GORV - Digital Magazine Issue #19 | Page 21

RV REVIEW HIGH TERRAIN LAYOUT Our High Terrain’s layout was quite conventional but a number of features stood out. The bedroom had the usual items, such as side wardrobes, overhead cabinets, reading lights and powerpoints, but beneath the mattress was a unique false bottom that covered the diesel heater. The kitchen offered a workable amount of bench space. Among the cupboards and drawers, the High Terrain offers a large pots and pans drawer beneath the 184L Dometic fridge-freezer. The cafe-style dinette comes with a tri-fold table, nearby 12V and 240V points, and lockers above; however, one locker is home to the BMPRO BatteryPlus 35 battery management system and Trek digital display, which gives at-a-glance information on battery and water levels, and more – it’s a good unit. In terms of size, the bathroom is about what you’d expect in a 19-footer. Not huge. Not cramped. It has an offside cassette toilet with a front loader washing machine above, a central vanity unit, and a separate moulded-fibreglass shower cubicle on the nearside. It’s all quite conventional, and quite attractive. A general comment: the cabinetry throughout the High Terrain appears to be carefully constructed – I saw no poor joins or splinters – and it certainly offers adequate living space for two people. SUMMING UP The Atlantic High Terrain definitely seems fit for purpose. Though with its meranti timber frame and composite aluminium cladding, it doesn’t break new ground in terms of construction, it does pay heed to the offroad-caravan essentials: component protection, adequate fresh water and 12V power provision and, dare I say it, creature comforts. gorv.com.au 21