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GIVE IT A RIP!
ROADSTAR CARAVANS' LITTLE RIPPA
GETS THE FIBREGLASS TREATMENT .
| WORDS & IMAGES: MAX TAYLOR
Roadstar Caravans has long
been interested in fibreglass
sandwich panel caravans.
To Roadstar owner Ken
Nizam, this construction
method was one of the final
pieces of the puzzle. His vision
for his company has long been
the ability to offer customers
any style of van they wanted,
from caravans with meranti
timber frames to one-piece
fibreglass construction.
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The launch of the GT Sport
Mk2 late in 2016 heralded a
new era for Roadstar. With
one-piece fibreglass walls
and a one-piece front, roof
and rear section, seamless
joinery and a healthy dose
of clever thinking, the GT
Sport Mk2 brought Roadstar
a step closer to the fulfilment
of Ken’s vision.
The Little Rippa, a light semi-
offroader, was the next van in
the range to get the fibreglass
treatment – our review van
was a fully-specced custom
version of the Little Rippa
Adventurer.
GOING ’GLASS
The sandwich panel walls
and roof of this custom,
decked-out caravan utilise
an ‘extrusion’ foam core
rather than ‘expansion’ foam.
Extrusion foam, Roadstar