a host of features, the design remains cohesive – I didn’ t get the sense that any of these items were simply bolted on as an afterthought.

Weight-wise, it is a heavy rig. Unladen, it’ s 3000kg, with an ATM of 4400kg. That’ s an available payload capacity of 1400kg – you’ ll need a Dodge Ram, Chev Silverado or some such to use it all. Failing that, you might be looking at a 3500kg-rated Land Cruiser or Nissan Patrol, but you’ d need to load carefully. For example, filling each water tank would bring the loaded weight of the van close to the Cruiser’ s maximum towing capacity. All of that notwithstanding, this is a van built for serious offroad touring. Matched to the right tow vehicle, there’ d be very little that could get in your way.

• Genuine offroad ability

• Lithium batteries / solar setup

• Anti-theft wiring loom

• Hand-built interior

• I’ d prefer a fourburner cooktop / griller combo

• I’ d like a central location for all displays and appliance switches inside – a minor gripe

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