The middle of the van incorporates a nearside
kitchen with, admittedly, minimal bench space,
a four-burner cooktop with griller, sink with
filtered drinking water, and some cupboards
and overhead lockers. One of these lockers,
however, is taken up by the Projecta charger
for the van’s two 100Ah AGM batteries.
A generous 184L three-way fridge comes as
standard, and I loved the full-height pull-out
pantry. This is what I mean about this van
having potential as a family tourer: there’s a
lot of sensible food storage space.
Next to the pantry, this van has been fitted with
a combo shower/toilet fibreglass bathroom with
a cassette toilet, variable-height shower and
ventilation hatch. No surprises here, but it’s
certainly a welcome addition.
But where does mum and dad sleep in this
van? you might be wondering. Well,
Paramount has fitted a front fold-out bed end,
complete with a boot storage system in the
style of its very popular Duet range.
Essentially, you unlatch the fibreglass ‘lid’ of
the bed end, and it will rise automatically on
gas struts to reveal plenty of storage space
for camp chairs and the like. It’s then a matter
of lowering the bed base, which is retained in
the vertical travelling position by a sliding
bolt. Inside, you simply need to raise a steel-
tube ‘hoop’ to stretch the canvas walls taught,
fit a couple of crossbars, tighten them up, and
you’re done. The entire process shouldn’t take
more than one minute.