RV REVIEW
I’ll travel miles to check out a new caravan.
When I caught wind of a new Regal
Sahara on display at Cobram Caravans,
I had to decide: drive 303km to the Murray
River, home to the border town of Cobram,
or stay in the office and answer emails?
I was on the road at 5am, eager to see what this
caravan, which is at the mid-level price-point of
the Regal range, was all about.
SAHARA CROSSING
With its charcoal composite aluminium cladding
and black checkerplate protection on all sides,
the Sahara has a certain purposeful look.
Riding on 16in alloy wheels and Al-Ko Enduro
Outback suspension, this caravan should be at
home off the beaten track. What’s more, it has
a reasonable amount of fresh water storage and
a good 12V setup in the form of two 120W solar
panels and two 97Ah deep-cycle batteries. A 90L
grey water tank is also included.
When it comes to external storage, the Sahara
fares well. In particular, I liked the checkerplate
box on the A-frame, which is split into two
compartments: general storage on the nearside,
and room for a 2kVA generator on the supplied
slide-out tray on the offside. A 20L jerry can
holder is fitted to either side, while dual 9kg gas
cylinders are mounted in front.
There is also a tunnel boot; however, because a
slide-out Swift barbecue is fitted to the nearside,
access is only possible from the offside. More
storage is found at the nearside rear – the space
behind the locker door runs about the height of
the van but the door is at the bottom, making it
hard to fully utilise this excellent storage space. A
secondary locker door, above the exisiting door,
would remedy the situation.
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