but hey, this is camping. You’ve got a few
storage boxes easily accessible with a pull-
out drawer under the cooker as well as over
the wheels on both sides. The passenger side
rearmost compartment houses the Bluetooth
stereo, while the matching compartment on
the driver’s side stores the electronic control
system as well as two 100Ah AGM batteries.
Storage is light on so don’t expect to find
neat spaces for your luggage. Think of the
Premium as a camping trailer rather than a
camper trailer and things will start to make
sense. Besides, what’s so bad with storing a
bag or two in the tow-tug?TEETHING ISSUES
I mentioned before this is the first camper
of its kind Signature have put together, and
that’s not an exaggeration. The team at
Signature are genuine blokes who care about
their products and want to bring something
unique to the market, but it will take them a
little while to get the bugs ironed out. A few
things stood out in our testing. The first, is
many of the seals catch on drawers and slides
as they’re operated which will quickly tear
and allow dust and water ingress. A gas strut
will hold the doors out of the way enough to
not catch. Easy fix.
There was no way to keep inside the tent
sealed if you want to access the fridge, but
the guys at Signature inform us they have this
addressed in the new model.
I’d love to see more bracing on the 'Z' in
the chassis. With minimal weight on it a
butt-weld won’t be an issue, but if you beat
it like it owes you money a few fish plates
would inspire a lot more confidence. Lastly
are just the details that only come with time.
The door latches on my test unit were out
of adjustment by no more than a few mm,
but the result was notchy operation, and
a tendency to pop open if bounced hard
enough.
Now it might sound like a pretty extensive
list, but it’s far from it. A few easily fixed
issues is no small feat for their first shot out
of the gate, and when you consider it’s their
demo-model with countless punters hands all
over it I’d be more surprised if there wasn’t at
least a few niggling issues.The passenger-side rear- most
compartment houses a Bluetooth stereo
The perfect arrangement for two
people wanting to get them off the
beaten pathThe two-burner SMEV hooks directly to a nearby
9kg gas bottle"THINK OF THE PREMIUM AS A CAMPING
TRAILER RATHER THAN A CAMPER TRAILER AND
THINGS WILL START TO MAKE SENSE"