RV REVIEW
SUMMING UP
Up front, you’ll find a DO35 offroad coupling,
a couple of 9kg gas cylinders behind a mesh
stoneguard, and a storage box fabricated
from black checkerplate, which incorporates
an offside slide-out tray to house a 2kVA
generator. I’d like to see a stoneguard fitted to
the gas regulator, though.
The van’s main external attraction, however,
is the nearside slide-out kitchen. Built
of stainless steel, it incorporates a small
barbecue and a sink with hot and cold water.
As presented, the Everest Caravans Ice Glider
appears to be a capable offroad family van,
though anything short of a 4WD with a
3.5-tonne tow rating with a realistic Gross
Combined Mass won’t pass muster.
It’s on the high end of the price and weight
scale, but it doesn’t really lack for any
equipment. It doesn’t have DVD players in the
bunks, but they’re old-hat nowadays. Give a
kid an iPad, and they’ll work it out.
As standard, the Ice Glider is fitted with 340W
of combined solar to maintain the charge of
the dual 100Ah deep-cycle batteries.
Underneath are two 95L water tanks and one
95L grey water tank. While the under-body
components are mostly out of harm’s way,
the grey water tank’s outlet and some water
lines look vulnerable to stone-strike – a bit of
checkerplate protection would be welcome.
A van as large and fully-featured as this
comes at a cost in terms of weight. As shown,
the Ice Glider tips the scales at 2940kg. With
its ATM of 3500, a 560kg payload capacity is
on offer.
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