90 |May2019go! Drive&Camp
CARAVANTEST
On the nose
Thetwogas bottles aremountedontop of
thenosecone (95x72cm),withachequered
aluminiumplateontopthatprotectsthe body.
Theinletforthetwo80ℓwatertanksisalsoon
topofthenose.
Totheleftofthe frontofthe caravanisthe
connector whereyouconnectthegaspipe –
whenyoupackup, youcan detachthe pipe.To
theleftoftheconnectorisamounted spade
andtheaxeis attachedtotheside ofthenose
cone.Atthe frontofthe nosecone isanarrow
boxinwhichyoucan storeagrid and braai
tongs. Behind thenosecone, ontopofthe
kitchen’s cutlerybox,ismorestorage space. All
thefrontpanelsareprotectedbychequered
aluminiumplate. On theA-frameisalsoaBrad
Harrisonplugtochargethebatterywhile
you’redriving.Inside
Thefloorofthe caravanis70cmabovethe
ground andbeforeyoucanget in,youmust
firstattach the adjustableconcertina stairs
totherear bumper.Insideyouhaveanarrow
pieceof32 cmfloortostepontobefore
gettingtothebed,whichis 60 cm abovethe
floor.The queen-sizemattressfills therest of
thetent.
Even thoughthefloorspaceis verysmall,it
is easiertostand and dress herethantolie on
thebed andwrestle intoyour clothes. Withthe
roof 1,9mhigh, thetentisquitespacious.An
LED stripisrightabove your head asyouget in
andtwosmall nightlightsjust abovethe floor
give youlightwhere youstep.
Thesidesof thetentaredividedintotwo
triangles: belowisthecaravan’s bodycoveredwith canvasonthe inside,and aboveit is the
tentcanvas.Theroof iscovered with carpeton
the inside.Thecanvassides havetwowindows
with mosquitonetsandflaps on each side.
Atthebed’s head aretwo readinglights
with adjustablearms. Thepop-upwindow( 80
x42cm) above your head has built-in mesh
andascreentokeepout bugs andsun.Atthe
foot ofthebed aretwopull-outdrawers(104x
46 x11cm)andaboveit acupboard( 14 0x 26
x26cm)withazippereddoor. Twodeep-cycle
batteriesarelocatedinboxestotheleftand
rightofthefloor.Abovethe left-handbattery
is thepower boxwithroomfortwo-and
three-pointplugs(220V).Nexttothatisthe
switchforthe geyser (electric andgas).The
solar boxisonthe rightabovethatbattery,
withavoltmeter and dual USB sockets.