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THE 18FT 6IN PD SERIES BY ROYAL FLAIR
NOW HAS A HOST OF UPGRADES AVAILABLE.
For all of the flashy fibreglass
caravans and heroic hybrid
offroader campers on the
market, there remains a place
for vans built of traditional
timber and aluminium. In fact,
if I were a betting man, I’d say
they still represent the largest
slice of the pie.
The 18ft 6in PD Series by
Royal Flair is an example of
this kind of construction. And
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though the PD Series has been
on the market for a number
of years now, this year it has
come in for a makeover. The
result is the van you see here:
a bitumen-bound rig for two.
Here are five key points to
know about this rig.
1. EXTRA FEATURES
Our review 18ft 6in PD Series
is in SL Edition format, which
means it is fitted with a suite
of additional features. These
include silver cladding instead
of traditional white, a 150W
solar panel and regulator, a
gas bayonet so that you can
run a BYO barbecue off the
van’s gas system, an extra 9kg
gas cylinder, a wall-mounted
front-loading washing
machine, and a three-year
manufacturer’s warranty.