FAMILY NEST
THE GOLDEN EAGLE ESCAPE 20FT 6IN IS
A SOLID, BUDGET-FRIENDLY FAMILY VAN.
| WORDS & IMAGES: MAX TAYLOR
“Wow, that looks awesome,”
and “Daddy, did you buy it?” are
just some of the exclamations
made by my kids as they looked
at the pictures of the Golden
Eagle Escape 20ft 6in (internal
length) family van. I’d returned
from a trip towing this van to
Secret Spot #16 in country
Victoria and was sorting
through the images.
Watching me work over the
years, my kids have become
RV enthusiasts and, it seems,
they can now spot a good van
from 50 paces.
Overall, I thought their
observations were close
to the mark. With two bunks
across the rear of the van,
an offside combo bathroom,
a family-friendly lounge, and
a large, separate
bedroom at
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the front, the Escape
looked every inch the family
adventurer.
FAMILY TOURER
Inside the van, there is
very little to quibble about.
There’s a mass of storage
space in the kids’ sleeping
quarters, including a large
wardrobe and a few drawers
in the entryway, along with
a sizeable draw below the
bottom bunk.
For an extra $700, larger
families can option in a third
bunk; however, due to space
considerations, this would
require the onboard hot
water service to be moved
from beneath the lower bunk
to the gal-lined tunnel boot.
Naturally, this would reduce
the useable space
of the
boot but why not compensate
by optioning in a storage box
on the large A-frame? Just
a thought.
On the offside, between the
bunks and the dinette, is the
moulded fibreglass combo
bathroom, which includes a
hand-held shower rose and
Thetford cassette toilet.
The dinette would easily sit
two adults and two children,
and the multi-directional table
works a treat. Just work a
small lever and the table will
manoeuvre any which way,
allowing easy access to the
lounge for all members of
the family.
The kitchen, fitted to the
nearside opposite the dinette,
has plenty of bench space.
It features a four-burner
cooktop and griller, a load
of storage, including a slide-
out pantry, large fridge, and
a microwave built into the
overhead cabinetry.