roof-mounted system – a
dedicated socket is supplied
on the nearside. The 12V
system is controlled by a
Redarc battery management
system, which will ensure that
the batteries are always being
charged in the most efficient
way possible.
Up front, you’ll find two 8.5L
gas cylinders mounted to
the drawbar behind a mesh
stoneguard, a D035 coupling,
a wire-mesh rack for collecting
firewood, etc.
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The nearside has a
Dometic roll-out awning, but
unfortunately the rear vertical
arm of the awning blocks the
nearside bedroom window.
To open this window, you’d
first have to open the awning.
I can see the dilemma: the
vertical awning arm is too long
to be set behind the window,
due to the rear cutaway.
The external width of this
van is limited to a svelte 7ft
1in. This makes sense. Its
narrower wheelbase means
the van will follow the wheel
tracks of the tow vehicle.
The interior, you might think,
would therefore feel pokey.
But the layout is rather clever.
The full-width queen-size bed
sits atop the rear cutaway,
with a nearside dinette and
offside kitchen in the middle
of the van, and a bathroom
at the front. Even the overall
storage capacity of the van
seems more than generous.
The front bathroom has the
standard gear but what really