I’ ve told my wife, once or twice, that once the kids have grown up and flown the nest, I’ d like to downsize our rig. Why tow a large, familyfriendly camper here, there and everywhere, when it’ s just the two of us? That’ s why Jayco’ s new Freedom campervan caught my eye. If I’ m not mistaken, this is its first B class light commercial van conversion – the manufacturer had always stuck to cab-chassis conversions on vehicles such as the Ducato and Iveco. Now, we can count the

Toyota Hiace among the base vehicles of Jayco’ s motorhome fleet.

Does the Jayco Freedom break new ground? Not really. While the build quality appears sound, the layout and equipment of this campervan is somewhat basic. I think, however, that therein lies the point of this rig. At $ 64,350 as tested, it represents a reasonably affordable way for a couple to explore Australia. It’ s available in petrol or diesel. Our review Freedom – known as the TH 15-2 – had the 3L turbodiesel, available for extra outlay. It’ s not a rocket on take-off, but it gets there and drives

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