OFFROAD CHALLENGE
Ausflex Caravans is a small , familyowned manufacturer based in the Campbellfield area of Victoria , the caravan manufacturing capital of Australia . Company owner Luch Ristevski has been in the caravan manufacturing industry for more than 20 years , opening Ausflex in 2016 .
Ausflex specialises in all custom builds ranging from 12ft to 33ft . I ’ m told that some members of his team have been building caravans since 1972 !
There are quite a few vans in the range , from the 17ft Little Wonder to the 21ft 6in Extreme family van . I must admit that the baby of the range , the 12ft Tuff Mudder , appeals to me . It ’ s about as small a van as you ’ ll get while still having a bathroom , and it looks like it ’ ll be an easy tow . However , the subject of this article is the Ausflex Sunchaser . At 18ft 6in , this single-axle van sits right in the middle of the range .
It ’ s an offroader that we threw around our coarse as part of our Offroad Challenge . In the last couple issues , we showed you the other four vans that participated in this event . But this mid-range caravan has just as much to offer , and perhaps more .
Ausflex might not have wide name recognition , but I reckon the vans being built in its unassuming Campbellfield factory are worthy of a good look . So let ’ s step inside the 18ft 9in Sunchaser to see what it has to offer .
INNER GLOW
Stepping inside , I was greeted by a light , cheerful van with a traditional layout that works well for two people . In the nose of the van is a bed surrounded by overhead lockers and side wardrobes , each with a niche complete with 240V and 12V charging pints . With Sirocco II fans either side of the bed , a skylight , reading lights , the bedroom has all the main bases covered . I felt quite at home in this space . One thing I particularly liked : the Webasto diesel heater under the bed has been sectioned off with a ply housing that will keep it protected .
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