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| RV REVIEW MORE INFO GOLDSTREAM RV goldstreamrv.com.au the entrance, is fitted with a radio/CD/DVD player that comes as part of the Premium Package, and because the cabinet is hard up to the lounge, access to part of it is from the top. Instead of butting up against the cabinet, I wonder how the cabinet would look with about 300mm of clearance so that kids with dirty feet can clamber up to the bed behind the lounge without dirtying clean fabric. The less treading 8 gorv.com.au on furniture the better when you’re camping, I reckon. The other half of the camper is all about the kitchen, and it’s a cracker. Heaps of nearside bench space and plenty on the other side, lots of storage, a four-burner cooktop and griller… and it doesn’t feel crowded at all. To me, this layout makes sense: when you’re cooking, you’re out of the way of people coming in and out of the camper. The ‘breakfast bar’ is a winner for me, too. Unzip and roll up the nearside canvas wall to really open up the camper to the great outdoors. Imagine parking up alongside a lake or beach and taking in that view… SUMMING UP There are numerous advantages to a camper such as the Storm RL. A caravan with comparable living space would have a larger ‘footprint’,